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The Greater Tampa Bay PC User Group (GTBPCUG) meets each Tuesday evening at 7:00 P.M. at Brandon High School, at 1101 Victoria St., Brandon, FL, in room 129. While the group supports IBM compatible personal computers, group meetings are open to all computer enthusiasts, including Brandon High School students, staff and faculty.Meetings consist of one General Meeting, normally with vendor presentations, and three Special Interest Group (SIG) sessions that focus on Windows, the Internet, and New Users, with a Question & Answer help session after each SIG. See the Meetings page for the current schedule.
Benefits Group members receive a monthly newsletter, containing reviews of programs and hardware, and other computer-related news. Members also are able to contact group volunteers for answers to computing questions, and have access to a library of video and CD-ROM training materials. Qualified members also have the opportunity to review programs and hardware from major companies, and then will own the program if their review is published in the group's newsletter.
The monthly General Meeting features a software or hardware demonstration, normally by a vendor, announcements, computer related news, questions and answers, drawings for free software and hardware, and social time. General Meeting
SIG's
The Windows Special Interest Group (SIG) usually meets on the second Tuesday of each month, starting at 7pm. The first portion of the meeting often covers a prepared subject, while the second half is open for questions and answers at all levels.
The Internet SIG usually meets on the third Tuesday of each month, starting at 7pm. Members learn how to access and explore the Internet, configure their software, use the World Wide Web, send and receive email, transfer files with FTP, telnet to other sites, participate in newsgroups, etc. Each Internet SIG features a live demonstration on the Internet.And, the FUNdamentals SIG usually meets at 7pm on the fourth Tuesday of each month. New and novice members are exposed to the basics of PC computing, can get their computer questions answered by more experienced members, and learn how to install, configure and use computers and programs.
As currently programmed, the FUNdamentals SIG is NOT a presentation; it is where "You ask; I answer." Using a notebook computer and a projector, Darry D Eggleston will show step-by-step how to do what you want to accomplish. So, be sure to bring your questions.
Each of the three SIG's is usually followed by a half-hour Question & Answer session. Members and guests with specific questions not covered during the SIG's can get help from the officers and more experienced members.
Internet Access
At most meetings a special wireless router will be set up in the meeting room, so members who have laptops equipped with a wireless network capability can access the Internet through the school's network. (Please keep in mind that, to protect its students, the school district has placed some restrictions on what Web sites can be accessed, and email is also blocked by the school.)
Dues All members pay dues to support various group activities. Group dues are now only $24 per year, payable each January, with new members prorated at $2.00 per month for each month remaining in the calendar year. In addition, all new members pay a one-time equipment fee of $20.
The meeting facilities the group uses are provided through the courtesy of
Brandon High School
The Brandon HS faculty, staff and students may attend all group functions without charge.For additional information, contact Membership Coordinator Charles Kelly at: (813) 752-6552.
Send email to: Charles Kelly
Or contact the officers directly by sending email to:
Greater Tampa Bay PC User Group
Snail mail to:
Greater Tampa Bay PC User Group, Inc.
P.O. Box 501
Brandon, FL 33509-0501
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