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1) General Interest
Doc is bionic
now...
TBCS Board of Directors meets THIS WEDNESDAY at
6:30pm
Open
House & RAK: Saturday, March 15th
2)
TBCS Classes
Photo Story (Hands-On) by Jan McNulty
- THIS MONDAY!
Phil Sullivan's Hands-On Beginners Classes
- THIS TUESDAY!
Photoshop
Elements by Stan Ashbrook - THIS SATURDAY
General Update...
Doc is
BIONIC now! Yes, I had a De-Fibrillator/Pacemaker
installed last week. They tell me that I'll be sore for a few weeks,
but that I can get back in the saddle as long as I don't raise my left
hand very high. I am not permitted to drive for a couple of weeks.
Since I
come to the Resource Center several times a week, I could use a ride over
the next couple of weeks. If you live in Palm Harbor or
thereabouts, and wouldn't mind driving me there occasionaly, please write
to the Club Secretary.
Thanks!
Our
meeting of the 2600 Club last Friday night was surprising. We
had 26 people show up for it. I really haven't done much to promote
it because of my surgery so it was wonderful to see such a nice response.
I expect to have more people at the next meeting.
Several
exciting things are happening at our club, but I don't have the time to
talk about them at the moment. Come to our Board Meeting on
Wednesday evening, 6:30pm, if you want to see what we're doing (or,
better yet, volunteer to help us out).
This
Thursday, February 14th is not only Valentine's Day, but I also celebrate
Random Acts of Kindness day on the same day. You don't have to send
flowers or candy, you don't have to join a club, you are only asked to
help someone in need of a kindness.
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Upcoming Events:
Open House & RAK: Saturday, March
15th, at the Resource Center
We're going to try an XO
Computer SIG in April.
We have no idea if there are enough XO purchasers in this area to create a
viable SIG, but we're sure that if they are out there, they will need
some help. We'll let you know more as time approaches. The XO
computer is the one that was developed for the "One Laptop Per Child"
effort. You can find out more by visiting:
http://olpc.org/
Doc
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Photo Story 3 (Hands-On) by Jan McNulty - THIS MONDAY!
Monday, February 11th, 10am-1pm $15
This is a hands-on class. You MUST register in advance.
Photo Story 3 is the FREE software that comes from Microsoft that
helps you to build movies from your photos. Jan will show you how to put
YOUR photos together with narration and/or music to amaze and amuse your
friends. Not only can you get very professional looking results, but the
software is really very easy to use.
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Phil Sullivan's Hands-On Beginners Classes
STARTS
THIS WEEK!
Four 2-hour classes
on Tuesdays 10am-noon $40 (NO make-up)
Since these
are hands-on classes, they will be limited to only 12 people.
You MUST register for these (see below).
The next session will
take place on: Feb. 12, 19, 26 & Mar. 4
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Photoshop Elements 5.0/6.0 for Photo Hobbyists by Stan Ashbrook
STARTS THIS WEEK!
12 hours (3 four-hour sessions) 8:30am - 12:30pm $60
3 Saturdays starting in February: 2/16, 2/23, & 3/1
This is NOT a hands on class.
You MUST register for this class.
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Microsoft Movie Maker by Jan McNulty
Monday,
February
18th,
10am - 1pm $15
(3 hours with 2 breaks)
This is NOT a hands on class.
You MUST register for this class.
Windows Movie Maker is a free download (for WinXP users) from
Microsoft. It's an excellent tool for editing your home movie clips
together and adding in narration and music. Jan will show how to create a
movie from the very beginning. We have Microsoft Movie Maker on one of
our A/V Lab computers so you can start learning how to use that software
here.
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NEW!
Microsoft Photo Story & Movie Maker combined
Advanced lecture by Jan McNulty
Monday,
February
25th,
10am - noon $10
This is NOT a hands on class.
You MUST register for this class.
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Classroom Registration
All of our classes meet at our Resource Center
in Clearwater. The full class fee is due at the first session (cash
or check please). All classes come with a money-back guarantee if
you're not happy with the instruction for any reason.
In order to register for any of the classes (or if you have questions), please send an email to the Club Secretary.
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Our SIGs (Special
Interest Groups)
all meet at our Resource Center
(map:
http://www.tampa-bay.org/maps.htm).
All of our SIGs are free to our members.
SIGs are a great place to get more personalized attention, and get your
questions answered. The following SIGs will meet this week:
Monday,
February 11, 1-3pm
Internet SIG.
Led by Roger Leer
1. Operating System updates: Vista SP1 & XP SP3. Time to upgrade!
2. More public domain software for PC Maintenance.
3. Internet TV & Radio.
4. TV & FM tuners.
5. HDTV antennas.
6. Do we have any SIG members capable of building a powered, HDTV antenna?
Engineers with abilities or technocrats with experience?
7. Time permitting: Discussion of the 2 new PCs that I am building!
I hope to see you there.
Roger
Monday, February 11, 7-9pm
Photoshop SIG. Led by Stan Ashbrook
We’ll take a quick look at the sketching program, VisiSketch Pro, some new
plugin filters and continue our look at various methods for selecting
things. Also be sure and bring any questions or images that are
giving you problems.
Stan
Tuesday,
February 12, 1-3pm
Novice SIG. Led by
Bill De Lucia
Bring Bill your computer questions.
Tuesday, February 12, 7-9pm
Internet
Development SIG. Led by
Dave Dockery
Tom Kiehl will be leading this month.
Time to critique some websites again. Would you like advice on your
site? We'll look at 'em here.
Wednesday,
February 13, 10am-noon
Digital Video
SIG. Led by Tom Lembke
Wednesday, February 13, 6:30pm
Board of Directors
meeting.
Board meetings are open to all our members.
They take place at the Resource Center.
Come on and join us to see what's going on at TBCS.
Thursday, February 14, 1-3pm
Spreadsheet SIG. Led by Bob East
This SIG will continue on the 2nd Thursday from now on.
Thursday, February 14, 7-9pm
Web Design SIG. Led by Jim Cook
Saturday, February 16, 2-4pm
Microsoft Office
SIG. Led by Ray Danen
Ray is back. Bring him your Microsoft Office questions.
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