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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 -- March 4, 2010 1 . . . Upcoming FREE Classes 2 . . . Upcoming Events 3 . . . Tips and Tricks 4 . . . News You Can Use 5 . . . 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 . . . . .Microsoft Excel 2007/2003 -- Beginning/Intermediate DATE . . . . . 3 Mondays, March 8, 15, and 22 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 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. We will be using Excel 2007 in class, . . . but the handouts will also include steps for Excel 2003. NOTE . . . This class usually fills so be sure to arrive at least . . . 20 minutes before the start of the first session to ensure . . . your place in class. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .Windows Tips and Tricks (all versions of Windows) DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, March 9 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 and cover various . . . . . . . . versions of the Windows operating system. NOTE . . This class was not listed on some class schedules. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .Internet and Email Basics DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, March 9 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 pm MISC . . . . . This class is designed for people who are truly new to . . . . . . . . . . the Internet. The only prerequisite for this class is . . . . . . . . . . a class in Windows Basics or equivalent experience. . . . . . . . . . . You will receive a helpful handout. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . . Buying and Selling on eBay DATE . . . . . 2 Tuesdays, March 16 and 23 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 . . . . . Protecting Yourself on the Internet DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, March 16 TIME . . . . 5:30-9 pm MISC . . . . . Learn about how to prevent viruses, spyware, hackers . . . . . . . . . . phishing, and other online security threats. Antivirus . . . . . . . . . . software is not enough! You will receive a helpful . . . . . . . . . . handout in class. INSTRUCTOR . . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . . Microsoft Word Tips and Tricks 2007/2003 DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, March 22 TIME . . . . 1-5 pm MISC . . . . . Suggested prerequisite: Word experience. . . . . . . . . In this class you will learn useful tips that . . . . . . . . experienced Word users should find useful. . . . . . . . . We will be using Word 2007 in class, but the . . . . . . . . handouts will also include steps for Word 2003. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . . Microsoft Excel Tips and Tricks 2007/2003 DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, March 23 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. . . . . . . . . We will be using Excel 2007 in class, but the handouts . . . . . . . . will also include steps for Excel 2003. INSTRUCTOR . . . . . Gini Pedersen NOTE: Spring Break = March 28 - April 3 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. ... Flash ... Flash (special topics) ... Dreamweaver (various levels) ... Rapid Website Development ... Photoshop ... Photoshop Elements (Intermediate) ... Premiere ... In Design (Intermediate) ... Illustrator (Intermediate) ... After Effects ... Visual Basic.NET ... ASP.NET ... QuickBooks (Intermediate) ... Design Portfolios and Self-Promotion ... Create a Newsletter using Adobe In Design ... Open Lab every Saturday (1 pm - 4 pm) in Mac lab Rm 150 … Open Lab every T W Th (8:30 - 12:30 pm) in PC lab Rm 117 ... 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 Thursday. 2 . . . Upcoming Events PROGRAM . . Traveling Europe with a Computer . . . . . . . . . . . and Navigation System DATE AND TIME . . Monday, March 8 -------- 10 am SPONSOR . . . . . San Diego PC Users Group PLACE . . . . . Wesley Palms -- 2404 Loring St., Pacific Beach . . . . . . . . . . (off Highway 5 and Garnet Avenue) DIRECTIONS . . . Highway 5 to Grand/Garnet/Balboa exit . . . . . . . . . . West on Garnet (for 0.5 miles) . . . . . . . . . . Right on Soledad Mt. Rd. (for 0.6 miles) . . . . . . . . . . Right on Loring (for 0.2 miles) MISC . . . . . FREE -- Guests always welcome INFO . . . . .http://www.sdpcug.org PROGRAM..........Consumer Protection Day . . . . . Learn how to prevent and fight back against fraud, . . . . . identity theft, and insure data security DATE and TIME . . Saturday, March 13 --- 9:30 am - 2:30 pm SPONSORS . .Various State, Fed, Local Law Enforcement Agencies PLACE.....Scottish Rite Event Center in Mission Valley . . . South side of Hwy. 8 east of Texas St. - lots of free parking MISC . . . . . FREE; lots of prizes will be given INFO AND MAP . . . . No reservations required to attend PROGRAM . . . . . Questions and Answers plus 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 DIRECTIONS . . . Highway 5 to Grand/Garnet/Balboa exit . . . . . . . . . . West on Garnet (for 0.5 miles) . . . . . . . . . . Right on Soledad Mt. Rd. (for 0.6 miles) . . . . . . . . . . Right on Loring (for 0.2 miles) INFO AND MAP . http://home.roadrunner.com/~scg/events.html PROGRAM . . . . . Building a Database and Query DATE AND TIME . . Wednesday, March 17 ------- 6 pm SPONSOR . . . . . Access User Group of San Diego PLACE . . . Scripps Miramar Ranch Branch Library . . . . . . . . . . 10301 Scripps Lake Dr. MISC . . . . . $2 donation at the door INFO . . . . . http://www.augsd.org/ PROGRAM . . . . . TBA DATE AND TIME . . Thursday, March 18 --------- 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 . . Everything You Wanted to Know . . . . . . . . . . About Footnote.com DATE and TIMES. . Saturday, March 20 ----- 9 am SPONSOR . . . Computer Genealogy Society of San Diego PLACE . . . UCSD (see map on web site) MISC . . . FREE to visit; $25 first year to join INFO AND MAP . . . http//www.cgssd.org PROGRAM . . . . .Questions and Answers plus 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) DIRECTIONS . . . Highway 5 to Grand/Garnet/Balboa exit . . . . . . . . . . West on Garnet (for 0.5 miles) . . . . . . . . . . Right on Soledad Mt. Rd. (for 0.6 miles) . . . . . . . . . . Right on Loring (for 0.2 miles) INFO AND MAP . http://home.roadrunner.com/~scg/events.html PROGRAM . . . . .Questions and Answers plus mini seminars DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, March 27 ------- 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 DIRECTIONS . . . Highway 5 to Grand/Garnet/Balboa exit . . . . . . . . . . West on Garnet (for 0.5 miles) . . . . . . . . . . Right on Soledad Mt. Rd. (for 0.6 miles) . . . . . . . . . . Right on Loring (for 0.2 miles) INFO AND MAP . http://home.roadrunner.com/~scg/events.html PROGRAM . . . . .Questions and Answers plus mini seminars DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, April 3 ------- 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 DIRECTIONS . . . Highway 5 to Grand/Garnet/Balboa exit . . . . . . . . . . West on Garnet (for 0.5 miles) . . . . . . . . . . Right on Soledad Mt. Rd. (for 0.6 miles) . . . . . . . . . . Right on Loring (for 0.2 miles) INFO AND MAP . http://home.roadrunner.com/~scg/events.html PROGRAM . . . . . TBA DATE AND TIME . . Wednesday, April 7 ------- 7 pm SPONSOR . . . UCHUG (Under the Computer Hood Users Group) PLACE . . . . . Wesley Palms (new location!) . . . . . . . . . . 2404 Loring (between Hwy 5 and Pacific Beach) DIRECTIONS . . . Highway 5 to Grand/Garnet/Balboa exit . . . . . . . . . . West on Garnet (for 0.5 miles) . . . . . . . . . . Right on Soledad Mt. Rd. (for 0.6 miles) . . . . . . . . . . Right on Loring (for 0.2 miles) MISC . . . FREE -- Guests always welcome INFO . . . . . Greg Skalka at uchug@juno.com . . . . . . . . . . or http://www.uchug.org 3 . . . Tips and Tricks CLEAR FORMATTING ON AN EXCEL WORKSHEET Office 97/2000/XP/2003: a. Click and drag to highlight all cells you want to change. b. Click EDIT - CLEAR - FORMATS. Office 2007: c. Click and drag to highlight all cells you want to change. d. Click HOME - CELL STYLES (in STYLES section). e. Click NORMAL in GOOD, BAD, AND NEUTRAL section. ----- FIND A FILE IN WINDOWS Windows Vista/7 a. Click Start button and click inside the Search field just above the Start button. b. Type what you are searching for in the Search field and press Enter. Note: The Windows Search Utility automatically displays files and folders that either include your keyword in the file/folder name or include the keyword in the text of the file. Windows 98/ME/XP a. Click Start - Search (or similar wording). b. Click All Files & Folders (or similar wording). c. Type name of file in 'All or Part of the File Name' field (or similar wording). d. Verify that Look In field indicates your Hard Drive. e. Click Search (or similar wording). Note: Or click the down arrow to the right of the Look In field above and click My Documents if you want to narrow down your search to just this folder. f. When search is finished, click VIEW - DETAILS. Note: You can then sort the various columns in the listing by clicking the gray button at the top of a column. Note: You can also use the Windows Search Utility to search for exact wording within a document, the date a document was created, and more. 4 . . . News You Can Use CONSUMER PROTECTION FREE Program Sponsored by Various State, Federal, and Local Law Enforcement Agencies DATE and TIME . . Saturday, March 13 --- 9:30 am - 2:30 pm PLACE.....Scottish Rite Event Center in Mission Valley . . . South side of Hwy. 8 east of Texas St. - lots of free parking MISC . . . . . FREE; lots of prizes will be given INFO AND MAP . . . . No reservations required to attend 5 . . . Bits and Bytes of Humor The European Commission has just announced an agreement whereby English will be the official language of the European Union rather than German, which was the other possibility. As part of the negotiations, the British Government conceded that English spelling had some room for improvement and has accepted a 5-year phase-in plan that would become known as 'Euro-English.' In the first year, 's' will replace the soft 'c.' Sertainly, this will make the sivil servants jump with joy. The hard 'c' will be dropped in favour of 'k.' This should klear up konfusion, and keyboards kan have one less letter. There will be growing publikenthusiasm in the sekond year when the troublesome 'ph' will be replaced with 'f.' This will make words like fotograf 20 percent shorter. In the 3rd year, publik akseptanse of the new spelling kan be expekted to reach the stage where more komplikated changes are possible. Governments will enkourage the removal of double letters which have always ben a deterent to akurate speling. Also, al wil agre that the horibl mes of the silent 'e' in the languag is disgrasful and it should go away. By the 4th yer people wil be reseptiv to steps such as replasing 'th' with 'z' and 'w' with 'v.' During ze fifz yer, ze unesesary 'o' kan be dropd from vordskontaining 'ou' and after ziz fifz yer, ve vil hav a reil sensibl riten styl. Zer vil be no mor trubl or difikultis and evrivun vil find it ezi TU understand ech oza. Ze drem of a united urop vil finali kum tru. Und efter ze fifz yer, ve vil al be speking German like zey vunted in ze forst plas. (shared by Mary Godwin; original author unknown) Your source for life-long learning
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