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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 22, 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 TOPIC . . . . .Access 97/2000/XP DATE . . . . . 2 Mondays, Oct. 27 and Nov. 3 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 pm MISC . . . . . Access is Microsoft's popular relational database . . . application that is bundled with most versions of MSOffice INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .Word Tips and Tricks DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, Oct. 28 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 . . . . .Visio DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, Oct. 28 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 pm MISC . . . . . Microsoft's exciting program for creating flowcharts, . . . . . organization charts, floor plans, and much more. . . . . . It's amazingly easy to learn these very marketable skills! INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .Tips for Finding Things on the Internet DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, Nov. 3 TIME . . . . . 1-5 pm MISC . . . . . This class is open to anyone who has experienced . . . . . . . . . . frustration finding things on the Internet. ;-) INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . Excel 97/2000/XP DATE . . . . . 3 Tuesdays, Nov. 4, 11, and 18 TIME . . . . 1-5 pm INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . . Developing a Web Page DATE . . . . . 2 Tuesdays, Nov. 4 and 11 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 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 . . . . Windows File Management . . . . . . . (NOT currently listed on printed schedules) DATE . . . . . 1 Wednesday, Nov. 12 TIME . . . . 1-5 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 . . . . Top 10 Computer Problems and their Solutions DATE . . . . . 2 Mondays, Nov. 17 and 24 TIME . . . . . 1-5 pm MISC . . . This class will help both home and business users . . . . . . . . . prevent and solve common problems, improve . . . . . . . . . performance, and generally help you become a . . . . . . . . . more-informed computer user. You will receive . . . . . . . . . helpful handouts. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .How to Buy the RIGHT Computer DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, Nov. 17 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 pm MISC . . . . This class is useful for anyone thinking of buying a . . . . . . . . . . computer -- or just to learn more about the computer . . . . . . . . . . you already own. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . . Using Effective Web Design Concepts DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, Nov. 18 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 pm MISC . . . . . Learn about what design elements are effective . . . . . . . . . . and what should be avoided. 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. ... QuickBooks ... Excel (Intermediate) ... PowerPoint ... Word (Advanced) ... Internet Basics ... Typography ... Open Lab every Saturday (8am-1pm) in Mac lab Room 150 ... DHTML ... Dreamweaver (various levels) ... Dreamweaver UltraDev ... Flash ... Flash Action Scripting ... XML (various levels) ... ASP.NET ... Java with Visual Cafe ... Java Programming ... Linux Cluster Technology ... PHP and MYSQL (various levels) ... UNIX - Bash Shell Scripting ... Windows 2003 .NET Server Administration (various levels) ... C++ for C Programmers ... Bezier Pen Mastery for Photoshop, Illustrator and Flash ... Digital Camera (Advanced) ... Digital Photos File Management ... Illustrator (various levels) ... InDesign ... Photoshop (various levels) ... Photoshop (Special Topics) ... Photoshop Elements 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) 627-2553, Monday through Friday. 2 . . . Upcoming Events PROGRAM . . . . . Learn about Oracle 10g: . . . . . . . A Database made for Grid Computing DATE AND TIME . . Thursday, Oct. 23 -------- 6:30 pm SPONSOR . . . . . SD Association for Computing Machinery PLACE . . . . . Sun Microsystems . . . . . . . . 9540 Towne Center Drive, Building SAN05 MISC . . . . . FREE -- Guests always welcome INFO AND RSVP . . http://sdacm.org/meet.htm or (858) 452-8701 PROGRAM . . . . Intel Centrino: Unwired Technology . . . . . . . . . plus Questions and Answers DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, Oct. 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 . . . . . http://home.san.rr.com/scg/events.html PROGRAM . . . . .Questions and Answers and mini seminars DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, Nov. 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 . . . . . http://home.san.rr.com/scg/events.html PROGRAM . . . . . Retouching Techniques in Photoshop DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, Nov. 1 ---------- 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 . . . . . Various .NET Topics DATE AND TIME . . Tuesday, Nov. 4 ------- 6 pm 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 . . . . . Various Photoshop Topics DATE AND TIME . . Wednesday, Nov. 5 ------- 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 . . . . . Computer Clinic -- bring your hardware and . . . . . . . . . software problems to this FREE clinic DATE AND TIME . . Wednesday, Nov. 5------- 7-9 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 to this free event INFO . . . . . Greg Skalka at uchug@juno.com . . . . . . . . . . or http://www.uchug.org or (858) 484-7024 PROGRAM . . . . . Computer Workshop DATE AND TIME . . Friday, Nov. 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 . . . . . http://sdpcug.org/workshops.htm PROGRAM . . . . .Questions and Answers and mini seminars DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, Nov. 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 . . . . . http://home.san.rr.com/scg/events.html PROGRAM . . . . . . . TBA DATE AND TIME . . Tuesday, Nov. 11 --------- 6 pm SPONSOR . . . . . SD SQL Server User Group PLACE . . . Microsoft Office -- 9255 Towne Centre Drive, #400 MISC . . . . . FREE INFO . . . . . http://www.sdsqlug.org PROGRAM . . . . . Palm Tips and Tricks DATE AND TIME . . Wednesday, Nov. 12 ------- 7-9 pm SPONSOR . . . . . San Diego Palm Users Group (SDPUG) PRESENTER. . . Diane Cunningham, UCSD Palm Educator and . . . . . . . President of D & D Enterprises PLACE . . . . . San Diego County Office of Education -- Room 401 . . . . . . . . . . 6401 Linda Vista Rd. (lots of free parking) MISC . . . . . FREE MAP . . . . Available at http://www.sdpug.com INFO . . . . . http://www.sdpug.com . . . . . . . or Rich Worcester - Rich@PalmGuy.com or 760-809-4666. PROGRAM . . . . . Custom Menu bars, Toolbars, Shortcut Bars . . . . . . . and Menus -- Polishing an Access Application DATE AND TIME . . Thursday, Nov. 13 ------- 6 pm SPONSOR . . . . . Access User Group of San Diego PLACE . . . Microsoft Office -- 9255 Towne Centre Drive MISC . . . . . $2 donation at the door INFO . . . . . http://www.augsd.org/ EVENT . . . Commercial Applications in NanoTechnology DATE AND TIME . . Thursday, Nov. 20 ------- 4-8 pm SPONSORS . . . . .Pillsbury Winthrop (with Techiguru.com, . . . Strategic Synergy Group, and ASME Nanotechnology Inst.) PLACE . . . . . UCSD CONNECT La Jolla Professional Center . . . . . . . . 8950 Villa La Jolla Drive Suite A124 . . . . . . . . (in the suite closest to the back of El Torito's) MISC . . . Contact Petar Stojadinovic at petar@nanosig.org . . . . . . . . for a free pass 3 . . . Tips and Tricks >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Got a question? Post it on Our Message Board. Go to http://www.iteachyou.com Click Ask a Question >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> EMAIL FORMATTING OPTIONS I prefer to send everything in plain text since some recipients can only read plain text. In addition, some recipients will see gibberish mixed in with the message. In addition, non-plain-text messages are usually much larger which ties up Internet bandwidth and causes a slowdown at the recipient's end. For the same reason, I don't use email stationery or any other fancy formatting options. At the recipient's end, they can set their email program (if it supports fancy features) to RECEIVE email in whichever format they prefer. Receiving in plain text is a bit safer because of the possibility of obscure viruses being included with non-plain-text messages. However, this is not a problem if you have a current version of an updated antivirus program such as Norton or McAfee which automatically updates itself for 1 year and automatically checks all files coming into your system -- including emails -- before they are opened and can do damage. Additional note from Gini: EVERYONE needs an current antivirus program -- even if you don't use fancy email features. They are available at most stores that sell computer software (Staples, CompUSA, etc.) and usually have a rebate which brings the price down to between $10 and $20. CREATIVE NAMING FOR A FILE OR FOLDER TO MAKE IT APPEAR AT THE TOP OF AN ALPHABETIZED LIST Certain files and folders that you use a lot are often more difficult to locate in a large alphabetized list that scrolls off the screen. Usually if you rename a file with a dash and a space it will alphabetize at the top of the list. For example, instead of 'Gini' rename it to '- Gini' which USUALLY alphabetizes the file before those that start with the letter A. Note: Don't try this with the My Documents folder or any files that run a specific program unless you are sure of what you are doing. It works well with files you have created and work with often ('resume.doc' for example) or folders you access frequently ('personal,' inside the My Documents folder, for example). >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Got a question? Post it on Our Message Board. http://www.iteachyou.com Click Ask a Question >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 4 . . . News You Can Use TOP 10 INTERNET SCAMS FOR 2003 http://snurl.com/2lyh 5 . . . Interesting Sites PHOBIA LIST http://phobialist.com/reverse.html CLICHES, EUPHEMISMS, AND FIGURES OF SPEECH http://www.clichesite.com FREE TUTORIALS ON COMPUTER TOPICS http://www.techtutorials.com/ 6 . . . Non-Nerdy Stats DID YOU KNOW? (taken from http://www.puzzlegrid.com/) - If all the strawberries produced in California annually were put side by side, they would wrap around the Earth 15 times. - In the United States, approximately 7 billion pounds of chocolate and candy are manufactured each year. - Parrots, most famous of all talking birds, rarely acquire a vocabulary of more than twenty words. However, Tymhoney Greys and African Greys have been known to carry vocabularies in excess of 100 words. - Pandas spend about 12 hours a day eating bamboo. - In one year, hens in America lay enough eggs to encircle the globe a hundred times. - A 4-inch-long abalone can grip a rock with a force of 400 pounds. Two grown men are incapable of prying it up. - A baby gray whale drinks enough milk to fill more than 2,000 bottles a day. 7 . . . Bits and Bytes of Humor Try this... 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. Your foot will change direction. ----- At last....a new approach to health and nutrition... Q: Should I cut down on meat and eat more fruits and vegetables? A: You must grasp logistical efficiencies. What does a cow eat? Hay and corn. And what are these? Vegetables. So a steak is nothing more than an efficient mechanism of delivering vegetables to your system. Need grain? Eat chicken. Beef is also a good source of field grass (green leafy vegetable). And a pork chop can give you 100 percent of your recommended daily allowance of vegetable slop. Q: Is beer or wine bad for me? A: Look, it goes to the earlier point about fruits and vegetables. As we all know, scientists divide everything in the world into three categories: animal, mineral, and vegetable. We all know that beer and wine are not animal, and they are not on the periodic table of elements, so that only leaves one thing, right? My advice: Have a burger and a beer and enjoy your liquid vegetables. Q: How can I calculate my body/fat ratio? A: Well, if you have a body, and you have body fat, your ratio is one to one. If you have two bodies, your ratio is two to one, etc. Q: What are some of the advantages of participating in a regular exercise program? A: Can't think of a single one, sorry. My philosophy is: No Pain...Good. Q: Aren't fried foods bad for you? A: You're not listening. Foods are fried these days in vegetable oil. In fact, they're permeated in it. How could getting more vegetables be bad for you? Q: Is chocolate bad for me? A: Are you crazy? HELLO ..... Cocoa beans ... another vegetable!!! 'It's the best feel-good food around!' Well, I hope this has cleared up any misconceptions you may have had about food and diets. Have a cookie...flour is a veggie! One more thing...'When life hands you lemons, ask for tequila and salt.' Your source for life-long learning
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