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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 7, 2009 1 . . . Upcoming FREE Classes 2 . . . Upcoming Events 3 . . . Tips and Tricks 4 . . . News You Can Use 5 . . . Interesting Sites 6 . . . Bits and Bytes of Humor And now to begin . . . 1 . . . Upcoming FREE Classes ..... I have posted my complete Summer 2009 class schedule on my website at http://www.iteachyou.com (click FREE Classes). The entire Summer 2009 schedule should be available by mid May. ..... Upcoming Classes Taught by Gini Pedersen -- all in Room 130... TOPIC . . . . Microsoft PowerPoint DATE . . . . . 2 Mondays, May 11 and 18 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. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . . Microsoft Excel Tips and Tricks DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, May 12 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 . . . . . Introduction to Computers DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, May 19 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. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . Windows Basics DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, May 26 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. Class . . . . . . . . covers all recent versions of Windows. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . . Buying and Selling on eBay DATE . . . . . 2 Tuesdays, May 26 and June 2 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 File Management DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, June 1 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 back up . . . . . important files on your system, and much more. . . . . . Class covers all recent versions of Windows. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . . Protecting Yourself on the Internet DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, June 1 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 pm MISC . . . . . Learn about how to prevent viruses, spyware, hackers . . . . . . . . . . phishing, and other online security threats. Antivirus . . . . . . . . . . software is not enough! INSTRUCTOR . . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .Internet and Email Basics DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, June 2 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. 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. ... Blogging for Profits ... After Effects … Illustrator (various levels) ... Rapid Website Development ... Photoshop (various levels) ... Photoshop Elements (Intermediate) ... Flash (special topics) ... Design Portfolios and Self Promotion ... Internet Marketing ... InDesign (special topics) ... PHP and MySQL (Intermediate) ... Joomla ... ASP.Net (Advanced) ... Dreamweaver (various levels) ... FinalCutPro (Advanced) ... Open Lab every Saturday (10 am - 1 pm) in Mac lab Rm 150 ... Open Lab every T W Th (8:30 am-12:15 pm) in Win 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 Friday. 2 . . . Upcoming Events PROGRAM . . . . . Questions and Answers DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, May 9 ------- 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 . . Ancestry 101 DATE AND TIME . .Saturday, May 16 ---------- 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 PROGRAM . . . . .Questions and Answers plus mini seminars DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, May 16 ------- 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 . Beginning Access 2007 Forms / Interesting Queries DATE AND TIME . . Wednesday, May 20 ------- 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 . MySpace.com - SQL Server architecture overview DATE AND TIME . . Thursday, May 21 --------- 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 MISC . . . . . FREE INFO . . . . . http://www.sdsqlug.org PROGRAM . . . . .Questions and Answers plus mini seminars DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, May 23 ------- 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 . . . . . TBA plus Q and A DATE AND TIME . . Thursday, May 28 -------- 7 pm SPONSOR . . . . . San Diego PC Users 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) MISC . . . . . FREE -- Guests always welcome INFO . . . . .http://www.sdpcug.org PROGRAM . . . . .Questions and Answers plus mini seminars DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, May 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 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, June 3 ------- 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 3 . . . Tips and Tricks Converting a PDF file to Word (from Kim Komando -- komando.com) Question: How do I convert a scanned PDF file to a Word file? I need to do this so I can e-mail my resume out for jobs. Answer: I usually tell people to send their résumés in the body of their e-mail. Many corporate e-mail systems strip attachments. But if you're following the company's directions, you should be OK. So, let me explain a bit about scanned PDF files. Then, I'll discuss converting them to Word documents. A scanned PDF is simply a document that has been imported with a scanner. The scanner takes a picture of a document, which is placed inside a PDF. There is no text, per se. Rather, the text is part of the image. In a regular PDF document, the text is not part of an image. To convert to Word, use optical character recognition (OCR) software. This extracts the text from the image. It places the text in a document so that it can be edited. For example, the text can be placed in a Word file. The text could also be placed in a PDF file. That way, it can be edited with a program like Acrobat. Or, you can search for text within the PDF file. (If the text is part of an image in a PDF file, it can't be searched.) ------ RECORD AUDIO IN POWERPOINT Office 97/2000/XP/2003: - Click SLIDE SHOW-RECORD NARRATION. Office 2007: - Click SLIDE SHOW - RECORD NARRATION (in SETUP section). 4 . . . News You Can Use From 'The Week' magazine - March 20, 2009 …a new study found that 84 percent of Germans in their 20s would rather do without their significant others than give up access to the Internet. The young respondents explained that you can always find another man or woman to love, whereas life without the Web is unthinkable. ----- RECYCLING COMPUTERS http://www.recyclesandiego.org/ ----- ELECTRONIC GREETING CARDS CAN CONTAIN A VIRUS OR SPYWARE E-cards are notorious for spreading spyware and viruses. It is always a good practice to just delete them -- without opening them first -- even if they are sent by someone you know. 5 . . . Interesting Sites CALCULATE IMPACT OF INFLATION OVER THE YEARS http://www.dollartimes.com/calculators/inflation.htm (shared by Bill Pack) ..... WOW! CHECK THIS VIDEO... http://soonereyo.blip.tv/#1826380 ..... SAVE A YOUTUBE VIDEO TO YOUR COMPUTER http://komando.com/myvideo/ 6 . . . Bits and Bytes of Humor Today my urologist said he wanted me to bring in my morning urine collection. I said, 'Okay, which one? 1 am? 2:30 am? 4 am? 5:30 am? 7 am?' ..... More Fun Quotes from Famous Folks We're all in this alone. -- Lily Tomlin (1939 - ) The reason there are two senators for each state is so that one can be the designated driver. -- Jay Leno (1950 - ) I may be schizophrenic, but I'll always have each other. -- Lily Tomlin (1939 - ) My mother had morning sickness after I was born. -- Rodney Dangerfield (1921 - 2004) Go to other people's funerals or they won't come to yours. -- Yogi Berra (1925 - ) Ninety-eight percent of the adults in this country are decent, hard-working, honest Americans. It's the other lousy two percent that get all the publicity. But then--we elected them. -- Lily Tomlin (1939 - ) A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore. -- Yogi Berra (1925 - ) Traffic signals in New York are just rough guidelines. -- David Letterman (1947 - ) Reality is a crutch for people who can't cope with drugs. -- Lily Tomlin (1939 - ) Now there are more overweight people in American than average-weight people. So, overweight people are now average. Which means you've met your New Year's resolution. -- Jay Leno (1950 - ) When I was born the doctor took one look at my face, turned me over and said, 'Look...twins!' -- Rodney Dangerfield (1921 - 2004) Your source for life-long learning
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