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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 8, 2008 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 *** Summer class schedules are now available *** *** Check information at the end of this section *** 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 140... TOPIC . . . . . Developing a Webpage using HTML DATE . . . . . 2 Mondays, May 12 and 19 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 . . . . .Word Tips and Tricks DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, May 12 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 . . . . Windows File Management DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, May 19 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 . . . . . Buying and Selling on eBay DATE . . . . . 2 Tuesdays, May 20 and 27 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 . . . . . PowerPoint DATE . . . . . 2 Tuesdays, May 27 and June 3 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. 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. ... Final Cut Pro (Advanced) ... Photoshop (various levels) ... Photoshop Elements (Intermediate) ... iLife (special topics) ... Premiere Pro ... Dreamweaver (various levels) ... QuickBooks (Advanced) ... Access (Intermediate/Advanced) ... Network Administrator Training ... Flash (various levels and special topics) ... JavaScript ... ASP.NET (Advanced) ... Excel (special topics) ... Second Life ... After Effects ... 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 http://www.iteachyou.com to see a complete list of classes that I'll be offering during the current Spring semester - and the upcoming Summer 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 . . . . . Computer Workshop DATE AND TIME . . Friday, May 16 -------- 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 . . . . .askSam Free-Form Database DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, May 17 ------- 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 . . . . Discovering Genealogical Treasures DATE AND TIME . .Saturday, May 17 ---------- 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 . . . . . QandA DATE AND TIME . . Tuesday, May 20 -------- 7 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 MISC . . . . . FREE -- Guests always welcome INFO . . . . .http://www.sdpcug.org PROGRAM . . . . . Various Access Topics DATE AND TIME . . Wednesday, May 21 ------- 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 . . . . . Database Mining DATE AND TIME . . Thursday, May 22 --------- 6 pm SPONSOR . . . . . SD SQL Server User Group PLACE . . . Microsoft Facility . . . . . 9255 Towne Centre Dr. MISC . . . . . FREE INFO . . . . . http://www.sdsqlug.org PROGRAM . . . . .Questions and Answers plus mini seminars DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, May 24 ------- 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 30 -------- 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 . . . . .Questions and Answers plus mini seminars DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, May 31 ------- 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 . . . . . Private One Hour Computer Lessons DATE AND TIME . . Mondays 10:30 am or 12:45 pm by appointment SPONSOR . . . . . College Avenue Senior Center PLACE . . . . . 4855 College Avenue (near SDSU) MISC . . . . . $5 members, $10 non-members . . . . . . . . . . $25 per year membership available INFO and APPOINTMENTS . .http://www.jfssd.org or (619) 583-3300 . . . . . scroll down and click Older Adult and Senior Services 3 . . . Tips and Tricks MODIFY GRAPHIC IN POWERPOINT Office 97/2000/XP/2003: a. Right-click in center of graphic. b. Click Format Picture. c. Click Picture tab; change cropping and brightness as desired. d. Click additional tabs and make changes as desired. e. Click OK when done. Office 2007: f. Click in center of graphic. g. Click FORMAT - CROP (in SIZE section). h. Click and drag brackets around graphic to crop as desired. i. Click BRIGHTNESS (in ADJUST section) and select desired brightness. . . . ADD AN ACCENT MARK TO A VOWEL IN WORD A good friend's last name is Dave (with an accent on the final e) - While holding down the CTRL key on your keyboard, press the ' (apostrophe) key and release both keys. - Immediately type the letter e which should create an accented letter e. Note: Although you may be able to copy and paste a word that includes this accent mark from Word to an email message, there is no guarantee that your recipient(s) will see the accent mark at the receiving end. It depends on what email option they are using. The accent mark may either be missing in the email message or you might see something like the following for the name Dave: ... last name is Dav(91)e(92) ... if their email program can't properly interpret the accented e. However, use it in Word anytime and it should work fine. On a Mac? For the Mac: hold down the Option key, press E, then the vowel you want accented. 4 . . . News You Can Use The Pizza.com domain name was recently sold at an auction for a whopping $2.6 million. The previous owner had registered the name 14 years ago for $20. Nice profit. 5 . . . Interesting Sites AMAZING UNDERSEA PHOTOGRAPHY (shared by Bill Pack) This is absolutely amazing!!! http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/206 . . . HOME DECORATING HOW-TO'S http://www.decorating-your-home.com 6 . . . Bits and Bytes of Humor Why are drug addicts and computer aficionados are both called users? -- Clifford Stoll Middle age is when you choose your cereal for the fiber, not the toy. -- Author Unknown . . . A waiter brings the customer the steak he ordered with his thumb over the meat. ‘Are you crazy?’ yelled the customer, ‘Your hand's on my steak!’ ‘What?’ answers the waiter, ‘You want it to fall on the floor again?’ Your source for life-long learning
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