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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 30, 2009 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 130... TOPIC . . . . . Introduction to Computers DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, February 2 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, February 2 and 9 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 . . . . Windows File Management DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, February 3 TIME . . . . . 1-5 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 . . . . Microsoft PowerPoint DATE . . . . . 2 Tuesdays, February 3 and 10 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, February 9 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 TOPIC . . . . .Microsoft Excel DATE . . . . . 3 Tuesdays, February 10, 17, and 24 TIME . . . . . 1-5 pm MISC . . . . . Excel is Microsoft's popular spreadsheet . . . application that is bundled with all versions of MSOffice. . . . It can be used for many tasks such as budgets, charts, . . . databases, and more. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . . Buying and Selling on eBay DATE . . . . . 2 Tuesdays, February 17 and 24 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 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 . . . . . Microsoft Word DATE . . . . . 3 Mondays, February 23, March 2 and 9 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 . . . . .Internet Tips and Tricks DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, February 23 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. 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. … Internet Marketing … Typography … Dreamweaver (various levels) … Photoshop (various levels) … Photoshop (special topics) … JavaScript … Crystal Reports … PHP and MySQL … Excel (Advanced) … ASP.Net (Intermediate) … Graphic Design Essentials … Joomla … Microsoft Publisher … Blogging for Profit … Digital Photography … InDesign … Flash (various levels) … Flash (special topics) … Office 2003 and 2007 Compared … Excel 2007 … Outlook 2007 ... Open Lab every Saturday (10 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 http://www.iteachyou.com to see a 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 . . . . . USB TV Tuners and More DATE AND TIME . . Wednesday, February 4 ------- 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/map.asp MISC . . . FREE -- Guests always welcome INFO . . . . . Greg Skalka at uchug@juno.com . . . . . . . . . . or http://www.uchug.org PROGRAM . . . . .Questions and Answers plus mini seminars DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, February 7 ------- 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.roadrunner.com/~scg/events.html PROGRAM . . . . .Questions and Answers plus mini seminars DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, February 14 ------- 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.roadrunner.com/~scg/events.html PROGRAM . . . . . TBA DATE AND TIME . . Tuesday, February 17 -------- 7 pm SPONSOR . . . . . San Diego PC Users Group PLACE . . . . . San Diego County Office of Education . . . . . . . . 6401 Linda Vista Rd. (lots of FREE parking) MAP . . . . . http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/map.asp MISC . . . . . FREE -- Guests always welcome INFO . . . . .http://www.sdpcug.org PROGRAM . . . . . TBA DATE AND TIME . . Wednesday, February 18 ------- 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 . . . . . http://www.augsd.org/ PROGRAM . . . . . TBA DATE AND TIME . . Thursday, February 19 --------- 6 pm SPONSOR . . . . . SD SQL Server User Group PLACE . . . UCSD Sorrento Mesa Extension . . . . . 6925 Lusk Blvd. (AT and T 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, February 21 ------- 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.roadrunner.com/~scg/events.html PROGRAM . . . . Using Google for your Genealogy DATE AND TIME . .Saturday, February 21 ---------- 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 . . . http://www.cgssd.org 3 . . . Tips and Tricks HARD DRIVE ERASER http://www.heidi.ie/node/6 Free, highly-respected program for completely eliminating all information on your hard disk drive. ….. CHANGE FORMAT OF A DATE IN EXCEL a. Highlight a column or just specific cells you want to affect. b. Office 2007 only: Click HOME - FORMAT (in CELLS section) c. Click FORMAT - CELLS d. Click Number tab; click Date in Category list and follow directions on the screen. ….. CREATE MULTIPLE COLUMNS IN WORD a. Click FORMAT - COLUMNS (or PAGE LAYOUT - COLUMNS in PAGE SETUP section in Office 2007). b. Follow the directions on the screen. 4 . . . News You Can Use Safety Tip -- 511 Roadside Assistance (shared by Don King) http://www.511sd.com Are you aware that, if you have car trouble on any San Diego freeway or highway, you can make a free cell phone call to 511 to obtain roadside assistance? This quick connection to the 'Mobile Callbox' is just one of the free travel-related services provided by SANDAG's state-of-the-art 511 traveler information service that is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. 5 . . . Interesting Sites IMAGES FROM 'LIFE' MAGAZINE -- 1860s to 1970s (shared by Bill Pack) http://images.google.com/hosted/life ….. BUYING A NEW COMPUTER? Before you buy a new computer, print out this checklist I created so you are more likely to get the right one. http://www.iteachyou.com/shoplist.htm 6 . . . Bits and Bytes of Humor Just before the funeral services, the undertaker came up to the elderly widow and asked, 'How old was your husband?' '98,' she replied. 'Two years older than me' 'So you're 96,' the undertaker commented. She responded, 'Hardly worth going home, is it?' ….. Reporter interviewing a 104-year-old woman: 'And what do you think is the best thing about being 104?' the reporter asked. She simply replied, 'No peer pressure.' ….. I've sure gotten old! It's scary when you start making the same noises as your coffee maker. ….. These days about half the stuff in my shopping cart says, Your source for life-long learning
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