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Tampa Bay Computer
Society Bulletin

5/17/2009
 

This document is available online.
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Monthly Meeting
This Week!

Tuesday, 6:45 PM at the
Largo Cultural Center!
(map)

"Twiddling About With Twitter"
by Chuck Vroman & Doc
 

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.

 


Dale revisits EasyCleaner 2.0 and PDFRedirector this month.

May Bits & Bytes is online:
http://bnb.tampa-bay.org/
 

Contents

1) General Interest
      "Twiddling About With Twitter" by Chuck Vroman & Doc
      TBCS Goes Online with Microsoft Live Meeting this week!
      "New Media" is coming to TBCS

2) TBCS Classes

3) SIG Stuff

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

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1) General Interest

"Twiddling About With Twitter" by Chuck Vroman & Doc
This Tuesday night at the Largo Cultural Center
Twitter is quite a phenomenon.  Chuck and I will present a primer on just what you can do with this "new media" application.

TBCS Goes Online with Microsoft Live Meeting this week!
We will broadcast 3 events live this week:

bulletTue night from 6:30-9pm at the Largo Cultural Center
bulletWed morning from 10am-noon for the DV SIG (Tom Lembke will be joining us remotely)
bulletFri morning from 10am-noon for Doc's Place

You will need to install Microsoft Live Meeting in order to join us.  It's a free download, and it's very easy to install and use.  I will be sending out the information you need to connect to our shows tomorrow.

Note: I'm leaving the links to our UStream video below.  We don't yet know WHAT will happen, however, when we try to broadcast via UStream and Live Meeting at the same time.  We will be testing and tweaking on Wed & Fri morning.  See you on the web.

"New Media" is coming to TBCS
I will start a New Media SIG on Saturday, June 13th from 1-3pm at the Resource Center.  This SIG will meet TWICE a month (2nd & 4th Saturdays), and will be open to non-TBCS members.  Many small companies and nonprofits can benefit from this SIG.  I'll be providing more info as we go.  What is "New Media"?  If you're interested, use a search engine to find out.

Doc

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2) TBCS Classes

Free eBay Class by Jim Boynton - THIS WEEK!
Wednesday, May 20th  1-3pm
This is NOT a hands-on class.  No pre-registration is required.
We will discuss everything from buying to selling on eBay.  If there is enough interest, then we will schedule additional eBay classes.  Jim

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:

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:

bulletMay 26, June 2, 9, & 16
bulletJune 23, 30, July 7, & 14
bulletSept 15, 22, 29, & Oct 6
bulletDec 1, 8, 15, & 22

Digital Scrapbooking by Jan McNulty
Thursday, June 11th,  10-noon  $10
This is not a hands-on class.  Please register in advance.
Learn how to have fun with your photos,  cost is $10.00.  A handout will be provided.
 Jan

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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:

Tuesday, May 19, 1-3pm
Novice SIG. Led by
Bill De Lucia
Sorry, but this popular SIG will go dark until Bill returns.

Tuesday, May 19, 5:30-6:30pm
Q&A Session. Led by Chuck Vroman

Tuesday, May 19, 6:45pm
Monthly Meeting at Largo Cultural Center (map)

Wednesday, May 20, 10am-noon
Digital Video SIG. Led by Tom Lembke
Broadcast: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/tbcs-live

Wednesday, May 20, 7-9pm
Photoshop Elements SIG. Led by Stan Ashbrook

Thursday, May 21, 1-3pm
FOSS-SIG. Led by Stew Bottorf
Special Meeting!
We will have an "InstallFest" meeting.  We will be installing an Untangle Firewall/Gateway that we will officially demo at the regular SIG meeting next week.  If anyone needs help installing Linux or something else, bring-in your computer and get assistance from several sets of eyes. 
Stew

Thursday, May 21, 7-9pm
Genealogy SIG. Led by Howard T. Smith

Friday, May 22, 10am-noon
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/doc's-place-live
Doc's Place. Led by Dave Dockery
New Media: Exciting New Options Are Available.  Combination overview, tutorial, and demo.

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See you at the Largo Cultural Center!

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

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