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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 24, 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 . . . . . Excel Tips and Tricks DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, April 25 TIME . . . . . 1-5 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. INSTRUCTOR . . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . . Intro to Buying and Selling on eBay DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, April 25 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. INSTRUCTOR . . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . Windows File Management DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, April 26 TIME . . . . . 1-5 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 . . . . . Word DATE . . . . . 2 more Tuesdays, April 26 and May 3 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 pm MISC . . . If you want to join this class on April 26, you will . . . . . receive handouts you missed in Session #1 last Tuesday INSTRUCTOR . . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .PowerPoint DATE . . . . . 2 Mondays, May 2 and 9 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. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .Tips for Finding Things on the Internet DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, May 2 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 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 . . . . .Internet Tips and Tricks DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, May 3 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 . . . . .Protecting Yourself on the Internet DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, May 9 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 pm MISC . . . . . Keep yourself safe as you use the Internet for personal . . . . . use or for business. Avoid annoying threats such as spam . . . . . and dangerous threats such as identity theft. Keep your . . . . . computer safe and your personal information private. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . . Great Reference Sites on the Internet DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, May 10 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 . . . . .Word Tips and Tricks DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, May 10 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 . . . . .Access DATE . . . . . 2 Mondays, May 16 and 23 TIME . . . . . 1-5 pm MISC . . . . . Access is Microsoft's popular relational database . . . application that is bundled with most versions of MSOffice INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . Top 10 Computer Problems and their Solutions DATE . . . . . 2 Mondays, May 16 and 23 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 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 17 and 24 TIME . . . . . 1-5 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 . . . . Excel DATE . . . . . 3 Tuesdays, May 17, 24, and 31 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 pm 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 ... 3D Studio Max (special topics) ... Access (various levels) ... AUTOCAD Lite ... CD and DVD Burning Basics ... CISCO Networking Academy Overview ... Copyright and Legal Use in Digital Media ... Digital Cameras ... Dreamweaver (various levels and special topics) ... Email Basics ... Excel ... Flash (various levels and special topics) ... HTML Basics ... Illustrator ... Layout Techniques - Visual Presentation ... Photoshop (various levels and special topics) ... Photoshop Elements (various levels) ... PHP and MYSQL ... Scanning Basics ... Typography ... Windows - Longhorn Overview ... Windows XP Service Pack 2 ... Windows XP Small Business Server ... XML with Word and Excel 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 2005 semester. 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 . . . . . How to Burn CDs DATE AND TIME . . Thursday, April 28 -------- 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 . . . . . Mini Seminars DATE AND TIME . . Thursday, April 28 -------- 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 . . . . .Questions and Answers plus mini seminars DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, April 30 ------- 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, May 2 --------- 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 . . . . . Writing Truly Reusable Code DATE AND TIME . . Tuesday, May 3 ------- 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 . . . . . Computer Security PRESENTER . . . Teddy Lindsey, FBI DATE AND TIME . . Wednesday, May 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/jrrtc/facility/visit.htm MISC . . . FREE -- Guests always welcome INFO . . . . . Greg Skalka at uchug@juno.com . . . . . . . . . . or http://www.uchug.org PROGRAM . . . . . Computer Workshop DATE AND TIME . . Friday, May 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 PROGRAM . . . . . TBA DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, May 7 ---------- 12:30-3:30 pm SPONSOR . . . . . Adobe Photoshop User Group PLACE . . . . Art Institute of California . . . . . . . . 7650 Mission Valley Rd. (near 163 and Friars) MISC . . . . . FREE INFO . . . . .http://www.sdphotoshopusers.com/ PROGRAM . . . . .Questions and Answers plus mini seminars DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, May 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 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 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> USB HUBS Many hardware devices today plug into a tiny rectangular port (opening) on a computer called a Universal Serial Bus (USB) slot. Often we need to add additional USB devices and therefore need to add a USB hub that serves as a splitter. A cable goes from one of the computer's USB ports to the back of the USB hub which then allows you to plug in 2 or more USB devices. Since not all USB devices draw the same amount of power from the USB port, you will occasionally have a device that overloads the hub and stops working. You can solve this problem by purchasing a powered USB hub which comes with its own power supply. If a hardware device has its own power supply, it should work fine on an unpowered USB hub. CHECKING HTML CODE ON A WEBPAGE FOR ERRORS Coding HTML from scratch or by using a copy-and-paste method does not ensure clean HTML code or HTML code without errors -- just as driving a stick-shift automobile doesn't ensure better driving than driving an automatic. Scratch code that isn't standard to most browsers is more of a problem than code generated by a Web editor that does meet most or all browser standards. You can 'validate' your HTML code for free at Net Mechanic which will check for HTML errors, browser incompatibilities, spelling errors, link integrity, and more. To do this... To access this free service from Net Mechanic, do the following: - Go to http://www.netmechanic.com - Click 'Try It' under 'Fix HTML Code Errors.' - Scroll down and type your Web address in the #1 'Enter your URL' field. - Click '1 Page' or '5 Pages' in the #2 field. I usually click '1 Page' which gives me my results immediately. - Type in your email address in #3 (optional unless you request the 5 Page check). - Click 'Test Now' in #4 and wait for immediate results -- if the server isn't too busy. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Got a question? Post it on Our Message Board. http://www.iteachyou.com Click Ask a Question >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 4 . . . Interesting Sites LONGEVITY PREDICTOR http://www.nmfn.com/tnetwork/longevity_game_popup.html UPDATED CURRENCY CONVERTER http://www.xe.com 5 . . . Bits and Bytes of Humor To commemorate her 69th birthday on October 1, actress/vocalist Julie Andrews made a special appearance at Manhattan's Radio City Music Hall for the benefit of the American Association of Retired People. One of the musical numbers she performed was 'My Favorite Things' from the legendary movie 'Sound Of Music.' However, the lyrics of the song were deliberately changed for the entertainment of her 'blue hair' audience. Here are the lyrics she recited: Maalox and nose drops and needles for knitting, Walkers and handrails and new dental fittings, Bundles of magazines tied up in string, These are a few of my favorite things. Cadillacs and cataracts and hearing aids and glasses, Polident and Fixodent and false teeth in glasses, Pacemakers, golf carts and porches with swings, These are a few of my favorite things. When the pipes leak, When the bones creak, When the knees go bad, I simply remember my favorite things, And then I don't feel so bad. Hot tea and crumpets, and corn pads for bunions, No spicy hot food or food cooked with onions, Bathrobes and heat pads and hot meals they bring, These are a few of my favorite things. Back pains, confused brains, and no fear of sinnin', Thin bones and fractures and hair that is thinnin', And we won't mention our short shrunken frames, When we remember our favorite things. When the joints ache, When the hips break, When the eyes grow dim, Then I remember the great life I've had, And then I don't feel so bad. Ms. Andrews received a standing ovation from the crowd that lasted over four minutes and repeated encores. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Your source for life-long learning
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