USER GROUPS

Ventura County ROP in Camarillo offers classes for adults and high school students. 388-4430; www.venturacountyrop.com.

Channel Islands PC Users Group in Camarillo. fourth Saturday of each month, 8:30 a.m. to noon at Boys & Girls Club of Camarillo at Ponderosa Drive and Temple Avenue. Jim Thornton, 987-1748; www.cipcug.org.

CVMUG (Conejo Ventura Macintosh User Group) All meetings are at 701 Del Norte, Suites 115-120, Oxnard at 7 p.m. General meeting first Thursday; Beginner Group, second Thursday; Intermediate/Advanced Group fourth Monday. Watch for new digital photography group. 504-3610. www.cvmug.org.

GoldMine Users Group in Simi Valley. TeamAutomation, 522-3875; www.teamautomation.com.

Mac/Appleholics Anonymous in Ventura. 388-2919; mysite.verizon.net/mac_appleholics.

SCLUG-Simi Conejo Linux User's Group in Simi Valley. www.sclug.org.

Simi Valley Computer User Group in Simi Valley. Herman Gold, 526-9030; www.svcug.org.

Thousand Oaks Personal Computer Club in Thousand Oaks. Eli Spater, 496-8053; www.topcc.org.

Thousand Oaks Videomakers in Westlake Village. 381-0202; e-mail RHolm24654@aol.com.

Vantug NT Users' Group in Calabasas. 818-710-1800; e-mail Robert Simmons, roberts@thorit.com, or Diane "Di" Krehbiel, dianek@thorit.com.

"Friends Helping Friends" meets the second Saturday of each month at 10 a.m. to noon in the Buena Ventura Mobile Home Park clubhouse, 11405 Darling Road, Ventura. Joann Briggs, 659-1466; e-mail vbpcug@yahoo.com.

CLASSES

Accu-Service in Camarillo. 482-3669.

All-City Computers in Camarillo. 388-8311; www.all-city.com.

Computer Baby Steps in east and west Ventura County. 985-1438.

Computer Idiot Technology Services offering free consultations. 650-5980; www.pcidiot.com.

Conejo Valley Adult School in Thousand Oaks. 497-2761.

ExecuTrain in Thousand Oaks. 379-0403; www.ExecuTrain.com.

GoldMine, QWerks, HelpDesk Training. Beginning to advanced level training. TeamAutomation, 522-3875.

Introduction to Microsoft Excel in Fillmore. 524-6077 or 524-6088 evenings only.

Goodwill Computer Schools in Thousand Oaks and Oxnard. 983-3414.

New Horizons Computer Learning Center of the Tri-Counties in Oxnard. 604-3100; e-mail sales@nhtrico.com.

Oxnard Adult School in Camarillo and Oxnard. 385-2578.

Seniors Friends in Westlake Village. Joel E. Edwards, 495-8203.

Simi Valley Adult School and Career Institute in Simi Valley. 579-6200.

Thousand Oaks Telecommunity Center in Thousand Oaks. 449-2354.

Ventura Adult and Continuing Education in Ventura. 289-7925; www.vace.com.

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