Remember our meeting
Tuesday, 6:45 PM at the
Largo Cultural Center!
(map)
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Ron Dupont will be
our guest speaker.
Ron is an Internet
Consultant to various newspapers, and he always has a variety of
interesting Internet predictions and observations.
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Once a month our members make the pilgrimage to the
Largo Cultural Center for a night of computing education and fun.
This month that meeting happens to coincide with the day that our income
taxes are due. So get 'em done, and then come on out and join us.
Our guest speaker, Ron Dupont, was the Director
of Web Publishing for the St. Pete Times until recently when he
left to start his own consulting business. Ron is a delightful
speaker. He's both funny and knowledgeable about the Internet.
If you haven't visited us yet at our new venue, I think
you're in for a pleasant surprise. The center is a much nicer home
than the school was, and it's so very pleasant to have a snack bar
available before the meeting and during the break.
Don't forget that early birds are treated to Chuck
Vroman's ever popular Novice SIG. Chuck fields questions
from across the computing spectrum. His expertise, humor, and
easygoing style are always appreciated by his audiences. Chuck's SIG
runs from 5:30 to 6:30 each meeting with a 15 minute break before
the full meeting which starts at 6:45.
Need directions to the Largo Cultural Center?:
http://tampa-bay.org/maps.htm
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Are you aware that we recycle printer cartridges?
When you replace the ink or toner cartridges in your printer, please
donate the empties to the club (either at the meetings or at the Resource
Center). Not only does the club get some money for recycling, but
it's good for the environment.
What are all of those drawings about
at our meetings?
When you enter the meeting, stop by one of the tables to
get a member's ticket. Only our members get these, and you must show
your membership card as proof. The bulk of the prizes to be awarded
go to these tickets. Member drawings are interspersed with some
other drawings:
The New Member drawing. The prize goes to
the members who recruit new members - not to the new members themselves.
You get 1 ticket for each new member that you recruit.
We reserve some of the better prizes for this drawing
because we want to handsomely reward the people who actively help our club
to grow. Since we extend your membership by 2 months for each new
member you recruit, we have several members who sponsor 6 new members and
get their yearly membership for free.
There are usually only about a dozen tickets in this
drawing so it's the best odds you're going to get in any of the drawings.
The 50-50 drawing. We collect donations of
1 dollar or more, and the club splits the donations with the winner.
Winners generally collect from $35 to $60 for this drawing.
The C-Can drawing. You donate canned goods
or a dollar to enter this drawing. We give everything collected to
Religious Community Services (RCS).
Raffles. Several times a year we hold
drawings for a more expensive hardware or software item. These are
always publicized at the meetings, and a generally highly-desirable
objects.
While these are the types of drawings we have at our
meetings, we continue to tweak how the drawings are handled from meeting
to meeting in order to keep them interesting. It seems that
everybody has a different idea of HOW the drawings should be administered.
I like the idea that the Board has decided to be flexible, and change the
game frequently.
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Monday, April 14, 1-3pm
Internet SIG. Roger
Clark
rlc@usa.net
Bill De Lucia is going to fill in for Roger this month.
Monday, April 14, 7-9pm
Photoshop SIG. Led by Stan Ashbrook
bashbro1@tampabay.rr.com
Tuesday, April 15, 1-3pm
Novice SIG. Led by Jan Norman. EVERY Tuesday
afternoon.
lnorman1@tampabay.rr.com
Lots of Windows basics info presented here.
Tuesday, April 15, 5:30-6:30pm
Novice SIG.
Led by Chuck Vroman
Chuck.vroman@honeywell.com
Chuck's SIG takes place
just before our Monthly Meeting.
Tuesday, April 15, 6:45pm
Monthly Meeting at
Largo Cultural Center (map)
Thursday, April 17, 7-9pm
Genealogy SIG.
Led by Howard T. Smith
htsmith1015@yahoo.com
Saturday, April 19, 2-4pm
Microsoft Office
SIG. Led by Margaret McMullen
Margaret_Mcmullen@msn.com
Margaret is speaking in
Europe for the next couple of weeks so Doc will fill in for her this
session.
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Saturday, April 19th, 10am - noon
Seminar:
Organizing Your Life with Outlook
Doc shows how to use Microsoft Outlook
to keep a handle on your email, calendar, & tasks.
This seminar includes information suitable both for novices through
advanced users.
It takes place at the Palm Harbor Library, and is free & open to the
public; no registration required. You will find a map at:
www.palmharborlibrary.org/AboutUs/library.htm.
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