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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 -- April 1, 2010 1 . . . Upcoming FREE Classes 2 . . . Upcoming Events 3 . . . Tips and Tricks 4 . . . Interesting Sites 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, April 5, 12, and 19 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. We will be using Excel 2007 in class, . . . but the handouts will also include steps for Excel 2003. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . . Buying and Selling on eBay DATE . . . . . 2 Mondays, April 5 and 12 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 . . . . . Introduction to Computers DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, April 6 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. . . . . . . . . You will receive a helpful handout. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . . Microsoft Word 2007/2003 -- Beginning/Intermediate DATE . . . . . 3 Tuesdays, April 6, 13, and 20 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 pm MISC . . . . . Word is Microsoft's popular word processing . . . application that is bundled with all versions of MSOffice. . . . We will be using Word 2007 in class, but the handouts . . . will also include steps for Word 2003. INSTRUCTOR . . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . Windows Basics (all versions of Windows) DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, April 13 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. You will . . . . . . . . receive a helpful handout that covers various versions . . . . . . . . of the Windows operating system. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . . Microsoft Word Tips and Tricks 2007/2003 DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, April 19 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. . . . . . . . . We will be using Word 2007 in class, but the . . . . . . . . handouts will also include steps for Word 2003. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .Internet and Email Basics DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, April 20 TIME . . . . . 1-5 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 . . . . Microsoft PowerPoint 2007/2003 -- Beginning/Intermediate DATE . . . . . 2 Mondays, April 26 and May 3 TIME . . . . . 1-5 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. We will be using . . . . PowerPoint 2007 in class, but the handouts will also include . . . . steps for PowerPoint 2003. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .Windows Tips and Tricks (all versions of Windows) DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, April 26 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 and cover various . . . . . . . . versions of the Windows operating system. NOTE . . This class was not listed on some class schedules. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . . Protecting Yourself on the Internet DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, April 27 TIME . . . . 1-5 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 Excel 2007/2003 -- Beginning/Intermediate DATE . . . . . 3 Tuesdays, April 27, May 4 and 11 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. 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. ... Flash (various levels) ... Dreamweaver (Intermediate) ... Dreamweaver (special topics) ... Visual Basic (various levels) ... Photoshop ... Photoshop (special topics) ... ASP. NET ... Graphic Design Essentials -- Create a Logo ... InDesign (special topics) ... QuickBooks (Intermediate) ... Design Portfolios and Self Promotion ... 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 . . . . . Smart Computing SPEAKER . . . Dick Lennon 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 . . . . . Technical Interviewing and More DATE AND TIME . . Tuesday, April 6 ------- 6 pm SPONSOR . . . . . SD .Net Developers Group PLACE . . . . . AMN Healthcare - 12400 High Bluff Dr. MISC . . . FREE to visit INFO . . . . . http://www.sddotnetdg.org/ PROGRAM . . . Video Editing, Facebook, Excel Graphs 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 PROGRAM . . . . .Questions and Answers plus mini seminars DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, April 10 ------- 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 . . . . . TBA DATE AND TIME . . Thursday, April 15 --------- 6 pm SPONSOR . . . . . SD SQL Server User Group PLACE . . . Check Website listed below MAP . http://www.extension.ucsd.edu/image/img_mapLaJolla.gif MISC . . . . . FREE INFO . . . . . http://www.sdsqlug.org PROGRAM . . . Researching in Salt Lake City DATE and TIME . . . Saturday, April 17 SPONSOR . . . Computer Genealogy Society of San Diego PLACE . . . UCSD (see map on web site listed below) MISC . . . FREE to visit; $25 first year to join INFO AND MAP . . . http//www.cgssd.org PROGRAM . . . . .Creative Memories Preservation SPEAKER . . . Laura Majorca of Creative Memoriesplus DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, April 17 ------- 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 . Developing an Access Database plus . . . . . . . . . . Access 2007 Ribbons DATE AND TIME . . Wednesday, April 21 ------- 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 . . . . .Questions and Answers plus mini seminars DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, April 24 ------- 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 . . . Various Search Engine Optimization topics DATE and TIME . . . varies - check website below SPONSOR . . . San Diego SEO Meetup PLACE . . . varies - check website below INFO. . . http://www.meetup.com/sandiegoseo/ 3 . . . Tips and Tricks REDUCING SPAM FOR EVERYONE Often we forward emails to others without properly deleting other email addresses contained within the email message. When you are actually reading a message, it CANNOT be edited. However, when you click Forward to send this message to someone else, the original message within this email CAN be edited. To reduce the likelihood that spammers will one day receive and 'harvest' (gather) the email addresses contained in that message, DELETE them before you actually send the message. ----- HIDE CONTENTS OF ROWS OR COLUMNS IN EXCEL Office 97/2000/XP/2003: a. Highlight the rows or columns you want to hide. b. Click FORMAT - CELLS. c. Click Number tab at top of Format Cells dialog box. d. Click Custom in the Category column. e. Click and drag to highlight the contents of the Type field to the right. Note: What you are highlighting probably says 'General.' f. Type ;;; (that's 3 semicolons) and click OK. Office 2007: a. Highlight the rows or columns you want to hide. b. Click HOME - FORMAT (in CELLS section) c. Click HIDE & UNHIDE (in VISIBILITY section). d. Click HIDE ROWS or HIDE COLUMNS. 4 . . . Interesting Sites TURN A GREAT PHOTO INTO A CANVAS FOR YOUR WALL http://www.canvaspop.com/ ----- FREE ONLINE GENEALOGY TUTORIALS www.familysearch.org Note: You may also want to check out the local Genealogy group that meets here in San Diego (see Upcoming Events category above). 5 . . . Bits and Bytes of Humor This is a fool-proof Best Friend Test. If you don't believe it, just try this... Put your dog and your spouse in the trunk of the car for an hour. When you open the trunk, who is really happy to see you? ----- Dieter's Psalm Strict is my diet. I must not want. It maketh me to lie down at night hungry. It leadeth me past the confectioners. It trieth my willpower. It leadeth me in the paths of alteration for my figure's sake. Yea, though I walk through the aisles of the pastry department, I will buy no sweet rolls for they are fattening. The cakes and the pies, they tempt me. Before me is a table set with green beans and lettuce. I filleth my stomach with liquids, My day's quota runneth over. Surely calorie and weight charts Will follow me all the days of my life, And I will dwell in the fear of scales forever. Your source for life-long learning
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