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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 -- November 10, 2004 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 Campus at 8401 Aero Drive -- one of SD Community College District's Continuing Education Campuses: Upcoming Classes Taught by Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .Tips for Finding Things on the Internet DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, November 15 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 . . . . .Windows Tips and Tricks DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, November 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 . . . . .PowerPoint DATE . . . . . 2 Mondays, November 22 and 29 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. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . . Microsoft Word DATE . . . . . 3 Mondays, November 22, 29, and December 6 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 pm INSTRUCTOR . . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . . Excel Tips and Tricks DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, November 23 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 . . . . . Using Effective Web Design Concepts DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, November 23 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 pm MISC . . . . . Learn about what web design elements are effective . . . . . . . . . . and what should be avoided. INSTRUCTOR . . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . Top 10 Computer Problems and their Solutions DATE . . . . . 2 Tuesdays, November 30 and December 7 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 . . . . .Introduction to Computers DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, November 30 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 . . . . .Access (97/2000/XP/2003) DATE . . . . . 2 Mondays, December 6 and 13 TIME . . . . . 1-5 pm MISC . . . . . Access is Microsoft's popular relational database . . . application that is bundled with most versions of MSOffice INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .Windows Basics -- 98/2000/XP DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, December 7 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 . . . . .Word Tips and Tricks DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, December 13 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 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 . . . . . How to Buy the RIGHT Computer DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, December 14 TIME . . . . . 1-5 pm MISC . . . . . This class is useful for anyone thinking of buying a . . . . . . . . . . computer -- or just to learn more about the computer . . . . . . . . . . you already own. You will receive helpful handouts. INSTRUCTOR . . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . Windows File Management -- 98/2000/XP DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, December 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 backup up . . . . . important files on your system, and much more. 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. ... Open Lab every Saturday (8am-1pm) in Mac lab Room 150 ... QuickBooks ... CD Burning Basics ... Digital Photos (various topics) ... eBay: Beyond the Basics ... Scanning Basics ... Email Basics ... Spyware - Protecting your Computer ... Internet Basics ... Digital Camera Basics ... Access Programming ... Excel ... Word (Intermediate) ... C#.NET ... DHTML ... Visual Basic ... Dreamweaver (various levels) ... Flash (various levels) ... JavaScript ... ActionScript for Designers (Intermediate) ... XML (Intermediate/Advanced) ... 3D Studio Max (special topics) ... ADO.NET ... Linux - Apache Web Server ... PHP and MYSQL ... Final Cut Pro ... Illustrator ... Photoshop (various levels) ... Photoshop Elements ... Premiere Pro (Intermediate/Advanced) ... Video Production 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 2004 semesters. At the end of that list is a link to a list of all classes offered at the North City Campus of SDCCD Continuing Education on Aero Drive -- plus details about each class. -- Call (858) 627-2553, Monday through Friday. 2 . . . Upcoming Events PROGRAM . . . . . Reports 1 DATE AND TIME . . Thursday, November 11 ------- 6 pm SPONSOR . . . . . Access User Group of San Diego PLACE . . . San Diego County Medical Society . . . . . . . . . . 3702 Ruffin Road, Suite 207 MISC . . . . . $2 donation at the door INFO . . . . . http://www.augsd.org/ PROGRAM . . . . .Questions and Answers plus mini seminars DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, November 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 . . . . . TBA DATE AND TIME . . Tuesday, November 16 -------- 6:30 pm SPONSOR . . . . . ASP Developers' SIG PLACE . . . . . 9255 Towne Centre Drive, 4th Floor MISC . . . . . *FREE* INFO AND MAP . . . . . http://asp.sig.webpublishing.com/ PROGRAM . . . . . Making a DBA's Life Easier DATE AND TIME . . Tuesday, November 16 --------- 6 pm SPONSOR . . . . . SD SQL Server User Group PLACE . . . UCSD Sorrento Mesa Extension . . . . . 6925 Lusk Blvd. (ATandT Building) MAP . http://www.extension.ucsd.edu/image/img_mapLaJolla.gif MISC . . . . . *FREE* INFO . . . . . http://www.sdsqlug.org PROGRAM . . . . . SiteGalore Web Site Builder DATE AND TIME . . Tuesday, November 16 -------- 6 pm SPONSOR . . . . . SD PC User 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 . . . . .http://www.sdpcug.org PROGRAM . . . . . Computer Workshop DATE AND TIME . . Friday, November 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 . . .Annual Meeting and Election of Officers DATE AND TIME . .Saturday, November 20 ---------- 9 am SPONSOR . . Computer Genealogy Society of San Diego PLACE . . . . . new location .....UCSD . . . . .University of California, San Diego MISC . . . . . FREE to visit; $25 first year to join INFO AND MAP . . . http//www.cgssd.org PROGRAM . . . . .Hyperthreading Technology DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, November 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, November 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 PROGRAM . . . . .Hyperthreading Technology DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, November 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 PROGRAM . . . Stress Testing: Finding Performance Bottlenecks DATE AND TIME . . Tuesday, December 7 ------- 6 pm SPONSOR . . . . . SD .Net Developers Group PLACE . . . . . Microsoft San Diego Office . . . . . . . . . . . 9255 Towne Center Drive #400 MISC . . . . Elevators only go 'down' after 7 pm MISC . . . . *FREE* to visit INFO . . . . . http://www.sddotnetdg.org/ 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 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> HOW TO REMOVE SOFTWARE THE CORRECT WAY General Instructions a. Don't delete files unless you really need to and are experienced with the process and pitfalls -- it's too risky. Instead, spend computer housekeeping time on other important tasks such as CheckDisk/Scandisk and Defrag. b. Most recent programs change settings throughout your computer; therefore, simply deleting the program from your hard drive may not reverse the installation process entirely since switches may have been set that are tested when you turn on your computer. The resulting error messages are merely an annoyance. You can either click through them or get help with modifying startup files. c. NOT EVERY FILE YOU DELETE AUTOMATICALLY GOES TO THE RECYCLE BIN! In fact, only files that you delete from your hard disk go to the Recycle Bin. Files you delete from a floppy or Zip disk bypass the Recycle Bin. d. Even though programs you delete from your hard disk go to the Recycle Bin, you cannot 'restore' them and expect them to work; they will need to be re-installed from the CD or disks. e. Normally 10 percent of your hard drive has been reserved for the Recycle Bin. If it fills, you will be alerted. When this occurs, it is best to delete only the oldest files. Best Methods for Uninstalling Programs -- in order of preference: 1. Use 'uninstall' utility if one came with the program (not usually available with older programs). To see if a particular program came with an uninstall utility, click Start - Programs (click Start - All Programs in Win XP). When you click on the name of the program, sometimes an additional menu appears immediately to the right that includes specific choices about this program. If a choice appears that ways 'Uninstaller' (or similar wording), then click on it and follow the directions on the screen. Note: Not all programs have a built-in uninstaller. 2. Use built-in program removal utility if using Windows 95/98/ME/XP, as follows: WIN 95/98/ME: 2a. Click Start - Settings - Control Panel - Add/Remove Program. 2b. Click Install/Uninstall tab in dialog box. 2c. Select name of program from the list (if it is listed there). 2d. Click Add/Remove button and follow instructions on the screen. WIN XP: 2a. Click Start - Control Panel - (or Start-Settings-Control Panel) - Add or Remove Programs. 2b. Click name of program and click Change/Remove. 2c. Follow instructions on the screen. Note: If #1 and #2 are not possible for the program you want to delete, it is probably best if you leave it on your computer instead of doing #3 below (see first note under General Instructions). 3. Delete the program directly from the hard drive and delete the icon on your desktop. Note: Using #3 MAY cause error messages to appear. The only way to eliminate these error messages is to edit some critical files that shouldn't be modified by the average user. You can either just click through the error messages every time you start your computer or get professional help in modifying the necessary files to eliminate the error messages. These files are risky to edit and should be modified only by a qualified professional. Note: If you have already deleted a program using #3 above and are now getting error messages at startup, you may be able to resolve the problem by reinstalling the program and then deleting it as described in #1 and #2 above. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Got a question? Post it on Our Message Board. http://www.iteachyou.com Click Ask a Question >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 4 . . . News You Can Use In the 9/29 issue of Net Happenings, I referred you to an article about earthquake survival. Shortly thereafter, Terry Klitzner kindly referred me to an article that questions some of the points mentioned in the article. You can read both the original article and see the rebuttal article at the following website: http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/triangle.asp 5 . . . Interesting Sites RENT A DESIGNER HANDBAG http://www.bagborroworsteal.com (shared by Bob Hansen on one of his interesting Channel 7 Consumer Bob segments) 6 . . . Non-Nerdy Stats Did You Know? - The Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota is the size of 78 football fields -- 9.5 million square feet. - The marquees of 50 largest casinos and hotels in Las Vegas use enough electricity to run more than 1,000 average U.S. homes. - Britain's Buckingham Palace consists of 600 rooms. - The Statue of Liberty measures 35 feet in diameter at the waist. - The White House has 34 bathrooms. - There are 284 restrooms along the 17.5 miles of corridors in the Pentagon. 7 . . . Bits and Bytes of Humor The summer after college graduation, I was living at home, fishing in the daytime, spending nights with my friends -- generally just hanging out. One afternoon my grandfather, who never went to college, stopped by. Concerned with how I was spending my time, he asked about my future plans. I told him I was in no hurry to tie myself down to a career. 'Well,' he replied, 'you better start thinking about it. You'll be 30 before you know it.' 'But I'm closer to 20 than to 30,' I protested. 'I won't be 30 for 8 more years.' 'I see,' he said, smiling. 'And when will you be 20 again?' Your source for life-long learning
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