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Postings

A look at what's happening around the area

By Times Staff Writer
Published January 30, 2006


The Suncoast Linux Users Group will meet at 7 p.m. today at J.J. Rohrer, Sterling Square, 600 First Ave. N, St. Petersburg; at 8 p.m. Thursday at the Barnes & Noble, 122 Brandon Town Center Drive, Brandon; and at 1 p.m. Saturday at the New Port Richey Public Library, 5939 Main St. For information, visit www.suncoastlug.org/

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

The Microcomputer Users Group will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Largo Library, 102 Central Park Drive.

The Pasco Suncoast User Group will meet at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Hudson Regional Public Library, 8012 Library Road, Hudson. For information, call (727) 847-5991 or (727) 856-2123 or visit psug.cjb.net/.

Classes this week at the Hernando Computer Club, 13400 Montour St., Brooksville, include repairing and refurbishing computers, burning music to CDs and partitioning a hard drive. For information, visit www.hcc.org or call 352 592-0070.

A free Random Acts of Kindness Computer Clinic will be held at 2 p.m. Feb. 14 at Palm Harbor Library, 2330 Nebraska Ave. Sponsored by the library and the Tampa Bay Computer Society, the clinic will include volunteers who will check and repair IBM-compatible computers. Registration is required at www.synergypublishing.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 January 27, 2006, 10:48:05]


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