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Times Staff WriterA look at what's happening in the local computer world.
The Bay Area Macintosh Users Group will meet at 1 p.m. today at the Clearwater East Library, 2251 Drew St. A beginners' session will be followed by a demonstration on making the Internet easy to use. For information, call Russ Cromwell at 877 355-6845, or e-mail macsolutions@help4me.com
The Suncoast Linux Users Group will meet at 7 p.m. today at the St. Petersburg Public Library, 3745 Ninth Ave. N, and at 1 p.m. Saturday at the New Port Richey Public Library, 5939 Main St. For information, check www.suncoastlug.org
Don Miller will talk about useful features of the Google and Yahoo search engines at 7 p.m. today at the Greater Tampa Bay PC User Group meeting at the Hillsborough Community College Brandon campus, Building 605, Room BTEC 103. For information, call Al Miller at (813) 685-6622, or visit gtbpcug.org.
The St. Petersburg Office on Aging will host a free Computer Lunch 'n' Learn on Tuesdays this month from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Pelican Room, Sunshine Multipurpose Senior Center, 330 Fifth St. N. On Tuesday, Everett Thomas will present a hands-on program about Computer Parts and How to Repair Your Computer. Reservations are required, and it's bring your own lunch. For information, call (727) 893-7102.
Registration for May computer classes at the Cares Elfers Center, 4136 Barker Drive, Elfers, will be from noon to 2 p.m. Tuesday and May 4. Classes include advanced computer and Excel. For information, call (727) 847-1290.
Registration is under way for May computer classes at the Cares/Hudson Bayonet Point Senior Enrichment Center, 12417 Clock Tower Parkway. Classes include file management, word processing, the Internet and Microsoft Works. For reservations, call (727) 863-6868.
A free Random Acts of Kindness Computer Clinic will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Palm Harbor Library, 2330 Nebraska Ave. Sponsored by the library and the Tampa Bay Computer Society, the event will include diagnosis and repair of IBM compatible computers. Registration is required at www.synergypublishing.com
The Hernando Computer Club is offering several classes, including Introduction to Computers, Monday and Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m.; Virus and Firewall Protection, Monday at 10 a.m.; and Repairing and Refurbishing Computers, Monday and Wednesday at 10 a.m. Classes are in the club lab, 13400 Montour St., Brooksville. For information, visit www.hcc.org or call 352 592-0070.
A representative from Road Runner will talk about its high-speed Internet service at 6 p.m. May 5 at the Microcomputer Users Group meeting at the Largo Library, 351 East Bay Drive. For information, call (727) 724-0667.
- 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