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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 25, 2006 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 . . . 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 . . . . Excel DATE . . . . . 3 Mondays, Oct. 30, Nov. 6 and 13 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 . . . . .Access DATE . . . . . 2 Mondays, Oct. 30 and Nov. 6 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 . . . . .Introduction to Computers DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, Oct. 31 TIME . . . . 1-5 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 . . . . . Buying and Selling on eBay DATE . . . . . 2 Tuesdays, Oct. 31 and Nov. 7 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 pm MISC . . . . eBay has become a favorite pastime for many and a . . . . . profitable business for others. Come learn what it is all about. . . . . . Topics covered will include setting up a buyer's and a seller's . . . . . account, how to bid on items you want to buy, and how to post . . . . . items you want to sell. Also learn how to accept payments . . . . . when selling on eBay. You will receive helpful handouts. INSTRUCTOR . . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .Windows Basics DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, Nov. 7 TIME . . . . . 1-5 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 . . . . .Internet Tips and Tricks DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, Nov. 13 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 . . . . .Internet and Email Basics DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, Nov. 14 TIME . . . . . 1-5 pm MISC . . . . . This class is designed for people who are truly new to . . . . . . . . . . the Internet. The only prerequisite for this class is . . . . . . . . . . a class in Windows Basics or equivalent experience. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . Windows File Management DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, Nov. 14 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 back up . . . . . important files on your system, and much more. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . . Excel Tips and Tricks DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, Nov. 20 TIME . . . . . 1-5 pm PREREQUISITE . . . . . Excel experience or a prior Excel class MISC . . . In this class you will learn helpful tips that . . . . . . . . experienced Excel users should find useful. INSTRUCTOR . . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . . Developing a Webpage using HTML DATE . . . . . 2 Mondays, Nov. 20 and 27 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 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 . . . . . Word DATE . . . . . 3 Tuesdays, Nov. 21, 28, and Dec. 5 TIME . . . . . 1-5 pm MISC . . . . . Word is Microsoft's popular word processing . . . application that is bundled with all versions of MSOffice INSTRUCTOR . . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . Excel DATE . . . . . 3 Tuesdays, Nov. 21, 28, and Dec. 5 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 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 . . . . .PowerPoint DATE . . . . . 2 Mondays, Nov. 27 and Dec. 4 TIME . . . . . 1-5 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 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. ... Internet Marketing ... Network Administration ... XML ... ASP.NET ... Microsoft Exchange ... Publisher ... C# .NET (various levels) ... Photoshop (various levels and special topics) ... Illustrator (Intermediate/Advanced) ... Podcasting ... Ghost Corporate Edition ... Flash (various levels and special topics) ... Oracle (Advanced) ... Final Cut Pro ... Dreamweaver (Intermediate/Advanced) ... How to Create a Newsletter ... 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 . . . . . Holiday Card Address Labels DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, Oct. 28 ------- 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 DATE AND TIME . . Wednesday, Nov. 1 ------- 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/map.asp INFO . . . . . Greg Skalka at uchug@juno.com . . . . . . . . . . or http://www.uchug.org DATE AND TIME . . Friday, Nov. 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 DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, Nov. 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 DATE AND TIME . . Tuesday, Nov. 7 ------- 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/ DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, Nov. 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 DATE AND TIME . . Tuesday, Nov. 14 --------- 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 INFO . . . . . http://www.sdsqlug.org DATE AND TIME . . Friday, Nov. 17 -------- 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 DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, Nov. 18 ------- 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 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 . . . . 3 . . . Tips and Tricks UNDERSTANDING YOUR BROWSER'S CACHE http://www.iteachyou.com/tt/cache.htm ..... EDIT EMAIL BEFORE REPLYING OR FORWARDING IT With most email programs you can edit an email message before you send a reply or forward it on to others. Doing this allows you to remove unnecessary text, old email headers, etc. To do this... - Open the email message. - Click a button or drop-down menu to begin a Reply or Forward. - Click and drag to highlight unwanted text in the message area. - Add text as needed. - Send message. In other words, you cannot edit an email message you receive. However, you can edit this same message when you begin the process of replying or forwarding the message. In addition, with any email programs you can also use the following technique to save a single message into Word so you can easily edit, find, and maybe print it in the future: 1. Open email message onto the screen. 2. Click and drag with the mouse to highlight all text in the message. 3. Click EDIT-COPY. 4. Open Word. 5. Click EDIT-PASTE. 6. Click FILE-SAVE AS and give it a name and location in your My Documents folder if you wish. 7. Click FILE-PRINT, etc. if you wish to print this now or later. 4 . . . News You Can Use The Census Bureau announced yesterday that with a net gain of one person every 11 seconds, the nation's population will reach 300 million at about 7:46 a.m. Tuesday, October 17. The estimate assumes that on average, an American is born every seven seconds, one dies every 13 seconds and the nation gains an immigrant every 31 seconds. New York Times News Service 10/13/06 5 . . . Interesting Sites Medical Information http://www.webmd.com http://www.epinions.com 6 . . . Bits and Bytes of Humor A lady on a commuter train was reading a newspaper article about life and death statistics. Fascinated, she turned to the man next to her and asked, 'Did you know that every time I breathe somebody dies?' 'Really,' he said, 'have you tried mouthwash?' Your source for life-long learning
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