My Apologies...

I went to our monthly meeting last week all pumped up.  I have been touting the benefits of the social networking technologies now for several months, and here was a practical application of that technology: Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube were giving the Iranians a chance to voice their displeasure with their government.  Whether they win their bid for fair elections or not, it's exciting to me to see technology be such a game-changer.

I was very excited about showing how the technology was being used so that our group could go home and watch what is happening over there in real time.  However, the word came back to me that some felt my message was political in nature.

We are a computer group.  What I attempt to accomplish during our monthly meetings is to communicate the joy and enthusiasm that I feel because we have so many powerful computer and Internet tools at our disposal.  I ALWAYS attempt to be apolitical at our meetings.  If I failed to do that last week, I apologize.  I assure you it was inadvertent, and I will try to do better in the future.

So far I've had no feedback on what I said that caused ruffled feathers.  Please feel free to write me, and complain about my behavior.  I do take risks when I speak.  Sometimes I hit, and sometimes I miss.  But I do listen and respond to your feedback.  Feel free to give it.

Thanks,

Doc

Doc's Café will meet Wednesday at 7-9pm
Here's the place we sometimes get political.  All views are welcomed and considered.  This month we are going to discuss how globalization and free trade are shaping our world after a very rosy prediction by an optimistic economist.  Come on out and expand the horizons of your mind.

New Media SIG This Saturday, 2-4pm
We'll look at setting up Twitter accounts, and highlights of how to use the service.  After a short break, we'll cover the basics of Wikis also.  We will broadcast this meeting at:
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/doc's-place-live

New Block Builder SIG starts next Sunday, 1-3pm
Carl Hahn and his crew will experiment with this SBI utility.  Come and join then for some hands-on help with Block Builder.

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: