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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. ********** Important Note: As you know, SDCCD classes are funded by the State of California. With the current budget crisis, funds for programs we provide have and will continue to be severely reduced. As a result, the Summer 2009 semester for Continuing Education classes has been shortened. Summer 2009 classes will be offered from June 8 through July 17 --- ending the semester 1 month earlier than had been planned. I will keep you posted as changes are announced. Gini ********** CONTENTS -- June 7, 2009 1 . . . Upcoming FREE Classes 2 . . . Upcoming Events 3 . . . Tips and Tricks 4 . . . News You Can Use 5 . . . Interesting Sites 6 . . . 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 . . . . . Buying and Selling on eBay DATE . . . . . 2 Mondays, June 8 and 15 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 . . . . . Introduction to Computers DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, June 8 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 TOPIC . . . . .Microsoft Excel DATE . . . . . 3 Tuesdays, June 9, 16, and 23 TIME . . . . . 1-5 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 . . . . Microsoft PowerPoint DATE . . . . . 2 Tuesdays, June 9 and 16 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 15 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 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. Class . . . . . . . . covers all recent versions of Windows. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . Windows File Management DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, June 22 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 back up . . . . . important files on your system, and much more. . . . . . Class covers all recent versions of Windows. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .Internet and Email Basics DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, June 22 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 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 . . . . . Developing a Webpage using HTML DATE . . . . . 2 Tuesdays, June 23 and 30 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 pm MISC . . . . . This class is useful for people interested 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. You will receive helpful handouts. 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. ... Digital Photography ... InDesign … ActionScript ... Dreamweaver (various levels) ... Essential Computer Skills for the New Workplace ... Photoshop ... ASP.Net ... Final Cut Pro ... Google Documents and Applications ... Blogging with WordPress ... Typography, Color, and Page Layout ... Visual Basic.Net ... Illustrator ... Installing and Administering Windows Vista ... Installing and Administering Linux ... Open Lab every Saturday (10 am - 1 pm) in Mac lab Rm 150 … Open Lab every M T W Th (8 am-1:30 pm) in PC lab Rm 117 ... plus additional new topics each week throughout the semester WANT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT CLASSES? -- Check my Website at http://www.iteachyou.com to see a 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 13 ------- 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 DIRECTIONS . . . Highway 5 to Grand/Garnet/Balboa exit . . . . . . . . . . West on Garnet (for 0.5 miles) . . . . . . . . . . Right on Soledad Mt. Rd. (for 0.6 miles) . . . . . . . . . . Right on Loring (for 0.2 miles) INFO AND MAP . http://home.roadrunner.com/~scg/events.html PROGRAM . . . . . Advanced Access 2003 Forms DATE AND TIME . . Wednesday, June 17 ------- 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 18 --------- 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 MISC . . . . . FREE INFO . . . . . http://www.sdsqlug.org PROGRAM . . . Genealogy in the Cloud DATE AND TIME . .Saturday, June 20 ---------- 9 am SPONSOR . . Computer Genealogy Society of San Diego PLACE . . . . . UCSD (see map on website below) 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 20 ------- 9:30 am SPONSOR . . . . . Seniors Computer Group PLACE . . . . . Wesley Palms -- 2404 Loring St., Pacific Beach . . . . . . . . . . (off Highway 5 and Garnet Avenue) DIRECTIONS . . . Highway 5 to Grand/Garnet/Balboa exit . . . . . . . . . . West on Garnet (for 0.5 miles) . . . . . . . . . . Right on Soledad Mt. Rd. (for 0.6 miles) . . . . . . . . . . Right on Loring (for 0.2 miles) INFO AND MAP . http://home.roadrunner.com/~scg/events.html PROGRAM . . . . . Windows Help and Support DATE AND TIME . . Thursday, June 25 -------- 7 pm SPONSOR . . . . . San Diego PC Users Group PLACE . . . . . Wesley Palms -- 2404 Loring St., Pacific Beach . . . . . . . . . . (off Highway 5 and Garnet Avenue) DIRECTIONS . . . Highway 5 to Grand/Garnet/Balboa exit . . . . . . . . . . West on Garnet (for 0.5 miles) . . . . . . . . . . Right on Soledad Mt. Rd. (for 0.6 miles) . . . . . . . . . . Right on Loring (for 0.2 miles) MISC . . . . . FREE -- Guests always welcome INFO . . . . .http://www.sdpcug.org 3 . . . Tips and Tricks FREEZE CELLS IN EXCEL a. Click in a cell that contains data. b. Click WINDOW - FREEZE PANES VIEW - FREEZE PANES - FREEZE PANES in Office 2007) and note that 2 Freeze Bars appear on the screen. c. Scroll horizontally and vertically to see how Freeze Bars work. Note: Freeze bars always appear immediately BEFORE the cell you first select. d. Click WINDOW - UNFREEZE PANES (or VIEW - FREEZE PANES - UNFREEZE PANES in Office 2007) ----- CHANGE RECYCLE BIN SETTINGS IN WINDOWS a. On Windows Desktop screen, right click on Recycle Bin icon. b. Click Properties. c. In Windows 98/ME/XP only: Click Global tab in Properties dialog box. d. Make changes as desired and click OK when done. 4 . . . News You Can Use If you want to contact California State Assemblymembers and State Senators to share your thoughts and concerns about the California budget crisis, I have included a list of names and contact information on my website at... http://www.iteachyou.com/budget.htm 5 . . . Interesting Sites CREATE YOUR OWN MAKEOVER http://www.taaz.com/ ----- TRAILERS, LOCATIONS, AND MORE FOR CURRENT MOVIES http://www.imdb.com/ 6 . . . Bits and Bytes of Humor Working people frequently ask us retired people what we do to make our days interesting. Well, for example, the other day I went into town and went to a small shop down on 10th Street. I was only in there for about 10 minutes. When I came out, there was a cop writing out a parking ticket. I went up to him and said, 'Come on buddy, how about giving a senior citizen a break?' He looked up, then ignored me and continued writing the ticket. I called him a heartless nut. He glared at me and then started writing another ticket for worn tires. So I called him a piece of stinking dog doo doo. He finished the second ticket and put it on the windshield with the first. I called him a jerk and a pig. Then he started writing a third ticket. I called his mother a name. This went on for about 20 minutes. The more I verbally abused him, the more tickets he wrote. Personally, I didn't give a darn. I came downtown by bus. I try to have a little fun each day now that I'm retired. Your source for life-long learning
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