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Following is a copy of the Net Happenings newsletter I sent out to folks who had asked to be included on my mailing list. CONTENTS -- January 2, 2008 1 . . . Upcoming FREE Classes 2 . . . Upcoming Events 3 . . . Tips and Tricks 4 . . . News You Can Use 5 . . . Interesting Sites 6 . . . Bits and Bytes of Humor And now to begin . . . 1 . . . Upcoming FREE Classes Following are highlights of some upcoming classes at the North City Campus at 8401 Aero Drive -- one of SD Community College District's Continuing Education Campuses: Upcoming Classes Taught by Gini Pedersen -- all in Room 140... TOPIC . . . . . Developing a Webpage using HTML DATE . . . . . 2 Mondays, January 7 and 14 TIME . . . . . 1-5 pm MISC . . . . . This class is useful for people interested in just . . . . . . getting started, for people who have previously used . . . . . . a Web editor and now need to learn how to 'clean up' . . . . . . the HTML code. You will receive helpful handouts. INSTRUCTOR . . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .Introduction to Computers DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, January 7 TIME . . . . 5:30-9 pm MISC . . This class is designed for beginners who either . . . . . . . . haven't worked with computers much...or at all. . . . . . . . . It is also geared to folks who have used a computer . . . . . . . .for very specific uses in the past but still aren't sure . . . . . . . about the variety of things they can do on a computer. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . . Microsoft Word DATE . . . . . 3 Tuesdays, January 8, 15, and 22 TIME . . . . . 1-5 pm MISC . . . . . Word is Microsoft's popular word processing . . . application that is bundled with all versions of MSOffice INSTRUCTOR . . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .Microsoft PowerPoint DATE . . . . . 2 Tuesdays, January 8 and 15 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 pm MISC . . . PowerPoint is Microsoft's popular program for creating . . . . visual presentations that can include text, images, movies, . . . . sounds, and much more. PowerPoint is included in MSOffice. . . . . You will receive helpful handouts. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .Windows Basics DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, January 14 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 pm MISC . . . . . This class is most useful for people just starting out . . . . . . . . using computers or anyone who wants to just understand . . . . . . . . a bit more about the Windows operating system. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . Windows File Management DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, January 22 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 pm PREREQUISITE . . . Windows Basics class or some experience . . . . . . . . working with Windows MISC . . . Learn how to copy, delete, and move files, . . . . . check file sizes and other details, set up new . . . . . folders, work with different drives, how to back up . . . . . important files on your system, and much more. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . . Buying and Selling on eBay DATE . . . . . 2 Mondays, January 28 and February 4 TIME . . . . . 1-5 pm MISC . . . . eBay has become a favorite pastime for many and a . . . . . profitable business for others. Come learn what it is all about. . . . . . Topics covered will include setting up a buyer's and a seller's . . . . . account, how to bid on items you want to buy, and how to post . . . . . items you want to sell. Also learn how to accept payments . . . . . when selling on eBay. You will receive helpful handouts. INSTRUCTOR . . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . . Developing a Webpage using HTML DATE . . . . . 2 Mondays, January 28 and February 4 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 pm MISC . . . . . This class is useful for people interested in just . . . . . . getting started, for people who have previously used . . . . . . a Web editor and now need to learn how to 'clean up' . . . . . . the HTML code. You will receive helpful handouts. INSTRUCTOR . . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .Internet Tips and Tricks DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, January 29 TIME . . . . . 1-5 pm MISC . . . . . You will learn lots of shortcuts and hints to make . . . . . . . . . . your experience on the Internet faster, more versatile, . . . . . . . . . . and more fun--for both new and experienced users. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . . Microsoft Word DATE . . . . . 3 Tuesdays, January 29, February 5 and 12 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 pm MISC . . . . . Word is Microsoft's popular word processing . . . application that is bundled with all versions of MSOffice INSTRUCTOR . . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .Introduction to Computers DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, February 5 TIME . . . . 1-5 pm MISC . . This class is designed for beginners who either . . . . . . . . haven't worked with computers much...or at all. . . . . . . . . It is also geared to folks who have used a computer . . . . . . . .for very specific uses in the past but still aren't sure . . . . . . . about the variety of things they can do on a computer. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen Upcoming Classes Taught by Others at North City Campus of SDCCD Continuing Education ... - These classes start within the next few weeks. - Check the paragraph at the end of this list to access info about dates, times, details, etc. - All are at the Beginning level unless indicated otherwise. ... Access (Intermediate) ... Flash (Intermediate) ... Creating a Business Plan ... Mac OS X (Tiger) Basics ... Network Administration (special topics) ... Flash (special topics) ... Digital Scrapbooking ... Photoshop (various levels) ... Photoshop (special topics) ... Photoshop Elements ... Acrobat Overview ... Acrobat Project ... QuickBooks Pro ... iLife (special topics) ... ASP.Net (Advanced) ... Second Life ... Visual Basic ... Cascading Style Sheets ... Dreamweaver (various levels) ... AUTOCad Lite (special topics) ... Excel (Intermediate) ... Open Lab every Saturday (8 am - 1 pm) in Mac lab Rm 150 ... plus additional new topics each week throughout the semester WANT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT CLASSES? -- Check my Website at complete list of classes that I'll be offering during the current semester. At the end is a link to a list of all classes offered at the North City Campus of SDCCD Continuing Education on Aero Drive -- plus a brief description of each class. -- Call (619) 388-1800, Monday through Friday. 2 . . . Upcoming Events PROGRAM . . . . . Networking DATE AND TIME . . Wednesday, January 2 ------- 7 pm SPONSOR . . . UCHUG (Under the Computer Hood Users Group) PLACE . . . . . San Diego County Office of Education . . . . . . . . 6401 Linda Vista Rd., Rm. 401 (lots of FREE parking) MAP . . . . . MISC . . . FREE -- Guests always welcome INFO . . . . . Greg Skalka at uchug@juno.com . . . . . . . . . . or PROGRAM . . . . . Computer Workshop DATE AND TIME . . Friday, January 4 -------- 6:30 pm SPONSOR . . . . . San Diego PC Users Group PLACE . . . . . 3249 Fordham Street, Bldg. 1, Room 3 MISC . . . . . FREE - Get help with your questions or bring . . . . . . . . your broken computer INFO AND MAP . . . . . PROGRAM . . . . .Questions and Answers plus mini seminars DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, January 5 ------- 9:30 am SPONSOR . . . . . Seniors Computer Group PLACE . . . . . Wesley Palms -- 2404 Loring St., Pacific Beach . . . . . . . . . . (off Highway 5 and Garnet Avenue) MISC . . . . FREE to visit; $15 per year to join INFO AND MAP . . . . . PROGRAM . . . . .Questions and Answers plus mini seminars DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, January 12 ------- 9:30 am SPONSOR . . . . . Seniors Computer Group PLACE . . . . . Wesley Palms -- 2404 Loring St., Pacific Beach . . . . . . . . . . (off Highway 5 and Garnet Avenue) MISC . . . . FREE to visit; $15 per year to join INFO AND MAP . . . . . PROGRAM . . . . . QandA DATE AND TIME . . Tuesday, January 15 -------- 6 pm SPONSOR . . . . . SD PC User Group PLACE . . . . . San Diego County Office of Education . . . . . . . . 6401 Linda Vista Rd., Annex C (lots of FREE parking) MAP . . . . . MISC . . . . . FREE -- Guests always welcome INFO . . . . . PROGRAM . . . . . TBA DATE AND TIME . . Wednesday, January 16 ------- 6 pm SPONSOR . . . . . Access User Group of San Diego PLACE . . . Scripps Miramar Ranch Branch Library (new location) . . . . . . . . . . 10301 Scripps Lake Dr. MISC . . . . . $2 donation at the door INFO . . . . . PROGRAM . . . . . Computer Workshop DATE AND TIME . . Friday, January 18 -------- 6:30 pm SPONSOR . . . . . San Diego PC Users Group PLACE . . . . . 3249 Fordham Street, Bldg. 1, Room 3 MISC . . . . . FREE - Get help with your questions or bring . . . . . . . . your broken computer INFO AND MAP . . . . . PROGRAM . . . . What do you Find in Persi? DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, January 19 -------- 9 am SPONSOR . . Computer Genealogy Society of San Diego PLACE . . . . . UCSD (see map on website) MISC . . . . . FREE to visit; $25 first year to join INFO AND MAP . . . PROGRAM . . . . .Questions and Answers plus mini seminars DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, January 19 ------- 9:30 am SPONSOR . . . . . Seniors Computer Group PLACE . . . . . Wesley Palms -- 2404 Loring St., Pacific Beach . . . . . . . . . . (off Highway 5 and Garnet Avenue) MISC . . . . FREE to visit; $15 per year to join INFO AND MAP . . . . . PROGRAM . . . . .Questions and Answers plus mini seminars DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, January 26 ------- 9:30 am SPONSOR . . . . . Seniors Computer Group PLACE . . . . . Wesley Palms -- 2404 Loring St., Pacific Beach . . . . . . . . . . (off Highway 5 and Garnet Avenue) MISC . . . . FREE to visit; $15 per year to join INFO AND MAP . . . . . 3 . . . Tips and Tricks SELECT NON-ADJACENT CELLS IN MICROSOFT EXCEL a. Click and drag to highlight cells. b. While holding down the CTRL key, click and drag to highlight non-adjacent cells. ..... CLICKING WRONG LINK ON A WEBPAGE If you click the wrong link on a Webpage, try one of the following: - Press Esc key on your keyboard which stops loading the Webpage. or - Click Stop button in your browser's toolbar. Depending on how much of the Webpage has loaded, you may still need to click the Back button in your browser's toolbar to return to where you were. Note: If you've click the wrong link and still have your left mouse button pressed down, just drag your mouse pointer off the link to a blank portion of the screen and release the mouse button. 4 . . . News You Can Use SIGNS OF A STROKE (shared by Bill Pack) MORE DETAILS ABOUT SIGNS OF A STROKE 5 . . . Interesting Sites CONTACT STATE SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES SENATE http://snipurl.com/senatecontact or http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm REPRESENTATIVES http://snipurl.com/housecontact or http://www.house.gov/house/MemberWWW.shtml 6 . . . Bits and Bytes of Humor Mirror, mirror on the wall, Do you have to tell it all? Where do you get the glaring right To make my clothes look just too tight? I think I'm fine but I can see You won't co-operate with me; The way you let the shadows play, You'd think my hair was getting grey What's that, you say? A double chin? No, that's the way the light comes in; If you persist in peering so, You'll confiscate my facial glow, And then if you're not hanging straight, You'll tell me next I'm gaining weight; I'm really quite upset with you, For giving this distorted view; I hate you being smug and wise... O, look what's happened to my thighs! I warn you now, O mirrored wall, Since we're not on speaking terms at all, If I look like this in my new jeans, You'll find yourself in smithereens!! (Author Unknown) Your source for life-long learning
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