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Net Happenings sent out on May 10, 2003.

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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 -- May 10, 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

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The Summer 2003 schedule is almost finished. I've included
a complete schedule of all classes I'll be teaching this Summer,
plus a list of the class names for ALL classes.

To see these listings, go to http://www.iteachyou.com/class.htm

I'll send out another issue of Net Happenings as soon as
the printed schedules that includes dates and times are available
for all Summer 2003 classes.
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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 . . . . .Internet Tips and Tricks
DATE . . . . . 1 more Monday, May 12
NOTE . . . . . You are still welcome to join this 2-part class
. . . . . . . that started on May 5 and finishes this Monday, May 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 . . . . .Access 97/2000/XP
DATE . . . . . 2 Mondays, May 12 and 19
TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 pm
MISC . . . . . Access is Microsoft's popular relational database
. . . application that is bundled with most versions of MSOffice
INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen

TOPIC . . . . . Excel Tips and Tricks
DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, May 13
TIME . . . . . 1-5 pm
PREREQUISITE . . . . . Excel experience or a prior Excel class
MISC . . . In this class you will learn useful tips that
. . . . . . . . experienced Excel users should find useful.
INSTRUCTOR . . . . . Gini Pedersen

TOPIC . . . . Top 10 Computer Problems and their Solutions ***
DATE . . . . . 2 Tuesdays, May 13 and 20
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 . . . . . Windows File Management (98/ME/2000/XP)
DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, May 19
TIME . . . . . 1-5 pm
PREREQUISITE . . . Some experience working with Windows
MISC . . . . . Learn how to delete and move files, create shortcuts,
. . . . . . . . . . check file sizes and other details, set up new folders,
. . . . . . . . . . work with different drives, and much more
INSTRUCTOR . . . . . Gini Pedersen

TOPIC . . . . .Visio
DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, May 20
TIME . . . . . 1-5 pm
MISC . . . . . Microsoft's exciting program for creating flowcharts,
. . . . . organization charts, floor plans, and much more.
. . . . . It's amazingly easy to learn these very marketable skills!
INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen

TOPIC . . . . .PowerPoint
DATE . . . . . 2 Tuesdays, May 27 and June 3
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 . . . . .Windows Tips and Tricks (98/ME/2000/XP) ***
DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, May 27
TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 pm
MISC . . . . . Suggested prerequisite: Windows experience.
. . . . . . . . In this class you will learn useful tips that
. . . . . . . . experienced Windows users should find useful.
INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen

Upcoming Classes Taught by Others at North City Center
for Education and Technology (CET) ...
- 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.

... Access (Advanced)
... Email Viruses, Scams, and More
... Dreamweaver (various levels)
... Dreamweaver - Special Topics
... Dreamweaver UltraDev (Advanced)
... Flash - Special Topics
... Flash - Video and Sound
... PHP and MYSQL Fundamentals (Intermediate)
... UNIX Fundamentals
... Mac Basics
... 3D Studio Max (various levels)
... Acrobat
... After Effects
... Final Cut Pro
... Illustrator
... Photoshop - Special Topics
... Premiere
... Promoting a Design Business
... QuarkXpress (Intermediate)
... Typography
... 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
... Windows File Management
... QuickBooks
... Scanning Basics
... Excel
... Excel - Special Topics
... PowerPoint - Presentations on the Web
... Visual Basic for Applications
... Word (various levels)
... Email Attachments
... Email Basics
... Internet Searches
... Dreamweaver (Advanced)
... Flash (Advanced)
... Website Design Basics

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.

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The Summer 2003 schedule is almost finished. I've included
a complete schedule of all classes I'll be teaching this Summer,
plus a list of the class names for ALL classes.

To see these listings, go to http://www.iteachyou.com/class.htm

I'll send out another issue of Net Happenings as soon as
the printed schedules that includes dates and times are available
for all Summer 2003 classes.
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2 . . . Upcoming Events

PROGRAM . . . . .Questions and Answers and mini seminars
DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, May 10 ------- 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 . . . . . 64-bit SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition
PRESENTER . . . Kirk Nason, Microsoft SQL Specialist
DATE AND TIME . . Tuesday, May 13 --------- 6 pm
SPONSOR . . . . . SD SQL Server User Group
PLACE . . . . . Vortex Data Systems
. . . . . . . . 7480 Mission Valley Rd., Suite 100
MISC . . . . . FREE; pizza and soft drinks will be provided
INFO . . . . . http://www.sdsqlug.org

PROGRAM . . . . Machine Intelligence for Enterprise Computing
DATE AND TIME . . Thursday, May 15 -------- 6:30 pm
SPONSOR . . . . . SD Association for Computing Machinery
PLACE . . . . . Sun Microsystems
. . . . . . . . 9540 Towne Center Drive, Building SAN05
MISC . . . . . FREE -- Guests always welcome
INFO AND RSVP . . http://sdacm.org/meet.htm or (858) 452-8701

PROGRAM . . . . . Computer Workshop
DATE AND TIME . . Friday, May 16 -------- 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 . . . . . Photoshop Tutorial
DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, May 17 ------- 10 am - 3 pm
SPONSOR . . . . . San Diego Computer Society
PLACE . . . . . San Diego County Office of Education
. . . . . . . . . . 6401 Linda Vista Rd. (lots of free parking)
MISC . . . . . FREE; stay for some -- or all -- of the presentations
INFO . . . . . http://www.sdcs.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

PROGRAM . . . . .Questions and Answers and mini seminars
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 . . . . . How The Chip Merchant Can Help
. . . . . You Solve Your Computer Troubles
DATE AND TIME . . Tuesday, May 20 -------- 6 pm
SPONSOR . . . . . SD PC User 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 . . . . .http://www.sdpcug.org

PROGRAM . . . . .Questions and Answers and 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 . . . . . Access Tips and Tricks
DATE AND TIME . . Wednesday, May 28 ------- 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/

3 . . . Tips and Tricks

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Got a question? Post it on Our Message Board.
http://www.iteachyou.com
Click Ask a Question
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PROBLEM WITH WINDOWS CRITICAL UPDATE
(shared by Dick Lennon)

I installed the two Windows Critical Updates (811493 and 817297)
and it broke my Windows Media Player 9.0. The message indicated
that unable to open WMP due to unknown error. There is a patch
listed today that is supposed to fix the problem. I down loaded and
installed it, but no such luck.

I did a System Restore in Win XP back to the 15th of April. This
restored my system and WMP is now working. The two files in
question were renamed during the restore to cryptsvd(3).dll and
cryptsvc(4).dll.

Note from Gini: Based on Dick's negative experience with the
usually-reliable critical updates, you probably should wait a bit
until Microsoft solves the problem and issues yet another patch.

TERMINOLOGIES DEMYSTIFIED

A browser is a software program, like Internet Explorer and
Netscape, that allow you to access Websites (addresses) on the
Internet -- such as Yahoo.com, Amazon.com, Microsoft.com,
ITeachYou.com, RedCross.org, Whitehouse.gov, Parliment.uk, etc.

Internet Service Provider -- a company you pay $0 to $50 per
month to in order to access the Internet at varying speeds.

Website -- a collection of webpages on the Internet that can be
accessed with a browser if you have an account with an Internet
Service Provider (or uses someone else's account).

Yahoo.com is a 'portal' Website -- one that offers a good starting
point for further exploring on the World Wide Web -- searching,
email, maps, shopping, finance, and much more. Yahoo is often
referred to as a 'search engine' but is really a Directory or Index.
Google, Lycos, AltaVista, and others are true search engines.
At Yahoo.com you MAY also have an Web-based email account
that allows you to access your email from any computer anywhere
in the world that is connected to the Internet.

Outlook -- a software program owned by Microsoft that allows
you to send and receive electronic messages with others who have
access to the Internet. Outlook comes in 2 flavors -- Outlook Express
which is for email only and Outlook Pro which also includes contact
management capabilities, calendaring, and the ability to integrate
easily with Word and other programs. Other email programs include
Eudora, Netscape Mail (part of the Netscape browser), and a few more.

A cookie is a file that's written to your browser's folder on your
hard drive that generally contains info about you that you entered --
for example when registering for a site like the New York Times or
when accumulating items in a 'shopping cart' at Amazon.com.

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Got a question? Post it on Our Message Board.
http://www.iteachyou.com
Click Ask a Question
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4 . . . News You Can Use

MICROSOFT PLANS TOILETS WITH WEB ACCESS
Seattle (AP) 5/03 - The iLoo being developed by the MSN
division of Microsoft in Britain is a standard portable toilet
(a 'loo' to the English) with a wireless keyboard and extending,
height-adjustable plasma screen in front of the seat.

There would also be a 'Hotmail station' with waterproof keyboard
and plasma screen on the outside for those waiting in line.

MSN officials say they're negotiating for the manufacture of
toilet paper imprinted with Web addresses that users may not
have tried.

5 . . . Interesting Sites

CRIME ACTIVITY INFO IN CITY OF SAN DIEGO
NEIGHBORHOODS
http://ewatch.sandiego.gov/eWatch/index.jsp
(shared by Alison Wagner)

WORLD-WIDE LINK TO ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS
http://www.zooweb.com/

6 . . . Non-Nerdy Stats

FASCINATING...

If you sometimes feel that you're the last person on your block
to become Internet-savvy, you'll probably be amazed by the
following…

Results from a survey (Pew Internet and American Life Project)
conducted by non-profit, non-partisan Pew Charitable Trusts,
indicate the following:

- 80 million American adults (about 42 percent of the adult
population) say they do not use the Internet.
- About 25 percent of Americans have never been online and don't
know many others who use the Internet.
- 20 percent of non-Internet users live in wired homes and yet
remain offline.
- 17 percent of the current group of non-users formerly used the
Internet but no longer do.
- Over 25 percent of current Internet users report that at one time
or another in their online lives, they stayed off the Internet for an
extended period of time.
- About 27 percent of non-Internet users say they know almost
no one who goes online.
- About 40 percent of non-users think they will go online some day;
56 percent say they won't.

According to Amanda Lenhart, Research Specialist at the Pew
Internet Project and author of the new report The Ever-Shifting
Internet Population, 'It's too simple to talk about a digital divide
based exclusively on problems with access when it is now clear
that access issues change from month to month for lots of
Americans. A surprisingly large number don't want to be
connected even though they have tasted what online life is like
or live in a house where the Internet is literally in the next room.'

Full report: http://www.pewinternet.org/reports/toc.asp?Report=88

(shared by Karen Owen)

7 . . . Bits and Bytes of Humor

Definitions

- Twenty Something: The cost of a sitter for Saturday night

- Fancy Restaurant: One that serves cold soup on purpose

- College: The four-year period when parents are permitted
access to the telephone

- Hors D'oeuvres: A sandwich cut into 20 pieces

- Kissing: A means of getting two people so close together that
they can't see anything wrong with each other

- Emergency Numbers: Police station, Fire Department and
Places That Deliver

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Our newer, high-speed computer was in the shop for repair, and
my son was forced to work on our old 386 model with the
black-and-white printer.

'Mom,' he complained to me one day, 'this is like we're living
back in the 20th century.'

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Remember:
The Summer 2003 schedule is almost finished. I've included
a complete schedule of all classes I'll be teaching this Summer,
plus a list of the class names for ALL classes.

To see these listings, go to http://www.iteachyou.com/class.htm

I'll send out another issue of Net Happenings as soon as
the printed schedules that includes dates and times are available
for all Summer 2003 classes.
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