1) General Interest
TBCS Signs New Lease...
December Meetings a week EARLY...
FBI Warns of E-Mail About Surveillance
2)
TBCS Classes
Photoshop Elements 4.0 for Photo Hobbyist by Stan Ashbrook - THIS WEEK!
Microsoft Excel Advanced Seminar by Motaz Ben Saoud - THIS WEEK!
eBay Classes by Jim Boynton
4) Educational Opportunities
Word mail merge: A walk through the process
Basic Windows - Hands On! Dave Dockery is the instructor - THIS WEEK!
TBCS Signs New Lease...
Finally! We reached an agreement with our landlord to keep our Resource Center in the very same complex that we currently occupy. We will move from the suite that we call home now to a pair of suites in another building in the same complex. We'll be doubling the size of our SIG room, our computer lab, and our computer clinic.
We do not yet have a projected moving date. Our new domain needs to be almost completely rebuilt to our specification before we move in. While it would be nice if that could take place in February, we suspect that March might be a more realistic time frame.
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December Meetings a week EARLY...
Just a friendly reminder: during the month of December, we hold both our Board of Directors meeting and our General Meeting a week early. This year that means that our BoD will meet on December 7th, and our General Meeting will take place on December 13th. Please mark your calendars so that you don't end up standing outside the Largo Cultural Center on December 20th looking like the little match girl.
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FBI Warns of E-Mail About Surveillance
http://www.fbi.gov/pressrel/pressrel05/emailscheme112205.htm
I spammed all of you earlier in the week about a new virus warning from the FBI about emails that say your surfing is being monitored by "a law enforcement agency". I warned you not to get suckered into opening the accompanying attachments because they would be a virus. Several club members are getting emails that indicate at least a few of our members are now infected.
I received 16 copies of the virus the day after I sent out the message, and more each day since. What should you do now? My recommendation is that EVERYONE needs to run an online virus scan. Why an online scan? Because, simply put, once you get infected, your virus program is one of the first victims of the newly-resident virus. Your virus program may continue to look like it's actively doing its job, but it has gone over to the dark side, and may now be protecting the virus. You need someone else to take a look at your computer.
I can recommend not one, but three (FREE) online programs that you can use. Any one of them should help you discover whether or not you are truly infected:
Bit Defender:
http://www.bitdefender.com/site/home/
Housecall from Trend Micro:
http://housecall60.trendmicro.com/en/start_corp.asp?id=scan
Panda ActiveScan:
http://www.pandasoftware.com/products/activescan.htm
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Photoshop Elements 4.0 for Photo Hobbyist by Stan Ashbrook - THIS WEEK
12 hours (3 four-hour sessions) 9am - 1pm $60
3 consecutive Saturdays: 12/3, 12/10, & 12/17
This is NOT a hands on class.
This class is for the home user, hobbyist, business user and amateur photographer or anyone who wants to produce good-looking pictures and graphics for the Web and for print. Photoshop Elements 4.0 is a much improved version of this popular image editing program.
Although the course will be on Elements 4, those who have Adobe Photoshop Elements 3.0 or Photoshop 5.0 or later will be able to gain the basic information needed to get the most from your software. The Classroom in a Book on Elements 4.0 should be published by the time of the class and it will be the suggested text. Please send an email to the Club Secretary to register.
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Microsoft Excel Advanced Seminar by Motaz Ben Saoud - THIS WEEK!
Wednesday, November 30th, 2-4pm $10
Motaz' basic Excel seminars were greatly enjoyed by our members. He's coming back to do an advanced Excel seminar this time. Send an email to the Club Secretary to register.
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eBay Classes by Jim Boynton
3 consecutive Monday afternoons 1 - 3 PM $30
This is a hands-on course in our Lab
December 5: Buying on eBay
December 12: Selling on eBay
December 19: Photography for eBay
Everything you need to know to get you buying and selling on eBay. Please send an email to the Club Secretary to register.
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Classroom Registration
All of our classes meet at our Resource Center in Clearwater. We charge a flat fee of $5 per classroom hour which comes 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 28, 7-9pm
Publishing Software SIG. Led by Stacy Lloyd
We'll continue reviewing the basics of Adobe InDesign CS along with solving members' problems.
Stacy Lloyd
Tuesday, November 29, 1-3pm
Novice SIG. Led by
Bill De Lucia
EVERY Tuesday afternoon.
Tuesday,
November 29, 7-9pm
Microsoft Access SIG. Led by Howard Gray
Wednesday, November 30, 7-8pm
Linux SIG. Led by John Schatmeyer
Thursday, December 1, 1-3pm
Hands-On Embird SIG. Led by Florence Osier
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Word mail merge: A walk through the process
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA010349201033.aspx
I've been asked to hold another mail merge class. I really don't have the time to schedule another, but I have a great (and FREE) alternative for you. Microsoft has a FREE tutorial available online.
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Basic Windows - Hands On! Dave Dockery is the instructor
Monday, 11/28, 12/5, & 12/12, 7-9pm
Fundamental Microsoft Window's skills taught in a hands-on, interactive environment. Windows need not be a mystery - here's your chance to get grounded in the basic skills necessary to use Windows successfully.
The 3 classes cost a total of $36. They will take place at the Palm Harbor Community Activity Center. Call 727-771-6000 to register.
While most of my seminars are free, the Palm Harbor Community Activity Center has asked me to teach a few courses in their computer lab. These are part of that series. You will find address information and link to a map at:
http://www.phrec.org/contact.html
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