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Postings

By Times Staff Writer
Published March 8, 2004

The Bay Area Mac Users' Group will have its Big Swap Meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Largo Cultural Center, 105 Central Park Drive. The public can attend, but only club members can display and sell goods. A $35 fee includes a year's membership and allows someone to sell at the event. For information, call Virginia Chilcote at (727) 796-2929.

The West Pasco Macintosh User Group will meet at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Park Place Chalet, Gulf Drive and Charles Street, New Port Richey. For information, call 727 849-5227 or visit www.hometown.aol.com/wespasmug/

The Pasco Suncoast User Group will meet at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Hudson Library, 8012 Library Road. For information, call (727) 862-6932 or (727) 847-5991.

Personal security and identity theft will be discussed by a representative from Metro Crime Prevention at 7 p.m. March 15 at the Hernando Computer Club meeting, Shrine Club, 13400 Montour St., Brooksville. For information, check www.hcc.org or call 352 592-0070.

Computer Expo and Conference for Older Adults, sponsored by the St. Petersburg Office on Aging, will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 16 at the Sunshine Multipurpose Senior Center, 330 Fifth St. N, St. Petersburg. Speakers include Times personal technology editor Dave Gussow and Nick Cox, a professor at the Stetson University College of Law, who will discuss consumer fraud and identity theft. Workshops will include travel and the Internet, digital photography and introduction to computers and the Internet. Registration is $10, which includes lunch. Checks for $10 should be sent by Friday to the St. Petersburg Office on Aging, 330 Fifth St. N, St. Petersburg, FL 33701. Call Nancy Skirchak at (727) 893-7102 for information.

Music and finance will be discussed at 7 p.m. March 17 at the Computer User's Club at the Tarpon Springs Library, 138 E Lemon St. For information, call (727) 943-4922.

An open house to highlight the activities of the Spring Hill Teaching Computer Club and other social clubs at the Weeki Wachee Senior Center, 3357 Susan Drive, Spring Hill, will be at 11 a.m. March 21. For information, call (352) 597-3632.

- Computer clubs and other organizations are welcome to submit items for the Postings column. Events should be free or have only nominal charges such as to cover the cost of a meal and must be open to the public. The deadline for submissions is today for next week's Personal Tech section. Items can be sent to personaltech@sptimes.com

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