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Monthly
Meeting
This Week!
Tuesday, 6:45
PM at the
Largo
Cultural Center!
(map)
Guest
Speaker:
Sunbelt
Software
www.sunbeltsoftware.com
makers of CounterSpy &
IHateSpam
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! (Lexmark, HP, &
Dell only)
Please bring your cartridges 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. Please put ALL
components in a plastic bag to save
confusion as to which parts go to which
phone.
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In this month's Bits 'n' Bytes, Dale Atchison updates his
Monthly Maintenance instructions, Stew Bottorf attempts to
breathe new life into an older laptop, and Ira Wilsker
describes how to set up that new computer you got for
Christmas.
February
Bits & Bytes is Online:
http://bnb.tampa-bay.org/
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1) General Interest
Open House Last
Saturday
Upcoming FACUG & APCUG conference: March 13, 14, & 15
WEDU: Saturday, March 7th, 7-10:30pm
Open House Last Saturday
We had a great
day, and we fixed a bunch of computers. Thanks to all who came,
thanks to all of their friends and family who came, and thanks to all of
our volunteers who unselfishly gave of their time in order to make the
day a great success.
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Upcoming FACUG & APCUG spring
conference: March 13, 14, & 15 in Zephyrhills
$60 if postmarked or online by Feb
20, and $65 at the door
FACUG (Florida Association of Computer User Groups) and APCUG
(Association of Personal Computer User Groups are pooling their
resources and offering a combined Spring Conference. This will be
a totally new experience. We thought we had a great conference
last year with 98% of the participants indicating a strong desire to
return. (I'm making no promises, but last year ALL attendees
received a copy of Vista Ultimate - what a neat surprise THAT was.)
While speakers and events are still being finalized, we will be
having a greater emphasis on technology. APCUG will expand our
horizons from the State of Florida to inviting user groups from every
state in the union. We will have a chance to see new faces, make new
friends, experience new ideas and have a fun time to boot.
Our country voted for change this year, we listened and are applying
it to our approach to the conference. We are keeping the best of what we
had and are changing the rest. Lupton Caterers will remain as they
had a top notch rating last year.
You will be able to register at either www.facug.org or
www.apcug.net.
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WEDU: Saturday, March 7th, 7-10:30pm
WEDU has asked us
to help them raise funds again on a Saturday evening in March.
This is an easy and fun job, AND they feed us pizzas, chips, cookies,
and sodas (just what a diabetic crowd needs, eh?). Seriously, we
have a great time, and it's a great way to pay WEDU back for all of the
good they bring to our community. The shows that will be airing
that night are:
7-9pm: "Welk Stars Through The Years" (Mary Loy Metzger will be live in
the studio), and
9-10:30pm: "Highland Heartbeat".
Please
send an email to the Club Secretary
if you'd like to join us. We'll arrange car pools for this junket.
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Stan Ashbrook's ProShow Gold 4.0
Two 4-hour classes on Saturdays
from 9am-1pm $40
Feb 28 & Mar 7
This IS a hands-on class, and you must register
(see below)
I just wanted you all to know that someone saw a comparable class on
ProShow Gold that was priced at $695. I assure you that our
classes are a great bargain.
Phil Sullivan's Hands-On Windows XP Beginner's
Classes
Four 2-hour
classes on Mondays 10am-noon $40 (NO make-up)
Since these are hands-on classes, they will be limited to only 6
people.
You MUST register for these (see below).
The next sessions will take place on:
Mar 2, 9, 16, & 23
Phil Sullivan's Hands-On Windows Vista Beginner's
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 6
people.
You MUST register for these (see below).
The next sessions will take place on:
Mar 3, 10, 17, & 24
Future sessions:
Mar 31, Apr 7, 14, & 21
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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, February 17, 1-3pm
Novice SIG. Led by
Bill De Lucia
Bring Bill your questions.
Tuesday, February 17, 5:30-6:30pm
Q&A Session.
Led by Chuck Vroman
Tuesday, February 17, 6:45pm
Monthly Meeting at
Largo Cultural Center (map)
Sunbelt Software will be our guest speaker.
Wednesday,
February 18, 10am-noon
Digital Video
SIG. Led by Tom Lembke
Wednesday,
February 18, 7-9pm
Photoshop Elements SIG. Led by
Stan Ashbrook
We will take a good look at the many ways to correct tone and color in
our photographs. We’ll also look at a couple of cool reasonably
priced filters.
Thursday, February 19, 7-9pm
Genealogy SIG.
Led by Howard T. Smith
Friday, February 20, 10am-noon
Doc's Place. Led by Dave Dockery
"Vista From the Ground Up" (basic Vista) AND "7 Web 2.0 Technologies"
Friday,
February 20, 1-3pm
Intermediate Computer SIG. Led by Carol King
Bring Carol your questions.
Saturday, February 21, 2-4pm
Microsoft Office
SIG. Led by Ray Danen
Ray is back!
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