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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. At the bottom are links to all prior issues. Net Happenings sent out on April 16, 2003. Hi, As you requested, I am sending Net Happenings to you. Please let me know if your e-mail address changes so I can continue sending you Net Happenings. Also, let me know if you'd rather NOT receive these postings. Remember, I will never sell, trade, lend, or leak your e-mail address to any other individual or organization. To view prior issues of Net Happenings... ...go to my Web site at http://www.iteachyou.com ...click Net Happenings newsletters ...scroll to bottom and click link to each previous issue. Gini Pedersen San Diego Community College District Instructor, Internet and Computer Applications http://www.iteachyou.com If you live outside of Southern California -- OR -- if you are just not in the market for new classes or events... ... then Page Down on your keyboard to the start of Section 3 for some Tips and Tricks, humor, etc. CONTENTS -- April 16, 2003 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). CLASSES MARKED WITH AN *** HAVE REVISED TITLES AND/OR DATES Upcoming Classes Taught by Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . Top 10 Computer Problems and their Solutions *** DATE . . . . . 2 Mondays, April 21 and 28 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 . . . . .Word Tips and Tricks DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, April 21 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 TOPIC . . . . . Excel Tips and Tricks DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, April 22 TIME . . . . . 1-5 pm PREREQUISITE . . . . . Excel experience. In this class you will . . . . . . . . learn useful tips that experienced Excel users should . . . . . . . . find useful. INSTRUCTOR . . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . . Developing a Webpage DATE . . . . . 2 Tuesdays, April 22 and 29 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 . . . . .PowerPoint DATE . . . . . 2 Mondays, April 28 and May 5 TIME . . . . . 1-5 pm INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .Internet Tips and Tricks *** DATE . . . . . 2 Mondays, May 5 and 12 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 TOPIC . . . . . Using Effective Web Design Concepts DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, May 6 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 pm MISC . . . . . Learn about what design elements are effective . . . . . . . . . . and what should be avoided. INSTRUCTOR . . . . . Gini Pedersen ABOVE CLASSES MARKED WITH AN *** HAVE REVISED TITLES AND/OR DATES Upcoming Classes Taught by Others at North City Center for Education and Technology... - These classes start within the next few weeks. - Click the link at the end of this list to see the date, time, etc. - Click the link at the end to see details about each topic. - All are at the Beginning level unless indicated otherwise. AutoCAD Access (various levels) Dreamweaver (various levels) Dreamweaver UltraDev (Intermediate) Flash (Intermediate/Advanced) Flash MX Action Scripting (Intermediate) Flash MX Developer (Advanced) Linux Programming with Bash VB.Net 3D Studio (Intermediate) Final Cut Pro (Intermediate/Advanced) Illustrator Photoshop (Intermediate/Advanced) QuarkXpress XML Fundamentals ... Open Lab every Saturday (8am-2pm) in Mac lab Room 140 IN ADDITION... We also offer many free classes with at our classroom at Datel Computer Center at 5636 Ruffin Road in Kearny Mesa. For classes at this site ONLY, you must pre-register by calling (858) 627-2545 Mondays through Thursdays, 8 am to 8 pm or Fridays 8 am to 3:30 pm. Following are some upcoming classes at our Datel site: Windows 98/XP Ebay - Buying and Selling Scanning Basics Outlook 2002/XP Word (Intermediate) ASP.NET (Intermediate) Flash (Intermediate) XML (various levels) VB.NET (various levels) 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 Spring 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) 627-2545, Monday through Friday. 2 . . . Upcoming Events Note: Occasionally event details change. Check the information listed for updated details. PROGRAM . . . . . Computer Workshop DATE AND TIME . . Friday, April 18 -------- 6:30 pm SPONSOR . . . . . San Diego PC Users Group PLACE . . . . . West City CET Campus . . . . . . . . 3249 Fordham Street, Bldg. 1, Room 3 MISC . . . . . FREE - Get help with your questions or bring . . . . . . . . your broken computer INFO . . . . . http://sdpcug.org/workshops.htm PROGRAM . . . . Making a Contribution to the Gen Web Project DATE AND TIME . . . Saturday April 19 ------- 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, April 19 -------- 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 . . . . . Website Design Issues PRESENTER . . . Ronald Duff, Director of Webstew Consultants DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, April 19 ------- 10 am - 3 pm SPONSOR . . . . . San Diego Computer Society PLACE . . . . . San Diego County Office of Education -- Rm 401 . . . . . . . . . . 6401 Linda Vista Rd. (lots of free parking) MISC . . . . . FREE; stay for some -- or all -- of the presentations INFO . . . . . http://www.sdcs.org PROGRAM . . . . . Panel presentation on Deploying . . . . . . . . . Access Runtime Programs DATE AND TIME . . Wednesday, April 23 ------- 6 pm SPONSOR . . . . . Access User Group of San Diego . . . . . . . . . . Advanced Level Access Users PLACE . . . . . Ericsson - 5751 Pacific Center Blvd. MISC . . . . . $1 donation at the door INFO . . . . . http://www.augsd.org/ PROGRAM . . . . .Questions and Answers and mini seminars DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, April 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, May 2 -------- 6:30 pm SPONSOR . . . . . San Diego PC Users Group PLACE . . . . . West City CET Campus . . . . . . . . 3249 Fordham Street, Bldg. 1, Room 3 MISC . . . . . FREE - Get help with your questions or bring . . . . . . . . your broken computer INFO . . . . . http://sdpcug.org/workshops.htm PROGRAM . . . . .Questions and Answers and mini seminars DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, May 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 INFO AND MAP . . . . . http://home.san.rr.com/scg/events.html PROGRAM . . . . . Installing Windows XP and Office XP and . . . . . . . . . . Partitioning the Hard Disk Drive for Multiple . . . . . . . . . . Operating Systems DATE AND TIME . . Wednesday, May 7 ------- 7 pm SPONSOR . . . UCHUG (Under the Computer Hood Users Group) PLACE . . . . . San Diego County Office of Education . . . . . . . . . . 6401 Linda Vista Rd., Rm. 202 (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 . . . . .Basics of Source Citation DATE AND TIME . . . Saturday, May 17 ---------- 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 3 . . . Tips and Tricks >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Got a question? Post it on Our Message Board. http://www.iteachyou.com Click Ask a Question >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BUYING A COMPUTER I am frequently asked in class 'What computer should I buy?' My answer usually starts with 'It depends on what you will use your computer for what your budget is how long you plan to keep your computer what equipment do you own that you plan to use with this new computer and much more.' To help you with this important decision, I can offer 3 options: 1. Print out and answer the questions on the 1-page form I've provided at Take it with you when you go computer shopping. 2. Post additional questions you have on Our Message Board at 3. Attend one of my 'How to Buy the RIGHT Computer' free classes. The next one is scheduled for Monday, June 2 from 1-5 pm at North City CET. You can call 858-627-2545 for more details. LABEL ALL CORDS AND CONNECTORS THAT PLUG INTO THE BACK OF YOUR COMPUTER Wrap a piece of heavy tape around each cord and cable and use a permanent marker to label each with a letter or number. Then use the marker to write the corresponding letter or number next to this cord's connection point on the system unit. This will help you if a cord becomes disconnected or if you need to remove cables and cords in order to move your computer. GET ADDITIONAL CLIPART FROM MICROSOFT The following works with most versions of Office but only if you have access to the Internet: a. Click INSERT-PICTURE-CLIPART. b. Click Clips Online. c. Follow directions on screen. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Got a question? Post it on Our Message Board. http://www.iteachyou.com Click Ask a Question >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 4 . . . News You Can Use A Japanese toy maker claims to have developed a gadget that translates dog barks into human language and plans to begin selling the product -- under the name Bowlingual -- in U.S. pet stores, gift shops and retail outlets this summer. Full article = http://snurl.com/11pg 5 . . . Interesting Sites TELEMARKETER 'DO NOT CALL' LIST California State Department of Justice has begun compiling a list of people who ask not to receive calls from telemarketers. (shared by Lutz Winkler) http://nocall.doj.state.ca.us YOUR BIRTHDAY, HISTORICALLY SPEAKING http://www.frontiernet.net/~cdm/age1.html PAINT BY NUMBERS -- ON THE INTERNET http://www.segmation.com/SegPlayOverview.html (be sure to zoom in so you can see the numbers) 6 . . . Non-Nerdy Stats DID YOU KNOW? - A baby gray whale drinks enough milk to fill more than 2,000 bottles a day. - Rattlesnakes gather in groups to sleep through the winter. Sometimes up to 1,000 of them will coil up together to keep warm. - It takes an average of 345 squirts to yield a gallon of milk from a cow's udder. - A cow gives nearly 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime. - You could milk about six cows per hour by hand, but with modern machinery, you can milk up to 100 cows per hour. - It takes approximately 69,000 venom extractions from the coral snake to fill a 1-pint container. 7 . . . Bits and Bytes of Humor In view of K-Mart's recent announcement about closing 350+ stores, we need to be reminded to the chain's valiant effort last year to team up with Gallo Winery of Modesto, Calif., to produce and market a new wine at an affordable price These were the top 15 suggested names for K-Mart Wine: - Chateau Traileur Doublewide - White Trashfindel - Big Red Gulp - Grape Expectations - Chef Boyardeaux - Peanut Noir - Blue Light Special Nun - Martha Stewart's Sour Grapes - Can't Believe It's Not Vinegar! - World Championship Wriesling - Nasti Spumante Your source for life-long learning
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