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Contents1) General Interest
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 | Aug 7: Mesh Networks, Mesh Routers, & Cloud Computing |
| Sep 4: Nanotechnology |
| Oct 2: Artificial Intelligence |
That'll get us started. We should have many more topics by the time these are done.
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Our new Mac SIG will meet on August
17th, 7-9pm
Virginia Chilcote is going to lead the new SIG.
This group will meet on the 3rd Monday of each month from 7-9pm. Let me be VERY clear here: we repair PC
compatible computers ONLY. We do not have the expertise to fix
Macs at this time. We do want to provide interested Mac users with
a place to network and share info.
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Follow up on the Vietnam Vet story
A couple of months ago, I asked for some help for a
Vietnam veteran who was dying of cancer. So many people responded
to help that they actually had an overflow of donations. Lynn
Hawkins of St. Pete's H.O.T. (Helping Our Troops) made sure that Jim and
his wife Gale were able to move into a home
for his remaining time. The following message was sent to her
recently, and I wanted to share it with you. Thank you all for
being so responsive to someone in need.
Doc
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Hi Lynn,
I have some sad news. Gale, Jim's wife, planned a cookout the weekend of July 12th. At first she was going to have a large get-together, but because Jim had been very tired lately she decided to invite a smaller group of close friends and family.
The morning of the cookout Jim was taken by ambulance to the VA hospital where it was discovered that he had pneumonia. Gale went ahead with the cookout as most of the food had been prepared, and because she couldn't reach many of the guests on such short notice to cancel.
We took pictures and everyone signed a huge card. Several guests took turns going to the hospital to visit Jim. However, he was too tired to visit with most of them. I visited with him during the week and he was glad that the cookout happened in his absence.
He was a very positive person and was fighting hard. When he was first diagnosed in November he was given 6 weeks to live. Jim passed away on Saturday, July 18, after a long battle with cancer. His services will be held later this week.
Gale wanted me to pass along her gratitude for the kindness and assistance that has been provided to her and Jim. Although they knew that he was terminal, the time they had together in the house was precious. The house was made comfortable by helpful hands and donations and Jim was happy to be able to spend time there with family and friends.
He was especially happy to spend time with his beloved dog, Lindsey, who was his constant companion and best friend. While at home Jim was able to spend time with friends and family who visited with him often.
He will be missed.
Erica
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Doc
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:
| Sept 14, 21, 28, & Oct 5 |
| Nov 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:
| Sept 15, 22, 29, & Oct 6 |
| Dec 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.
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, July 27, 7-9pm
Publishing Software SIG. Led by Stacy Lloyd
This SIG will be dark until September.
Tuesday,
July 28, 1-3pm
Novice SIG. Led by
Bill De Lucia
Dale Atchison will be leading in Bill's absence. Dale will answer
your computer questions.
Tuesday,
July 28, 7-9pm
Microsoft Access SIG. Led by Howard Gray
Wednesday,
July 29, 10am-noon
Digital Video
SIG. Led by Tom Lembke
This SIG will remain dark until Tom returns in the fall.
Thursday, July 30, 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://fosssig.com
This month we're installing the current 1.5.12 version of Joomla inside
the localhost server we built in June. Then we'll configure a new
unique website using a few Joomla tools. This is an ambitious
agenda but we will all learn.
NOTE: If you would be interested in attending an
EVENING meeting of an Open Source/Linux SIG, please send an email to
stu@fosssig.com
Friday, July 31, 10am-noon
Broadcast: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/doc's-place-live
Doc's Place. Led by
Dave Dockery
