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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 20, 2007 1 . . . Upcoming FREE Classes 2 . . . Upcoming Events 3 . . . Tips and Tricks 4 . . . Interesting Sites 5 . . . Bits and Bytes of Humor And now to begin . . . 1 . . . Upcoming FREE Classes We are currently on a short break between the Summer and Fall semesters. Classes resume on Wednesday, September 5. Following are highlights of some BRAND NEW upcoming classes at the North City Campus at 8401 Aero Drive -- one of SD Community College District's Continuing Education Campuses: BRAND NEW classes to be offered this Fall include... ... Buying a Cell Phone ... Buying a Digital or Video Camera ... iLife ... iPod Tips and Tricks ... Contact Management System Series ... Acrobat Basics ... Acrobat Project ... Design Portfolios and Self Promotion ... Digital Scrapbooking ... Digital Photography (special topics) ... Apple Fontbook ... Apple Keynote ... Apple Pages ... Plus updated offerings of the dozens of classes held in the past. WANT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT CLASSES? -- Check my Website at complete list of classes that I'll be offering during the upcoming Fall 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 . . . . . QandA DATE AND TIME . . Tuesday, August 21 -------- 6 pm SPONSOR . . . . . SD PC User Group PLACE . . . . . San Diego County Office of Education . . . . . . . . 6401 Linda Vista Rd., Annex C (lots of FREE parking) MAP . . . . . MISC . . . . . FREE -- Guests always welcome INFO . . . . . PROGRAM . . . . .Ubuntu DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, August 25 ------- 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 . . . . . PROGRAM . . . . .Questions and Answers plus mini seminars DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, September 1 ------- 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 . . . . . PROGRAM . . . . . TBA DATE AND TIME . . Tuesday, September 4 ------- 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 . . . . . PROGRAM . . . . . Converting VHS to DVD DATE AND TIME . . Wednesday, September 5 ------- 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 . . . . . MISC . . . FREE -- Guests always welcome INFO . . . . . Greg Skalka at uchug@juno.com . . . . . . . . . . or PROGRAM . . . . . Computer Workshop DATE AND TIME . . Friday, September 7 -------- 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 . . . . . PROGRAM . . . . .Questions and Answers plus mini seminars DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, September 8 ------- 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 . . . . . 3 . . . Tips and Tricks FINDING YOUR NAME ON THE INTERNET It's fun (and sometimes alarming) to find references to YOU on the Internet. Try the following: - Go to http://www.google.com (e.g., 'Gini Pedersen') - Click Google Search button. 4 . . . Interesting Sites Comprehensive listing of U.S. and International Internet Radio Stations http://www.live365.com 5 . . . Bits and Bytes of Humor Nothing makes people go into debt like trying to keep up with people who already are. ..... When short hemlines came back into fashion, I dug an old miniskirt out of my closet. I tried it on, but couldn't figure out what to do with my other leg. Your source for life-long learning
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