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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 12, 2010 1 . . . Upcoming FREE Classes 2 . . . Upcoming Events 3 . . . Tips and Tricks 4 . . . Interesting Site 5 . . . 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 . . . . . Microsoft Word (all versions) -- Beginning/Intermediate DATE . . . . . 3 Tuesdays, September 7, 14, and 21 TIME . . . . . 1-5 pm MISC . . . . . Word is Microsoft's popular word processing . . . application that is bundled with all versions of MSOffice. . . . We will be using Word 2007 in class, but the handouts . . . will also include steps for all versions. INSTRUCTOR . . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . . Basic HTML for Webpages DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, September 7 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 pm MISC . . . . . This class is useful for people interested in just . . . . . . getting started or for people who have who already have . . . . . . a Webpage but want to modify it. You will receive helpful . . . . . . handouts. INSTRUCTOR . . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . . Introduction to Computers DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, September 13 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. . . . . . . . . You will receive a helpful handout. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .Microsoft Excel (all versions) -- Beginning/Intermediate DATE . . . . . 3 Mondays, September 13, 20, and 27 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 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. We will be using Excel 2007 in class, . . . but the handouts will also include steps for all versions. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . Windows File Management (all versions of Windows) DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, September 14 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 back up . . . . . important files on your system, and much more. . . . . . You will receive a helpful handout that covers various . . . . . versions of the Windows operating system. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . Windows Basics (all versions of Windows) DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, September 20 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. You will . . . . . . . . receive a helpful handout that covers various versions . . . . . . . . of the Windows operating system. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . . Microsoft Excel Tips and Tricks (all versions) DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, September 21 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 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. . . . . . . . . We will be using Excel 2007 in class, but the handouts . . . . . . . . will also include steps for all versions. INSTRUCTOR . . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .Internet and Email Basics DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, September 27 TIME . . . . . 1-5 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. . . . . . . . . . . You will receive a helpful handout. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . . Protecting Yourself on the Internet DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, September 28 TIME . . . . 1-5 pm MISC . . . . . Learn about how to prevent viruses, spyware, hackers . . . . . . . . . . phishing, and other online security threats. Antivirus . . . . . . . . . . software is not enough! You will receive a helpful . . . . . . . . . . handout in class. INSTRUCTOR . . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .Internet Tips and Tricks DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, September 28 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. . . . . . . . . . . You will have access to helpful handouts. 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 ... Dreamweaver (special topics) ... HTML, XHTML and CSS ... Photoshop (various levels) ... Quickbooks (various levels) ... Flash (various levels) ... Excel ... Word ... Website Development on the Mac ... After Effects ... InDesign (various levels) ... Access ... Illustrator ... Digital Photography ... Open Lab every Saturday (1 pm - 4 pm) in Mac lab Rm 150 ... Open Lab every T W Th (8:30 - 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 Thursday. 2 . . . Upcoming Events PROGRAM . . . . . Questions and Answers plus mini seminars DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, August 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 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/MAP . http://home.roadrunner.com/~scg/events.html PROGRAM . . . . . In Depth Look at SQL Server Partitioning DATE AND TIME . . Thursday, August 19 --------- 6 pm SPONSOR . . . . . SD SQL Server User Group PLACE . . . Provide Commerce - 4830 Eastgate Mall MISC . . . . . FREE INFO . . . . . http://www.sdsqlug.org PROGRAM . . . Looking Up Ancestors: . . . . . . . Genealogy in the Clouds DATE and TIME . . Saturday, August 21, 2010 SPONSOR . . . Computer Genealogy Society of San Diego PLACE . . . UCSD (see map on web site) MISC . . . FREE to visit; $25 first year to join INFO AND MAP . . . http//www.cgssd.org PROGRAM . . . . .System Mechanic DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, August 21 ------- 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/MAP . http://home.roadrunner.com/~scg/events.html PROGRAM . . . . .Questions and Answers plus mini seminars DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, August 28 ------- 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/MAP . http://home.roadrunner.com/~scg/events.html PROGRAM . . . . . Questions - Answers - Education DATE AND TIME . . Wednesday, September 1 ------- 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 PROGRAM . . . . .Questions and Answers plus mini seminars DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, September 4 ------- 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/MAP . http://home.roadrunner.com/~scg/events.html PROGRAM........Search Engine Optimization DATE and TIME...Tuesday, September 7 SPONSOR . . . . San Diego SEO Meetup PLACE . . . . Joe's Pizza - 5583 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. MISC . . . . $10 INFO . . . http://www.meetup.com/sandiegoseo/ 3 . . . Tips and Tricks OPEN A DOCUMENT CREATED IN AN UNKNOWN WORD PROCESSOR INTO WORD Office 2010/2007/2003/XP/2000/97: a. Click FILE (or OFFICE BUTTON in Office 2007) - OPEN. b. Click down arrow in Files of Type box; click Recover Text from Any File. c. Click file you want to open; click Open. Note: The opened file will be stripped of formatting, pictures, etc. ----- CHANGING YOUR BROWSER'S SETTINGS http://www.iteachyou.com/tt/browser.htm 4 . . . Interesting Site UNEMPLOYMENT PROGRESSION IN UNITED STATES http://snipurl.com/jobless or http://cohort11.americanobserver.net/latoyaegwuekwe/multimediafinal.html Click Play and watch the counties in the United States change from light colors (lower unemployment in 2007) to dark colors (higher unemployment in 2010). 5 . . . Bits and Bytes of Humor THE POSITIVE SIDE OF BEING OLD: - You'll never have to endure those harrowing visits to the dentist again. - You'll save a fortune on shampoo. - Your hernia operation will make you a star at the local pub. - You will look distinguished with your receding hairline, double chin and wrinkles. - You have survived the humiliation of middle age. - You'll no longer have to suffer the disappointment of thwarted ambitions.... you no longer have any. - You can finally sell those dreadful diet and exercise books that have sat unopened on the bookshelf for years. - You'll be the champ at history questions in the pub quiz. - You can embarrass your family by entering glamorous-granny or good-looking grandfather competitions. - You don't need to make an effort anymore -- people expect you to be frumpy, boring and cantankerous. - Your failing memory allows you to convince yourself that you're a super sex machine. - You'll be able to talk incessantly about the good old days. - Your failing eyesight saves you the anguish of seeing your disintegrating body. 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