The Computer Club is having a hands-on digital camera and computer workshop on September 23, 2009. The location is the Big Bear Valley Senior Center, 42651 Big Bear Blvd. The time is 10:00 AM - 2:30 PM with a short lunch break. Please bring your lunch.
The workshop will consist of a generic and brief overview presentation on shooting photos with a digital camera, connecting the camera to your computer, downloading picture files to the PC, minor photo editing and emailing photos. Most of the workshop time will be spent in small group 'training' similar to what we sometimes do at regular club meetings. Students will be able to form groups based on what they want to learn about using their digital camera and computer (related to photos).
The class is nearly full. If you are interested in attending or volunteering to be a group mentor, please contact Rosemary Lloyd. Email is rosemary@bigbearcc.org. Phone is 909 584-9358.
The Big Bear Valley has an enthusiastic group of Mac users that meet at 6:00 pm on the third Tuesday of each month at the historic Knickerbocker Mansion & Country Inn conference facility at 869 Knickerbocker Road in Big Bear Lake, CA 92315. Free Wi-Fi is available, so attendees are encouraged to bring along their portable Mac. More information can be found on their website.
Our club has a handy online forum (bulletin board). Our meetings are a month apart, but now if you've got a computer problem that needs some immediate discussion, or just want to comment or inquire about club activites, the new forum may give you a speedier response. It's a way to have the club's resources available to members on a daily basis. The forum is a good idea only if you get involved. The forum can be accessed here or from a tab in the navigation bar atop the main site pages.
Did you know that if you bring a guest to a meeting you will get an EXTRA door prize red ticket? If you bring or refer a guest and that guest signs up as a member, you will get a $10 discount on your next membership renewal. The guest needs to announce that they were referred by you.
If you are interested in learning how to set up the audio and video at the meetings, Rosemary Lloyd will be glad to conduct training. All you need to do is come to the general meeting by 4:45 pm to assist and learn the in's and out's of the audio and video setup.
One of the great benefits of Big Bear Computer Club is FREE software, hardware (that's right, even free hardware!), and books for BBCC members. In return, all the member has to do is write a Product Review for Bearly Bytes. That's it, and the review product is theirs! How are members going to know if a product is any good unless another member tells them?
Our members are all notified of free product reviews through email press releases and our monthly newsletter. Also, at every monthly meeting two products up for review are presented and explained to all club members. Upon accepting a product for review, the review editor sends the member two documents on "How to write a Review." One is a question/answer form and the other is a guideline outlining exactly what information is needed in writing the review. You have sixty days to complete the review and return it to the review editor. That's it.
The review is then published in our monthly newsletter Bearly Bytes for other members to read. The review is also sent to the vendor who markets the product. The program is then yours. The review editor is available at all times if any member has any questions or problems with the review. Our review program is a wonderful way to receive free products and to keep other members educated.