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CONTENTS -- 8/2/01 1. Upcoming FREE Classes 2. Upcoming Events 3. Interesting Sites 4. Non-Nerdy Stats 5. Tips and Tricks 6. Bits and Bytes of Humor If you have questions about anything contained in this e-newsletter, please post your question on my Discussion 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 Career Center at 8401 Aero Drive. At the end of this brief listing is information about the complete Summer 2001 schedule for the Career Center. After these highlights is a list of classes that will be offered during the Fall 2001 semester that starts on September 5. As soon as the finalized schedule is available, I will let you know via Net Happenings. ***ARRIVE EARLY -- MANY CLASSES FILL EARLY*** UPCOMING CLASSES TAUGHT BY GINI PEDERSEN TOPIC . . . . 10 Computer Problems and their Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (not listed on printed schedule) DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, August 6 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 pm MISC . . . This class will help both home and business users . . . . . . . . . prevent and solve common problems, improve . . . . . . . . . performance, and generally help you become a . . . . . . . . . more-informed computer user. You will receive . . . . . . . . . helpful handouts. INSTRUCTOR . . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . . PowerPoint DATE . . . . . 2 Tuesdays, August 7 and 14 TIME . . . . . 1-5 pm INSTRUCTOR . . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . . Downloading Software from the Internet DATE . . . . . 2 Tuesdays, August 7 and 14 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 pm MISC. . . . . . All about FTP (File Transfer Protocol) and how to . . . . . . . . . . SAFELY download files from sites on the Internet. . . . . . . . . . . You will receive helpful handouts. INSTRUCTOR . . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . . How to Buy the RIGHT Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (not listed on printed schedule) DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, August 13 TIME . . . . . 1-5 pm MISC . . . . . This class is useful for anyone thinking of buying a . . . . . . . . . . computer -- or just to learn more the computer you . . . . . . . . . . already own. INSTRUCTOR . . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . . MS Word Tips and Tricks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (not listed on printed schedule) DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, August 13 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 pm PREREQUISITE . . . . . Word experience. In this class you will . . . . . . . . learn useful tips and experienced Word users should . . . . . . . . find useful. INSTRUCTOR . . . . . Gini Pedersen UPCOMING CLASSES TAUGHT BY OTHERS AT THE CAREER CENTER Notes: - These classes start within the next few weeks. - Click the link at the end of this list to see the date, time, etc. - Click the link at the end to see details about each topic. - All are at the Beginning level unless indicated otherwise. + Introduction to Computers + Windows + Digital Camera Basics + Excel (various levels) + PowerPoint (various levels) + Project + Word (Intermediate) + GoLive + JavaScript (various levels) + Illustrator (various levels) + iMovie Basics + Photoshop (various levels) + QuarkXpress + Scanning Basics * * * IMPORTANT * * * IMPORTANT * * * IMPORTANT Following is a list of classes that will be offered during the Fall 2001 semester at the Career Center. The official schedule will be available soon. I will notify you via another issue of Net Happenings when it is finalized. BASIC COMPUTING AND MS OFFICE APPLICATION CLASSES DURING FALL 2001 + Intro to Computers + Mac Basics + Windows + File Management + Improving your Computer's Performance + Visual Basic + Visual Basic Applications + Access + Excel + PowerPoint + Word + Project INTERNET, WEB PAGE DESIGN, AND WEB TECHNOLOGY CLASSES DURING FALL 2001 + Internet Basics + Downloading Software from the Internet + Finding Things on the Internet + Having Interactive Discussions on the Internet + Setting up an Internet Business + Promoting an Internet Business + Understanding E-Mail Attachments + Cascading Style Sheets + Dreamweaver + Dreamweaver UltraDev + Fireworks + Flash + FrontPage + GoLive + HTML + Using Effective Web Page Design Concepts + Web Page Development + Cold Fusion + Java + JavaScript + Linux Desktop Basics + Linux Operating Systems + Linux Script and Programming Basics + Oracle + PERL/CGI Scripting + PHP Basics + PHP and MYSQL - Web Programming + TCP/IP Basics + Web Server Installation/Administration + Web Server Security Basics MULTIMEDIA CLASSES DURING FALL 2001 + Acrobat + Desktop Publishing using Word 2000 + Digital Camera Basics + Digital Editing for Artists + Director + Illustrator + Photoshop + Photo Retouching with Photoshop + Premiere + Prepress + QuarkXpress + Scanning Basics + Typography WANT MORE INFORMATION? -- Check my Website at http://www.iteachyou.com to see a complete list of classes that I'll be offering through the Summer 2001 semester. At the end of that list is a link to a list of all classes offered at the Career Center -- plus details about each class. -- Call (858) 627-2545, Monday through Friday. IN ADDITION... Following are additional upcoming free classes, taught at another of our Centers: TOPIC . . . . . A+ Lite DATE . . . . . 8 weeks, meeting on Tuesdays AND Thursdays . . . . . . . . . . running November 5 through January 26 TIME . . . . . 5:30-8:30 pm LOCATION . . . 3249 Fordham St. (Room 15) INSTRUCTOR . . . . . Stan Chrapowski (A+ Certified) MISC. . . . . . . . No classes during Winter Break . . . . . . . . . . which runs from December 21 through January 4 INFO . . . . . . . . . (619) 221-6973 or nseamste@sdccd.net TOPIC . . . . . Beginning Oracle (Prep for Oracle Certification) DATES . . . . . Tuesdays AND Thursdays, 9/6 - 1/24 TIME . . . . . 6-8:30 pm PREREQUISITE . . Experience with Windows or Mac oper. sys. LOCATION . . . 3249 Fordham (Room 2) INSTRUCTOR . . . . . Michael Pape DBA INFO . . . .(619) 221-6973 or nseamste@sdccd.net TOPIC . . . . . N+ (Prep for Network Specialist Certification) DATES . . . . . Mondays, Tuesdays, AND Wednesdays, 9/5-1/23 TIME . . . . . 6-9 pm PREREQUISITE . . An A+ certificate or the equivalent LOCATION . . . 3249 Fordham (Auditorium) INSTRUCTOR . . . . . Chinh Dang INFO . . . .(619) 221-6973 or nseamste@sdccd.net TOPIC . . . . . Help Desk (Technical Support Specialist) DATES . . . . . Mondays THROUGH Fridays, 9/5-10/19 TIME . . . . . 6-9 pm MISC . . . .Module 2 runs from 10/22-11/30 and Module 3 runs . . . . . . . . . from 12/3-1/25; students may enroll at the beginning . . . . . . . . . of any module and may complete all three in any order. LOCATION . . . 3249 Fordham (Room 21) INSTRUCTOR . . . . . Jeff Mills / Staff INFO . . . .(619) 221-6973 or nseamste@sdccd.net 2. UPCOMING EVENTS . . . DATE . . . . . Saturday, August 4 TIME . . . . . 9:30 am PROGRAM . . . . . Mini seminars and Q&A SPONSOR . . . . . Seniors Computer Group PLACE . . . . . Wesley Palms -- 2404 Loring St., Pacific Beach . . . . . . . . . . (off Highway 5 and Garnet Street) MISC . . . . FREE to visit; $15 per year to join INFO AND MAP . . . . . http://home.san.rr.com/scg/events.html DATE . . . . . Tuesday, August 7 TIME . . . . . 6 pm SPONSOR . . . . . San Diego Visual Basic User Group PROGRAM . . . . . VB 'Installs' and VB 'Classes' PLACE . . . . . Ericsson, Inc. - 6455 Lusk Blvd. MISC . . . . . FREE INFO . . . . . http://www.sdvbug.org DATE . . . . . Wednesday, August 8 TIME . . . . . 6 pm PROGRAM . . . . . Wireless Internet Connectivity for . . . . . . . . . Portable Devices SPONSOR . . . . . Internet Special Interest Group of the . . . . . . . . . . San Diego Computer Society PLACE . . . . . SD County Office of Education, Bldg. 2, Rm. LL4 . . . . . . . . . . 6401 Linda Vista Rd., San Diego (lots of free parking) MAP . . . . . http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/jrrtc/facility/visit.htm MISC . . . . . FREE -- Guests always welcome to this free event INFO . . . . . http://www.moonlightsys.com/isig . . . . . . . . . . or Peggy Schauer at (858) 560-5360 DATE . . . . . Tuesday, August 21 TIME . . . . . 6 pm PROGRAM . . . . . PacBell DSL plus demo of FotoShow SPONSOR . . . . . SD PC User Group PLACE . . . . . Joe Rindone Regional Technology Center . . . . . . . . . . San Diego County Office of Education . . . . . . . . . . 6401 Linda Vista Road, Room 401 (lots of free parking) MISC . . . . . Free INFO . . . . . http://www.sdpcug.org DATE . . . . . Thursday and Friday, September 6-7 TIME . . . . . 8:30 am - 4 pm PROGRAM . . . . . SD Web Design and Development Conference SPONSOR . . . . . Rockhurst University PLACE . . . . . Marriott Mission Valley MISC . . . . . $195-$340 (depending on portions you attend) INFO and REGISTRATION . . http://www.natsem.com or . . . . . . . . . . 800-682-5078 DATE . . . . . Tuesday, September 11 TIME . . . . . 8:30 am - 12:30 pm PROGRAM . . . . . Start Fast in Flash . . . . . . . . . . (for Web designers and developers) SPONSOR . . . . . Macromedia PLACE . . . . . UA Horton Plaza Movie Theater . . . . . . . . . 475 Horton Plaza MISC . . . . . FREE INFO and REGIS. . http://www.macromedia.com/go/q202startfastsem 3. INTERESTING SITES TO CHECK . . . REVERSE PHONE NUMBER LOOKUP Works only with numbers that are listed in the phone directory. http://www.infospace.com/info/reverse.htm IF YOU ARE A BABY BOOMER... What happened the year you were born? http://www.babyboomers.com 4. NON-NERDY STATS . . . 100 Years Ago (continued) . . . - The American flag had 45 stars. Arizona, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Hawaii and Alaska hadn't been admitted to the Union yet. - Drive-by-shootings -- in which teenage boys galloped down the street on horses and started randomly shooting at houses, carriages, or anything else that caught their fancy -- were an ongoing problem in Denver and other cities in the West. - The population of Las Vegas, Nevada was thirty. The remote desert community was inhabited by only a handful of ranchers and their families. - Plutonium, insulin, and antibiotics hadn't been discovered yet. Scotch tape, crossword puzzles, canned beer, and iced tea hadn't been invented. - There was no Mother's Day or Father's Day. - Only 6 percent of all Americans had graduated from high school. - Some medical authorities warned that professional seamstresses were apt to become sexually aroused by the steady rhythm, hour after hour, of the sewing machine's foot pedals. They recommended slipping bromide -- which was thought to diminish sexual desire -- into the women's drinking water. - Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were all available over the counter at corner drugstores. According to one pharmacist, 'Heroin clears the complexion, gives buoyancy to the mind, regulates the stomach and the bowels, and is, in fact, a perfect guardian of health.' - Coca-Cola contained cocaine instead of caffeine. - Punch card data processing had recently been developed, and early predecessors of the modern computer were used for the first time by the government to help compile the 1900 census. - Eighteen percent of households in the United States had at least one full-time servant or domestic. 5. TIPS AND TRICKS . . . VIRUSES (and related variants) EVERYONE is vulnerable... ... even people who know a lot about computers. ... even people who have an anti-virus program installed. ... even people who see an anti-virus 'splash' screen when they turn on their computer. ... even people who open attachments only from people they know. ... EVERYONE! I've put considerable information about how to prevent, detect, and fix virus damage on my Website at... http://www.iteachyou.com/icp/virus.htm IN SUMMARY... ... have an anti-virus program installed. ... update your anti-virus program about once a week (usually free for 1-2 years). ... don't open attachments from anyone you don't know. ... open attachments from people you know only after you have manually virus scanned them. If you're not sure how, don't open them. ... open downloaded files from the Internet only after you have manually virus scanned them. ... open files from writeable media inserted in your computer (disks, writeable CDs, Zip disks, etc.) only after you have manually virus scanned them. Note: Details about the above (and much more) are explained at the Website listed above the Summary. 6. BITS AND BYTES OF HUMOR . . . MY MOTHER WAS SO WISE... My mother taught me to APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE . . . . . 'If you're going to kill each other, do it outside--I just cleaned!' My mother taught me RELIGION. . . . . 'You'd better pray that will come out of the carpet.' My mother taught me about TIME TRAVEL . . . . . 'If you don't straighten up, I'm going to knock you into the middle of next week!' My mother taught me LOGIC . . . . . 'Because I said so, that's why.' My mother taught me FORESIGHT . . . . . 'Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case you're in an accident.' My mother taught me IRONY . . . . . 'Keep laughing and I'll 'give' you something to cry about.' My mother taught me about the science of OSMOSIS . . . . . 'Shut your mouth and eat your supper!' My mother taught me about CONTORTIONISM . . . . . 'Will you 'look' at the dirt on the back of your neck!' My mother taught me about WEATHER . . . . . 'It looks as if a tornado swept through your room.' My mother taught me about HYPOCRISY . . . . . 'If I've told you once, I've told you a million times, don't exaggerate!!!' My mother taught me about ENVY . . . . . 'There are millions of less fortunate children in this world who don't have wonderful parents like you do!' Your source for life-long learning |
