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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 22, 2005 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 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 Campus at 8401 Aero Drive -- one of SD Community College District's Continuing Education Campuses: Upcoming Classes Taught by Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .Tips for Finding Things on the Internet DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, January 24 TIME . . . . . 1-5 pm MISC . . . . . This class is open to anyone who has experienced . . . . . . . . . . frustration finding things on the Internet. ;-) . . . . . . . . . You will receive helpful handouts. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .Internet Tips and Tricks DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, January 24 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 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. NOTE . . . . . This class was originally listed as 2 sessions on . . . . . . . . . . . some class schedules. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .Windows Tips and Tricks DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, January 25 TIME . . . . . 1-5 pm MISC . . . . . Suggested prerequisite: Windows experience. . . . . . . . . In this class you will learn useful tips that . . . . . . . . experienced Windows users should find useful. . . . . . . . . You will receive helpful handouts. NOTE . . This class was not listed on some class schedules. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .Word Tips and Tricks DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, January 25 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 pm MISC . . . . . Suggested prerequisite: Word experience. . . . . . . . . In this class you will learn useful tips that . . . . . . . . experienced Word users should find useful. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .Introduction to Computers DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, January 31 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 TOPIC . . . . . Developing a Webpage using HTML DATE . . . . . 2 Mondays, January 31 and February 7 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. INSTRUCTOR . . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . Top 10 Computer Problems and their Solutions DATE . . . . . 2 Tuesdays, February 1 and 8 TIME . . . . . 1-5 pm MISC . . . This class will help both home and business users . . . . . . . . . prevent and solve common problems, improve . . . . . . . . . performance, and generally help you become a . . . . . . . . . more-informed computer user. You will receive . . . . . . . . . helpful handouts. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .PowerPoint DATE . . . . . 2 Tuesdays, February 1 and 8 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. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .Windows Basics -- 98/2000/XP DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, February 7 TIME . . . . . 1-5 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 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. ... Open Lab every Saturday (8am-1pm) in Mac lab Room 150 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 Fall 2004 semesters. At the end of that list is a link to a list of all classes offered at the North City Campus of SDCCD Continuing Education on Aero Drive -- plus details about each class. -- Call (858) 627-2553, Monday through Friday. 2 . . . Upcoming Events PROGRAM . . . . . Mini Seminars DATE AND TIME . . Thursday, Jan. 27 -------- 10 am SPONSOR . . . . . Rancho Bernardo Computer Club PLACE . . . . .Rancho Bernardo Library - Community Room . . . . . . . . 17110 Bernardo Center Drive (lots of FREE parking) MISC . . . . . FREE -- Guests always welcome INFO . . . . . . 858-487-6585 PROGRAM . . . . .Questions and Answers plus mini seminars DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, Jan. 29 ------- 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 . . . . . Implementing .NET Applications . . . . . . . . . . Using Conceptual Models DATE AND TIME . . Tuesday, Feb. 1 ------- 6 pm SPONSOR . . . . . SD .Net Developers Group PLACE . . . . . Qualcomm Inc. . . . . San Diego Design Center Aud. - Bldg. E (Main Building) . . . . 6455 Lusk Blvd., San Diego MISC . . . FREE to visit INFO . . . . . http://www.sddotnetdg.org/ PROGRAM . . . . . Wi-Fi Wireless Wonders DATE AND TIME . . Wednesday, Feb. 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 . . . . . http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/jrrtc/facility/visit.htm MISC . . . FREE -- Guests always welcome INFO . . . . . Greg Skalka at uchug@juno.com . . . . . . . . . . or http://www.uchug.org PROGRAM . . . . . Computer Workshop DATE AND TIME . . Friday, Feb. 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 . . . . . http://sdpcug.org/workshops.htm PROGRAM . . . . .Questions and Answers plus mini seminars DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, Feb. 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 . . . . . http://home.san.rr.com/scg/events.html PROGRAM . . . . Search Engine Optimization and Ranking Info DATE AND TIME . . Monday, Feb. 7 --------- 7 pm SPONSOR . . . SD Search Engine Optimization Meetup Group PLACE . . Sign up and you will receive the location of next meeting MISC . . . . . FREE INFO . . . . . http://www.seo-specialists.org PROGRAM . . . . . TBA DATE AND TIME . . Tuesday, Feb. 8 --------- 6 pm SPONSOR . . . . . SD SQL Server User Group PLACE . . . UCSD Sorrento Mesa Extension . . . . . 6925 Lusk Blvd. (ATandT Building) MAP . http://www.extension.ucsd.edu/image/img_mapLaJolla.gif MISC . . . . . FREE INFO . . . . . http://www.sdsqlug.org PROGRAM . . . . .Questions and Answers plus mini seminars DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, Feb. 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 . . . . . http://home.san.rr.com/scg/events.html PROGRAM . . . Computer Training for the Visually Impaired DATE/TIME . . Ongoing -- Call to arrange an intake and schedule SPONSOR . . . . . San Diego Center for the Blind PLACE . . . (1) 5922 El Cajon Blvd., San Diego -- (619) 583-1542 . . . . . . . . . (2) 1385 Bonair Rd., Vista -- (760) 758-5956 MISC . . . . . FREE to the visually impaired/blind. No previous . . . . computer skills are required. Instruction in adaptive software . . . . such as Zoom Text, Window Eyes and Jaws is used to access . . . . word processing, data entry, e-mail and the Internet. INFO . . . .http://www.sdcb.org (or phone numbers listed above) PROGRAM . . . . . Computer Museum of America DATE AND TIME . . Tuesdays thru Saturdays ----- 10am-5pm SPONSOR . . . . . Coleman College PLACE . . . . . 7380 Parkway Drive, La Mesa ADMISSION FEE . . . . . $1-2 INFO . . . . . http://www.computer-museum.org 3 . . . Tips and Tricks >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Got a question? Post it on Our Message Board. Go to http://www.iteachyou.com Click Ask a Question >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Choices for Retrieving the Photos from your Digital Camera (excerpted from article at http://www.komando.com) Q. I received a digital camera for Christmas. I've taken some pictures, but I'm embarrassed to say that I don't know how to get them off the camera. The instructions are so poorly written that I can't understand them. Do I take it to the drugstore? A. There are several ways to download the pictures. And, in fact, many drugstores will take the pictures off the camera (download them) and make prints for you. But you'll probably want to download them yourself and store them on your home computer. So, let's discuss how that is done. 1. Cameras come with software. If you install that, it will guide you through the downloading of the images. This software probably also includes rudimentary editing features. That should help you get rid of red-eye and other common problems. 2. You don't have to use the downloading software. Open Windows Explorer. Typically, cameras connect to the computer's universal serial bus (USB) port using a cable. The camera should show up in Windows Explorer as another drive--probably D: or E:, depending on how many hard drives you have. The pictures will be in the right pane. I would create folders with specific dates or events under My Pictures (C:\My Documents\My Pictures). Store your pictures there. 3. Use a card reader. This has the benefit of not depleting your camera's battery. If you buy a card reader, be sure it can handle your type of memory card. Most can read several types. Card readers don't usually have software. To use one, open Windows Explorer. The card reader should show up as a new drive. Click it, and the pictures will be displayed as files in the right pane. Again, copy them to a new home. 4. Hook the camera directly to a printer. You can make prints without using the computer. A liquid crystal display on the printer shows the pictures. You can also view them on the camera's LCD screen. Paper and ink are expensive, so only print the ones you really want. If you want to keep the original files, you still must download them to a computer or other storage device. See above. 5. Most drugstores will remove the card from the camera and make a contact sheet for you. You pick which pictures you want. The drugstore also can produce a CD with your files. Many also have kiosks where you can make your own prints. They can show you how to use the kiosks. While we're on the subject, here are a couple more digital camera tips. In addition, if you don't want to make prints of the pictures, you can upload the pictures to a photo-sharing site. All of these sites work pretty much the same. You sign up for a free account and create a photo album. You then upload your pictures from your computer. From the photo-sharing Web site, you send invitations to others to view the pictures or order the prints that you want. Here are some to check out: Ofoto -- http://www.ofoto.com Shutterfly -- http://www.shutterfly.com Yahoo! Photos -- http://photos.yahoo.com 4 . . . News You Can Use Perishable Credit Card Numbers Take the Fear out of Web Shopping http://snipurl.com/bltc or http://biz.yahoo.com/brn/041224/14179_1.html 5 . . . Interesting Site Fun Puzzle about U.S. Geography http://snipurl.com/amyq or http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/states_experiment_drag-drop_Intermed_State15s_500.html 6 . . . Bits and Bytes of Humor Poem for Seniors A row of bottles on my shelf Caused me to analyze myself. One yellow pill I have to pop Goes to my heart so it won't stop. A little white one that I take Goes to my hands so they won't shake. The blue ones that I use a lot Tell me I'm happy when I'm not. The purple pill goes to my brain And tells me that I have no pain. The capsules tell me not to wheeze Or cough or choke or even sneeze. The red ones, smallest of them all Go to my blood so I won't fall. The orange ones, very big and bright Prevent my leg cramps in the night. Such an array of brilliant pills Helping to cure all kinds of ills. But what I'd really like to know........... Is what tells each one where to go! There's always a lot to be thankful for if you take time to look for it. For example I am sitting here thinking how nice it is that wrinkles don't hurt. ..... In a few days I'll be deleting the Holiday Humor link on my website until the start of the holiday season next year. Check it out now. http://www.iteachyou.com/holiday/holiday26.htm Your source for life-long learning
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