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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 -- July 1, 2005 1 . . . Upcoming FREE Classes 2 . . . Upcoming Events 3 . . . Tips and Tricks 4 . . . Interesting Sites 5 . . . 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 Campus at 8401 Aero Drive -- one of SD Community College District's Continuing Education Campuses: Upcoming Classes Taught by Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . . Developing a Web Page using HTML DATE . . . . . 2 Tuesdays, July 5 and 12 TIME . . . . 1-5 pm MISC . . . . . This class is useful for people interesting in just . . . . . . . . . getting started in Web Development, for people . . . . . . . . . who have previously used a Web editor . . . . . . . . . and now need to learn how to 'clean up' . . . . . . . . . the HTML code...and you will receive helpful . . . . . . . . . handouts. INSTRUCTOR . . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .PowerPoint DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, July 5 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 pm NOTE . . . . This class was originally scheduled for 2 sessions but . . . . needed to be rescheduled for a single session. 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. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . . Microsoft Word DATE . . . . . 3 Mondays, July 11, 18, and 25 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 . . . . .Tips for Finding Things on the Internet DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, July 11 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 . . . . .Access DATE . . . . . 2 Tuesdays, July 12 and 19 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 pm MISC . . . . . Access is Microsoft's popular relational database . . . application that is bundled with most versions of MSOffice INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . . How to Buy the RIGHT Computer DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, July 18 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 . . . . . Using Effective Web Design Concepts DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, July 19 TIME . . . . . 1-5 pm MISC . . . . . Learn about what web design elements are effective . . . . . . . . . . and what should be avoided. INSTRUCTOR . . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .Internet Tips and Tricks DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, July 25 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 pm MISC . . . . . You will learn lots of shortcuts and hints to make . . . . . . . . . . your experience on the Internet faster, more versatile, . . . . . . . . . . and more fun--for both new and experienced users. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . . Great Reference Sites on the Internet DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, July 26 TIME . . . . . . 1-5 pm MISC . . . This class is useful for anyone doing research on the . . . . . . . . Internet or just looking for interesting and fun information. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . Windows File Management DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, July 26 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 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. ... 3D Studio Max (special topics) ... Access (Intermediate) ... eBay (special topics) ... Illustrator (various levels) ... Windows XP Basics ... Excel (various levels) ... Networking and Security Concepts ... Final Cut Pro (various levels) ... Windows XP Office Integration ... Photoshop (various levels and special topics) ... Photoshop Elements (various levels) ... Digital Photography (special topics) ... Flash MX (various levels and topics) ... Video Production ... Logo Design ... Open Lab every Saturday (8am-1pm) in Mac lab Room 150 ... Graphic Design Essentials ... Blogging ... QuickBooks (various levels) ... Dreamweaver (various levels and special topics) ... Mac OS Basics ... Premiere Pro (Intermediate) ... Spyware - Protecting Your Computer ... Microsoft Certified Desktop Technician Preparation ... PHP and MYSQL ... ASP.NET 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 2005 semester. At the end of that list is a link to a list of all classes offered at the North City Campus of SDCCD Continuing Education on Aero Drive -- plus details about each class. -- Call (619) 388-1800, Monday through Friday. 2 . . . Upcoming Events PROGRAM . . . . . Computer Workshop DATE AND TIME . . Friday, July 1 -------- 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 2 ------- 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 . . . . . Developing with Enterprise Library DATE AND TIME . . Tuesday, July 5 ------- 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 . . . . . http://www.sddotnetdg.org/ PROGRAM . . . . . TBA DATE AND TIME . . Wednesday, July 6 ------- 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 . . . FREE -- Guests always welcome INFO . . . . . Greg Skalka at uchug@juno.com . . . . . . . . . . or http://www.uchug.org PROGRAM . . . . . 3D Modeling and Podcasting DATE AND TIME . . Wednesday, July 6 ------- 6:30 pm SPONSOR . . . . . San Diego Macintosh User Group PLACE . . . . . Ramada Inn -- The Madeira Room . . . . . 5550 Kearny Mesa Road MISC . . . . . FREE INFO . . . . . http://www.sdmug.org/ PROGRAM . . . . .Questions and Answers plus mini seminars DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, July 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 . . . . . PASS Conference for SQL Server DATE AND TIME . . Tuesday, July 12 --------- 6 pm SPONSOR . . . . . SD SQL Server User Group PLACE . . . UCSD Sorrento Mesa Extension . . . . . 6925 Lusk Blvd. (ATandT Building) MAP . http://www.extension.ucsd.edu/image/img_mapLaJolla.gif MISC . . . . . FREE INFO . . . . . http://www.sdsqlug.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 . . . . Comparison of Genealogy Software DATE AND TIME . .Saturday, July 16 ---------- 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, July 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 PROGRAM . . . . . QandA DATE AND TIME . . Tuesday, July 19 -------- 6 pm SPONSOR . . . . . SD PC User Group PLACE . . . . . CompUSA Training Center (new location) . . . . . . . . 4240 Kearny Mesa Rd. . . . . . . . . Training Center entrance is located several doors . . . . . . . . south of the store, just south of Starbucks MAP . . . . . http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/jrrtc/facility/visit.htm MISC . . . . . FREE -- Guests always welcome INFO . . . . .http://www.sdpcug.org PROGRAM . . . . . Beginning Code Part 4 DATE AND TIME . . Wednesday, July 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 . . . . .Questions and Answers plus mini seminars DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, July 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 . . . Computer Training for the Visually Impaired DATE/TIME . . Ongoing -- Call to arrange an intake and schedule SPONSOR . . . . . San Diego Center for the Blind PLACE . . . (1) 5922 El Cajon Blvd., San Diego -- (619) 583-1542 . . . . . . . . . (2) 1385 Bonair Rd., Vista -- (760) 758-5956 MISC . . . . . FREE to the visually impaired/blind. No previous . . . . computer skills are required. Instruction in adaptive software . . . . such as Zoom Text, Window Eyes and Jaws is used to access . . . . word processing, data entry, e-mail and the Internet. INFO . . . .http://www.sdcb.org (or phone numbers listed above) 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 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> PASSWORD-PROTECT A FILE OR FOLDER IN WORD OR EXCEL Try the following to password protect a single file: - Open a file in Word (or Excel) - Click FILE-SAVE AS. - Click down-facing triangle to right of Tools button in Save As dialog box. - Click Security Options (or General Options). - Follow directions on screen. In addition, check the following: http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000705.htm http://www.folder-password-expert.com http://www.mycomputersafe.com USING QUICK LAUNCH TOOLBAR The Quick Launch toolbar is a group of small icons that appears to the right of the Start button. It provides easy access to any program you use often. To confirm that your Quick Launch toolbar is turned on... - Right-click on a blank portion of your Taskbar. - Click Toolbars. - If there is no checkmark by Quick Launch, click to place one there. You can add buttons to and remove them from the Quick Launch toolbar as desired. For example, you might add a button for starting Word or your dial-up Internet connection, so it's always handy. The Quick Launch toolbar is always visible, unlike the desktop, which is sometimes covered by program or file windows. To add a button, do the following: 1. Select the file or folder inside a window in Windows Explorer or My Computer or select a shortcut on your Desktop that you want to make a shortcut to on the Quick Launch toolbar. 2. Drag the item onto the Quick Launch toolbar until you see what looks like a capital 'I' -- usually next to another icon in the toolbar. When you see the capital 'I' release your mouse button to place a copy of the file/folder/shortcut there. Note: To delete a button, right-click it and choose Delete from the shortcut menu, then Yes to confirm. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Got a question? Post it on Our Message Board. http://www.iteachyou.com Click Ask a Question >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 4 . . . Interesting Sites GREAT TIPS FOR MAC USERS (published by Paul Taylor) http://www.mac-hints-tips.com 5 . . . Bits and Bytes of Humor Two old ladies were sitting on a park bench outside the local town hall where a flower show was in progress. One leaned over and said, 'Life is so darned boring. We never have any fun anymore. For $5, I'd take my clothes off and streak through that stupid flower show!' 'You're on!' said the other old lady, holding up a $5 bill. As fast as she could, the first little old lady fumbled her way out of her clothes and, completely naked, streaked through the front door of the flower show. Waiting outside, her friend soon heard a huge commotion inside the hall, followed by loud applause. The naked lady burst out through the door surrounded by a cheering crowd. 'What happened?' asked her waiting friend. 'I won 1st prize as Best Dried Arrangement.' Your source for life-long learning
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