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At the bottom are links to all prior issues. Net Happenings sent out on January 22, 2003. Hi, As you requested, I am sending Net Happenings to you. Please let me know if your e-mail address changes so I can continue sending you Net Happenings. Also, let me know if you'd rather NOT receive these postings. Remember, I will never sell, trade, lend, or leak your e-mail address to any other individual or organization. To view prior issues of Net Happenings... ...go to my Web site at http://www.iteachyou.com ...click Net Happenings newsletters ...scroll to bottom and click link to each previous issue. Gini Pedersen San Diego Community College District Instructor, Internet and Computer Applications http://www.iteachyou.com Hi, As you requested, I am sending Net Happenings to you. In addition to info about upcoming classes and events, I try to give you helpful ideas about using computers and the Internet -- and always some humor. Please let me know if your e-mail address changes so I can continue sending you Net Happenings. Also, let me know if you'd rather NOT receive these postings. Remember, I will never sell, trade, lend, or leak your e-mail address to any other individual or organization. To view prior issues of Net Happenings... 1. Go to my Website at http://www.iteachyou.com 2. Click Net Happenings newsletters. 3. Scroll to bottom and click link to each previous issue. Gini Pedersen Instructor, Internet and Computer Applications San Diego Community College District North City Center for Education and Technology http://www.iteachyou.com If you live outside of Southern California -- OR -- if you are just not in the market for new classes or events... ... then Page Down on your keyboard to the start of Section 3 for some Tips and Tricks, humor, etc. CONTENTS -- January 22, 2003 1 . . . Upcoming FREE Classes 2 . . . Upcoming Events 3 . . . Tips and Tricks 4 . . . Interesting Sites 5 . . . Non-Nerdy Stats 6 . . . Bits and Bytes of Humor If you have a question about anything contained in this e-newsletter, please post your question on Our Message Board at http://www.iteachyou.com (click Ask a Question) And now to begin . . . 1 . . . Upcoming FREE Classes Following are highlights of some upcoming classes at the North City CET at 8401 Aero Drive -- one of SD Community College's Centers for Education and Technology (CET). *** ARRIVE EARLY -- SOME CLASSES FILL EARLY *** Upcoming Classes Taught by Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .Improving Your Computer's Performance . . (listed as Computer Performance, Protection, etc. on schedules) DATE . . . . . 4 Mondays, Jan. 27, Feb. 3, 10, and 24 TIME . . . . . 1-5 pm MISC . . . . . In this class you will learn how to improve your . . . . . . . . . . computer's performance, prevent and solve . . . . . . . . . . problems, and much more. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .Introduction to Computers DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, Jan. 27 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 pm MISC . . This class is designed for beginners who either . . . . . . . . haven't worked work 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 . . . . .PowerPoint DATE . . . . . 2 Tuesdays, Jan. 28 and Feb. 4 TIME . . . . . 1-5 pm INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .Developing a Webpage DATE . . . . . 2 Tuesdays, Jan. 28 and Feb. 4 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 pm MISC . . . . This class is useful for people interesting 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...and you will receive helpful . . . . . . . . . handouts. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .Windows 98/2000/XP DATE . . . . . 2 Mondays, Feb. 3 and 10 TIME . . . . . 1-5 pm INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .Access DATE . . . . . 2 Tuesdays, Feb. 11 and 18 TIME . . . . . 1-5 pm INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .Webpage: Techniques for Effective Webpage Design DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, Feb. 11 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 pm MISC . . . . . Learn about what design elements are effective . . . . . . . . . . and what should be avoided. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen Upcoming Classes Taught by Others at North City Center for Education and Technology... - These classes start within the next few weeks. - Click the link at the end of this list to see the date, time, etc. - Click the link at the end to see details about each topic. - All are at the Beginning level unless indicated otherwise. ... 3D Studio Max ... Acrobat ... AutoCAD ... C Programming Fundamentals ... Dreamweaver ... Dreamweaver UltraDev ... Excel ... Final Cut Pro ... Flash ... Flash MX Developer ... HTML Fundamentals ... Illustrator ... iMovie ... Linux ... Mac Basics ... Open Lab every Saturday (8am-2pm) in Mac lab Room 140 ... Oracle ... Photoshop ... Photoshop Tips and Tricks ... PHP and MYSQL ... Premiere ... Prepress ... Promoting a Design Business ... QuarkXpress ... Typography ... VB.NET ... Web Optimization ... XML Fundamentals IN ADDITION... We also offer many free classes with at our classroom at Datel Computer Center at 5636 Ruffin Road in Kearny Mesa. For classes at this site ONLY, you must pre-register by calling (858) 627-2545 Mondays through Thursdays, 8 am to 8 pm or Fridays 8 am to 3:30 pm. Following are some upcoming classes at our Datel site: ... Introduction to Computers ... Windows ... CD Burning ... Digital Camera Basics ... File Management ... Photoshop Elements ... QuickBooks ... Scanning Basics ... Excel - various special topics ... PowerPoint ... Word ... Internet Basics ... Email Basics ... Internet Searches ... ASP.NET (Intermediate) ... Dreamweaver ... Flash ... XML ... VB.NET WANT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ANY CLASSES? -- Check my Website at http://www.iteachyou.com to see a complete list of classes that I'll be offering through the Spring 2003 semester. At the end of that list is a link to a list of all classes offered at the North City Center for Education and Technology on Aero Drive -- plus details about each class. -- Call (858) 627-2545, Monday through Friday. 2 . . . Upcoming Events Note: Occasionally event details change. Check the Website listed for updated details. PROGRAM . . . . . Q and A and mini seminars DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, Jan. 25 ------- 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 . . . . . http://home.san.rr.com/scg/events.html PROGRAM . . . . . Q and A and mini seminars DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, Feb. 1 ------- 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 . . . . . http://home.san.rr.com/scg/events.html gd PROGRAM . . . . . VB.NET DATE AND TIME . . Tuesday, Feb. 4 ------- 6 pm SPONSOR . . . . . San Diego Visual Basic User Group PLACE . . . . . Ericsson, Inc. - 6455 Lusk Blvd, Bldg. #E MISC . . . . . FREE; doors close at 7 pm so please arrive early INFO . . . . . http://www.sdvbug.org PROGRAM . . . . . Discussion of General Computing DATE AND TIME . . Wednesday, Feb. 5 ------- 7 pm SPONSOR . . . UCHUG (Under the Computer Hood Users Group) PLACE . . . . . San Diego County Office of Education . . . . . . . . . . 6401 Linda Vista Rd., Rm. 202 (lots of free parking) MAP . . . . . http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/jrrtc/facility/visit.htm MISC . . . . . FREE -- Guests always welcome to this free event INFO . . . . . Greg Skalka at uchug@juno.com . . . . . . . . . . or http://www.uchug.org PROGRAM . . . . . Linux for Small Businesses DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, Feb. 8 ------- 10 am - 3 pm SPONSOR . . . . . San Diego Computer Society PLACE . . . . . San Diego County Office of Education . . . . . . . . . . 6401 Linda Vista Rd. (lots of free parking) MISC . . . . . Free; stay for some -- or all -- of the presentations INFO . . . . . http://www.sdcs.org PROGRAM . . . . . Q and A and mini seminars DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, Feb. 8 ------- 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 . . . . . http://home.san.rr.com/scg/events.html PROGRAM . . . . . Keyboard Shortcuts and Productivity Tips . . . . . . . . . . for using MS Access DATE AND TIME . . Thursday, Feb. 13 ------- 6 pm SPONSOR . . . . . Access User Group of San Diego . . . . . . . . . . Beginning/Intermediate Level Access Users PLACE . . . . . Microsoft - 9255 Towne Center Dr. MISC . . . . . $1 donation at the door INFO . . . . . http://www.augsd.org/ 3 . . . Tips and Tricks In a prior issue of Net Happenings and in several classes I've recommended the free version of Ad-Aware by Lavasoftusa.com for detecting and removing spyware, adware, and scumware entities from your computer. Although many of these 'ware' thingies that are found on a computer are not very invasive, everyone should still be concerned about the most major of the threats -- identity theft. In the past, many security experts have recommended using the free Ad-Aware program that is downloadable from Lavasoftusa.com. However, recent articles I've read are now recommending against this free program since, apparently, Lavasoftusa.com isn't releasing the periodic updates necessary to keep this product really useful to everyone. To read more -- and to get recommendations of better spyware protection utilities, go to the source of one of my favorite e-newsletters at http://www.langa.com and read Section 3 of the 1/13/03 issue. Personally, I'm giving PestPatrol ($40) a try right now -- http://www.pestpatrol.com You can download a demo version of PestPatrol for free that will allow you to look for but not delete spyware components. So far it has found many low-risk adware components. ..... Word Keyboard Shortcuts Galore (thanks to Dick Lennon for uncovering this great resource) For a comprehensive list of keyboard shortcuts you can use in the latest few versions of Microsoft Word... - Open Word. - Click TOOLS - MACRO - MACROS - Click down-facing arrow to the right of the 'Macros In' field. - Click Word Commands. - Scroll down and click List Commands. - Click Run. - Click to place a dot by 'Current Menu and Keyboard Settings' in the List Commands dialog box. - Click OK. - Click FILE - PRINT and click OK if you want to print out the entire 9+ page list. 4 . . . Interesting Sites CELL PHONE DEAD ZONES (listed in San Diego Union Tribune newspaper 1/03) http://ucan.org/cellphonedeadzones http://www.deadcellzones.com GREAT PRICES ON USED BOOKS http://www.addall.com 5 . . . Non-Nerdy Stats DID YOU KNOW? - The numbers on opposite sites of a die always add up to 7. - It takes 1 ton of ore to produce 1 gold wedding ring. - The leech has 32 brains -- 31 more than a human - Every hour, nearly 12,500 puppies are born in the United States. - It has been estimated that the typical American will spend an average of 2 years of his/her life reading newspapers. - An ant can survive for up to 2 weeks underwater. - The height of the 984-foot-tall Eiffel Tower varies, depending on the temperature, by as much as 6 inches. 6 . . . Bits and Bytes of Humor More great things about getting older..... -- People call at 9 pm and ask, 'Did I wake you?' -- People no longer view you as a hypochondriac. -- There is nothing left to learn the hard way. -- You enjoy hearing about other people's operations. -- You have a party and the neighbors don't even realize it. -- You quit trying to hold your stomach in, no matter who walks into the room. -- You sing along with elevator music. -- Your eyes won't get much worse. -- You can't remember who sent you this list. Your source for life-long learning
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