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Tampa Bay Computer
Society Bulletin
11/22/2009
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The
November Bits 'n' Bytes is online:
http://bnb.tampa-bay.org/
This month, Dale rants (surprise!), Mr. Modem
gives thanks,
Stew teaches computer remote control,
and Ira Wilsker watches TV on his PC.
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1) General Interest
WEDU Needs Us! Mon, 11/30, 6:30-10:30pm
Changes at our Resource Center
FACUG Cruisers!
Doc's Café: Wednesday,
November 25, 7-9pm
Social Networking SIG: Saturday, November 28, 2-4pm
2)
TBCS Classes
New Classes from
Stan Ashbrook!
WEDU Needs Us! Mon, 11/30,
6:30-10:30pm
I'm taking a crew
of 14 people to WEDU's studio in Tampa next Monday night to help them
with their pledge drive. I still need 9 people. Please
respond ASAP if you can join the TBCS team. So far I have drivers
for the Largo, St. Pete, and On Top of the World areas. This is a
relaxing evening. They feed us, we take pledges over the phone and
enter them into the computer (it's VERY easy!), and we laugh a lot.
Come on out and join us.
I'm not worried about filling the commitment that I made
to WEDU that I would show up next Monday with 14 people. I will
get the people. However, I would prefer to get them from within
TBCS. Please come along and join us. I'll assign carpools
later this week.
If you are interested in joining us, please send an
email to the Club Secretary.
It would be helpful if you tell us in your email if you can be a driver,
or if you would prefer to ride with someone, AND roughly the geographic
area you are in.
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Changes at our Resource Center
Recently, our landlord repaired ALL the lights on our building.
It's a wonderful change. We have never had as much light at our
facility as many of us thought we should have. It's almost like
daylight out there now... frequently, I see squirrels lying on
their little backs... trying to get their bellies tanned.
We are in the process of leasing another 1,200 square
feet of office space at our facility. Our membership is increasing
rapidly (we're over 1,200 members and growing). I've had would-be
SIG leaders who couldn't find an acceptable time for a SIG. We're
hoping that we can offer a lot more activities at our offices after we
acquire some more space to grow in. I'll keep you posted as the
project moves forward.
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FACUG Cruisers!
I believe you need to pay for the cruise by Nov 26... so,
now's the time.
For those who want to get/upgrade their Passports... your
time is running out too. They CAN take 6 to 8 weeks to get
processed.
BUSSES -
I just finished getting all of the bus data last weekend.
Hopefully, we can announce a deal next week.
I have many email addresses for those interested in
the bus... however, help me to minimize errors. I don't want to
miss someone. If you would LIKE to ride the bus (I'm assuming that
we can get tickets somewhere between $50 & $100), then
please send an email to
the Club Secretary. If
you are responding for 2 or more, please give both names. Sorry
for the added inconvenience, but I will compare it to the master list of
registrations that FACUG sent to me.
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Doc's Café: Wednesday,
November 25, 7-9pm
Sure you're going to eat a lot of turkey tomorrow...
that's no excuse not to come out and have fun the night before! I
have an awesome video for us to digest this month. While I haven't
introduced our group to this marvelous speaker yet... now is the time.
He is animated and very witty. He makes what could be boring
statistics come alive with his animated graphs. Come and see why
he's so popular. Our topic for discussion afterward will be "what
we should do to promote good health and robust economies on a global
scale". Ooh... sounds dreadfully boring... I assure you it will be
lively, friendly, and fun. Come join us!
The video will provide a backdrop for the ensuing
discussion. Please be on time. Thank you.
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Social Networking SIG: Saturday, November 28, 2-4pm
I found a guide to Facebook this week that I thought had
some excellent information on some Facebook "best practices".
We'll discuss this info and learn more about Facebook as we go.
The document that we'll use has some very powerful tips.
If you apply some of them, it should surely boost the effectiveness of
the time you spend on Facebook.
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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:
 | 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:
| Dec 1, 8, 15, & 22 |
Photoshop Elements Classes by Stan Ashbrook
NEW
12 hours (3 four-hour sessions) for $60
3 Saturdays starting in January: 1/9, 1/16, & 1/23 9am - 1pm
This is NOT a hands on class.
You MUST register for this class.
This class is on the #1 selling consumer photo-editing
software, Adobe® Photoshop® Elements, which combines power and
simplicity so you can make ordinary photos extraordinary; tell engaging
stories in beautiful, personalized creations for print and the web, and
easily find and view all your photos. In addition to learning the
new features of Elements 8 you will learn how you can extend the
capabilities of Elements with a Photoshop.com Plus membership.
Additional information can be found on:
http://www.computerphoto.org/Pages/classes.html
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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:
Monday, November 23, 7-9pm
Publishing Software SIG. Led by Stacy Lloyd
Stacy will speak about fonts and font management software. As
always, you are invited to bring in your projects, or creations, or
problems that need solving so the group can work on them.
Tuesday, November 24, 1-3pm
Novice SIG. Led by
Bill De Lucia
Bill has returned. Bring him your computer questions.
Tuesday,
November 24, 7-9pm
Microsoft Access SIG. Led by Howard Gray
Wednesday,
November 25, 10am-noon
Digital Video
SIG. Led by Tom Lembke
Wednesday,
November 25, 1-3pm
Investment SIG. Led by Bob Young & Ken
Conklin
Objective: To educate and answer questions on technical charting and
fundamentals on all investment vehicles during market hours.
Whether doing your own investing or using a paid advisor, sharing
information is a way to stay on top of your own finances.
Wednesday,
November 25, 7-9pm
Doc's Café. Led by
Dave Dockery
Thursday, November 26, 1-3pm
FOSS (Free & Open Source Software). Led by
Stew Bottorf
Broadcast:
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/tbcs-live
Dark Nov. & Dec. Enjoy your holiday.
Thursday, November 26, 7-9pm
Windows SIG. Led by Chris Walters
Dark Nov. & Dec. Enjoy your holiday.
Friday, November 27, 10am-noon
Computer Chat. Led by
Dave Dockery & Chuck Oppermann
Friday,
November 27, 1-3pm
Intermediate Computer SIG. Led by Carol King
Bring Carol your computer
questions.
Saturday, November 28, 2-4pm
Broadcast: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/doc's-place-live
Social Networking SIG. Led by
Dave Dockery
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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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