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Tampa Bay Computer
Society Bulletin

8/16/2009
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Monthly Meeting
This Week!

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

Our Favorite Tips & Tricks
by Dave Dockery
&
Chuck Oppermann 

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 ALL ink & toner cartridges!
NEW: ALL ink and toner cartridges can now be accepted.  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.

 


This month, Dale Atchison brings us up-to-date on the free security programs he recommends... And touts a free backup program.
The August Bits 'n' Bytes is (finally) online.
 http://bnb.tampa-bay.org/
 

Contents

1) General Interest
      This Week at TBCS
      Our Random Acts of Kindness day on Friday, September 11th
      Our new Mac SIG will meet THIS MONDAY, 7-9pm!
      2010 FACUG Technology Cruise/Conference next February!

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

This Week at TBCS
We purchased a new refrigerator for the Resource Center last week... really inconvenient not to have some cold drinks around.  Please remember to pay for sodas & water so we don't have to resort to thumbscrews.  <grin>

I'm so happy to have my friend and mentor Chuck Oppermann back in town that I'm going to put him to work one more time at the monthly meeting this week.  Chuck and I both love to show our favorite computer tips & tricks.  So we'll do that this week (as well as take some questions from the audience).  This will be another meeting that you won't want to miss.

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Our Random Acts of Kindness day on Friday, September 11th

We are opening up our clinic on that day to NON-TBCS members.  If you know someone who needs help with their computer, please encourage them to register and then bring it in.  The registration page, and other items are viewable at our wiki:
http://computer-raok.wikispaces.com

Will you please let us know if you can supply a covered dish that day for a pot-luck afternoon?  Just send an email to the Club Secretary.

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Our new Mac SIG will meet THIS MONDAY, 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.  However, we DO want to provide interested Mac users with a place to network and share info.

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2010 FACUG Technology Cruise/Conference next February!
The Florida Association of Computer User Groups (FACUG) is going to hold their next spring conference aboard the Norwegian Sky cruise ship.  We will sail from Miami on Friday, February 26, 2010.  We'll be calling on Nassau and Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas, and we'll return to Miami on Monday, March 1, 2010.

The cruise prices are wonderful: $233.37 per passenger including taxes, fees, and gratuities (in the cheapest cabins), and the conference is only $50 for TBCS members and their spouses.  We'll have presentations, programs, vendors, cruise adventure, and fantastic food and activities.  Please go to:
www.facug.org for details and registration.  We also have a wiki that you may use to get more details, and to meet up with other Cruisers:
http://facug-cruise.wikispaces.com/

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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:
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:

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, August 16, 1-3pm
Broadcast: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/tbcs-live
SBI SIG. Led by Rick Hart & Carl Hahn
The "Site Build It" (SBI) SIG helps you to build a money-making website.  Here's another opportunity to get free training on how to create an online business.  Our SBI SIG meets on both the 1st & 3rd Sunday of each month.

Monday, August 17, 1-3pm
Mac SIG. Led by Virginia Chilcote
Our first ever meeting of Mac users.

Tuesday, August 18, 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, August 18, 5:30-6:30pm
Q&A Session. Led by Chuck Vroman

Tuesday, August 18, 6:45pm
Monthly Meeting at Largo Cultural Center (map)

Wednesday, August 19, 10am-noon
Digital Video SIG. Led by Tom Lembke
This SIG will remain dark until Tom returns in the fall.

Wednesday, August 19, 1-3pm
Investment SIG. Led by Bob Young
This SIG is meeting a week early this month.  This is a one-time change
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, August 19, 7-9pm
Photoshop Elements SIG. Led by Stan Ashbrook
Dark this month.  Stan will return in September.

Thursday, August 20, 7-9pm
Genealogy SIG. Led by Howard T. Smith

Friday, August 21, 10am-noon
Broadcast: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/doc's-place-live
Doc's Place. Led by Dave Dockery
Chuck Oppermann and I will take a look at computer security and more.
Streaming has been horrid the last 2 weeks.  Don't depend on it working on Friday mornings.

Friday, August 21, 1-3pm
Intermediate Computer SIG.  Led by Carol King
Bring Carol your computer questions.

Saturday, August 22, 2-4pm
Broadcast: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/doc's-place-live
New Media SIG.  Led by Dave Dockery
We will be talking about social networking applications.

Sunday, August 23, 1-3pm
Block Builder SIG. Led by Carl Hahn
SBI uses a utility called "Block Builder" to build a money-making website.  Here's an opportunity to get free training on how to create an online business website using this utility.  The Block Builder SIG meets on the 4th Sunday of each month.

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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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