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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 22, 2005 1 . . . Upcoming FREE Classes 2 . . . Upcoming Events 3 . . . Tips and Tricks 4 . . . Interesting Sites 5 . . . 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 . . . . .Word Tips and Tricks DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, March 28 TIME . . . . . 1-5 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 . . . . . How to Buy the RIGHT Computer DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, March 28 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 pm MISC . . . . . This class is useful for anyone thinking of buying a . . . . . . . . . . computer -- or just to learn more about the computer . . . . . . . . . . you already own. You will receive helpful handouts. INSTRUCTOR . . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . . Great Reference Sites on the Internet DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, March 29 TIME . . . . . . 1-5 pm MISC . . . This class is useful for anyone doing research on the . . . . . . . . Internet or just looking for interesting and fun information. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .Windows Basics -- 98/2000/XP DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, March 29 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 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 . . . . Excel DATE . . . . . 3 Mondays, April 4, 11, and 18 TIME . . . . . 1-5 pm INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . . Developing a Webpage using HTML DATE . . . . . 2 Mondays, April 4 and 11 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 . . . . .Tips for Finding Things on the Internet DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, April 5 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 . . . . Windows File Management DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, April 5 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 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 backup up . . . . . important files on your system, and much more. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . Top 10 Computer Problems and their Solutions DATE . . . . . 2 Tuesdays, April 12 and 19 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 . . . . .Windows Tips and Tricks (98/ME/2000/XP) DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, April 12 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 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 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 ... Access ... C#.NET ... Dreamweaver ... Email - Spams, Scams, and Viruses ... Excel (various levels) ... Exchange Server ... Final Cut Pro ... Flash (various levels and topics) ... HTML Basics ... Illustrator ... Layout Techniques ... Linux Operating System Intro ... Oracle ... Photoshop ... Photoshop Elements ... PowerPoint ... Premiere Pro ... QuarkXpress ... Sound/Audio Editing ... Spyware - Protecting your Computer ... SQL Server Administration ... Windows XP Office Integration ... Windows Pro - Install, Configure, Administer ... Word ... XML 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 (619) 388-1800, Monday through Friday. 2 . . . Upcoming Events PROGRAM . . . . . Mini Seminars DATE AND TIME . . Thursday, March 24 -------- 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 . . . . . Computer Museum of America Highlights DATE AND TIME . . Thursday, March 24 -------- 6:30 pm SPONSOR . . . . . Fallbrook PC Users Group PLACE . . . 990 East Mission Road (Mission and Santa Margarita) MISC . . . . . FREE to visit; $25 per year to join INFO AND MAP . . . . . http://www.fallbrookpcusersgroup.org PROGRAM . . . . .Questions and Answers plus mini seminars DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, March 26 ------- 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 Workshop DATE AND TIME . . Friday, April 1 -------- 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, April 2 ------- 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, April 4 --------- 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 . . . . . Programming with Microsoft Agent DATE AND TIME . . Tuesday, April 5 ------- 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 . . . . . TBA DATE AND TIME . . Wednesday, April 6 ------- 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 . . . . .Questions and Answers plus mini seminars DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, April 9 ------- 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 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Understanding Color Printing Problems on an Inkjet Printer (excerpted from article at http://www.worldstart.com) First, let's start with how an inkjet printer works: everything you see is made up of 3 colors magenta (red), cyan (blue), and yellow. Some printers have a separate black cartridge, while others create black using a combination of all three. When you choose a color, your computer tells the printer how much of each should be used to produce it. Remember kindergarten? When you mix blue and yellow what do you get? That's right, green. It would be nice if the 3 colors of ink all wore out at the same time, but we know this is not the case. If you print black text a lot with just a color cartridge, then expect it to be used up quickly. If you print a lot of yellow, then expect yellow to wear out, thus making your green into blue. Some color printers have a single color cartridge unit, thus requiring you to change the whole cartridge even if only a single color is depleted. There is no consensus among the experts about whether or not it is a good idea to refill ink cartridges yourself. Some say it's OK if done carefully and with a good quality ink while others say that it may ruin your printer and/or a table, outfit, etc. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Got a question? Post it on Our Message Board. http://www.iteachyou.com Click Ask a Question >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 4 . . . Interesting Sites LOCAL INTERNET AUCTION http://www.livedeal.com This site is eBay-like but allows you to buy/sell something within a certain geographical area. INTERESTING QUIZ ABOUT EATING HABITS AROUND THE WORLD http://pcwnl.pcworld.com/t/393681/36837072/969948/0/ 5 . . . Bits and Bytes of Humor New Words (shared by Bill Pack) Chimping: The "ooooh! ooooh!" sound made by people when they spot a good photo while reviewing the images on the back of their digital cameras. Deja moo: The nagging feeling that you've heard this bull before. Duck shuffler: Just when you get all your "ducks in a row," a duck shuffler comes along and rearranges them for you. Fat-fingered: To hit the wrong button, key, etc., when dialing or typing, as in, "Here's the correct URL. I fat-fingered it the first time." Frying spam: The increasingly time-consuming morning ritual of deleting spam from your inbox. Kudo loop: The endless e-mail loop that occurs when people in the office feel they must add their two cents to a "Great Job!" company-wide e-mail from the boss. Mouse potato: A person who spends hour upon hour staring into his or her computer screen. Multi-slacking: The act (or art) of performing multiple nonproductive tasks (talking on the phone, watching TV and surfing the Web) at once. Vuja day: The distinct feeling you've NEVER been here (or heard this) before. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Your source for life-long learning
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