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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 4, 2007 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 . . . . Excel DATE . . . . . 3 Mondays, April 9, 16, and 23 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 . . . . Windows File Management DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, April 9 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 back up . . . . . important files on your system, and much more. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .Top 10 Computer Problems and their Solutions DATE . . . . . 2 Tuesdays, April 10 and 17 TME . . . . . 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 . . . . . Buying and Selling on eBay DATE . . . . . 2 Tuesdays, April 10 and 17 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 . . . . .Windows Tips and Tricks DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, April 24 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. NOTE . . This class was not listed on some class schedules. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .Access Overview DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, April 24 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 pm MISC . . . . . Access is Microsoft's popular relational database . . . application that is bundled with most versions of MSOffice, . . . You will receive helpful handouts. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .Top 10 Computer Problems and their Solutions DATE . . . . . 2 Mondays, April 30 and May 7 TME . . . . . 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 . . . . . Developing a Webpage using HTML DATE . . . . . 2 Tuesdays, May 1 and 8 TIME . . . . . 1-5 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 . . . . Excel DATE . . . . . 3 Tuesday, May 1, 8, and 15 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. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .Word Tips and Tricks DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, May 7 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. 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. ... Digital Camera Basics ... Flash (various levels) ... Network Administrator Training ... ASP.NET (various levels) ... QuickBooks (Intermediate) ... Dreamweaver (various levels and special topics) ... PowerPoint ... Internet Marketing ... Photoshop ... Photoshop Elements ... DNS - Dynamic Name Service ... PERL Programming ... Second Life ... Design Portfolios ... Security Boot Camp ... InDesign ... Crystal Reports ... AJAX ... Open Lab every Saturday (8 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 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 . . . . . Microsoft Vista DATE AND TIME . . Wednesday, April 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 INFO . . . . . Greg Skalka at uchug@juno.com . . . . . . . . . . or http://www.uchug.org . . . . . . . . and Home Networking DATE AND TIME . . Wednesday, April 4 ------- 6:30 pm SPONSOR . . . . . San Diego Macintosh User Group PLACE . . . . . Torrey Pines Christian Church . . . . . . . 8320 La Jolla Scenic Drive North MISC . . . . . FREE MAP . . . http://www.sdmug.org/meetings/default.php#theDirections DATE AND TIME . . Friday, April 6 -------- 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 DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, April 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.san.rr.com/scg/events.html DATE AND TIME . . Wednesday, April 11 -------- 5:30 pm SPONSOR . . . . . Assn. of Information Technology Professionals PLACE . . . . . Woodfin Suites Hotel -- 10044 Pacific Mesa Blvd. MISC . . . . . $25 for non-members; $20 for members; INFO AND MAP . . . . . http://www.sandiego.aitp.org/ DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, April 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.san.rr.com/scg/events.html DATE AND TIME . . Tuesday, April 17 -------- 6 pm SPONSOR . . . . . SD PC User Group PLACE . . . . . San Diego County Office of Education . . . . . . . . 6401 Linda Vista Rd., Annex C (lots of FREE parking) MAP . . . . . http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/map.asp INFO . . . . . http://www.sdpcug.org DATE AND TIME . . Wednesday, April 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, April 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 INFO . . . . . http://www.sdsqlug.org DATE AND TIME . . Friday, April 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 DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, April 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 DATE AND TIME . .Saturday, April 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 DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, April 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 . . . . . Wireless Networking Basics DATE AND TIME . . Wednesday, May 2 ------- 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 INFO . . . . . Greg Skalka at uchug@juno.com . . . . . . . . . . or http://www.uchug.org 3 . . . Tips and Tricks WORD -- HOW TO ELIMINATE ALL FORMATTING IN ONE STEP - Click EDIT-SELECT ALL. - While holding down the CTRL key, press the Space Bar. ..... EXCEL -- HOW TO CLEAR CELL FORMATS IN EXCEL After you have applied a particular cell format to cells in Excel, you can't simply reverse what you set as you might in Word. To remove cell formats, do the following: - Highlight the cells you no longer want formatted. - Click EDIT - CLEAR - FORMATS 4 . . . Interesting Site HOW STUFF WORKS http://www.howstuffworks.com/ 5 . . . Bits and Bytes of Humor Deep Thoughts... - Time is a marvelous healer but is a complete failure as a beautician. - Talk is cheap because supply exceeds demand. ..... An old man goes to his doctor, complaining about a persistent pain in his leg and wants a diagnosis and explanation. The doctor checks out his leg, but can't find anything wrong, so he gives the old man a full physical exam, and still can't come up with any possible explanation for the pain. The doctor hands the patient his bill and says, 'I'm sorry, but the pain in your leg is simply caused by old age; there's nothing I can do about it.' The old man replies with a look of disbelief, 'That's impossible! That can't be!' The doctor says, 'What do you mean? I'm the expert here; if you know so much, how can you say it's NOT old age?' The patient answers, 'I'm no doctor but it doesn't take a medical degree to tell that your diagnosis is wrong. Clearly you're mistaken. After all, my other leg feels just fine.' 'So what?' says the doctor 'What difference does that make?' 'Well, it doesn't hurt a bit, and it's the SAME AGE!' Your source for life-long learning
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