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Tampa Bay Computer
Society Bulletin

12/27/2009
This document is available online.
Note:  Most hyperlinks will only
appear on the web page.

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The December Bits 'n' Bytes is online:
 http://bnb.tampa-bay.org/

This month: Mr. Modem's "Best of the Web"...
and DaLe shoots himself in the foot.
 

Contents

1) General Interest
      Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
      Doc's Social Networking Boot Camp

2) TBCS Classes
      New Classes from Howard T. Smith

3) SIG Stuff

Maps to our Resource Center & General Meeting:
 http://tampa-bay.org/maps.htm

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1) General Interest

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

I spent a quiet Christmas with friends and family.  Santa dropped by and now I have enough coal to heat my house for the rest of the winter.  Fortunately, my wife gave me a Google Droid phone.  Wow!  State of the art cell phones are just awesome today.  I'll be learning new stuff for months.

Lots of SIGs are taking a break this week.  I think Bill DeLucia's Novice SIG is the only one that will be meeting.  New members often ask where should they start at TBCS.  I highly recommend Bill's SIG for newbies (and others too!).  Bill's patience and easygoing style make him a very popular SIG leader at TBCS.  Thanks, Bill.

Computer Clinic:  Frank Bucca will be there on Wednesday morning, but we were finally able to get him to take a day off on Friday.

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Doc's Social Networking Boot Camp
Saturday, January 2nd, 2-4pm at the Clearwater East Library on 2251 Drew St.

I've been invited to deliver my "Social Networking Boot Camp" by the Suncoast Humanist Society this coming Saturday.  You've often heard the names: blogs, wikis, MySpace, Facebook, YouTube, Delicious, Flickr, RSS Feeds, Tagging, Podcasts, Mashups, MeetUp, LinkedIn, and Twitter... but do you know what they are, and which ones should you be using?  I'll try to sort it all out for you in a single session.

Attendance is free, and it's open to everyone.  Please feel free to join us.

Doc

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2) TBCS Classes

Basic Genealogy Course by Howard T. Smith
Seven 2-hour sessions on Mondays from 2-4pm
Free! (however, supplies cost $35)
You MUST register for this class.

Howard T. Smith, our Genealogy Guru, will be conducting a Basic Genealogy Course, beginning Monday January 11th, 2010 and lasting for the next 6 weeks in a row:  Jan 11, 18, 25, Feb 1, 8, 15, & 22.

While Howard's 14-hour course is free, there is a charge of $35 for supplies.  Howard needs to know how many are planning to attend so that he can have sufficient goodies prepared.  So you want to register ASAP.  Please follow the directions under "Classroom Registration" below.

Note: This does not replace Howard's regular SIG meetings for the next 2 months.  They will still take place as scheduled.

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Phil Sullivan's Hands-On Windows Beginner's Classes
Four 2-hour classes on Tuesdays at 10 'til noon  $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 next year:
bulletBeginner's Vista: January 5, 12, 19, & 26
bulletBeginner's WinXP: February 2, 9, 16, & 23
bulletBeginner's Vista: March 2, 9, 16, & 23

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Photoshop Elements Classes by Stan Ashbrook
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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Digital Scrapbooking by Jan McNulty
Monday, January 18th,  1-3pm  $10
 NOTE: the date has changed from 11th to the 18th!
This is not a hands-on class.  Please register in advance.

I will show you in detail how you can make your photos tell a story plus look great.  Jan

NOTE: Please do not confuse Jan's Scrapbooking CLASS which costs $10 with her Scrapbooking SIG which is FREE.

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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:

Monday, December 28, 7-9pm
Publishing Software SIG. Led by Stacy Lloyd
Dark this month.  Enjoy your holiday.

Tuesday, December 29, 1-3pm
Novice SIG. Led by Bill De Lucia
Bring Bill your computer questions.
I believe Bill will be here today!

Tuesday, December 29, 7-9pm
Microsoft Access SIG. Led by Howard Gray
Dark this month.  Enjoy your holiday.

Thursday, December 31, 1-3pm
FOSS (Free & Open Source Software). Led by Stew Bottorf
Broadcast: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/tbcs-live
Dark this month.  Enjoy your holiday.

Friday, January 1, 10am-noon
Computer Chat. Led by Dave Dockery & Chuck Oppermann
Dark this week.  Enjoy your holiday.

Saturday, January 2, 1-3pm
PowerPoint SIG.  Led by Peter Summers
Dark this month.  Enjoy your holiday.

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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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