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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 28, 2007 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 . . . . . 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 . . . . .Microsoft 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 TOPIC . . . . . Developing a Webpage using HTML DATE . . . . . 2 Mondays, July 9 and 16 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 TOPIC . . . . .Windows Basics DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, July 10 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. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . Windows File Management DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, July 17 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. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .Internet and Email Basics DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, July 17 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 . . . . Microsoft Excel DATE . . . . . 3 Mondays, July 23, 30, and August 6 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 . . . . . Buying and Selling on eBay DATE . . . . . 2 Mondays, July 23 and 30 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 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 . . . . . Developing a Webpage using HTML DATE . . . . . 2 Tuesdays, July 24 and 31 TIME . . . . . 1-5 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 TOPIC . . . . . Microsoft Word DATE . . . . . 3 Tuesdays, July 24, 31, and August 7 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 pm MISC . . . . . Word is Microsoft's popular word processing . . . application that is bundled with all versions of MSOffice 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 Camera and Photography Basics ... Internet Marketing ... Photoshop (various levels) ... QuickBooks (various levels) ... Dreamweaver (various levels) ... Dreamweaver (special topics) ... JavaScript ... Flash (Intermediate) ... Flash (special topics) ... ASP.NET (various levels) ... Final Cut Pro (various levels) ... AJAX ... Flickr ... Graphic Design Essentials ... InDesign (various levels) ... Microsoft Certified Desktop Support ... Disaster Recovery ... Flash (special topics) ... Flash Animation and Cartooning ... Access VBA ... Illustrator (Intermediate) ... After Effects ... Second Life ... Sketchup ... 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 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 . . . . . PROGRAM . . . . . TBA DATE AND TIME . . Tuesday, July 3 ------- 6 pm SPONSOR . . . . . SD .Net Developers Group PLACE . . . . . Qualcomm Inc. . . . . San Diego Design Center Aud. - Bldg. E (Main Building) . . . . 6455 Lusk Blvd., San Diego MISC . . . FREE to visit INFO . . . . . 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 . . . . . PROGRAM . . . . .Questions and Answers plus mini seminars DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, July 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 . . . . . PROGRAM . . . . .Questions and Answers plus mini seminars DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, July 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 INFO AND MAP . . . . . PROGRAM . . . Advanced Forms / Error handling in VBA DATE AND TIME . . Wednesday, July 18 ------- 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 . . . . . PROGRAM . . . . . Velocity Reporting DATE AND TIME . . Thursday, July 19 --------- 6 pm SPONSOR . . . . . SD SQL Server User Group PLACE . . . UCSD Sorrento Mesa Extension . . . . . 6925 Lusk Blvd. (AT and T Building) MAP . MISC . . . . . FREE INFO . . . . . PROGRAM . . . . . Computer Workshop DATE AND TIME . . Friday, July 20 -------- 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 . . . . . PROGRAM . . . . .Questions and Answers plus mini seminars DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, July 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 . . . . . PROGRAM . . . . TBA DATE AND TIME . .Saturday, July 21 ---------- 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 . . . 3 . . . Tips and Tricks MICROSOFT WORD -- INSERT A DROP CAP AT THE START OF A PARAGRAPH - Highlight first letter in a paragraph. - Click FORMAT-DROP CAP and make selections. . . . . . WRAP TEXT AROUND A PICTURE IN MICROSOFT WORD - Right-click on the picture. - Click Format Picture. - Click Wrapping tab. - Make choice and click OK. - Click and drag the picture to desired location. 4 . . . News You Can Use OFFICE 2007 MESSAGE FROM GINI If you've attended any of my Office classes recently, you've probably heard me cautioning you to NOT rush into getting Office 2007 -- particularly if you are already very (or even somewhat) familiar with any of the prior versions. Office 2007 is radically different than prior versions. I doubt that many companies are going to make the switch very soon because it will definitely impact productivity of employees who use Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc. And we all know that few companies provide training for their employees nowadays. If/When you do switch to Windows Vista (probably when you buy a new computer), you can still install and use some of the prior versions of Office on your new computer. . . . . . INTERESTING COMPUTER PEN http://tinyurl.com/25oyku 5 . . . Interesting Sites POSSIBLY THE BEST PLACE TO WORK? Turn on your sound and click Play button in middle of video clip one or more times until you see the word 'Loading.' . . . . . AMAZING PIANIST Turn on your sound and click Play button in middle of video clip. 6 . . . Bits and Bytes of Humor The computer swallowed grandma. Yes, honestly it's true. She pressed Control and Enter And disappeared from view. It devoured her completely! The thought just makes me squirm. She must have caught a virus Or been eaten by a worm. I've searched through the Recycle Bin And files of every kind; I've even used the Internet, But nothing did I find. In desperation, I asked Jeeves My searches to refine. The reply from him was negative, Not a thing was found online. So, if inside your Inbox, My Grandma you should see, Please Copy, Scan and Paste her And send her back to me! -- Written by Valerie Waite, Derbyshire England -- Shared by Renee Kreisler Your source for life-long learning
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