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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 -- October 3, 2007 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 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 140... TOPIC . . . . .Access Overview DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, October 8 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 pm MISC . . . . . Access is Microsoft's popular relational database . . . application that is bundled with most versions of MSOffice, . . . You will receive helpful handouts. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . Windows File Management DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, October 9 TIME . . . . . 1-5 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. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .Microsoft PowerPoint DATE . . . . . 2 Tuesdays, October 9 and 16 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. . . . . You will receive helpful handouts. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .Windows Tips and Tricks DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, October 15 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 pm MISC . . . . . Suggested prerequisite: Windows experience. . . . . . . . . In this class you will learn useful tips that . . . . . . . . experienced Windows users should find useful. . . . . . . . . You will receive helpful handouts. NOTE . . This class was not listed on some class schedules. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . . Developing a Webpage using HTML DATE . . . . . 2 Tuesdays, October 16 and 23 TIME . . . . . 1-5 pm MISC . . . . . This class is useful for people interested 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. You will receive helpful handouts. INSTRUCTOR . . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .Excel DATE . . . . . 3 Mondays, October 22, 29, and November 5 TIME . . . . . 1-5 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. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .Introduction to Computers DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, October 23 TIME . . . . 5:30-9 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 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. ... Excel (various levels) ... PHP and MySQL ... Fireworks for Web Design ... Premiere Pro ... Dreamweaver (various levels) ... Buying and Using a Printer and Scanner ... ASP.Net (Advanced) ... iPOD Tips and Tricks ... AutoCAD Lite (special topics) ... Flash (special topics) ... Illustrator (various levels and special topics) ... Apple Pages ... QuickBooks ... Content Management System Series ... Project Management ... InDesign ... Podcasting with iLife ... Accounting ... Design Portfolios and Self Promotion ... Photoshop (various levels and special topics) ... Photoshop Elements (Intermediate) ... After Effects ... Network Administration ... Digital Scrapbooking (Intermediate) ... Open Lab every Saturday (8 am - 1 pm) in Mac lab Rm 150 ... plus additional new topics each week throughout the semester WANT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT CLASSES? -- Check my Website at 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 . . . . . Animation with Windows Presentation Foundation DATE AND TIME . . Tuesday, October 2 ------- 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 . . . . . http://www.sddotnetdg.org/ PROGRAM . . . . . TBA DATE AND TIME . . Wednesday, October 3 ------- 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 http://www.uchug.org/ PROGRAM . . . . . Computer Workshop DATE AND TIME . . Friday, October 5 -------- 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 . . . . .Top 10 Ways to Protect your Computer DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, October 6 ------- 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 . . . . .Questions and Answers plus mini seminars DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, October 13 ------- 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 . . . . . QandA DATE AND TIME . . Tuesday, October 16 -------- 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 . . . . .http://www.sdpcug.org/ PROGRAM . . . . . Access Menus / Creating PDF Files from Access DATE AND TIME . . Wednesday, October 17 ------- 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 . . . . . Red Gate Software DATE AND TIME . . Thursday, October 18 --------- 6 pm SPONSOR . . . . . SD SQL Server User Group PLACE . . . UCSD Sorrento Mesa Extension . . . . . 6925 Lusk Blvd. (AT and T Building) MAP . MISC . . . . . FREE INFO . . . . . http://www.sdsqlug.org/ PROGRAM . . . . . Computer Workshop DATE AND TIME . . Friday, October 19 -------- 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 . . . . Various Topics DATE AND TIME . .Saturday, October 20 ---------- 9 am SPONSOR . . Computer Genealogy Society of San Diego PLACE . . . . . UCSD (see map on website) MISC . . . . . FREE to visit; $25 first year to join INFO AND MAP . . . http://www.cgssd.org/ PROGRAM . . . . .Questions and Answers plus mini seminars DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, October 20 ------- 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 . . . . .Questions and Answers plus mini seminars DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, October 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 3 . . . Tips and Tricks INSERT A 'LANDSCAPE' PAGE IN THE MIDDLE OF A 'PORTRAIT' DOCUMENT IN MICROSOFT WORD a. Click at the start of the page that is to be in 'landscape' format. b. Click INSERT-BREAK; click to place a dot by Continuous and click OK. c. Click at the end of the page that is to be in 'landscape' format. d. Click INSERT-BREAK; click to place a dot by Continuous and click OK. e. Click just before the first word in the page that will be converted to landscape. f. Click FILE-PAGE SETUP; click Margins tab; click Landscape; click OK. . . . . . TURN GRIDLINES ON OR OFF WHEN PRINTING A MICROSOFT EXCEL SPREADSHEET Office 97/2000/XP/2003: a. Click FILE - PAGE SETUP. b. Click Sheet tab in Page Setup dialog box. c. Check or uncheck the Gridlines check box in the Print area and click OK. Note: Group worksheets if you want this setting to apply to more than 1 worksheet. Office 2007: d. Click PAGE LAYOUT. e. Click small diagonal arrow at bottom right of PAGE SETUP section. f. Click Sheet tab in Page Setup dialog box. g. Check or uncheck the Gridlines check box in the Print area and click OK. Note: Group worksheets if you want this setting to apply to more than 1 worksheet. 4 . . . News You Can Use DO-NOT-CALL REGISTRY If you include your phone number on the National Do-Not-Call Registry, it will expire after 5 years. To extend your request or to add your phone number(s), go to http://www.donotcall.gov/ may hear or read about since them may be scams. Although it doesn't eliminate ALL unsolicited calls, it has been proven to reduce the number of calls you would receive. . . . . . YOUR AGE AS DETERMINED BY EATING OUT HABITS It takes less than a minute. Work this out as you read ... Be sure you don't read the bottom until you've worked it out! It's fun. 1. First of all, pick the number of times a week that you would like to go out to eat..(more than once but less than 10). 2. Multiply this number by 2. 3. Add 5. 4. Multiply it by 50. 5. If you have already had your birthday this year add 1757; if you haven't, add 1756. 6. Now subtract the four digit year that you were born. Assuming you did the math correctly... - You should have a three digit number. - The first digit is your original number. (i.e., How many times you want to go out to restaurants in a week.) - The next two numbers are YOUR AGE ! ------ (Oh YES, it is!!!) THIS IS THE ONLY YEAR (2007) IT WILL EVER WORK, SO SPREAD IT AROUND WHILE IT LASTS 5 . . . Interesting Sites POSTCARDS FROM SAN DIEGO'S PAST http://tinyurl.com/3aj73k . . . . . AMAZING HUBBLE PHOTOS http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/ 6 . . . Bits and Bytes of Humor From the Periodic Table: C = carbon Ho = holmium Co = cobalt La = lanthanum Te = tellurium Put them all together, you get CHoCoLaTe -- better living through chemistry! ----- An elderly woman and her little grandson, whose face was sprinkled with bright freckles, spent the day at the zoo. Lots of children were waiting in line to get their cheeks painted by a local artist who was decorating them with tiger paws. 'You've got so many freckles, there's no place to paint!' a girl in the line said to the little fella. Embarrassed, the little boy dropped his head. His grandmother knelt down next to him. 'I love your freckles. When I was a little girl I always wanted freckles, she said, while tracing her finger across the child's cheek. 'Freckles are beautiful!' The boy looked up, 'Really?' 'Of course,' said the grandmother. 'Why, just name me one thing that's prettier than freckles.' The little boy thought for a moment, peered intently into his grandma's face, and softly whispered, 'Wrinkles.' Your source for life-long learning
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