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Tampa Bay Computer
Society Bulletin

4/5/2009
 

This document is available online.
Note:  Most hyperlinks will only
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Stew Bottorf finishes the laptop overhaul project, and Ira Wilsker tells you everything you want to know and more about Twitter.

April Bits & Bytes is ALMOST Online <grin>
hoping to be published by Monday night:
http://bnb.tampa-bay.org/
 

Contents

1) General Interest
      Conficker worm fizzles... for the moment
      How about a free class on Skype?
      Recycle your electronics & chemicals

2) TBCS Classes
      Microsoft Movie Maker by Jan McNulty  THIS THURSDAY!
      Doc's Favorite Technology Tips & Tricks  THIS FRIDAY!

3) SIG Stuff

Maps to our Resource Center & General Meeting:
 http://tampa-bay.org/maps.htm

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1) General Interest

Conficker worm fizzles... for the moment

I had something of a dilemma last week.  You see, the whole world was potentially going to be "attacked" on April Fool's Day by the Conficker worm.  While many suspected that little harm might be done, no one knew just what was going to happen.

I'm pleased to report that little appears to have gone wrong last week.  I believe that, as long as you have Automatic Updates turned on, you were probably going to be okay.

So... while I apologize to those for whom I created more work, I'm pleased that some of you probably took a closer look at the security of your computers.

This worm has supposedly infected from 5 to 20 million computers worldwide.  It might still be jump-started at some point in our future.  I know we have people who will patiently watch and wait and, hopefully, kill the little rascal if he rears his ugly head.

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How about a free class on Skype?
How about it's taught by Tom Lembke and his Merry Men?
Tuesday, April 14th, 10-noon

Registration not required.  All are invited...  bring your non-TBCS friends and introduce them to our club.

The decision to broadcast will be made later.  If we do broadcast it, you may view it at:
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/tbcs-live

However, there are no guarantees.  If you want it, come on down to the Resource Center.

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Recycle your electronics & chemicals
Saturday, Apr 11, 9am-2pm
Palm Harbor University High School
1900 Omaha St.
Map: http://tinyurl.com/cpw8zz

You MAY drop: computers, monitors, printers, phones, TVs, etc.
As well as cleaners, fertilizers, fungicides, herbicides, pesticides, paint, etc.

Do NOT take:
appliances, biological or infectious waste, empty paint cans, explosives, fire extinguishers, garbage, propane tanks, radioactive waste, smoke detectors, vehicle batteries

For more complete instructions:
http://www.pinellascounty.org/utilities/PDF/mobile_collection_schedule.pdf

Doc

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2) TBCS Classes

Microsoft Movie Maker by Jan McNulty  THIS THURSDAY!
 Thursday, April 9th, 10am-noon  $10
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.

Doc's Favorite Technology Tips & Tricks  THIS FRIDAY!
Friday, April 10th, 7-9pm, $10
This is NOT a hands on class.
Pre-registration is NOT required for this class.

When I say "technology", I'm a talkin' computers, Internet, cell phones, GPSsss, etc.  These are my all-time, number 1, favorite tips, tricks, & timesavers all gathered into one place -- all for a measly 10 bucks.  Please feel free to bring your non-TBCS friends (if they still have $10 in their 401k).  Doc

Microsoft Movie Maker by Jan McNulty
 Thursday, April 16th, 10am-noon  $10
This IS 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.

Phil Sullivan's Hands-On Windows XP Beginner's Classes
Four 2-hour classes on Mondays 9:30-11:30am  $40 (NO make-up)
Since these are hands-on classes, they will be limited to only 6 people.
You MUST register for these in advance (see below).  Minimum class size is 3 students.
Here's Phil's schedule for the rest of the year:

bulletApril 27, May 4, 11, & 18
bulletMay 25, June 1, 8, & 15
bulletJune 22, 29, July 6, & 13
bulletSept 14, 21, 28, & Oct 5
bulletNov 30, Dec 7, 14, & 21

Phil Sullivan's Hands-On Windows Vista Beginner's Classes
Four 2-hour classes on Tuesdays 9:30-11:30am  $40 (NO make-up)
Since these are hands-on classes, they will be limited to only 6 people.
You MUST register for these in advance (see below). Minimum class size is 3 students.
Here's Phil's schedule for the rest of the year:

bulletApril 28, May 5, 12, & 19
bulletMay 26, June 2, 9, & 16
bulletJune 23, 30, July 7, & 14
bulletSept 15, 22, 29, & Oct 6
bulletDec 1, 8, 15, & 22

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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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3) SIG Stuff

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:

Sunday, April 5, 1-3 PM
Broadcast: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/tbcs-live
SBI SIG.  Led by Rick Hart & Carl Hahn
"Site Build It" helps you to build a money-making website.  Our SBI SIG meets on both the 1st & 3rd Sunday of each month.

Monday, April 6, 6:30-8pm
Computer Q&A SIG. Led by Cathy Benedict
Please bring your Internet, computer, and technology questions here.  This is a great SIG to get some individual attention to your technology problems.  After questions, Cathy and Doc will take a look at Internet Explorer 8 and Google's recent, powerful mojo.  Google makes finding your stuff even easier.

Tuesday, April 7, 1-3pm
Novice SIG. Led by Bill De Lucia
Bring Bill your questions.

Tuesday, April 7, 7-9pm
Broadcast: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/tbcs-live
Visual Basic SIG. Led by Tom Kiehl

Wednesday, April 8, 10am-noon
Digital Video SIG. Led by Tom Lembke
Tom is back in charge!

Wednesday, April 8, 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, April 9, 1-3pm
Spreadsheet SIG. Led by Bob East

Thursday, April 9, 7-9pm
Web Design SIG. Led by Jim Cook

Friday, April 10, 10am-noon
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/doc%27s-place-live
Doc's Place. Led by Dave Dockery
"Vista From the Ground Up" (basic Vista) AND "7 Web 2.0 Technologies"

Saturday, April 11, 1-3pm
PowerPoint SIG.  Led by Peter Summers
As usual, we will deal with any questions and projects that your may be working on.  In addition, we have the topic of online templates that we did not get to last time, the creation of self-contained CD ROMs that I don't think I handled fully at the last meeting, and we have the continuing issue of attaching audio to slide shows... how to link them, how to embed them, when to do either.  If time permits, I thought it would be fun to look at PowerPoint 2007 for a little bit to see what it offers that is different from 2003.  Peter Summers

Sunday, April 12, 1-3pm
XO Computer SIG.  Led by Dan Galgano

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See you at the Resource Center!

Doc (Dave Dockery)
President, Tampa Bay Computer Society
www.tampa-bay.org

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