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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 -- September 24, 2003 1 . . . Upcoming FREE Classes 2 . . . Upcoming Events 3 . . . Tips and Tricks 4 . . . News You Can Use 5 . . . Interesting Sites 6 . . . Non-Nerdy Stats 7 . . . 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 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 (paste from all-NH and change dates and times) TOPIC . . . . . Developing a Web Page DATE . . . . . 2 Mondays, Sept. 29 and Oct. 6 TIME . . . . . 1-5 pm MISC . . . . . This class is useful for people interesting in just . . . . . . . . . getting started, for people who have previously used . . . . . . . . . a Web editor and now need to learn how to 'clean up' . . . . . . . . . the HTML code...and you will receive helpful . . . . . . . . . handouts. INSTRUCTOR . . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . . Excel Tips and Tricks DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, Sept. 29 TIME . . . . 5:30-9 pm PREREQUISITE . . . . . Excel experience or a prior Excel class MISC . . . In this class you will learn useful tips that . . . . . . . . experienced Excel users should find useful. INSTRUCTOR . . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .Windows Tips and Tricks (98/ME/2000/XP) DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, Sept. 30 TIME . . . . . 1-5 pm MISC . . . . . Suggested prerequisite: Windows experience. . . . . . . . . In this class you will learn useful tips that . . . . . . . . experienced Windows users should find useful. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .Internet Tips and Tricks DATE . . . . . 2 Tuesdays, Sept. 30 and Oct. 7 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. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . Windows File Management DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, Oct. 6 TIME . . . . 5:30-9 pm PREREQUISITE . . . Windows Basics class or some experience . . . . . . . . working with Windows MISC . . . Learn how to copy, 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 . . . . . Microsoft Word (97/2000/XP) DATE . . . . . 3 Tuesdays, Oct. 7, 14, and 21 TIME . . . . . 1-5 pm INSTRUCTOR . . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . . Using Effective Web Design Concepts DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, Oct. 13 TIME . . . . . 1-5 pm MISC . . . . . Learn about what design elements are effective . . . . . . . . . . and what should be avoided. INSTRUCTOR . . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .PowerPoint DATE . . . . . 2 Mondays, Oct. 13 and 20 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 pm MISC . . . PowerPoint is Microsoft's popular program for creating . . . . . visual presentations that can include text, images, movies, . . . . . sounds, and much more. PowerPoint is included in MSOffice. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .Tips for Finding Things on the Internet DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, Oct. 14 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 pm MISC . . . . . This class is open to anyone who has experienced . . . . . . . . . . frustration finding things on the Internet. ;-) 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. ... Digital Camera Basics ... QuickBooks (Intermediate/Advanced) ... Access (Intermediate) ... Excel (Intermediate) ... Introduction to Computers ... Open Lab every Saturday (8am-1pm) in Mac lab Room 150 ... VBA MS Office (various topics) ... Email Basics ... Dreamweaver MX (various levels) ... Dreamweaver UltraDev (Intermediate/Advanced) ... Flash (various levels and special topics) ... XML Fundamentals (various levels) ... ASP.NET (Intermediate/Advanced) ... Linux Programming with Bash ... PHP and MYSQL ... 3D Studio Max (Special Topics) ... Illustrator (various levels) ... Photoshop (various levels and special topics) ... Photoshop Elements (Intermediate/Advanced) ... Cascading Style Sheets 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 Fall 2003 semester. 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 . . . . . Computer Workshop DATE AND TIME . . Friday, Sept. 26 -------- 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 . . . . . http://sdpcug.org/workshops.htm PROGRAM . . . . .Questions and Answers and mini seminars DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, Sept. 27 ------- 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 . . Wednesday, Oct. 1 ------- 7 pm SPONSOR . . . UCHUG (Under the Computer Hood Users Group) PLACE . . . . . San Diego County Office of Education . . . . . . . . . . 6401 Linda Vista Rd., Rm. 202 (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 . . . . . Greg Skalka at uchug@juno.com . . . . . . . . . . or http://www.uchug.org PROGRAM . . . . . Introducing OS 10.3: Panther DATE AND TIME . . Wednesday, Oct. 1 ------- 6:30 pm SPONSOR . . . . . San Diego Macintosh User Group PLACE . . . . . Cox Communications -- 5651 Copley Dr. DIRECTIONS . . . http://www.sdmug.org/directions.html MISC . . . . . FREE INFO . . . . . http://www.sdmug.org/ PROGRAM . . . . . eHelp and Mission VI DATE AND TIME . . . Thursday, Oct. 2 ---------- 7-9 pm PRESENTER . . Silke Fleischer, Product Manager at eHelp Corp. SPONSOR . . . . . San Diego Macromedia Users Group PLACE . . . . . Herman Miller Office Pavilion . . . . . . . . . . . . 6920 Carroll Road INFO AND MAP . . . . . http://www.sdmmug.org PROGRAM . . . . . Computer Workshop DATE AND TIME . . Friday, Oct. 3 -------- 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 . . . . . http://sdpcug.org/workshops.htm PROGRAM . . . . . TBA DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, Oct. 4 ---------- 12:30-3:30 pm SPONSOR . . . . . Adobe Photoshop User Group PLACE . . . . Art Institute of California . . . . 7605 Mission Valley Rd. (near 163 and Friars) MISC . . . . . FREE INFO . . . . .http://www.sdphotoshopusers.com/ PROGRAM . . . . .Questions and Answers and mini seminars DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, Oct. 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 INFO AND MAP . . . . . http://home.san.rr.com/scg/events.html PROGRAM . . . . . Best-Kept Secrets in .NET DATE AND TIME . . Tuesday, Oct. 7 ------- 6 pm PRESENTER . . . . Deborah Kurata, author SPONSOR . . . . . SD .Net Developers Group PLACE . . . . . Ericsson, Inc. - 6455 Lusk Blvd, Bldg. #E MISC . . . . . FREE; doors close at 7 pm so please arrive early INFO . . . . . http://www.sddotnetdg.org/ PROGRAM . . . . . Demystifying Code DATE AND TIME . . Thursday, Oct. 9 ------- 6 pm SPONSOR . . . . . Access User Group of San Diego . . . . . . . . . . Novice/Intermediate Level Access Users PLACE . . . Microsoft Office -- 9255 Towne Centre Drive MISC . . . . . $2 donation at the door INFO . . . . . http://www.augsd.org/ PROGRAM . . . . . Computer Workshop DATE AND TIME . . Friday, Oct. 10 -------- 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 . . . . . http://sdpcug.org/workshops.htm PROGRAM . . . . .Questions and Answers and mini seminars DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, Oct. 11 ------- 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 . . . . . Best Practices for SQL Server . . . . . . . . . . Hardware Configuration DATE AND TIME . . Tuesday, Oct. 14 --------- 6 pm PRESENTER . . . Brig Campbell, Unysis Microsoft . . . . . . . . . . Practice Systems Architect SPONSOR . . . . . SD SQL Server User Group PLACE . . . Microsoft Office -- 9255 Towne Centre Drive, #400 MISC . . . . . FREE INFO . . . . . http://www.sdsqlug.org PROGRAM . . . . . Genealogy Software Overview DATE AND TIME . . . Saturday, Oct. 18 ---------- 9 am SPONSOR . . . . . Computer Genealogy Society of San Diego PLACE . . . . . Tierrasanta Christian Church . . . . . . . . . . . . 11445 Tierrasanta Blvd SD MISC . . . . . FREE to visit; $25 first year to join INFO AND MAP . . . . . http://www.cgssd.org PROGRAM . . . . . TBA DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, Oct. 18 ------- 9:30-4 pm SPONSOR . . . . . San Diego Computer Society PLACE . . . . . San Diego County Office of Education -- Rm. 306 . . . . . . . . . . 6401 Linda Vista Rd. (lots of free parking) MISC . . . . . FREE; stay for some -- or all -- of the presentations INFO . . . . . http://www.sdcs.org 3 . . . Tips and Tricks >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Got a question? Post it on Our Message Board. Go to http://www.iteachyou.com Click Ask a Question >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Minimum Specs for a Surge Protector A surge protector is essential to protect your computer from spikes in the electrical current. Most good surge protectors cost under $40 and should be replaced when the audible or visual indicator tells you it's time -- or about every 2 years -- whichever comes first. Following are minimum specs for a computer-grade surge protector: - Be sure it's a surge protector, not just a power strip. - Be sure it has been approved and rated by Underwriters Labs. - Be sure it has at least 2000 joules. - Be sure it has a maximum clamping voltage of 330 volts; a higher number delays the protection from kicking in. - Be sure your surge protector has phone connections to protect modem and phone lines since phone lines, too, are susceptible to carrying electrical spikes. - Best to get one with an audible or visual signal to alert you when the surge protector dies. - Choose one by a major vendor such as Newpoint, Kensington, Belkin, or another company you know. Keep it visible if it has a visual (not audible) alarm. ----- Control Mouse While Highlighting This tip works in Word, on Webpages, and in many other programs, allowing you to highlight a large block of text that often exceeds what you can see on the screen at one time. - Double-click on the first word in the block you want to highlight. - Use the scroll bar to scroll down so you can see the last word in the block you want to highlight. - While holding down the Shift key on your keyboard, click the left mouse button and you should see a large block of text above the final click. Note: When scrolling down the page to locate the end point, don't use the Page Down key or arrow keys or you will lose your marker for the beginning of the block. ----- Change %$#*@+! and Pull-Down Menus and Toolbars in Office 2000 and Office XP so they Behave Like in Prior Versions of Office: - Click TOOLS-CUSTOMIZE. - Click Options tab in Customize dialog box. - OFFICE 2000: Remove checkmark by 'Standard and Formatting...' and by 'Menus show...' and click Close. - OFFICE XP: Place checkmark by 'Show Standard...' and by 'Always show... ' and click Close. Note: You will need to make this change once in Word, in Excel, in PowerPoint, and in Access. 4 . . . News You Can Use Spam Exploits Events in the News http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2003-09-11-spam_x.htm 5 . . . Interesting Sites How Things are Made http://manufacturing.stanford.edu ..... Help with Selecting Good Seats on Airplanes http://seatguru.com/sitemap.html ..... Not a Site, But Interesting Nonetheless Sitting at your desk, lift your right foot off the floor and make clockwise circles. Now, while doing this, draw the number '6' in the air with your right hand. Note that your foot will change direction. 6 . . . Non-Nerdy Stats Just 100 Years Ago...in 1903: -- The Wright brothers first powered flight was December 1903. -- The average life expectancy in the US was 47. -- Only 14 percent of the homes in the US had a bathtub. -- Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone. -- A 3-minute call from Denver to New York City cost $11. -- There were only 144 miles of paved roads. -- The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph. -- Alabama, Mississippi, Iowa, and Tennessee were each more heavily populated than California -- More than 95 percent of all births in the US took place at home. -- Most women only washed their hair once a month and used borax or egg yolks for shampoo. -- The population of Las Vegas, Nevada was 30. -- Only 6 percent of all Americans had graduated from high school. -- Just think what it will be like in another 100 years from now. 7 . . . Bits and Bytes of Humor Rules of Housekeeping - Layers of dirty film on windows and screens provide a helpful filter against harmful and aging rays from the sun. Call it an SPF factor of 5 and leave it alone. - Dust bunnies should never be disturbed. Rename the area under the couch 'The Galapagos Islands' and claim an ecological exemption. - Cobwebs artfully draped over lampshades reduces the glare from the bulb, thereby creating a romantic atmosphere. If your husband points out that the light fixtures need dusting, simply look affronted and exclaim, 'What? And spoil the mood?' - In a pinch, you can always claim that the haphazard tower of unread magazines and newspapers next to your chair provides the valuable Feng Shui aspect of a tiger, thereby reducing your vulnerability. Roll your eyes when you say it, as though EVERYONE knows this. - If dusting is really out of control, simply place a showy urn on the coffee table and insist, 'This is where Aunt Hazel wanted us to scatter her ashes.' - If unexpected company is coming, pile everything unsightly into one room and close the door. As you show your guests through your tidy home, rattle the door knob vigorously, fake a growl and say, 'I'd love you to see our den, but Fluffy hates to be disturbed and the shots are SO expensive.' - Explain the mound of pet hair brushed up against the doorways by claiming you are collecting it there to use for stuffing hand-sewn play animals for underprivileged children. - Don't bother repainting. Simply scribble lightly over a dirty wall with an assortment of crayons and try to muster a glint of tears as you say, 'Little Joey did this the week before that unspeakable accident... I haven't had the heart to clean it.' - Mix one quarter cup pine-scented household cleanser with four cups of water in a spray bottle. Mist the air lightly. Leave dampened rags in conspicuous locations. Develop an exhausted look, throw yourself onto the couch, and sigh, 'I clean and I clean and I still don't get anywhere...' Your source for life-long learning
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