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Postings

By Times Staff Writer
Published December 12, 2005


The Roundtable computer group will meet at 2 p.m. today at the South Holiday Branch Library, 4649 Mile Stretch Road, Holiday. For information, call (727) 847-6814.

A computer group that offers free classes meets Tuesdays at Central Christian Church, 1200 Keene Road, Clearwater. The beginner class starts at 10 a.m., the intermediate class at 1 p.m. For information, e-mail pcclass@ij.net

Stan Ashbrook will show how to create digital photo slide shows at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday at the Tampa Bay Computer Society meeting at Largo Cultural Center, 105 Central Park Drive. For information, call 727 443-4433 or visit www.tampa-bay.org

The Suncoast Linux Users Group will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Hillsborough Community College's Dale Mabry Campus, Technology Building, Room 426, 4001 Tampa Bay Blvd., Tampa. For information, visit www.suncoastlug.org/

The West Pasco Macintosh User Group will meet at 10 a.m. Wednesday at First Christian Church, 6219 River Road, New Port Richey. At 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Isabel MacFarlane and Nick Hobart will use Print Explosion to demonstrate making greeting cards and posters. For information, call 727 849-5227 or visit www.hometown.aol.com/wespasmug/myhomepage/club.html

The Crystal River Users Group will have its holiday potluck dinner at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Beverly Hills Community Church, 86 Civic Circle, Beverly Hills. Bring a covered dish with enough to feed four people. There will be a gift exchange; bring a wrapped gift valued at $5. For information, visit www.crug.com

The Hernando Computer Club's special-interest group on building your own computer will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Hernando County Shrine Club, 13400 Montour St., Brooksville. For information, visit www.hcc.org or call 352 592-0070.

Dave Dockery will give a free seminar, Designing Your Own Web Site, at 10 a.m. Saturday at Palm Harbor Library, 2330 Nebraska Ave. For information, call 727 784-3332 or e-mail Doc@SynergyPublishing.com

The Science Center, 7701 22nd Ave. N, St. Petersburg, is offering computer classes for seniors, including topics such as Introduction to Computers, Photoshop, and Files and Folders. The six-week classes cost $75 each and begin in January. For information, call (727) 384-0027 or visit sciencecenterofpinellas.com.

- 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 publication next week. Items can be sent to personaltech@sptimes.com

[Last modified December 9, 2005, 08:53:03]


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