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Net Happenings sent out on August 7, 2003.

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Gini Pedersen
San Diego Community College District
Instructor, Internet and Computer Applications
http://www.iteachyou.com

If you live outside of Southern California -- OR -- if you
are just not in the market for new classes or events...

... then Page Down on your keyboard to the start of
Section 3 for some Tips and Tricks, humor, etc.

CONTENTS -- August 7, 2003

1 . . . Upcoming FREE Classes
2 . . . Upcoming Events
3 . . . Tips and Tricks
4 . . . Non-Nerdy Stats
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

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Fall 2003 schedules are now available. The Summer semester
continues through August 17 and the Fall semester begins on
September 8.

You can obtain detailed info about classes at the North City Center
for Education and Technology in either of the following ways:

1. Go to . Click Free Classes link.
After a list of classes I teach, you will see a link to all classes
offered at the North City CET for the Summer and Fall semesters.
2. Call 858-627-2545 and ask for schedules to be mailed or
faxed to you.
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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 . . . . Windows File Management
DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, Aug. 11
TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 pm
PREREQUISITE . . . Some experience working with Windows
MISC . . . . . Learn how to delete and move files, create shortcuts,
. . . . . . . . . . check file sizes and other details, set up new folders,
. . . . . . . . . . work with different drives, and much more
INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen

TOPIC . . . . Top 10 Computer Problems and their Solutions
DATE . . . . .1 more Tuesday, August 12
. . . . . . . . (you may still join this class that started on August 5)
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

Upcoming Classes Taught by Others at North City Center
for Education and Technology (CET) ...
- 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.

... Access
... Access Expert - VBA
... Excel Expert - VBA
... Mac Basics
... Acrobat 5: Creating a .PDF File
... Fireworks
... Photoshop (Intermediate)
... Photoshop (special topics)
... Flash (Intermediate)
... Linux Web Server Security
... Open Lab every Saturday (8am-2pm) in Mac lab Room 140
... QuickBooks
... PowerPoint
... Internet Basics

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 2003 and Fall 2003 semesters. 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) 627-2545, Monday through Friday.

2 . . . Upcoming Events

PROGRAM . . . . . Demo of a Flash Project
DATE AND TIME . . . Thursday, August 7 ---------- 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 . . 10th Annual SW Computer User Group Conf.
DATE AND TIME . . August 8, 9, and 10
SPONSOR . . . . . San Diego Computer Society
PLACE . . . . . Hilton Hotel -- Mission Valley
INFO . . . . . http://www.sdcs.org

PROGRAM . . . . . Linked Servers and Distributed Transactions
DATE AND TIME . . Tuesday, August 12 --------- 6 pm
SPONSOR . . . . . SD SQL Server User Group
PLACE . . . . . Vortex Data Systems
. . . . . . . . 7480 Mission Valley Rd., Suite 100
MISC . . . . . FREE
INFO . . . . . http://www.sdsqlug.org

PROGRAM . . . . . Splitting a Database: How and Why
DATE AND TIME . . Thursday, August 14 ------- 6 pm
SPONSOR . . . . . Access User Group of San Diego
. . . . . . . . . . Novice/Intermediate Level Access Users
PLACE . . . . . Microsoft - 9255 Towne Center Dr.
MISC . . . . . $2 donation at the door
INFO . . . . . http://www.augsd.org/

PROGRAM . . . . . Computer Workshop
DATE AND TIME . . Friday, August 15 -------- 6:30 pm
SPONSOR . . . . . San Diego PC Users Group
PLACE . . . . . Discovery Center
. . . . . . . . 4764 Santa Monica Avenue (Ocean Beach)
MISC . . . . . FREE - Get help with your questions or bring
. . . . . . . . your broken computer
INFO AND MAP . . . . . http://sdpcug.org/workshops.htm

PROGRAM . . . . .Under-Used Genealogical Resources
DATE AND TIME . . . Saturday August 16 ---------- 9 am
SPONSOR . . . . . Computer Genealogy Society of San Diego
PLACE . . . . . Tierrasanta Christian Church
. . . . . . . . . . . . 11445 Tierrasanta Blvd.
MISC . . . . . FREE to visit; $25 first year to join
INFO AND MAP . . . . . http//www.cgssd.org

PROGRAM . . . . .Questions and Answers and mini seminars
DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, August 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 . . . . . TBA
DATE AND TIME . . Tuesday, August 19 -------- 6 pm
SPONSOR . . . . . SD PC User Group
PLACE . . . . . San Diego County Office of Education
. . . . . . . . . . 6401 Linda Vista Rd., Rm. 301 (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.sdpcug.org

PROGRAM . . . . .Questions and Answers and mini seminars
DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, August 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 . . . . . Error Handling, Debugging, and Tracing
DATE AND TIME . . Wednesday, August 27 ------- 6 pm
SPONSOR . . . . . Access User Group of San Diego
. . . . . . . . . . Advanced Level Access Users
PLACE . . . . . Microsoft - 9255 Towne Center Dr.
MISC . . . . . $2 donation at the door
INFO . . . . . http://www.augsd.org/

PROGRAM . . . . .Questions and Answers and mini seminars
DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, August 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 . . . . . http://home.san.rr.com/scg/events.html

3 . . . Tips and Tricks

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Got a question? Post it on Our Message Board.
Go to http://www.iteachyou.com
Click Ask a Question
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SHORTCUTS - QUICK LAUNCH BAR - SHOW DESKTOP ICON

Following are 4 sets of instructions:
1. Create a Shortcut on your Desktop.
2. Confirm that Quick Launch Bar is Turned On.
3. Add a Shortcut to your Quick Launch Bar.
4. Add a 'Show Desktop' icon to your Quick Launch Bar
(not possible in some older versions of Windows).

1. CREATE A SHORTCUT ON YOUR DESKTOP

Following is the easiest way to create a shortcut on your Desktop
to a particular program -- for example, Internet Explorer:

- Click Start - Programs (or All Programs) and then branch until you
SEE (but don't click on) the Internet Explorer program in the list.
- Right-click on the Internet Explorer name in the list.
- Click Copy.
- Branch to your Windows Desktop.
- Right-click on a blank portion of your Windows Desktop.
- Click Paste.

Another way to create a shortcut on your Desktop is to use the
'Find' utility to find the file you want the shortcut to and then to
drag and drop it onto your Desktop as follows:
- Minimize all open windows to the Taskbar so only your
Desktop is visible.
- To find files on your computer, try the following:

WIN 95/98:

- Click Start - Find - Files or Folders.
- Type name of file in Named field (e.g.: Excel)
- Verify that Look In box indicates your Hard Drive.
- Verify that there's a check mark in Include Subfolders box.
- Click Find Now (continues below).

WIN ME:

- Click Start - Search - All Files and Folders.
- Type name of file in Named field (e.g.: Excel)
- Verify that Look In box indicates your Hard Drive.
- Verify that there's a check mark in Include Subfolders box.
- Click Search Now (continues below).

WIN XP:

- Click Start - Search - All Files and Folders.
- Type name of file in All or Part of the File Name field
(e.g.: Excel)
- Verify that Look In box indicates your Hard Drive.
- Click Search.

NEXT STEPS FOR ALL VERSIONS OF WINDOWS:

- Drag and drop the bottom right corner of the dialog box to
make it larger so you can view more columns.
- Find the file in the list among the choices in the list.
- Right-drag-and-drop (right mouse button) this filename
onto your Desktop.
- Click Create Shortcut Here.
- Click FILE-CLOSE and notice that new shortcut is now
on your Desktop.

2. CONFIRM THAT QUICK LAUNCH BAR IS TURNED ON

- Right-click on a blank gray portion of your Taskbar.
- Click Toolbars.
- Confirm that there's a checkmark by Quick Launch.

3. ADD A SHORTCUT TO YOUR QUICK LAUNCH BAR

- Drag and drop the new shortcut from your Desktop into a space
between 2 other icons in your Quick Launch bar.
- You can now drag and drop the shortcut you created on your
Desktop to your Recycle Bin if you wish.

4. ADD A 'SHOW DESKTOP' ICON TO YOUR
QUICK LAUNCH BAR (NOT POSSIBLE IN SOME OLDER
VERSIONS OF WINDOWS)

The 'Show Desktop' icon allows you to easily minimize all windows
covering your Windows Desktop to return to your Desktop screen.

- Use the 'Find' utility in Windows to locate the 'Show Desktop'
file on your system. (Start-Find or Start-Search, etc.) *see below
- Right-click on the name of the Show Desktop file in the results list.
- Click Copy.
- Switch back to Windows Desktop screen.
- Right-click on a blank portion of the Windows Desktop.
- Click Paste Shortcut.
- Use instructions in #3 above to put a copy of this icon in your
Quick Launch Bar.

* Note: If not found, then open Notepad and copy and paste the
following 5 lines into the blank Notepad document.

[Shell]
Command=2
IconFile=explorer.exe,3
[Taskbar]
Command=ToggleDesktop

- Save this file to your Windows Desktop with the name
'Show Desktop.scf' (without the quotes)
- Minimize everything covering your Windows Desktop.
- Drag and drop the new icon from your Desktop onto the
Quick Launch Bar.

4 . . . Non-Nerdy Stats

DID YOU KNOW?
(taken from http://www.puzzlegrid.com/)

- More than 1 million stray dogs and over 500,000 stray cats
live in the New York City metropolitan area.

- The average snail moves at a rate of approximately
0.000362005 miles per hour.

- Cats have more than 100 vocal sounds, while dogs only
have about 10.

- By law, information collected in a U.S. census must remain
confidential 72 years.

- Great Britain was the first country to issue postage stamps
in 1840.

5 . . . Bits and Bytes of Humor

Marriage is a gamble.
... You start with a pair.
... He shows a diamond.
... She shows a heart.
... Her father has a club.
... His father has a spade.
... There's usually a joker around somewhere, but after a while he
becomes a king and she becomes a queen. Then they end up with
a full house.

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