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Tampa Bay Computer
Society Bulletin
8/30/2009
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The August Bits 'n' Bytes is online:
http://bnb.tampa-bay.org/
This month, Dale Atchison brings us up-to-date on the
free security programs he recommends... And touts a free
backup program.
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1) General Interest
Ahhh
Technology...
Our mailing list has gone over 1,500
members!
Do you
have questions about technology?
A Special Invitation...
Our
Random Acts of Kindness day on Friday, September 11th
2010 FACUG Technology Cruise/Conference next
February!
Ahhh Technology...
The gods of
technology did not shine down on me last week. I published and
mailed the Bulletin last Monday. For some unknown reason, it was
not mailed out until Friday morning. Also on Friday morning, I
tried to broadcast Doc's Place via Microsoft's Live Meeting. We
established the video feed, but were unable to get the audio to work.
While online broadcasting has caused me to have egg on my face so often
as of late, we ARE going to make this work. If nothing else, once
I have eliminated ALL of the things that keep it from working, I'm
hoping that all of the correct solutions will be left.
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Our
mailing list has gone over 1,500 members!
While we never
manually remove someone from the list - UNLESS they request it, we do
lose members when they change their address or let their mailboxes
overflow. We also appreciate people who forward the Bulletin on to
their friends and groups they belong to. Yesterday, I added in
about a dozen messages that I had missed. If we have already
unsubscribed you, and all of a sudden you are back on the list, I
probably did that. Please just send a message to the Club Secretary,
and I'll remove you.
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Do you have questions about technology?
Several people have
requested a place to ask their computer, Internet, etc. questions.
We have created an email list to help you do just that. If you
subscribe to the list, you will receive roughly 2 to 6 emails a day of
technology questions and answers.
We have attracted some
skilled technical contributors. We also encourage the
participation of the talented people in our community who can be of help
to the less skilled among us. If you would like to sample some
tech community spirit, just send an email to:
Moderator @ SWFPCSupport.com
with the word "subscribe" in the Subject line. Don't worry, you can remove yourself at any time.
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A Special Invitation...
Normally, I don't bother posting my speaking engagements to the
club. However, I'm especially proud of one that will take place
this coming Saturday, September 4th, 2-4pm, at the Clearwater East
Library on 2251 Drew St. The title of the speech is "Living In A
Connected World". While I have delivered pieces of the speech in a
variety of venues, this is the first time that I have stitched them all
together into a single speech. I will show some video, discuss our
connectedness, and address the tools that we are using to form global
communities. The speech is hosted by the Suncoast Humanist
Society. Attendance is free, and it's open to everyone.
Please feel free to join us.
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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
We have flyers for this event at the Resource Center. If you
take one, please post it on a community bulletin board... don't just
stuff it in your pocket.
We are interested in donuts, cookies, and fruit early followed by
salads, sandwiches, cakes, and casseroles later. I'm told that if
it comes under the general heading of "Food", that we will accept it.
Those who still have their sanity when it comes to food will be in
charge. They don't permit ME to make any decisions in this area.
They showed me a healthy veggie plate one day and had the nerve to refer
to it as "Food". I told them, "That's not Food. That's what
Food eats!" <grin>
We will supply the sodas and coffee throughout the day. But if
you will help supply any of the above, please send an email to the Club Secretary.
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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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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.
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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,
September 1, 1-3pm
Novice SIG. Led by
Bill De Lucia
Dale Atchison will fill in for Bill this week.
Tuesday, September 1, 7-9pm
Broadcast: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/tbcs-live
Visual Basic SIG.
Led by Tom Kiehl
Back in 1991, Tom Kiehl started the VB SIG for programmers using
Microsoft's Visual Basic. The SIG even dabbled in C# for a while.
To reach a broader audience, Tom is expanding the SIG to include
additional subjects.
While VB is not going away, some popular technologies to
be added are PHP, MySQL, JQuery, CSS, JavaScript, and much more.
We'll be working on and with development environments like web servers
running on Windows (IIS or WAMP) or Linux (LAMP)
You might be familiar with some of these, some not. This
is your opportunity to build additional talents. Tom encourages
all levels of competency to attend. And if you're a wizard... come
share your knowledge!
Wednesday,
September 2, 10am-noon
Digital Video
SIG. Led by Tom Lembke
This SIG will remain dark until Tom returns in the fall.
Wednesday, September 2, 2-4pm
Genealogy SIG.
Led by Howard T. Smith
Wednesday,
September 2, 7-9pm
Excel SIG.
Led by Motaz Ben Saoud
Thursday,
September 3, 10am-noon
Scrapbooking SIG.
Led by Jan McNulty
Thursday,
September 3, 1-3pm
Hands-On Embird SIG. Led by Florence Osier
Thursday,
September 3, 7-9pm
Expression Web. Led by Sam Richardson
Join Sam to learn how to use Microsoft's replacement for FrontPage.
Friday, September 4, 10am-noon
Broadcast: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/doc's-place-live
Doc's Place. Led by
Dave Dockery
Friday,
September 4, 1-3pm
Intermediate Computer SIG. Led by Carol King
Bring Carol your questions.
Friday, September 4, 7-9pm
2600 Club. Led by Chris Walters
I have a speaker from USF on Nanotechnology lined up, but he can't make
it this month. We'll come up with something entertaining this
week.
Saturday, September 5, 1-3pm
PowerPoint SIG. Led by Peter Summers
Peter returns this month. This SIG will now meet on
the FIRST Saturday of each month.
Sunday, September 6, 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.
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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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