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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 30, 2003 1 . . . Upcoming FREE Classes 2 . . . Upcoming Events 3 . . . Tips and Tricks 4 . . . Interesting Sites 5 . . . Non-Nerdy Stats 6 . . . 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). Since classes for the week of Monday (10/27) through Sunday (11/2) were canceled... ... multi-session classes that had already started will continue as scheduled. ... multi-session classes that were to start this past week will begin this next week. ... multi-session classes that were scheduled to end this past week will not be rescheduled at this time; many of these topics are offered again later this semester. ... single-session classes that were scheduled to be held this past week will not be rescheduled at this time; many of these topics are offered again later this semester. For a complete, detailed list of scheduled classes, go to... http://snurl.com/sdcet Upcoming Classes Taught by Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .Access 97/2000/XP DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, 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 . . . . .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 other instructors 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) ... Word (Advanced) ... Internet Basics ... 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 ... Digital Camera (Advanced) ... Digital Photos File Management ... Illustrator (various levels) ... InDesign ... Photoshop (various levels) ... 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 . . . . .Ways to Back Up Hard Drives 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 and 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 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> HEARING AUDIO ON THE INTERNET (excerpted from tips at http://www.worldstart.com) Q: I can hear instrumental music on websites, but on other sites that have sounds I don't hear anything. Is there some way to fix this? A: Most instrumental music on web pages are MIDI files while other sounds like 'You've got mail!' are usually WAV files. Rather than representing musical sound directly, MIDI files transmit information about how a song should sound that is then processed by your sound card. WAV files represent musical sound directly. Each type has its own volume control in your computer. Go down to your System Tray (right corner of your Taskbar, next to the clock) and double click your speaker icon. A volume control interface will appear on your screen. Make sue that Mute is unchecked and that the following volume controls are turned up: - Wave - MIDI (or SW Synth on some systems) - CD Audio This should allow you to hear all the sounds of the web -- or the reverse if you wish. ----- CURSOR DISAPPEARS WHILE TYPING ON WINDOWS XP SYSTEMS Most Windows XP systems are preset so that the cursor on the screen automatically hides while you are typing something -- requiring you to click on a blank portion of the screen to once again see the location of your cursor. If you are unknowingly pointing to a button in a toolbar when you perform this click ritual, you may actually activate that feature -- an annoying by-product of this setting. To change Windows XP settings so your mouse won't play hide-and-seek with you, do the following: - Click Start - Control Panel (or Start - Settings - Control Panel). - Click Switch to Classic View if you see it listed on the left side of your screen. - Double-click to open Mouse icon. - Click Pointer Options tab at top of Mouse Properties dialog box. - Click to remove checkmark (if necessary) by 'Hide Pointer...' - Click Apply (if available. - Click OK. - Click FILE-CLOSE to close Control Panel. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Got a question? Post it on Our Message Board. http://www.iteachyou.com Click Ask a Question >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 4 . . . Interesting Sites MUSEUM OF HOAXES http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/tests/hoaxphototest.html Try to figure out if the picture of the big bear or Michael Jackson's face is real. Believe me; it's not as easy as it sounds. CHECK THE 'FAIR MARKET VALUE' OF MANY ITEMS http://www.strongnumbers.com/ MEDICAL CLINICAL TRIALS -- Details and Sources http://my.webmd.com/medical_information/clinical_trials/default.htm 5 . . . Non-Nerdy Stats There is a bank that credits your account each morning with $86,400. It carries over no balance from day to day. Every evening deletes whatever part of the balance you failed to use during the day. What would you do? Draw out ALL OF IT, of course!!!! Each of us has such a bank. Its name is TIME. Every morning, it credits you with 86,400 seconds. Every night it writes off, as lost, whatever of this you have failed to invest to good purpose. It carries over no balance. It allows no overdraft. Each day it opens a new account for you. Each night it burns the remains of the day. If you fail to use the day's deposits, the loss is yours. There is no going back. There is no drawing against the 'tomorrow.' You must live in the present on today's deposits. Invest it so as to get from it the utmost in health, happiness, and success! The clock is running. Make the most of today. To realize the value of ONE YEAR, ask a student who failed a grade. To realize the value of ONE MONTH, ask a mother who gave birth to a premature baby. To realize the value of ONE WEEK, ask the editor of a weekly newspaper. To realize the value of ONE HOUR, ask the lovers who are waiting to meet. To realize the value of ONE MINUTE, ask a person who missed the train. To realize the value of ONE-SECOND, ask a person who just avoided an accident. To realize the value of ONE MILLISECOND, ask the person who won a silver medal in the Olympics. And remember that time waits for no one. Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That's why it's called the present!!! 6 . . . Bits and Bytes of Humor A somewhat inexperienced musician who joined an orchestra on a cruise ship was having a terrible time keeping time with the rest of the band. Finally, the band leader said, 'Look, either you learn to keep time or I'll throw you overboard! It's up to you... either sync or swim.' Your source for life-long learning
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