Monthly Meeting
This Week!
Tuesday, 6:45 PM
at the
Largo Cultural Center!
(map)
Doc will speak on:
"SEARCH! - Finding Things on the Internet and On Your Computer"
Plus:
Fun Stuff from the
Internet
Plus:
Chuck Vroman's Q&A
Session starts at 5:30
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Everyone's
invited to join us at
Denny's after the meeting!
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We recycle ink &
toner cartridges!
Please bring your cartridges to the to the Resource Center or to the
Cultural Center the night of the monthly meeting.
We also recycle your
cell phones & chargers!
We give them to a group that
puts them back in circulation as 911 help for seniors (through
county services). If you donate a cell phone, please remember to
bring the accompanying charger.
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1) General Interest
2008
FACUG Spring Conference
New
SIG: FOSS (Free and Open Source Software)
Open
House & RAK: Saturday, March 15th
2)
TBCS Classes
Microsoft Movie Maker by Jan McNulty
- This Monday!
2008 FACUG (Florida Association of
Computer User Groups) Spring Conference
Date: Friday-Sunday, March 7, 8, & 9, 2008
Place: Zephyrhills High School, 6335 12th Street, Zephyrhills, FL 33542
Registration, hotel
information, and more:
http://www.facug.org/ConferenceSpring/conference-s.asp
We already have 10 TBCS
members going to this conference. The Board has decided to pay the
$60 registration fee for another 10 members to go, but you need to act
fast. Online registration for the event closes in 2 days (Feb 20).
Sorry for the short notice, but I'm moving kinda slow these days. In
truth, the on-site registration fee only goes up to $65 dollars on-site.
So a later registration will only cost YOU $5.
There are some great events
this year. Here's a list of presentations:
http://facug.org/ConferenceSpring/Presentations-S.asp
Here's a schedule of events:
http://facug.org/ConferenceSpring/schedule-S.asp
Your $60 includes several
meals - with keynote speakers from the computer industry, a Vendors'
Faire, and plenty of gifts.. Join us for 2 days and 1 night (Friday night
is optional, but there will be gifts given away) to hang out with members
of other computer user groups from around the state of Florida. Over
140 people are registered as of now. The limit is 200 people.
The $60 registration fee is
good if postmarked by February 20th. You have the option to use
PayPal where you can register one or more attendees with a single PayPal
transaction for the total amount.
Since this year's conference
is being held in Zephyrhills, it's feasible to do a 1.5 hour commute. If
you prefer to get lodging, you should make your reservations ASAP.
While the our Board has voted
to pay the $60 registration fee please send an email to
the
Club Secretary
to let us know that you would like to take advantage of this generous
offer. While several of the roundtables deal with user group issues like
increasing your membership or improving your newsletter design, there will
be plenty of tech sessions of interest.
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New SIG:
FOSS (Free and Open Source Software)
4th Thursday of each month 1-3pm at the Resource Center
1st meeting on February 28th Led by Stew Bottorf
I was trying to get a Linux
SIG rejuvenated when my friend, Stew, had an excellent idea: Let's broaden
the scope of a Linux SIG by including a variety of free software.
Mark your calendars for this one. Stew is an excellent teacher.
This SIG will be both informative and fun. Here's what Stew has to
say about it:
The 2/28 FOSS SIG is a
welcome/planning meeting. We'll explain the FOSS (free and open source
software) concept where we can legally download high quality free
software. I'll demo my computer showing off PCLinux2007 (in place of
Windows), Open Office (a very good alternative to Microsoft Office) and
show how to download and burn ISO installation CD/DVD. I have a nice $40
book entitled "Live Linux CD's" to award as a door prize.
Stew
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Our
Open House is fast approaching:
Saturday, March 15th, 9am-2pm
More details coming soon.
If you would like to
volunteer (or if you have questions), please send an email to the
Club Secretary.
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RAK Computer Clinic at the Open House
Saturday, March 15th, 9am-2pm
Since we provide free
computer repair to our members on an ongoing basis, I am asking that TBCS
members DO NOT register for this one. Please send the
following to your friends and neighbors so that they may get a sample of
our repair services. Thank you.
You MUST
register for the free Random Acts of Kindness Computer Clinic.
Please email the following info to the
Club Secretary.
======================= TEAR HERE
=========================
Yes, I
would like to apply for the free Random Acts of Kindness Computer Clinic
to be held at the TBCS Open House on Saturday, March 15th, 9am-2pm:
Name:
Phone:
Email:
Please
give a brief description of your computer problem:
======================= TEAR HERE
=========================
You may forward this
info to your friends and acquaintances so that they can register. Please
do NOT bring in a computer if you haven't received a scheduled time from
us.
Doc
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Microsoft Movie Maker by Jan McNulty
- This Monday!
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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Phil Sullivan's Hands-On Beginners Classes
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: Mar. 11, 18, 28, & Apr. 1
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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 18, 7-9pm
eBay
SIG. Led by Jim Boynton
Tuesday,
February 19, 1-3pm
Novice SIG. Led by
Bill De Lucia
Bring Bill your computer questions.
Tuesday, February 19, 5:30-6:30pm
Q&A Session.
Led by Chuck Vroman
Tuesday, February 19, 6:45pm
Monthly Meeting at
Largo Cultural Center (map)
Wednesday,
February 20, 10am-noon
Digital Video
SIG. Led by Tom Lembke
Wednesday,
February 20, 7-9pm
Photoshop Elements SIG. Led by Stan Ashbrook
If you have any imaging questions or troublesome images, bring them to the
SIG. We will take a look at various plugin filters, both native to
Elements and 3rd party. See you Wednesday evening.
Stan
Thursday, February 21, 7-9pm
Genealogy SIG.
Led by Howard T. Smith
Friday, February 22, 1-3pm
Intermediate Computer SIG. Led by Carol King
Bring Carol your questions.
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