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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 23, 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 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 . . . . . How to Buy the RIGHT Computer DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, June 28 TIME . . . . . 1-5 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 . . . . . Using Effective Web Design Concepts DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, June 28 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 pm MISC . . . . . Learn about what web design elements are effective . . . . . . . . . . and what should be avoided. INSTRUCTOR . . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .Windows Tips and Tricks (98/ME/2000/XP) DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, June 29 TIME . . . . . 1-5 pm MISC . . . . . Suggested prerequisite: Windows experience. . . . . . . . . In this class you will learn useful tips that . . . . . . . . experienced Windows users should find useful. . . . . . . . . You will receive helpful handouts. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .Downloading and Installing Software . . . . . . . . . . from the Internet DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, July 6 TIME . . . . . 1-5 pm MISC. . . . . All about FTP (File Transfer Protocol) and how to . . . . . . . . . . SAFELY download and install files from sites . . . . . . . . . . on the Internet. You will receive helpful handouts. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .Word Tips and Tricks DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, July 6 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 pm MISC . . . . . Suggested prerequisite: Word experience. . . . . . . . . In this class you will learn useful tips that . . . . . . . . experienced Word users should find useful. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . Excel DATE . . . . . 3 Mondays, July 12, 19, and 26 TIME . . . . . 1-5 pm INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .Tips for Finding Things on the Internet DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, July 12 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 pm MISC . . . . . This class is open to anyone who has experienced . . . . . . . . . . frustration finding things on the Internet. ;-) . . . . . . . . . You will receive helpful handouts. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . . Developing a Webpage using HTML DATE . . . . . 2 Tuesdays, July 13 and 20 TIME . . . . . 1-5 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 . . . . Windows File Management DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, July 13 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 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 backup up . . . . . important files on your system, 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 ... CD Burning ... Digital Camera Basics ... eBay - Buying and Selling ... Email Basics ... Internet Basics ... Scanning Basics ... Access (Intermediate) ... Word ... Visual Basic.NET ... Oracle 9i Application Developer ... 3D Studio Max (various topics) ... Final Cut Pro ... Illustrator ... Photoshop CS ... Photoshop Elements ... ASP.NET ... Computer Hardware ... Linux (special topics) ... Networking and Security Concepts ... PHP and MYSQL ... Dreamweaver (Intermediate) ... Dreamweaver Data Integration ... Flash ... Flash (special topics) ... Webpage Layout and Design ... 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 . . . Presentation in a Box: Actual Title Buttons 2.5 DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, June 26 ------- 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 2 -------- 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, July 3 ------- 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 . . Creating Dynamic Themes and Skins in ASP.NET DATE AND TIME . . Tuesday, July 6 ------- 6 pm SPONSOR . . . . . SD .Net Developers Group PLACE . . . . . Microsoft San Diego Office . . . . . . . . . . . 9255 Towne Center Drive, 4th Floor MISC . . . . . *FREE* INFO . . . . . http://www.sddotnetdg.org/ PROGRAM . . . . . Project Dogwaffle (paint program) DATE AND TIME . . Wednesday, July 7 ------- 7 pm SPONSOR . . UCHUG (Under the Computer Hood Users Group) PLACE . . . . . San Diego County Office of Education . . . . . . 6401 Linda Vista Rd., Rm. 401 (lots of *FREE* parking) MAP . . . . . http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/jrrtc/facility/visit.htm MISC . . . . . Guests always welcome to this *FREE* event INFO . . . . . Greg Skalka at uchug@juno.com . . . . . . . . . . or http://www.uchug.org PROGRAM . . . . . TBA DATE AND TIME . . Wednesday, July 7 ------- 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 . . . . . Queries DATE AND TIME . . Thursday, July 8 ------- 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, July 8 ---------- 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 . . . . . TBA DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, July 10 ------- 9:30-4 pm SPONSOR . . . . . San Diego Computer Society PLACE . . . San Diego County Office of Education -- Room 301 . . . . . . . . . . 6401 Linda Vista Rd. (lots of *FREE* parking) MISC . . . *FREE*; stay for some -- or all -- of the presentations INFO . . . . . http://www.sdcs.org PROGRAM . . . . .Questions and Answers plus mini seminars DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, July 10 ------- 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 . . . . . Conversation with a DBA DATE AND TIME . . Tuesday, July 13 --------- 6 pm SPONSOR . . . . . SD SQL Server User Group PLACE . . . Microsoft Office -- 9255 Towne Centre Drive, #400 MISC . . . . . *FREE* INFO . . . . . http://www.sdsqlug.org 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 3 . . . Tips and Tricks >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Got a question? Post it on Our Message Board. Go to http://www.iteachyou.com Click Ask a Question >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> OPTIONS FOR CLOSING WINDOWS XP (excerpted from article in Dummies e-tips at http://etips.dummies.com) The Windows XP Shut Down menu (Start-Turn Off... or Start-Shut Down...) offers several options now, as you can see in the following list: * Shut Down -- Click here, and Windows saves your work, prepares your computer to be shut off, and automatically turns off the power. Use this option when you want to completely turn off your system. Some people do this at the end of each day and some people leave their system on all the time, perhaps just turning off the monitor between uses. * Restart -- Here, Windows saves your work and prepares your computer to be shut off. However, it then restarts your computer. Use this option when installing new software, changing settings, or trying to stop Windows from doing something weird. * Logoff -- If your Windows system is set up for multiple users with different passwords, then the Logoff command closes your session but leaves Windows open for another user to access his/her account. * Standby -- Save your work before choosing this one; it doesn't save your work automatically. Instead, it lets your computer doze for a bit to save power, but it usually wakes up your system at the touch of the mouse or button on the keyboard. * Hibernate -- Only offered on some computers, this works much like Shut down. It saves your work and turns off your computer. However, when turned on again, your computer presents your desktop just as you left it: Open programs and windows appear in the same place. The Hibernate command takes all of your currently open information and writes it to the hard drive in one big chunk. Then, to re-create your desktop, it reads that big chunk and places it back on your desktop. It's not as safe as shutting down your computer. Note from Gini: I personally never use this option -- there's a high risk of losing some work or destabilizing Windows. Don't ever turn off your computer unless you've first used the Shut Down command from the Start button. Windows needs to prepare itself for the shutdown, or it may accidentally damage some of your important information. TYPING EURO MONEY AND OTHER SPECIAL SYMBOLS While holding down the Alt key, type 0128 (Alt+0128) on your numeric keypad. This works in Word and any other Windows-based program. Although difficult to spell out in detail here, you can also create a macro within Word and some other applications that will allow you to create the Euro symbol with fewer keystrokes. To see a longer list of special symbols you can use, go to... http://www.iteachyou.com/web/accents.htm >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Got a question? Post it on Our Message Board. http://www.iteachyou.com Click Ask a Question >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 4 . . . News You Can Use GOING WIRELESS AT HOME If you have ever wanted to roam around your house with your computer notebook and remain connected to the Internet, a wireless router is the solution. If a wireless network is appealing but you're intimidated by the thought of setting it up, Intel has a useful, step-by-step guide written by an 'average' guy at: http://www.intel.com/personal/do_more/digital_home/home.htm or http://snipurl.com/72mm (excerpted from Knight Ridder News Service article in the Personal Technology section of the June 14, 2004 issue of San Diego Union-Tribune) 5 . . . Interesting Sites YOUR NEXT HOUSE? (shared by Kim Komando) http://www.loftcube.net/ Imagine living on the rooftop of a high-rise building in a lightweight cube measuring only 40-square meters. Believe it or not, it can be yours for about $65,000. A German studio designs and builds portable cubes for hip nomadic urbanites. The loftcubes look really cool, although they might be too small if you have more than two people in the house. RELAXING SOUNDS http://www.iserenity.com/environments.htm Each sound may take a couple of minutes to fully load. My personal favorite is the Roaring Ocean. 6 . . . Non-Nerdy Stats SAFE TO TRAVEL? From an excellent *free* newsletter (E-zine) offered at http://www.seniorresource.com Still reluctant to make plans to travel because of the state of things around the world? Well take note of these facts shared in Conde Nast Traveler, Feb. 2003. They are based upon one-year historical odds for an average American and one year more (2003 to 2004) isn’t going to change the odds much one way or the other. Fatality due to: - Heart disease: 1 in 300 - Cancer: 1 in 509 - A car accident: 1 in 18,800 - A fall: 1 in 20,700 - Pedestrian accident:1 in 45,200 - Lightning: 1 in 4,260,000 - Bus accident: 1 in 4,300,000 - Train accident: 1 in 5,050,000 - Airline accident (on US carriers) 1 in 8,450,000 - Terrorist Attack: 1 in 9,270,000 More than half of the 348 terrorist attacks in 2001 were bombings on an oil pipeline in Columbia so if you don’t travel to Columbia your chance of dying in a terrorist attack is cut in half. And note that 'people who reported taking no vacation for 5 years are at a much higher risk of heart disease' than those who took more frequent vacations. Of course, generally speaking none of us is an 'average Americans' in light of all of our exceptional characteristics and unique experiences, so plan to take vacations using your head and staying alert! 7 . . . Bits and Bytes of Humor Some of our old favorite singers have re-released their great hits with new lyrics to accommodate maturing audiences. Bobby Darin - 'Splish, Splash, I Was Havin' a Flash' Herman's Hermits - 'Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Walker' The Beatles - 'I Get by with a Little Help from Depends' Marvin Gaye - 'I Heard It Through the Grape Nuts' The Bee Gees - 'How Can You Mend a Broken Hip' Paul Simon - 'Fifty Ways to Lose Your Liver' Roberta Flack - 'The First Time Since I Forgot Your Face' Leo Sayer - 'You Make Me Feel Like Napping' Johnny Nash - 'I Can't See Clearly Now' ABBA - 'Denture Queen' Commodores - 'Once, Twice, Three Times to the Bathroom' Your source for life-long learning
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