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COMFORT COMPUTING NEWSLETTER
March 2005 - Issue 2
For more information, call 269-1101 or visit the library at 525 W. Anderson Avenue in Coos Bay.

CURRENT CLASS SCHEDULE

March	March 24th (Thursday) - Email refresher workshop (supervised practice) March 31st (Thursday) - Beginning Mouse
April	April 14th (Thursday) - Intro to the Internet April 20th (Wednesday afternoon) - Searching the Internet (2 hour class) 3:30 to 5:30. April 28 & 29 (Wednesday & Thursday) - How to sign up and use free email

Opportunities in the Area

Since we teach a very limited number of classes and a very narrow scope we try to list other classes and groups in the area as we hear about them. If you know of other classes about town please tell Dolores (269-1101x222 or email dknight@cooslibraries.org).

Bay Area Seniors Computer Club (BASCC) -
You must be 50 yrs of age or more to join. Dues are $12 for individuals and $18 for couples per year. Meetings are at the Gloria Dei Lutheran Church on Thompson Ave., and are on the 1st and 3rd Friday of each month at 9:30 a.m. for the Social Hour and 10:00 a.m. for the meeting. See their Web site at www.bascc.ws/

BASCC offers a variety of classes on an as-needed basis, either at its own computer lab or at other locations. The class size is usually 4-6 learners.

Southwestern Oregon Community College - Adult non-credit classes to introduce you to Windows, word processing, Internet, Email and more. Classes are in room 204 of the Newmark Center.

Computer Basics I: Beginning Windows
Mar 28-Apr 29, MWF, 10:30a.m. - 12:00p.m.
Mar 28 - Apr 14, Mon - Thu, 5:30-8:30p.m.
May 2 - Jun 3, MWF, 10:30a.m. - 12:00p.m.
May 23-Jun 9, Mon - Thu, 5:30-8:30p.m.
Computer Basics II: Advanced Windows and file management.
Mar 29-Apr 28, Tue & Thur, 10:30a.m. - 12:00p.m.
Apr 18 - May 5, Mon - Thu, 5:30-8:30p.m.
May 3 - Jun 3, Tue & Thur, 10:30a.m. - 12:00p.m.
May 23-Jun 9, Mon & Thu, 5:30-8:30p.m.

These are only $25; call 888-7116 for more information or to register. Please sign up; they have to have a minimum of 8 students.

TIP of the Month

Starting to shop for a computer? Reading reviews and sales advertisements will help you learn the terminology and give you an idea of what you may want to look for. Try the following sites for reviews and/or articles:

PC Magazine - www.pcmag.com
PC World - www.pcworld.com
ZD-Net - www.zdnet.com, then click on "REVIEWS".
CNET - www.cnet.com
Computer Shopping Tips - www.everythingcomputers.com/shopping_tips.htm
Consumer Reports Home Computer Buying Guide, (on the Index Tables near Reference).
Computer Buying Guide: rating the best computers, peripherals & software, (on the Index Tables near Reference).

Useful and/or Local Web Sites

Anywho.com - www.anywho.com (to find business or individuals' phone numbers, also includes a reverse lookup directory.
Bay Area Hospital - www.bayareahospital.org
Internal Revenue Service - www.irs.gov - For all those tax forms we need before April 15th!
NorthWest Cable News - News for the Pacific Northwest - www.nwcn.com
Oregon's Bay Area Chamber of Commerce - www.oregonsbayareachamber.com
Oregon Dept. of Revenue - egov.oregon.gov/DOR/forms.shtml - For Oregon state tax forms.
Real Estate - www.rwre.com/coosbay - Web site for searching local real estate offerings.
Time - tycho.usno.navy.mil/cgi-bin/timer.pl - An interesting site. Visit the main site at www.usno.navy.mil for more offerings. This is the agency that oversees the atomic clock for the nation.
Weather Channel - www.weather.com
The World (the Bay area newspaper) - www.theworldlink.com

To subscribe or unsubscribe to this newsletter, or to change how you get it, please contact Dolores by phone, mail, or email. 269-1101x222, dknight@cooslibraries.org

Coos Bay Public Library
525 Anderson Ave.
Coos Bay, OR 97420
541-269-1101

03/2005
Corrected 3/22/05