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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 6, 2007 1 . . . Upcoming FREE Classes 2 . . . Upcoming Events 3 . . . Tips and Tricks 4 . . . Interesting Sites 5 . . . Bits and Bytes of Humor 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 -- all in Room 130... TOPIC . . . . .Introduction to Computers DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, June 11 TIME . . . . 1-5 pm MISC . . This class is designed for beginners who either . . . . . . . . haven't worked with 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 . . . . Excel DATE . . . . . 3 Mondays, June 11, 18, and 25 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 pm MISC . . . . . Excel is Microsoft's popular spreadsheet . . . application that is bundled with all versions of MSOffice. . . . It can be used for many tasks such as budgets, charts, . . . databases, and more. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . . Buying and Selling on eBay DATE . . . . . 2 Tuesdays, June 12 and 19 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. You will receive helpful handouts. INSTRUCTOR . . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .PowerPoint DATE . . . . . 2 Tuesdays, June 12 and 19 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 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. . . . . You will receive helpful handouts. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .Windows Basics DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, June 18 TIME . . . . . 1-5 pm MISC . . . . . This class is most useful for people just starting out . . . . . . . . using computers or anyone who wants to just understand . . . . . . . . a bit more about the Windows operating system. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .Internet and Email Basics DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, June 25 TIME . . . . . 1-5 pm MISC . . . . . This class is designed for people who are truly new to . . . . . . . . . . the Internet. The only prerequisite for this class is . . . . . . . . . . a class in Windows Basics or equivalent experience. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . . Excel Tips and Tricks DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, June 26 TIME . . . . . 1-5 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 TOPIC . . . . .Access Overview DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, June 26 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 pm MISC . . . . . Access is Microsoft's popular relational database . . . application that is bundled with most versions of MSOffice, . . . You will receive helpful handouts. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . . Word DATE . . . . . 3 Mondays, July 2, 9, and 16 TIME . . . . . 1-5 pm MISC . . . . . Word is Microsoft's popular word processing . . . application that is bundled with all versions of MSOffice INSTRUCTOR . . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . . How to Buy the RIGHT Computer DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, July 2 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 . . . . .PowerPoint DATE . . . . . 2 Tuesdays, July 3 and 10 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. . . . . You will receive helpful handouts. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .Introduction to Computers DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, July 3 TIME . . . . 5:30-9 pm MISC . . This class is designed for beginners who either . . . . . . . . haven't worked with 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 .......... ONLINE -- ONLINE -- ONLINE -- ONLINE -- ONLINE Following are some new exciting FREE ONLINE CLASSES that will be offered this semester. You MUST attend the first session in person; registration will be completed at this session. Photoshop Elements -- June 16 - August 11 (8 weeks) Register in person on June 16, 10 am - 1 pm -- Room 130 Flash CS3 -- June 16 - August 11 (9 weeks) Register in person on June 16, 1-4 pm -- Room 140 Flash Actionscript -- June 13 - August 6 (9 weeks) Register in person on June 13, 5-7 pm -- Room 117 Microsoft Office -- June 15 - August 10 (8 weeks) Register in person on June 15, 6-9 pm -- Room 140 Dreamweaver CS3 -- June 13 - August 6 (9 weeks) Register in person on June 13, 7:15-9:15 pm -- Room 117 WANT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE CLASSES? Call (619) 388-1800, Monday through Friday. .......... 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. ... Dreamweaver (various levels) ... Dreamweaver (special topics) ... Flash (classroom or online) ... Flash (special topics) ... Ruby on Rails ... Ajax ... AutoCAD Lite ... Indesign (various levels) ... Excel VBA ... Final Cut Pro (various levels) ... Flickr ... Graphic Design Essentials ... Internet Marketing ... Illustrator (various levels) ... Illustrator (special topics) ... Outlook ... Typography ... MS Project ... Security for Windows ... PHP and MySQL ... Digital Cameras ... ASP.Net (Intermediate) ... Microsoft Office (online) ... Mac OS X ... Photoshop Elements (classroom or online) ... Photoshop (various levels) ... Photoshop (special topics) ... Crystal Reports ... Linux ... Rapid Website Development ... QuickBooks ... XHTML and Cascading Style Sheets ... Premiere Pro ... Disaster Recovery ... Open Lab every Saturday (8 am - 1 pm) in Mac lab Rm 150 ... plus additional new topics each week throughout the semester WANT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT CLASSES? -- Check my Website at complete list of classes that I'll be offering during the current semester. At the end is a link to a list of all classes offered at the North City Campus of SDCCD Continuing Education on Aero Drive -- plus a brief description of each class. -- Call (619) 388-1800, Monday through Friday. 2 . . . Upcoming Events PROGRAM . . . . .Questions and Answers plus mini seminars DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, June 9 ------- 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 . . . . . Voice Over Internet Protocol DATE AND TIME . . Wednesday, June 13 -------- 5:30 pm SPONSOR . . . . . Assn. of Information Technology Professionals PLACE . . . . . Woodfin Suites Hotel - 10044 Pacific Mesa Blvd. MISC . . . . . $25 for non-members INFO AND MAP . . . . . http://www.sandiego.aitp.org/ PROGRAM . . . . . Computer Workshop DATE AND TIME . . Friday, June 15 -------- 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 . . . . .Using OpenOffice DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, June 16 ------- 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 DATE AND TIME . . Tuesday, June 19 -------- 6 pm SPONSOR . . . . . SD PC User Group PLACE . . . . . San Diego County Office of Education . . . . . . . . 6401 Linda Vista Rd., Annex C (lots of FREE parking) MAP . . . . . http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/map.asp INFO . . . . . http://www.sdpcug.org PROGRAM . . . . . Advanced Forms DATE AND TIME . . Wednesday, June 20 ------- 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 . . . . . TBA DATE AND TIME . . Thursday, June 21 --------- 6 pm SPONSOR . . . . . SD SQL Server User Group PLACE . . . UCSD Sorrento Mesa Extension . . . . . 6925 Lusk Blvd. (AT and T Building) MAP . http://www.extension.ucsd.edu/image/img_mapLaJolla.gif INFO . . . . . http://www.sdsqlug.org PROGRAM . . . . Trees Grow on the Web DATE AND TIME . .Saturday, June 23 ---------- 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 . . . . .Questions and Answers plus mini seminars DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, June 23 ------- 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 30 ------- 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, July 6 -------- 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 3 . . . Tips and Tricks ADDING CLIPART TO AN ENVELOPE IN MSWORD To do this, you must first attach the envelope to a document. This allows you to work with the envelope as you would a page of text, instead of relying on Word's Envelopes And Labels tool to generate the formatting. To attach an envelope to a document: - Open Word - Click TOOLS - ENVELOPES AND LABELS - Click Envelopes tab in dialog box. - Type envelope information as you normally would. - Click Add to Document button and the envelope becomes . . . . . . . . . a page in the document. - Click where you want to insert the clipart. - Click INSERT - PICTURE - CLIP ART. - Follow instructions on screen. .......... FORMATTING IN EMAIL MESSAGES Unfortunately, in the 'email department,' we're still in 'just because you can, doesn't mean you should' mode. Many current email programs allow the sender to format an email in a variety of ways -- stationery, colors, formatting, etc. However, since the Internet Protocol needs to make your message readable on different types of computers along the delivery journey and at the receiving end -- and because there are so many different email programs people use out there (including different versions of the same program) -- there is really no way for the sender to truly control the way a receiver will see what's in the body of an email message. If formatting is critical, as with spreadsheets, resumes, etc., then you would need to send them as an attachment to increase the likelihood that the recipient will see it as it was created -- and then only if they have the right program already installed on their computer to read that file format. Some people try to test the use of stationery, etc. by sending a message to their own email address. But this isn't really a valid test since the message really isn't going out on the Internet -- but, rather, is just cycling through your Internet Service Provider's intranet. This will all probably be a non-issue in a few years. But, for now, you probably need to stick with plain old vanilla style emails. 4 . . . Interesting Sites EXCITING NEW TECHNOLOGY http://tinyurl.com/28nbpt .......... http://www.dogster.com Scroll down and click By Breed under this link. Also, be sure to check out the cutest dog of all at... http://www.dogster.com/dogs/549997 Note: For you cat-lovers out there, there's also a catster.com... 5 . . . Bits and Bytes of Humor Joe died. His will provided $30,000 for an elaborate funeral. As the last guests departed the affair, his wife, Helen, turned to her oldest friend. 'Well, I'm sure Joe would be pleased,' she said. 'I'm sure you're right,' replied Jody, who lowered her voice and leaned in close. How much did this really cost?' 'All of it,' said Helen. 'Thirty thousand.' 'No!' Jody exclaimed. 'I mean, it was very nice, but $30,000?' Helen answered, 'The funeral was $6,500. I donated $500 to the church. The wake, food and drinks were another $500. The rest went for the memorial stone.' Jody computed quickly. '$22,500 for a memorial stone?' 'My God, how big is it?!' 'Two and a half carats.' Your source for life-long learning
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