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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. At the bottom are links to all prior issues. Net Happenings sent out on June 6, 2003. Hi, As you requested, I am sending Net Happenings to you. Please let me know if your e-mail address changes so I can continue sending you Net Happenings. Also, let me know if you'd rather NOT receive these postings. Remember, I will never sell, trade, lend, or leak your e-mail address to any other individual or organization. To view prior issues of Net Happenings... ...go to my Web site at http://www.iteachyou.com ...click Net Happenings newsletters ...scroll to bottom and click link to each previous issue. 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 -- June 6, 2003 1 . . . Upcoming FREE Classes 2 . . . Upcoming Events 3 . . . Tips and Tricks 4 . . . Interesting Sites 5 . . . Non-Nerdy Stats 6 . . . 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 CET at 8401 Aero Drive -- one of SD Community College's Centers for Education and Technology (CET). Upcoming Classes Taught by Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .Windows 98/2000/XP DATE . . . . . 2 Mondays, June 9 and 16 TIME . . . . . 1-5 pm INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . Top 10 Computer Problems and their Solutions DATE . . . . . 2 Mondays, June 9 and 16 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 . . . . .Visio DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, June 10 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 . . . . Word 97/2000/XP DATE . . . . . 3 Tuesdays, June 10, 17, and 24 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 pm INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . Excel 97/2000/XP DATE . . . . . 3 Tuesdays, June 17, 24, and July 1 TIME . . . . . 1-5 pm INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .Windows Tips and Tricks (98/ME/2000/XP) DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, June 23 TIME . . . . . 1-5 pm MISC . . . . . Suggested prerequisite: Windows experience. . . . . . . . . In this class you will learn useful tips that . . . . . . . . experienced Windows users should find useful. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . . Developing a Webpage DATE . . . . . 2 Mondays, June 23 and 30 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 . . . . Word 97/2000/XP DATE . . . . . 3 Mondays, June 30, July 7 and 14 TIME . . . . . 1-5 pm INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .How to Buy the RIGHT Computer DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, July 1 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 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. … Windows 98/XP … Mac Basics … Access (various levels) … Buying and Selling on eBay … 3D Studio Max … After Effects … Final Cut Pro … Fireworks … Illustrator … iMovie … Photoshop (various levels) … Photoshop Tips and Tricks … Premiere … Prepress … Typography … Dreamweaver … Dreamweaver UltraDev … Flash … Flash MX Designer … Flash MX Developer … XML … Java Programming … Linux for the Small Business … Linux Operating System … Linux Programming with Bash … PERL/CGI … PHP and MYSQL … UNIX … VB.NET … VBA Macros … Windows 2003 - Server Administration (various levels) … Windows Security … C Programming … C++ Programming … Oracle … 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 Monday through Friday. Following are some upcoming classes at our Datel site: ... CD Burning … Digital Camera Basics … Photoshop Elements … Scanning Basics … PowerPoint … Word … Internet Basics … Buying and Selling on eBay … Email Basics … ASP.NET … PERL/CGI Programming … XML 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. 2 . . . Upcoming Events PROGRAM . . . . . Linux Installfest DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, June 7 ------ 10am - 1 pm SPONSOR . . . . . The San Diego Linux User Group PLACE . . . . . San Diego Technical Books . . . . . . . . . . 4240 Kearny Mesa Road INFO . . . . . Walt at wpennington@pennfirm.com PROGRAM . . . . .Questions and Answers and mini seminars DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, June 7 ------- 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 . . . . . Various Topics -- check website DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, June 7 ---------- 10 am - 2 pm SPONSOR . . . . . Adobe Photoshop User Group PLACE . . . . Art Institute of California . . . . 7605 Mission Valley Rd. (near 163 and Friars) MISC . . . . . FREE INFO . . . . .http://www.sdphotoshopusers.com/ PROGRAM . . . . . ASP and ASP.NET Directly into a Data Table PRESENTER . . . Tim McCarthy from Interknowlogy DATE AND TIME . . Tuesday, June 10 --------- 6 pm SPONSOR . . . . . SD SQL Server User Group PLACE . . . . . Vortex Data Systems . . . . . . . . 7480 Mission Valley Rd., Suite 100 MISC . . . . . FREE; snacks will be provided INFO . . . . . http://www.sdsqlug.org PROGRAM . . . . . Reports 2 - Thinking outside the text box DATE AND TIME . . Thursday, June 12 ------- 6 pm SPONSOR . . . . . Access User Group of San Diego . . . . . . . . . . Beginning/Intermediate Level Access Users PLACE . . . . . Microsoft - 9255 Towne Center Dr. MISC . . . . . $1 donation at the door INFO . . . . . http://www.augsd.org/ PROGRAM . . . . .Questions and Answers and mini seminars DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, June 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 PROGRAM . . . . . Java vs. .Net DATE AND TIME . . Thursday, June 19 -------- 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 . . . . .Questions and Answers and mini seminars DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, June 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 . . . . .Using Old Photos in Genealogy DATE AND TIME . . . Saturday June 21---------- 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 . . . . . Access Replication DATE AND TIME . . Wednesday, June 25 ------- 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/ INFO AND MAP . . . . . http://home.san.rr.com/scg/events.html PROGRAM . . . . .Questions and Answers and mini seminars DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, June 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 3 . . . Tips and Tricks >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Got a question? Post it on Our Message Board. http://www.iteachyou.com Click Ask a Question >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> UNINSTALL MICROSOFT OFFICE ASSISTANT-- OFTEN CALLED 'CLIPPY' Exact steps below may vary depending on how MSOffice was installed on your computer. a. Open Control Panel and click selection to Add/Remove Programs. b. Click Microsoft Office or a specific application in the list and click Change or Add/Remove Program, depending your version of Windows. c. Follow directions on screen to the Office Assistant which you'll probably find listed under Office Shared Features and change its setting to 'Not Available.' Note: On some systems you may need to insert your Office CD-ROM to finish the process. ----- EASY ACCENT, TILDE, AND OTHER PRONOUNCIATION SYMBOLS IN WORD When typing a document in Word, following is an easy way to create commonly-used accent marks that occur in many words and proper names. Note that if you use these in your email messages, they MAY not appear as they should -- depending on what type of email program your recipient is using. Therefore, some of you may not actually see the example in parentheses below; however, you will see the correct result when you try it in a Word document. In each example below when you see the + (plus) sign it means you hold down the first key listed while pressing the other key-- and then you release all keys at once. Accent over letter e 1. Press CTRL+' and press the letter e on keyboard. or 2. Press ALT+0233 ~ symbol over letter n 1. Press CTRL+SHIFT+~ and then press the letter n on keyboard. or 2. Press ALT+0241 In addition, if you want to create a 'slashed zero' so it's clear that you are referring to a zero and not the letter O, do the following: 1. Press CTRL+/ and release both keys and then press SHIFT+O (that's the upper case of the letter O) or 2. Press ALT+0216. You can access the full spectrum of accents and special symbols by clicking INSERT-SYMBOL within Word and exploring the various choice in the Symbol dialog box. I've listed some of the most-commonly-used symbols on my website at http://www.iteachyou.com/accents.htm >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Got a question? Post it on Our Message Board. http://www.iteachyou.com Click Ask a Question >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 4 . . . Interesting Sites HELP WITH BUYING A CAR http://www.jdpower.com/cc/ NEED A COMPLIMENT? http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~geoffo/humour/flattery.html (shared by Helen Bryant) ABSURD INVENTIONS http://totallyabsurd.com/absurd.htm 5 . . . Non-Nerdy Stats DID YOU KNOW? - It would require an average of 18 hummingbirds to weigh in at 1 ounce. - In one year, hens in America lay enough eggs to encircle the globe 100 times. - Americans spend more than 5.4 billion dollars on their pets each year. - 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. - While many people believe that a camel's humps are used for water storage, they are actually made up of fat. The hump of a well-rested, well-fed camel can weigh up to 80 pounds. 6 . . . Bits and Bytes of Humor The doctor told me 'Physical exercise is good for you.' I know that I should do it, but my body is out of shape, so I have worked out this easy daily program I can do anywhere: Monday: Beat around the bush. Jump to conclusions. Climb the walls. Wade through paperwork. Tuesday: Drag my heels. Push my luck. Make mountains out of mole hills. Hit the nail on the head. Wednesday: Bend over backwards. Jump on the band wagon. Balance the books. Run around in circles. Thursday: Toot my own horn. Climb the ladder of success. Pull out the stops. Add fuel to the fire. Friday: Open a can of worms. Put my foot in my mouth. Start the ball rolling. Go over the edge. Saturday: Pick up the pieces. Whew! What a workout! Your source for life-long learning
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