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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 -- February 17, 2004 1 . . . Upcoming FREE Classes 2 . . . Upcoming Events 3 . . . Tips and Tricks 4 . . . News You Can Use 5 . . . Interesting Sites 6 . . . Non-Nerdy Stats 7 . . . 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). Upcoming Classes Taught by Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . . Excel Tips and Tricks DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, Feb. 17 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 pm PREREQUISITE . . . . . Excel experience or a prior Excel class MISC . . . In this class you will learn helpful tips that . . . . . . . . experienced Excel users should find useful. INSTRUCTOR . . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .How to Buy the RIGHT Computer DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, Feb. 23 TIME . . . . . 1-5 pm MISC . . . . This class is useful for anyone thinking of buying a . . . . . . . . . . computer -- or just to learn more about the computer . . . . . . . . . . you already own. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .Tips for Finding Things on the Internet DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, Feb. 23 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 pm MISC . . . . . This class is open to anyone who has experienced . . . . . . . . . . frustration finding things on the Internet. ;-) INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . . Developing a Web Page DATE . . . . . 2 Tuesdays, Feb. 24 and Mar. 2 TIME . . . . 1-5 pm MISC . . . . . This class is useful for people interesting in just . . . . . . . . . getting started in Web Development, 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 . . . . .Visio DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, Feb. 24 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 pm MISC . . . . . Microsoft's exciting program for creating flowcharts, . . . . . organization charts, floor plans, and much more. . . . . . It's amazingly easy to learn these very marketable skills! INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . Excel 97/2000/XP DATE . . . . . 3 Mondays, Mar. 1, 8, and 15 TIME . . . . . 1-5 pm INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . Top 10 Computer Problems and their Solutions DATE . . . . . 2 Mondays, Mar. 1 and 7 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 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 . . . . . Microsoft Word (97/2000/XP) DATE . . . . . 3 Tuesdays, Mar. 2, 9, and 16 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 pm INSTRUCTOR . . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . . Using Effective Web Design Concepts DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, Mar. 9 TIME . . . . . 1-5 pm MISC . . . . . Learn about what web design elements are effective . . . . . . . . . . and what should be avoided. INSTRUCTOR . . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .Windows Basics -- 98/2000/XP DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, Mar. 15 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 pm INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .Internet Tips and Tricks DATE . . . . . 2 Tuesdays, Mar. 16 and 23 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 Upcoming Classes Taught by Others at North City Center for Education and Technology (CET) ... - 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 ... Windows 98/XP File Management ... Desktop Publishing ... Digital Photos (various topics) ... Buying and Selling on eBay ... Email Basics ... Internet Basics ... Excel (Intermediate) ... PowerPoint ... Project ... Word (Intermediate) ... Cascading Style Sheets ... DHTML ... Dreamweaver (various levels) ... Dreamweaver Database Integration (Intermediate/Advanced) ... Flash (various levels) ... JavaScript ... XML - Office ... ASP.NET (Intermediate/Advanced) ... ASP.NET (various topics) ... Java Programming ... Linux Cluster Technology ... PHP and MYSQL ... C for Programmers (various levels) ... C# (C Sharp) Fundamentals ... 3D Studio Max (various topics) ... Desktop Publishing ... Final Cut Pro (Intermediate) ... Illustrator (Intermediate/Advanced) ... Image Compression ... Interactive Media Basics ... Multimedia Software Survey ... Photoshop (various levels and topics) ... Photoshop Elements (Intermediate/Advanced) ... Premiere Pro ... QuarkXpress ... Typography 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 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) 627-2553, Monday through Friday. 2 . . . Upcoming Events PROGRAM . . . . . (1) Turbo Tax 2003 (2) Email Challenges DATE AND TIME . . Tuesday, Feb. 17 -------- 6 pm SPONSOR . . . . . SD PC User 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 to this free event INFO . . . . .http://www.sdpcug.org PROGRAM . . . . . Computer Workshop DATE AND TIME . . Friday, Feb. 20 -------- 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 . . . . . Recycle Your Computers, Monitors and TVs DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, Feb. 21 ------ 8-5 pm SPONSOR . . . . . City of San Diego PLACE . . . . . Balboa Park MISC . . . . . Open to first 1,000 city and county residents who . . . . . . . . make a reservation RESERVATION . . . . . (858) 694-7000 PROGRAM . .Using a Personal Data Assistant (PDA) for Genealogy DATE AND TIME . . . Saturday, Feb. 21 ---------- 9 am SPONSOR . . . . . Computer Genealogy Society of San Diego PLACE . . . . . Tierrasanta Christian Church . . . . . . . . . . . . 11445 Tierrasanta Blvd. MISC . . . . . FREE to visit; $25 first year to join INFO AND MAP . . . . . http//www.cgssd.org PROGRAM . . . . .Questions and Answers and mini seminars DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, Feb. 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.san.rr.com/scg/events.html PROGRAM . . . . . Form Exotica and Glassbox Viewer DATE AND TIME . . Wednesday, Feb. 25 ------- 6 pm SPONSOR . . . . . Access User Group of San Diego . . . . . . . . . . Advanced Level Access Users PLACE . . . San Diego County Medical Society . . . . . . . . . . 3702 Ruffin Road, Suite 207 MISC . . . . . $2 donation at the door INFO . . . . . http://www.augsd.org/ PROGRAM . . . NanoBio Business DATE AND TIME . . Thursday, Feb. 26 ------- 4-9 pm SPONSORS . . . . .Pillsbury Winthrop (with Techiguru.com, . . . Strategic Synergy Group, and ASME Nanotechnology Inst.) PLACE . . . . . UCSD CONNECT La Jolla Professional Center . . . . . . . . 8950 Villa La Jolla Drive Suite A124 . . . . . . . . (in the Salk and Jacobs conference rooms) MISC . . . Contact Petar Stojadinovic at petar@nanosig.org . . . . . . . . or at (858) 776-9352 if you would like to be a speaker . . . . . . . . to obtain a free pass to attend the program. PROGRAM . . . . . Xilinx Embedded Processors DATE AND TIME . . Thursday, Feb. 26 -------- 6:30 pm SPONSOR . . . . . SD Association for Computing Machinery PLACE . . . . . Sun Microsystems . . . . . . . . 9540 Towne Center Drive, Building SAN05 MISC . . . . . Guests always welcome for $3 or $5 charge INFO AND RSVP . . http://sdacm.org/meet.htm or (858) 452-8701 PROGRAM . . . . .Questions and Answers and mini seminars DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, Feb. 28 ------- 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 . . . .NET 101 and Creating Dynamic Themes/Skins DATE AND TIME . . Tuesday, March 2 ------- 6 pm SPONSOR . . . . . SD .Net Developers Group PLACE . . . . . Ericsson, Inc. - 6455 Lusk Blvd, Bldg. #E MISC . . . . . FREE; doors close at 7 pm so please arrive early INFO . . . . . http://www.sddotnetdg.org/ PROGRAM . . . . . PaintShopPro DATE AND TIME . . Wednesday, March 3 ------- 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 to this free event INFO . . . . . Greg Skalka at uchug@juno.com . . . . . . . . . . or http://www.uchug.org PROGRAM . . . . . Computer Workshop DATE AND TIME . . Friday, March 5 -------- 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 and mini seminars DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, March 6 ------- 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 . . . . . Microsoft OLAP DATE AND TIME . . Tuesday, March 9 --------- 6 pm SPONSOR . . . . . SD SQL Server User Group PLACE . . . Microsoft Office -- 9255 Towne Centre Drive, #400 MISC . . . . . FREE INFO . . . . . http://www.sdsqlug.org PROGRAM . . . . . TBA DATE AND TIME . . Thursday, March 11 ------- 6 pm SPONSOR . . . . . Access User Group of San Diego . . . . . . . . . . Novice/Intermediate Level Access Users PLACE . . . San Diego County Medical Society . . . . . . . . . . 3702 Ruffin Road, Suite 207 MISC . . . . . $2 donation at the door INFO . . . . . http://www.augsd.org/ PROGRAM . . . . .Questions and Answers and mini seminars DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, March 13 ------- 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 . . . . .Questions and Answers and mini seminars DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, March 20 ------- 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 3 . . . Tips and Tricks >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Got a question? Post it on Our Message Board. Go to http://www.iteachyou.com Click Ask a Question >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> STOP THE FOLLOWING ERROR MESSAGE: 'Do you Wish to Debug?' Unless you are a programmer, you have should turn off this annoying error message that appears frequently when you are accessing Websites: - Click Start - Control Panel (or Start - Settings - Control Panel). - Click Switch to Classic View if you see it listed on the left side of your screen. - Double-click to open Internet Options. - Click Advanced. - Scroll down to Browsing category. - Click to place a checkmark by 'Disable script debugging.' - Click to remove a checkmark that may appear by 'Display a Notification About Every Script Error.' - Click Apply (if available) - Click OK. ----- SMOOTHER FONTS ON SCREEN - Right-click on blank portion of Windows Desktop screen. - Click Properties. - Click Appearance tab. - Click Effects button. - Click to place a checkmark by Use the Following Method to Smooth Edges...' - Click ClearType in drop-down menu. - Click OK. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Got a question? Post it on Our Message Board. http://www.iteachyou.com Click Ask a Question >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 4 . . . News You Can Use COUPLE NAMES SON VERSION 2.0 HOLLAND, Mich. (AP) Tacking Jr. or II onto a boy's name is too common, a new father decided, so the self-described engineering geek took a software approach to naming his newborn son. Jon Blake Cusack talked his wife, Jamie, into naming their son Jon Blake Cusack 2.0. After 2.0's birth, the Cusacks sent out an electronic birth announcement. 'I wrote in the birth announcement e-mail stuff, like there's a lot of features from version 1.0 with additional features from Jamie.' Copyright 2004 The Associated Press Full article available at http://snipurl.com/namebaby 5 . . . Interesting Site FAMOUS QUOTATIONS http://www.brainyquote.com 6 . . . Non-Nerdy Stats FROM DUMMIES E-TIPS... If you were to print an entire Excel worksheet grid on paper, you would need a sheet that is approximately... ... 21 feet wide by 1,365 feet long ----- Did You Know? - The average day is actually 23 hours, 56 minutes and 4.09 seconds. We have a leap year every four years to make up for this shortfall. - An average of 61,000 people are airborne over the U.S. during any given hour. - The world's youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910. - More than half the time spent in United States courts is cases that involve automobiles. - After the U.S Civil War, about 33 to 50 percent of all U.S. paper currency in circulation was counterfeit. - Parrots, most famous of all talking birds, rarely acquire a vocabulary of more than twenty words. However, Tymhoney Greys and African Greys have been known to carry vocabularies in excess of 100 words. - Pandas spend about 12 hours a day eating bamboo. - In one year, hens in America lay enough eggs to encircle the globe a hundred times. - A 4-inch-long abalone can grip a rock with a force of 400 pounds. Two grown men are incapable of prying it up. 7 . . . Bits and Bytes of Humor Even the most advanced programs from Norton or McAfee cannot take care of this one. It appears to affect those who were born prior to 1970. Symptoms: 1. Causes you to send the same e-mail twice. 2. Causes you to send a blank e-mail. 3. Causes you to send e-mail to the wrong person. 4. Causes you to send it back to the person who sent it to you. 5. Causes you to forget to attach the attachment. 6. Causes you to hit SEND before you've finished. 7. Causes you to hit DELETE instead of SEND. 8. Causes you to hit SEND when you should DELETE. It's called the .......... C-Nile Virus. 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