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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.

Net Happenings sent out on June 6, 2002.

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Gini Pedersen
San Diego Community College District
Instructor, Internet and Computer Applications
http://www.iteachyou.com

CONTENTS -- June 6, 2002

1 . . . Upcoming FREE Classes (Beginning of Summer semester!)
2 . . . Upcoming Events
3 . . . Interesting Sites
4 . . . Tips and Tricks
5 . . . Bits and Bytes of Humor

If you have a question about anything contained in
this e-newsletter, please post your question on my
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
Career Center at 8401 Aero Drive -- one of SD Community
College's Centers for Education and Technology:

***ARRIVE EARLY -- SOME CLASSES FILL EARLY***

Upcoming Classes Taught by Gini Pedersen

Improving your Computer's Performance
. . . . . 4 Mondays, June 10, 17, 24, and July 1 ------- 1-5 pm
. . . . . In this class you will learn how to improve your
. . . . . . . . . . computer's performance, prevent and solve
. . . . . . . . . . problems, and much more.

Excel
. . . . . 3 Mondays, June 10, 17, and 24 ------- 5:30-9 pm

Intro to Computers
. . . . . 1 Tuesday, June 11 ------- 1-5 pm
. . . . .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.

Understanding E-Mail Attachments
. . . . . 1 Tuesday, June 11 ------- 5:30-9 pm
. . . . . In this one-session class you will learn how to send
. . . . . . . . . . and receive attachments that are virus-free and
. . . . . . . . . . understand why some attachments are hard or
. . . . . . . . . . impossible to open.

Windows 95/98/ME/XP
. . . . . 2 Tuesdays, June 18 and 25 ------- 1-5 pm

Downloading Software from the Internet
. . . . . 1 Tuesday, June 18 ------- 5:30-9 pm
. . . . . All about FTP (File Transfer Protocol) and how to
. . . . . . . . . . SAFELY download files from sites on the Internet.
. . . . . . . . . . You will receive helpful handouts.

Internet Tips and Tricks
. . . . . 2 Tuesdays, June 25 and July 2 ------- 5:30-9 pm
. . . . . Lots of very useful tips for new and experienced
. . . . . . . . Internet users

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

... Mac Basics
... Digital Camera Basics
... Scanning and Retouching Photographs
... Visual Basic
... Access
... Excel
... Word
... Design Principles for the Web
... Dreamweaver
... Dreamweaver UltraDev
... Flash
... Flash Action Scripting
... GoLive
... HTML
... XHTML
... JavaScript
... Oracle
... PERL/CGI Mini Certificate Program
... PHP and MYSQL
... TCP/IP Basics
... Digital Video Editing with Final Cut Pro
... Illustrator
... Photoshop
... Premiere
... Prepress
... QuarkXpress

IN ADDITION...
We also offer many free classes with brand new computers 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.

Space is available for many classes still to be offered in
June. Call to register now.

The July class schedule will be available the week of
June 10 and registration will open the same day.

Following are some upcoming classes at our Datel site:

... VB.NET
... Windows XP
... File Management for Windows
... QuickBooks
... Outlook
... Internet Basics
... Email Basics
... Scanner Basics
... MS Project
... Build a Photo Album with HTML
... Digital Videography Basics
... Digital Camera Basics
... CD Burning
... Excel
... Word
... PowerPoint
... Access
... Visual Basic
... and many more

WANT MORE INFORMATION?

-- Check my Website at http://www.iteachyou.com to see a
complete list of classes that I'll be offering through the
Summer 2002 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.

2 . . . UPCOMING EVENTS . . .

PROGRAM . . . . . Q and A and mini seminars
DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, June 8 ------- 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 . . . . . Compute Without Pain
DATE AND TIME . . Wednesday, June 12 ------- 6 pm
SPONSOR . . . . . San Diego RSI Wellness Association
PLACE . . . . . Kearny Mesa
MISC . . . . FREE
INFO/RSVP . . . . http://www.ctdrn.org/rsi-support/sandiego

PROGRAM . . . . . TBA
DATE AND TIME . . Wednesday, June 12 ------- 6 pm
SPONSOR . . . . . Internet Special Interest Group of the
. . . . . . . . . . San Diego Computer Society
PLACE . . . . . San Diego County Office of Education
. . . . . . . . . . 6401 Linda Vista Rd., Bldg. 2, Rms. L3/L4
MAP . . . . http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/jrrtc/facility/visit.htm
MISC . . . . FREE -- Guests always welcome to this free event
INFO . . . . . http://www.isig.org
. . . . . . . . . . or Peggy Schauer at (858) 560-5360

PROGRAM . . . . . Beginning Code
DATE AND TIME . . Thursday, June 13 ------- 6 pm
SPONSOR . . . . . Access User Group of San Diego
PLACE . . . . . Ericsson - 5751 Pacific Center Blvd.
MISC . . . . . $1 donation at the door
INFO . . . . . http://www.augsd.org/

PROGRAM . . . . . Q and A and mini seminars
DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, June 15 ------- 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 . . . . . Data Recovery Services and Software
DATE AND TIME . . Tuesday, June 18 ------- 6 pm
SPONSOR . . . . . SD PC User Group
PLACE . . . . . San Diego County Office of Education
. . . . . . . . . . 6401 Linda Vista Road, Room 401
MISC . . . . . Free
INFO . . . . . http://www.sdpcug.org

PROGRAM . . . . . TBA
DATE AND TIME . . Wednesday, June 19 ------- 6 pm
SPONSOR . . . . . Adobe Photoshop User Group
PLACE . . . . . San Diego County Office of Education
. . . . . . . . . . 6401 Linda Vista Rd., Bldg. 2, Rms. L3/L4
MISC . . . . . Free - Guests always welcome
INFO . . . . . http://www.k-online.com/%7Ephotoart/ps.html

PROGRAM . . . . . Importing Data Using XML
DATE AND TIME . . Thursday, June 26 ------- 6 pm
SPONSOR . . . . . Access User Group of San Diego
PLACE . . . . . Ericsson - 5751 Pacific Center Blvd.
MISC . . . . . $1 donation at the door
INFO . . . . . http://www.augsd.org/

3 . . . INTERESTING SITES . . .

FINDING GOOD AIRFARES
Finding a good fare isn't about a website or two, it's about doing
your homework.

Start by checking out the available fares on a website like Travelocity. http://www.travelocity.com where you can see some of the rules.
For example, the best fares are currently limited to returns by the
30th of May, or a maximum 7-day stay.

Next, check out such website such as http://www.farechase.com
which searches through many listings, when you have a particular
day. Don't forget to check out http://www.iflyswa.com since they
aren't generally listed elsewhere. And http://www.flights.com for
charters and consolidators.

You can try http://www.expedia.com (Price Flight Matcher) and
http://www.priceline.com if you are willing to live by their rules -
no refunds, no flight time choices, no changes.

If you find a good fare, check directly on the airlines website.
Check for discount coupons.

You have to do a lot of work to get a great fare. For example,
in March, I fly from Albany to Las Vegas for less than $200 return,
taxes included. But I did all the work to find it, there are no shortcuts.

4 . . . TIPS AND TRICKS . . .

MAKING A CD UNREADABLE PRIOR TO DISCARDING IT
To make a CD unreadable, either break it or use a very sharp object
to make a deep scratch on the top (coated) side. The data on a CD is
stored on the underside of the very thin layer of material on the
topside of a CD and it is read from the bottom through heavy plastic--
the primary material of a CD.

If you can see through the scratch, the CD has become unreadable.
Unless the CD is full, the data will likely be closest to the outer edge.

ELIMINATE CONFIRMATION MESSAGE WHEN DELETING
A FILE
To eliminate the need to confirm each file deletion, do the following:
- Get to Windows Desktop.
- Right-click on Recycle Bin icon.
- Click Properties.
- Click Global tab in dialog box.
- Click to remove checkmark by Display Delete Confirmation
Dialog Box.
- Click OK.

5 . . . BITS AND BYTES OF HUMOR . . .

Murphy's Top 10 Laws of Computing

1. When computing, whatever happens, behave as though you
meant it to happen.

2. When you get to the point where you really understand your
computer, it's probably obsolete.

3. The first place to look for information is in the section of the
manual where you'd least expect to find it.

4. When the going gets tough, upgrade.

5. For every action, there is an equal and opposite malfunction.

6. To err is human... to blame your computer for your mistakes
is even more human, it's downright natural.

7. He who laughs last, probably has a back-up.

8. The number one cause of computer problems is computer
solutions.

9. A complex system that doesn't work is invariably found to have
evolved from a simpler system that worked just fine.

10. A computer program will always do what you tell it to do,
but rarely what you want it to do.

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