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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 12, 2005 1 . . . Upcoming FREE Classes 2 . . . Upcoming Events 3 . . . Tips and Tricks 4 . . . 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 . . . . .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 TOPIC . . . . . Using Effective Web Design Concepts DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, May 31 TIME . . . . . 1-5 pm MISC . . . . . Learn about what web design elements are effective . . . . . . . . . . and what should be avoided. INSTRUCTOR . . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . Windows File Management DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, June 6 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 . . . . . How to Buy the RIGHT Computer DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, June 6 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 pm MISC . . . . . This class is useful for anyone thinking of buying a . . . . . . . . . . computer -- or just to learn more about the computer . . . . . . . . . . you already own. You will receive helpful handouts. INSTRUCTOR . . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . . Intro to Buying and Selling on eBay DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, June 7 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. INSTRUCTOR . . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . . Excel Tips and Tricks DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, June 7 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 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 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 ... Dreamweaver with PHP and MYSQL ... eBay (various topics) ... Email - Spams, Scams, and Viruses ... Excel ... Final Cut Pro - Intermediate) ... Flash (various topics) ... HTML Basics ... Illustrator (various levels) ... Internet Search Engines ... 3D Studio Max - Animation Principles ... Cascading Style Sheets in Web Development ... CD and DVD Burning Basics ... Access Programming ... AUTOCAD Lite (various levels) ... Dreamweaver Databases ... Layout Techniques ... Linux Programming ... Word ... XML ... Mac Basics ... InDesign ... Sound/Audio Editing ... Spyware - Protecting your Computer ... Visio - Flowcharts, Org. Charts, etc. ... Visual Basics ... Web Services ... Windows Longhorn Overview ... C# .NET ... CISCO Networking Academy Overview ... PowerPoint ... Premiere Pro ... Introduction to Computers ... Digital Design Concepts (various topics) ... Digital Photography ... Dreamweaver (various levels and topics) ... Windows XP Service Pack 2 Overview ... Internet - Finding People Online ... Marketing your Website ... Outlook ... Oracle ... Photoshop (various levels and topics) ... Project ... Quickbooks (various levels) 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 . . . . .Questions and Answers plus mini seminars DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, May 14 ------- 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 . . . . . Media Center Communicator DATE AND TIME . . Tuesday, May 17-------- 6 pm SPONSOR . . . . . SD PC User Group PLACE . . . . . CompUSA Training Center (new location) . . . . . . . . 4240 Kearny Mesa Rd. . . . . . . . . Training Center entrance is located several doors . . . . . . . . south of the store, just south of Starbucks MAP . . . . . http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/jrrtc/facility/visit.htm MISC . . . . . FREE -- Guests always welcome INFO . . . . .http://www.sdpcug.org PROGRAM . . . . . ASP.Net 2.0 Provider Model DATE AND TIME . . Tuesday, May 17 -------- 6:30 pm SPONSOR . . . . . ASP Developers' SIG PLACE . . . . . 9255 Towne Centre Drive, 4th Floor MISC . . . . . FREE INFO AND MAP . . . . . http://asp.sig.webpublishing.com/ PROGRAM . . . . . Building code -- plus Q and A (all levels) DATE AND TIME . . Wednesday, May 18 ------- 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 . . . . . Computer Workshop DATE AND TIME . . Friday, May 20 -------- 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 . . Finding Anything Online with Privacy/Protection DATE AND TIME . .Saturday, May 21 ---------- 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 . . . . .InkJet Printer Supplies DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, May 21 ------- 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 . . . . . What's New in the Computer World DATE AND TIME . . Thursday, May 26 -------- 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, May 26 -------- 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, May 28 ------- 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 . . . . .Questions and Answers plus mini seminars DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, June 4 ------- 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 . . . . . TBA DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, June 4 ---------- 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 . . . . Search Engine Optimization and Ranking Info DATE AND TIME . . Monday, June 6 --------- 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 . . . . . (1) What is Continuous Integration? . . . (2) ASP.NET Datagrid with Client-side Programming DATE AND TIME . . Tuesday, June 7 ------- 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 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 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> UPDATED CURRENCY CONVERTERS http://www.xe.com WHAT IS BIOS? (excerpted from http://www.worldstart.com) BIOS (basic input / output system) is basically the software the computer uses for it's most basic operations (accessing memory, disks, processors, etc.). This software is referred to as firmware and is built into the computer's motherboard. Note that these are NOT Windows settings, these are the 'core' settings for your computer. It's probably an area that's best left alone unless you are an experienced computer user. I've seen more than one computer that was rendered useless from tampering with these settings. You normally can get at them by pressing a key (sometimes the DEL key) a few seconds after you turn your computer on. Most BIOS setups allow you to configure hard drive settings, memory timing, and so on. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Got a question? Post it on Our Message Board. http://www.iteachyou.com Click Ask a Question >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 4 . . . Bits and Bytes of Humor How To Dress When You're Over 50... Despite what you may have seen on the streets, the following combinations DO NOT go together: 1. A nose ring and bifocals 2. Spiked hair and bald spots 3. A pierced tongue and dentures 4. Miniskirts and support hose 5. Ankle bracelets and corn pads 6. Speedos and cellulite 7. A belly button ring and a gall bladder surgery scar 8. Midriff shirts and a midriff bulge 9. Bikinis and liver spots 10. Short shorts and varicose veins ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Your source for life-long learning
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