1) General Interest
2600 Club: 7-9pm Friday
- THIS WEEK
The XO Computer SIG - THIS SUNDAY
NEW:
Doc's Place: Every Friday morning 10am - noon Starting April
11th
2)
TBCS Classes
Movie Maker
(lecture style) by Jan McNulty - THIS WEEK
NEW: Movie Maker
Hands-On by Jan McNulty
Please help get the word out...
Both the 2600 Club and the XO Computer SIG
(the next 2 items) have special status in our club for the moment.
You do not have to be a TBCS member to attend either of these events.
The 2600 Club is designed to attract an audience
who wants to learn some more advanced material about computers, operating
systems, malware, security, the Internet, etc.
The XO Computer SIG is an attempt to make a home
for the relatively small number of people in our area who are estimated to
have purchased one of them last December. It could be most helpful
if you pasted the following 2 blurbs into an email that you sent on to
your more computer literate friends who may be interested. Thanks
for your help.
Doc
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2600 Club: 7-9pm Friday April 4th -
THIS FRIDAY!
This month we'll focus on spyware and viruses. Doc will
not only display his "Rogue's Gallery of Spyware", he will perform at
least one autopsy on a live virus. Come watch as the virus pulsates...
trying to live... just before he dispatches it to the computing
netherworld (bit bucket).
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The XO Computer SIG - THIS SUNDAY
Sunday, April 6th, 1-3pm
A few months ago I
emailed that you could purchase an XO laptop computer for $400. The
One Laptop Per Child project (
www.laptop.org ) would send you a laptop, and they would also give
another laptop away to a child in a 3rd-world country. Several of
you wrote to say that you had purchased one. Now we're guessing that
some of you might be interested in forming a user group. Dan Galgano
has volunteered to lead the SIG.
This first meeting will be to see if we can attract
enough members for a viable monthly SIG. It's also possible that the
SIG day and time could be changed at this meeting to meet the needs of its
members.
Please join Dan if you will. While an RSVP is NOT
required, it would be wonderful if we knew you were coming. Please
email the Club Secretary if you
would like to join us.
Note: In order to help get this SIG off the ground, we
are temporarily permitting guests (TBCS membership not required to check
it out). Please feel free to invite anyone you know who may have
purchased an XO computer.
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NEW:
Doc's Place
Every Friday morning 10am - noon
Free! Starting April 11th
Can't wait to start this new series. I have a
variety of interesting computer topics to talk about (plus some
non-computer stuff also). Come on down and join us next week for and
interesting and entertaining class.
Doc
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Movie Maker (lecture style) by Jan McNulty
- THIS MONDAY!
Monday,
April
7th,
10am - noon $10
This is NOT a hands on class.
You MUST register for this class.
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NEW: Movie Maker
Hands-On by Jan McNulty
Monday,
April
21st,
10am - 1pm $15
You must have some familiarity with Movie Maker to take this 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 sessions will
take place on: Apr. 8, 15, 22, & 29
They will be followed by another on: May 6, 13, 20, & 27
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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:
Tuesday, April 1, 1-3pm
Novice SIG. Led by
Bill De Lucia
EVERY Tuesday afternoon.
Tuesday, April 1, 7-9pm
Visual Basic SIG.
Led by Tom Kiehl
Wednesday,
April 2, 10am-noon
Digital Video
SIG. Led by Tom Lembke
Wednesday,
April 2, 2-4pm
Genealogy SIG.
Led by Howard T. Smith
Wednesday,
April 2, 7-9pm
Investment SIG.
Led by Motaz Ben Saoud
Thursday,
April 3, 10am-noon
Scrapbooking SIG.
Led by Jan McNulty
Thursday,
April 3, 1-3pm
Hands-On Embird SIG. Led by Florence Osier
Thursday,
April 3, 7-9pm
Expression Web. Led by Sam Richardson
Join us to learn how to use Microsoft's replacement for FrontPage.
Friday, April 4, 1-3pm
Intermediate Computer SIG. Led by Carol King
Bring Carol your questions.
Friday, April 4, 7-9pm
2600 Club. Led by Magen Hughes
This month we'll focus on spyware and viruses. Doc will not
only display his "Rogue's Gallery of Spyware", he will perform at least
one autopsy on a live virus. Come watch as the virus pulsates... trying to
live... just before he dispatches it to the computing netherworld (bit
bucket).
Sunday, April 6th, 1-3pm
XO Computer SIG. Led by Dan Galgano
This SIG is devoted to the $200 laptop that a few were able to purchase
(they were also required to buy a 2nd one to be donated to a third world
child. This offer is no longer available, but you can find out more
about the "One Laptop Per Child"
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