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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 -- June 1, 2004 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 SUMMER 2004 schedules are available. Call (858) 627-2553 to have them faxed or mailed to you. 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). Upcoming Classes Taught by Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .Introduction to Computers DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, June 7 TIME . . . . 1-5 pm MISC . . This class is designed for beginners who either . . . . . . . . haven't worked work 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 . . . . .Tips for Finding Things on the Internet DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, June 7 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 pm MISC . . . . . This class is open to anyone who has experienced . . . . . . . . . . frustration finding things on the Internet. ;-) INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .How to Buy the RIGHT Computer DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, June 8 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. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .Windows Basics -- 98/2000/XP DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, June 14 TIME . . . . . 1-5 pm INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . . Developing a Webpage using HTML DATE . . . . . 2 Mondays, June 14 and 21 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 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 . . . . Top 10 Computer Problems and their Solutions DATE . . . . . 2 Tuesdays, June 15 and 22 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 . . . . . Microsoft Word (97/2000/XP/2003) DATE . . . . . 3 Tuesdays, June 15, 22, and 29 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 pm INSTRUCTOR . . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . Windows File Management DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, June 21 TIME . . . . . 1-5 pm PREREQUISITE . . . Windows Basics class or some experience . . . . . . . . working with Windows MISC . . . Learn how to copy, 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 Upcoming Classes Taught by Others at North City Center for Education and Technology (CET) ... - 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 ... QuickBooks ... Buying and Selling on eBay ... Email Viruses, Spam, and Scams ... Access ... Excel ... MS Project ... C# ... C#.NET ... C++ Programming ... Java Programming ... Mac Basics ... Mac iLife ... 3D Studio Max ... Adobe Acrobat ... Final Cut Pro ... Illustrator ... Photoshop ... QuarkXpress ... Typography ... Linux ... Dreamweaver ... Dreamweaver Database Integration ... Flash MX ... XML Fundamentals 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 Summer 2004 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) 627-2553, Monday through Friday. 2 . . . Upcoming Events 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 PROGRAM . . . . . FileMaker Pro DATE AND TIME . . Wednesday, June 2 ------- 6:30 pm SPONSOR . . . . . San Diego Macintosh User Group PLACE . . . . . Cox Communications -- 5651 Copley Dr. DIRECTIONS . . . http://www.sdmug.org/directions.html MISC . . . . . *FREE* INFO . . . . . http://www.sdmug.org/ PROGRAM . . . . . Computer Workshop DATE AND TIME . . Friday, June 4 -------- 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, June 5 ------- 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 . . . . . SQL Server Contention by Quest Software DATE AND TIME . . Tuesday, June 8 --------- 6 pm SPONSOR . . . . . SD SQL Server User Group PLACE . . . Microsoft Office -- 9255 Towne Centre Drive, #400 MISC . . . . . *FREE* INFO . . . . . http://www.sdsqlug.org PROGRAM . . . . . Tables DATE AND TIME . . Thursday, June 10 ------- 6 pm SPONSOR . . . . . Access User Group of San Diego . . . . . . . . . . Novice Level Access Users PLACE . . . San Diego County Medical Society . . . . . . . . . . 3702 Ruffin Road, Suite 207 MISC . . . . . $2 donation at the door INFO . . . . . http://www.augsd.org/ PROGRAM . . . . . TBA DATE AND TIME . . . Thursday, June 10 ---------- 7-9 pm SPONSOR . . . . . San Diego Macromedia Users Group PLACE . . . . . Herman Miller Office Pavilion . . . . . . . . . . . . 6920 Carroll Road INFO AND MAP . . . . . http://www.sdmmug.org PROGRAM . . . . .Questions and Answers plus mini seminars DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, June 12 ------- 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, June 18 -------- 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 . . . . . Selecting and Using a PDA for Genealogy DATE AND TIME . . . Saturday, June 19 ---------- 9 am SPONSOR . . . . . Computer Genealogy Society of San Diego PLACE . . . . . Tierrasanta Christian Church . . . . . . . . . . . . 11445 Tierrasanta Blvd SD 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, June 19 ------- 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 . . . . . Enhancing your Application with GIS . . . . . . . . . . Mapping Technology DATE AND TIME . . Wednesday, June 23 ------- 6 pm SPONSOR . . . . . Access User Group of San Diego . . . . . . . . . . Advanced Level Access Users PLACE . . . San Diego County Medical Society . . . . . . . . . . 3702 Ruffin Road, Suite 207 MISC . . . . . $2 donation at the door INFO . . . . . http://www.augsd.org/ PROGRAM . . . . . New Products from Palmsource DATE AND TIME . . Wednesday, June 23 ------- 7-9 pm SPONSOR . . . . . San Diego Palm Users Group (SDPUG) PLACE . . . San Diego County Office of Education -- Room 301 . . . . . . . . . . 6401 Linda Vista Rd. (lots of *FREE* parking) MISC . . . . . *FREE* INFO . . . . . http://www.sdpug.com . . . . or Rich Worcester - Rich@PalmGuy.com or 760-809-4666. 3 . . . Tips and Tricks >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Got a question? Post it on Our Message Board. Go to http://www.iteachyou.com Click Ask a Question >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> In the continuing series of tips to help you keep yourself and your computer more secure... AVOID BEING CONNED http://snipurl.com/6kxo ..... PRINTER SETTINGS -- COLOR VS. BLACK INK Many of us use an inkjet printer of one brand or another and we all know how expensive ink cartridges can be if you frequently print in color. However, most of what we print really doesn't need to be in color. For example, it usually isn't necessary to print a Webpage in color if you just intend to read it offline. Following are steps that should work on most systems to change the default settings so your printer will print in black ink until/unless you change the settings again. Note that the wording may vary depending on the exact brand of printer you are using on your Windows system. - Click Start - Printers and Faxes (or Start - Settings - Printers). - Right-click on the name of your printer in the list. - Click Printer Preferences (or Properties). - Click to change setting to Black/White, Grayscale, or similar wording. In addition, when you have the Preferences/Properties dialog box open for your printer, check other settings changes that are possible -- so you can choose draft quality or photo quality as needed for a print job. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Got a question? Post it on Our Message Board. http://www.iteachyou.com Click Ask a Question >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 4 . . . News You Can Use Before the Internet, applying for a grant consisted of mountains of paperwork. Today, the government has made things much easier. Grants.gov lists over $350 billion in grants from hundreds of different programs. And, they've even made the application process simple. TO VISIT THIS SITE, GO HERE: http://www.grants.gov/Find 5 . . . Interesting Sites SUBSERVIENT CHICKEN http://www.subservientchicken.com/ Type a command in the white box (dance, sit, etc.) and click Submit to see the chicken obey your command -- in about 30 seconds. (Note: May not work in SOME versions of the various browsers.) MAPS, MAPS, AND MORE MAPS http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine/ One thing I really like about this site is that you can specify a Zip Code, City, or Country and zoom in directly to it. 6 . . . Non-Nerdy Stats Did You Know? - It would require an average of 18 hummingbirds to weigh in at 1 ounce. - There are more than 100 million dogs and cats in the US. - Every hour, nearly 12,500 puppies are born in the US. - There is approximately 1 chicken for every human being in the world. - The smell of a skunk can be detected by a human 1 mile away. - When thirsty, a camel can swig down 25 gallons of water in less than three minutes. - A dog's nose has over 200 scent receiving cells. - About 24 newborn opossums can fit in a teaspoon. They are about .07 ounce at birth. - A mole can dig a tunnel 300 feet long in one night. - An elephant may consume 500 pounds of hay and 60 gallons of water in a single day. - At birth, baby kangaroos are only about 1 inch long -- no bigger than a large water bug or a queen bee. - The average capacity of a pelican's pouch is 12 quarts. 7 . . . Bits and Bytes of Humor Thoughts about Aging... -- I used to have Saturday Night Fever...now I just have Saturday Night hot flashes. -- My memory's not as sharp as it used to be. Also, my memory's not as sharp as it used to be. -- Know how to prevent sagging? Just eat till the wrinkles fill out. -- I've still got it, but nobody wants to see it. -- I'm getting into swing dancing. Not on purpose some parts of my body are just prone to swinging. -- It's scary when you start making the same noises as your coffeemaker. -- These days about half the stuff in my shopping cart says, 'For fast relief.' -- I've tried to find a suitable exercise video for women my age.. But they haven't made one called 'Buns of Putty.' -- How old do we need to be to stop lying about our age and start bragging about it? Your source for life-long learning
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