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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 20, 2005 1 . . . Upcoming FREE Classes 2 . . . Upcoming Events 3 . . . Tips and Tricks 4 . . . Interesting Sites 5 . . . 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 Campus at 8401 Aero Drive -- one of SD Community College District's Continuing Education Campuses: Upcoming Classes Taught by Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .Word Tips and Tricks DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, Oct. 25 TIME . . . . . 1-5 pm MISC . . . . . Suggested prerequisite: Word experience. . . . . . . . . In this class you will learn useful tips that . . . . . . . . experienced Word users should find useful. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .Tips for Finding Things on the Internet DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, Oct. 31 TIME . . . . . 1-5 pm MISC . . . . . This class is open to anyone who has experienced . . . . . . . . . . frustration finding things on the Internet. ;-) . . . . . . . . . You will receive helpful handouts. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . Excel DATE . . . . . 3 Tuesdays, Nov. 1, 8, and 15 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, Nov. 1 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 TOPIC . . . . .Internet Tips and Tricks DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, Nov. 7 TIME . . . . . 1-5 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 . . . . . Microsoft Word DATE . . . . . 3 Mondays, Nov. 7, 14, and 22 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 pm MISC . . . . . Word is Microsoft's popular word processing . . . application that is bundled with all versions of MSOffice INSTRUCTOR . . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .Windows Basics DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, Nov. 8 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 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. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . . Great Reference Sites on the Internet DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, Nov. 14 TIME . . . . . . 1-5 pm MISC . . . This class is useful for anyone doing research on the . . . . . . . . Internet or just looking for interesting and fun information. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . Windows File Management DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, Nov. 15 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 backup up . . . . . important files on your system, and much more. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A Special Note... Excel Users -- Don't miss an excellent Advanced Excel class taught by Rob Spahitz DATE . . . . . 2 Tuesdays, Oct. 25 and Nov. 1 TIME . . . . . 8:30 am - 12:30 pm MISC . . . . . Includes emphasis on advanced spreadsheet functions, . . . . including advanced formulas, what-if analyses, graphs, macros, . . . . database management, file operations with multiple worksheets, . . . . attachment files or programs, and linking work files or programs. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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. ... Open Lab every Sunday (8 am - 1 pm) in Mac lab Rm 150 ... Open Lab every Friday (5:30 pm - 9:30 pm) in Mac lab Rm 150 ... Final Cut Pro (Advanced) ... Digital Photography - Sending Photos via Email ... Excel (various levels) ... Flash (Advanced) ... Flash (Special Topics) ... Linux ... Small Business Server ... PowerPoint ... DVD Studio Pro (Special Topics) ... QuickBooks ... Internet Basics ... Illustrator ... Photoshop (various levels) ... Photoshop Elements ... JavaScript ... Premiere (Special Topics) ... DVD Studio Pro (Special Topics) ... Multimedia (Special Topics) ... ASP.NET ... Digital Photography File Management ... .NET Programming (Advanced) ... Digital Workshop Problem Solving ... Dreamweaver (various levels) ... Dreamweaver (Special Topics) ... PHP and MYSQL ... Video Production ... Visual Basic ... Working in 3D ... Excel Programming with VBA ... XHTML and Cascading Style Sheets ... Microsoft Certified Desktop Technician Preparation ... 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 through the Fall 2005 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 . . . . .Questions and Answers plus mini seminars DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, Oct. 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 INFO AND MAP . . . . . http://home.san.rr.com/scg/events.html PROGRAM . . . . . Smart Clients / Passwords DATE AND TIME . . Tuesday, Nov. 1 ------- 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, Nov. 2 ------- 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 . . . . . http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/jrrtc/facility/visit.htm MISC . . . FREE -- Guests always welcome INFO . . . . . Greg Skalka at uchug@juno.com . . . . . . . . . . or http://www.uchug.org PROGRAM . . . . . TBA DATE AND TIME . . Wednesday, Nov. 2 ------- 6:30 pm SPONSOR . . . . . San Diego Macintosh User Group PLACE . . . . . Ramada Inn -- The Madeira Room . . . . . 5550 Kearny Mesa Road MISC . . . . . FREE INFO . . . . . http://www.sdmug.org/ PROGRAM . . . . . Computer Workshop DATE AND TIME . . Friday, Nov. 4 -------- 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, Nov. 5 ---------- 12:00-3:30 pm SPONSOR . . . . . Adobe Photoshop User Group PLACE . . . . Art Institute of California . . . . . . . . 7650 Mission Valley Rd. (near 163 and Friars) MISC . . . . . FREE INFO . . . . .http://www.sdphotoshopusers.com/ PROGRAM . . . . .Questions and Answers plus mini seminars DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, Nov. 5 ------- 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 . . Tuesday, Nov. 8 --------- 6 pm SPONSOR . . . . . SD SQL Server User Group PLACE . . . UCSD Sorrento Mesa Extension . . . . . 6925 Lusk Blvd. (AT and T Building) MAP . http://www.extension.ucsd.edu/image/img_mapLaJolla.gif MISC . . . . . FREE INFO . . . . . http://www.sdsqlug.org PROGRAM . . . . .Questions and Answers plus mini seminars DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, Nov. 12 ------- 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, Nov. 16 ------- 6 pm SPONSOR . . . . . Access User Group of San Diego PLACE . . . Scripps Miramar Ranch Branch Library . . . . . . . . . . 10301 Scripps Lake Dr. MISC . . . . . $2 donation at the door INFO . . . . . http://www.augsd.org/ PROGRAM . . . Computer Training for the Visually Impaired DATE/TIME . . Ongoing -- Call to arrange an intake and schedule SPONSOR . . . . . San Diego Center for the Blind PLACE . . . (1) 5922 El Cajon Blvd., San Diego -- (619) 583-1542 . . . . . . . . . (2) 1385 Bonair Rd., Vista -- (760) 758-5956 MISC . . . . . FREE to the visually impaired/blind. No previous . . . . computer skills are required. Instruction in adaptive software . . . . such as Zoom Text, Window Eyes and Jaws is used to access . . . . word processing, data entry, e-mail and the Internet. INFO . . . .http://www.sdcb.org (or phone numbers listed above) PROGRAM . . . . . Computer Museum of America DATE AND TIME . . Tuesdays thru Saturdays ----- 10am-5pm SPONSOR . . . . . Coleman College PLACE . . . . . 7380 Parkway Drive, La Mesa ADMISSION FEE . . . . . $1-2 INFO . . . . . http://www.computer-museum.org 3 . . . Tips and Tricks >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Got a question? Post it on Our Message Board. Go to http://www.iteachyou.com Click Ask a Question >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> STOP PRINT JOB IN PROGRESS (Windows Systems) The challenge here is usually getting to the printer dialog box soon enough to stop a print job quickly. To speed this up, do the following: - Get to your Windows Desktop screen. - Click Start - Settings - Printers and Faxes (or similar wording) to open the dialog box that lists the printer(s) attached to your computer. - With your finger on the RIGHT mouse button, right click and drag the printer icon to our Windows Desktop screen and release the right mouse button. - Click (left button) the words Create Shortcuts Here. - Close the Printer dialog box. - Right-click on the new Printer shortcut icon on your Windows Desktop. - Click Properties. - Click the Shortcut tab at the top of this Properties dialog box. - Click after the word None in the Shortcut Key field. - While holding down both the Shift and Control keys on your keyboard, press the letter P and release all keys. You should now see the words Ctrl+Shift+P in this field. - Close all dialog boxes covering your Windows Desktop screen. Note: From now on you should be able to quickly open the Printer dialog box any time you are working on your computer in order to delete a print job in progress. .......... WHY AN ATTACHMENT DOESN'T ARRIVE Perhaps... - The sender forgot to include the attachment prior to clicking Send. - Your antivirus stripped the attachment because it may have contained a virus. - Your Internet Service Provider stripped the attachment because it was too large and exceeded limits on your account. In addition, a forwarded email message usually doesn't automatically include an attachment that you may have received with the original message. This is usually determined by a setting in your email program. You can change this setting in many email programs by clicking TOOLS-OPTIONS (or similar wording), and check the various categories. If you do wish to include the attachment with the forwarded message, you will usually need to re-attach it yourself. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Got a question? Post it on Our Message Board. http://www.iteachyou.com Click Ask a Question >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 4 . . . Interesting Sites GETTING A GOOD LOOK AT EARTH http://tinyurl.com/8z6su The Messenger spacecraft, which is headed for Mercury, recently snapped hundreds of pictures of Earth. The photos have been tied together into stunning movies. .......... FROM FAR, FAR AWAY TO SUPER CLOSE UP http://snipurl.com/5c3j After this loads, click 'Manual' at the bottom and then click 'Decrease' repeatedly to move through at your own speed. 5 . . . Bits and Bytes of Humor Two elderly gentlemen from a retirement center were sitting on a bench under a tree when one turns to the other and says, 'Slim, I'm 83 years old now and I'm just full of aches and pains. I know you're about my age. How do you feel?' Slim says, 'I feel just like a newborn baby.' 'Really!? Like a new-born baby!?' 'Yep. No hair, no teeth, and I think I just wet my pants. Your source for life-long learning
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