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Tampa Bay Computer
Society Bulletin

5/24/2009
 

This document is available online.
Note:  Most hyperlinks will only
appear on the web page.

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Dale describes the theory and proper use of a UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply).  He continues to rant against viral emails.

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

Contents

1) General Interest
      Late yet again... Sorry for the lateness, but I'm movin' on.
      Doc's Cafe this Wednesday
      "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

Late yet again... Sorry for the lateness, but I'm movin' on.

Dale Atchison is going to fill in on the Novice SIG while Bill De Lucia is gone!  He will be there TODAY (Tuesday).  More info under SIGs below.

I had announced last week that Doc's Place Live was going to take a vacation for a few weeks.  Cancel that!  Just too many interesting things going on to stop.

We tried going online with Microsoft Live Meeting 3 times last week - with mixed success.  I'm too busy to play with it this week, but we WILL be using it SOON.

Doc's Cafe this Wednesday
(Resource Center 7-9pm)
We return to the original Socrates Cafe format where attendees vote on the subject they want to discuss for the evening.  Bring your discussion questions to the meeting.

"New Media" is coming to TBCS
I will start a New Media SIG on Saturday, June 13th from 2-4pm 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

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:

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:

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

eBay Classes by Jim Boynton
3 Tuesday afternoons, June 16, 23, & 30,   1-3pm  $30
Hands-On training in our Computer Lab
You MUST register for this course.  We can't go over 12, and we must have at least 5.

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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:

Monday, May 25, 7-9pm
Publishing Software SIG. Led by Stacy Lloyd
This SIG will be dark until September.

Tuesday, May 26, 1-3pm
Novice SIG. Led by Bill De Lucia
Dale Atchison will be filling in for Bill De Lucia until he finds his way back south in the fall.  There won't be any prepared program, just a live version of Dale's "Computer Quandaries" column.  Bring your questions about Windows software and hardware, and he'll do his best to answer them on the spot.

Tuesday, May 26, 7-9pm
Microsoft Access SIG. Led by Howard Gray

Wednesday, May 27, 10am-noon
Digital Video SIG. Led by Tom Lembke
Dark this week.  With Tom out of town, this SIG will only meet if the members decide on a topic or leader for any sessions.

Wednesday, May 27, 1-3pm
Using Technology To Invest. Led by Bob Young
We will show how to discover investing trends by calculating such things as the Arms Index for groups of stocks.  We will use a combination of real-time data, MS Access database and MS Excel spreadsheet.

Wednesday, May 27, 7-9pm
Doc's Café. Led by Dave Dockery
Bonnie has been patiently waiting for months to return to the original Socrates Cafe format where attendees vote on the subject they want to discuss for the evening.  That's what we'll do.  Bring your questions to the meeting.

Thursday, May 28, 1-3pm
FOSS (Free & Open Source Software). Led by Stew Bottorf
Broadcast: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/tbcs-live
Here's Stew's website: http://foss.fosssig.com

Thursday, May 28, 7-9pm
Windows SIG. Led by Chris Walters
Chris is back.  Bring your advanced Windows questions.

Friday, May 29, 10am-noon
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/doc's-place-live
Doc's Place. Led by Dave Dockery
"PowerPoint: The Swiss Army Knife of Software".  If you have a seminar, a presentation, or a training to produce, PowerPoint may be your tool of choice.  It's one of the easiest to use applications, and it's capable of producing professional slides and handouts.  We'll also be doing some more Social Networking stuff.

Friday, May 29, 1-3pm
Intermediate Computer SIG.  Led by Carol King
Carol is back and better than ever.  Bring her your computer questions.

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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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