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Personal Tech

Postings

Upcoming computer club meetings and classes.

By Times Staff
Published April 3, 2006


The Spring Hill Teaching Computer Club will have its Computer-Fest Open at 7 p.m. today at the Weeki Wachee Senior Citizens Center, Toucan Trail and Susan Drive. Exhibits will include digital embroidery, Internet genealogy, digital music and digital photography. For information, call 352 686-7146 or visit www.shtcc.net

The Clearwater Seniors PC Users Group offers free classes Tuesdays at Central Christian Church, 1200 Keene Road S, Clearwater. The beginner's class starts at 10 a.m.; the intermediate class at 1 p.m. For information, e-mail pcclass@ij.net

John Barnes will demonstrate Windows XP's Movie Maker at the Greater Tampa Bay PC User Group meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Brandon High School, 1101 Victoria St., Room 129. For information, call Jo Ann Brawner at (813) 626-7869 or gtbpcug.org.

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.

The Suncoast Linux Users Group will meet at 8 p.m. Thursday at the Barnes & Noble, Brandon. For information, visit www.suncoastlug.org/

Classes this week at the Hernando Computer Club include Computer Clinic, Advanced Photoshop Elements and Xara Xtreme. Programs are at the Hernando County Shrine Club, 13400 Montour St., Brooksville. For information, call 352 592-0070 or visit www.hcc.org

Andrew Taylor, CEO of MacSpeach, will demonstrate iListen dictation software at 7:30 p.m. April 12 at the Bay Area Mac Users' Group meeting at the Largo Cultural Center, 105 Central Park Drive. For information, call Virginia Chilcote at 727 796-2929 or e-mail mousebytes@earthlink.net

Times technology editor Dave Gussow and Solutions columnist John Torro will discuss tech trends and answer questions at 10 a.m. April 25 at the Times' office, 15365 Cortez Blvd., Brooksville. Because space is limited, reservations are required and can be sent to personaltech@sptimes.com Please include your name and phone number.

-- 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 April 4, 2006, 11:42:23]


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