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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 -- August 11, 2009 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 ***Important Note*** Starting with Fall 2009 semester, we will be teaching the 2007 versions of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access in our classrooms. My handouts also include steps for Office 2003. 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 . . . . . Protecting Yourself on the Internet DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, September 8 TIME . . . . . 1-5 pm MISC . . . . . Learn about how to prevent viruses, spyware, hackers . . . . . . . . . . phishing, and other online security threats. Antivirus . . . . . . . . . . software is not enough! INSTRUCTOR . . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . . Buying and Selling on eBay DATE . . . . . 2 Tuesdays, September 8 and 15 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 . . . . . Introduction to Computers DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, September 14 TIME . . . . 1-5 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 . . . . . Microsoft Word (2007/2003) DATE . . . . . 3 Mondays, Sept 14, 21, and 28 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 pm MISC . . . . . Word is Microsoft's popular word processing . . . application that is bundled with all versions of MSOffice. . . . In class we will use Word 2007. The handout also includes . . . steps for Word 2003. INSTRUCTOR . . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . . Microsoft Word Tips and Tricks (2007/2003) DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, September 15 TIME . . . . 1-5 pm MISC . . . . . Suggested prerequisite: Word experience. . . . . . . . . In this class you will learn useful tips that . . . . . . . . experienced Word users should find useful. . . . . . . . . In class we will be using Word 2007. Your handout . . . . . . . . also includes steps for Word 2003. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . Windows Basics (XP and Vista) DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, September 21 TIME . . . . . 1-5 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. Class . . . . . . . . covers all recent versions of Windows. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . . Microsoft Excel Tips and Tricks (2007/2003) DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, September 22 TIME . . . . . 1-5 pm PREREQUISITE . . . . . Excel experience or a prior Excel class MISC . . . In this class you will learn helpful tips that . . . . . . . . experienced Excel users should find useful. . . . . . . . . In class we will be using Excel 2007. Your handout . . . . . . . . also includes steps for Excel 2003. INSTRUCTOR . . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . Windows File Management (XP and Vista) DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, September 22 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 pm PREREQUISITE . . . Windows Basics class or some experience . . . . . . . . working with Windows (not recommended for . . . . . . . . beginners. 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. . . . . . You will receive a helpful handout in class. 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. … Dreamweaver (various levels) ... Dreamweaver (special topics) ... Second Life ... Flash (various levels) ... Graphic Design Essentials ... InDesign ... Photoshop (various levels) ... Photoshop Elements ... ASP.NET ... Digital Photography ... Typography ... Strategic Value of Having a Business Plan ... Open Lab every Saturday (1-4 pm) in Mac lab Rm 150 … Open Lab every T W Th (8:30 am - 12:30 pm) in PC lab Rm 117 ... plus additional new topics each week throughout the semester WANT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT CLASSES? -- Check my Website at http://www.iteachyou.com to see a 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 . .How You Get There Does Make A Difference DATE AND TIME . .Saturday, August 15 ---------- 9 am SPONSOR . . Computer Genealogy Society of San Diego PLACE . . . . . UCSD (see map on website below) MISC . . . . . FREE to visit; $25 first year to join INFO AND MAP . . . http://www.cgssd.org PROGRAM . . . . . Windows 7 (Microsoft representative) DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, August 15 ------- 9:30 am SPONSORS . . . . . Seniors Computer Group and UCHUG PLACE . . . . . Wesley Palms -- 2404 Loring St., Pacific Beach . . . . . . . . . . (off Highway 5 and Garnet Avenue) MISC . . . . FREE to visit; $15 per year to join DIRECTIONS . . . Highway 5 to Grand/Garnet/Balboa exit . . . . . . . . . . West on Garnet (for 0.5 miles) . . . . . . . . . . Right on Soledad Mt. Rd. (for 0.6 miles) . . . . . . . . . . Right on Loring (for 0.2 miles) INFO AND MAP . http://home.roadrunner.com/~scg/events.html PROGRAM . . . . . TBA DATE AND TIME . . Wednesday, August 19 ------- 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 . . . . . Database Mirroring DATE AND TIME . . Thursday, August 20 --------- 6 pm SPONSOR . . . . . SD SQL Server User Group PLACE . . . Microsoft Facility . . . . . 9255 Towne Centre Dr. . . . . off La Jolla Village Drive, just west of Hwy 805 http://www.extension.ucsd.edu/image/img_mapLaJolla.gif MISC . . . . . FREE INFO . . . . . http://www.sdsqlug.org PROGRAM . . . . .Equipment Cooling plus Q and A DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, August 22 ------- 9:30 am SPONSOR . . . . . Seniors Computer Group PLACE . . . . . Wesley Palms -- 2404 Loring St., Pacific Beach . . . . . . . . . . (off Highway 5 and Garnet Avenue) DIRECTIONS . . . Highway 5 to Grand/Garnet/Balboa exit . . . . . . . . . . West on Garnet (for 0.5 miles) . . . . . . . . . . Right on Soledad Mt. Rd. (for 0.6 miles) . . . . . . . . . . Right on Loring (for 0.2 miles) INFO AND MAP . http://home.roadrunner.com/~scg/events.html PROGRAM . . . . . Questions and Answers plus ClipMate DATE AND TIME . . Thursday, August 27 -------- 7 pm SPONSOR . . . . . San Diego PC Users Group PLACE . . . . . Wesley Palms -- 2404 Loring St., Pacific Beach . . . . . . . . . . (off Highway 5 and Garnet Avenue) DIRECTIONS . . . Highway 5 to Grand/Garnet/Balboa exit . . . . . . . . . . West on Garnet (for 0.5 miles) . . . . . . . . . . Right on Soledad Mt. Rd. (for 0.6 miles) . . . . . . . . . . Right on Loring (for 0.2 miles) MISC . . . . . FREE -- Guests always welcome INFO . . . . .http://www.sdpcug.org PROGRAM . . . . .Computer Basics plus Q and A DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, August 29 ------- 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 DIRECTIONS . . . Highway 5 to Grand/Garnet/Balboa exit . . . . . . . . . . West on Garnet (for 0.5 miles) . . . . . . . . . . Right on Soledad Mt. Rd. (for 0.6 miles) . . . . . . . . . . Right on Loring (for 0.2 miles) INFO AND MAP . http://home.roadrunner.com/~scg/events.html PROGRAM . . . . . Webinar (online seminar) about . . . . . . Acronis True Imaging (check website for details) DATE AND TIME . . Wednesday, September 2 ------- 7 pm SPONSOR . . . UCHUG (Under the Computer Hood Users Group) PLACE . . . . . Wesley Palms (new location!) . . . . . . . . . . 2404 Loring (between Hwy 5 and Pacific Beach) DIRECTIONS . . . Highway 5 to Grand/Garnet/Balboa exit . . . . . . . . . . West on Garnet (for 0.5 miles) . . . . . . . . . . Right on Soledad Mt. Rd. (for 0.6 miles) . . . . . . . . . . Right on Loring (for 0.2 miles) MISC . . . FREE -- Guests always welcome INFO . . . . . Greg Skalka at uchug@juno.com . . . . . . . . . . or http://www.uchug.org 3 . . . Tips and Tricks HIDE TEXT IN MICROSOFT WORD a. Highlight text you want to hide. b. While holding down the Shift and Ctrl keys on the keyboard press the H key and release all. Note: You can display hidden text if you click the pilcrow symbol. (backwards P) symbol in the toolbar. Note: You can remove this feature by repeating these steps on the same text. ----- IMPORT DATA FROM ANOTHER SOURCE INTO MICROSOFT EXCEL Office 97/2000/XP/2003: a. Click HELP - MICROSOFT EXCEL HELP. b. Type Import External Data in the Search field on the right side of the screen. c. Click arrow to right of this field. d. Click subtopic for more information. Office 2007: e. Click HELP button in upper right corner of screen. f. Type Import External Data in the Search field of the Help dialog box. g. Click Search. h. Read directions on the screen. ----- TURN OFF AUTOARRANGE FEATURE ON WINDOWS DESKTOP SCREEN Windows 98/ME/2000/XP: a. Right-click on blank portion of Desktop; click Arrange Icons By b. Click Auto Arrange if there's a checkmark beside it. Windows Vista: c. Right-click on blank portion of Desktop. d. Click View. e. Click Align to Grid if there's a checkmark beside it. 4 . . . News You Can Use MICROSOFT UNVAILS A BRIEF DEMO OF WINDOWS 7 (Windows 7 will be available starting October 22, 2009) Go to... http://snipurl.com/win7tour or http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/features/tour.aspx Turn on your sound and click WELCOME hyperlink at base of the tree. ----- POLLUTION CAN CHANGE YOUR DNA IN 3 DAYS (reported by National Geographic News) http://tinyurl.com/ppkzsk or http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/05/090517- pollution-changes-dna.html 5 . . . Interesting Sites YOU WILL NOT BELIEVE YOUR EYES (trust me!) (shared by Taka Kling) http://www.sonnyradio.com/swanlake_0001.swf ----- US DEBT CLOCK (real time) (shared by Betty Birney) http://www.usdebtclock.org/ 6 . . . Bits and Bytes of Humor Medical science has made a lot of progress with new miracle drugs. No matter what illness you have, the doctor can now keep you alive long enough for you to pay your bill. ----- DEEP THOUGHTS... Wisdom has two parts: 1) having a lot to say, and 2) not saying it. (source unknown) You know your children have grown up when they stop asking you where they came from and refuse to tell you where they are going. (source unknown) If we had our lives to live over again, we could make the same mistakes much more easily. (source unknown) Your source for life-long learning
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