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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 -- May 2, 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 . . . . Windows File Management (all versions of Windows) DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, May 3 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. . . . . . You will receive a helpful handout that covers various . . . . . versions of the Windows operating system. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . . Microsoft Word 2007/2003 -- Beginning/Intermediate DATE . . . . . 3 Tuesdays, May 4, 11, and 18 TIME . . . . . 1-5 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 . . . . Microsoft PowerPoint Tips and Tricks 2007/2003 DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, May 10 TIME . . . . . 1-5 pm PREREQUISITE . PowerPoint experience or a prior PowerPoint class MISC . . . In this class you will learn helpful tips that . . . . . . . . experienced PowerPoint users should find useful. . . . . . . . . We will be using PowerPoint 2007 in class, but the handouts . . . . . . . . will also include steps for PowerPoint 2003. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . . Introduction to Computers DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, May 10 TIME . . . . 5:30-9 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 . . . . . Buying and Selling on eBay DATE . . . . . 2 Mondays, May 17 and 24 TIME . . . . . 1-5 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 Basics (all versions of Windows) DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, May 17 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. You will . . . . . . . . receive a helpful handout that covers various versions . . . . . . . . of the Windows operating system. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . Microsoft PowerPoint 2007/2003 -- Beginning/Intermediate DATE . . . . . 2 Tuesdays, May 18 and 25 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 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 . . . . .Internet and Email Basics DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, May 24 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 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 Excel 2007/2003 -- Beginning/Intermediate DATE . . . . . 3 Tuesdays, May 25, June 1 and 8 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 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. ... QuickBooks (various levels) ... Photoshop Elements ... Dreamweaver (Intermediate) ... Dreamweaver (special topics) ... Photoshop (Intermediate) ... Photoshop (special topics) ... Flash (Intermediate) ... 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 . . . . . Digital Photography - The Basics, . . . . . Sharing Your Photos, The Digital Dentist DATE AND TIME . . Wednesday, May 5 ------- 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, May 8 ------- 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 . . . Wikis for Genealogy DATE AND TIME . .Saturday, May 15 ---------- 9 am SPONSOR . . Computer Genealogy Society of San Diego PLACE . . . . . UCSD (see map on website below) MISC . . . . . FREE to visit; $25 first year to join INFO AND MAP . . . http://www.cgssd.org PROGRAM . . . . .Questions and Answers plus mini seminars DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, May 15 ------- 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 . . Wednesday, May 19 ------- 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 . . . . . TBA DATE AND TIME . . Thursday, May 20 --------- 6 pm SPONSOR . . . . . SD SQL Server User Group PLACE . . . TBA INFO . . . . . http://www.sdsqlug.org PROGRAM . . . . .Questions and Answers plus mini seminars DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, May 22 ------- 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 . . . . .Questions and Answers plus mini seminars DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, May 29 ------- 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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OBTAIN ADDITIONAL CLIPART FROM MICROSOFT TO USE IN OFFICE PROGRAMS Note: The following works only if you have access to the Internet. Office 97/2000/XP/2003: a. Click INSERT - PICTURE - CLIPART. b. Click Clips Online (or similar wording) at bottom right of screen. Office 2007: c. Click INSERT - CLIPART (in ILLUSTRATIONS section) d. Click Clip Art on Office Online at bottom right of screen. ----- INSERT A DATE IN EXCEL THAT REMAINS CURRENT WITH YOUR SYSTEM'S DATE a. Click in an empty cell. b. Type =TODAY() and press ENTER. Note: Replace TODAY with NOW if you want to insert both current date and current time. 4 . . . Interesting Site SUMMARY OF EXTRA AIRLINE FEES http://www.kayak.com/airline-fees 5 . . . Bits and Bytes of Humor I met a man who had been married for 66 years. 'Amazing - 66 years!' I said. 'What's the secret to such a long, happy marriage?' 'Well,' he replied, 'It's like this. The man makes all the big decisions and the woman just makes the little decisions.' 'Really?' I responded. 'Does that really work?' 'Oh, yes,' he said proudly. '66 years, and so far, not one big decision!' (Found in my in-box. Author unknown to me) ----- WHO SAYS WE'RE NOT RICH!!! Silver in the Hair, Gold in the Teeth, Stones in the Kidneys, Sugar in the Blood, Lead in the Feet, Iron in the Arteries, And an inexhaustible supply of Natural Gas. I never thought I'd accumulate such wealth. (Found in my in-box. Author unknown to me.) Your source for life-long learning
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