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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 16, 2006 1 . . . Upcoming FREE Classes 2 . . . Upcoming Events 3 . . . Tips and Tricks 4 . . . Interesting Sites 5 . . . Bits and Bytes of Humor 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 . . . . . 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 TOPIC . . . . .Top 10 Computer Problems and their Solutions DATE . . . . . 2 Mondays, Dec. 4 and 11 TME . . . . . 5:30-9 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 . . . . Windows File Management DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, Dec. 11 (corrected) TIME . . . . . 1-5 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 . . . . .Word Tips and Tricks DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, Dec. 12 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 . . . . . How to Buy the RIGHT Computer DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, Dec. 12 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. 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. ... Access ... Final Cut Pro ... Blogging ... Podcasting ... Microsoft Exchange ... Photoshop (various levels) ... Photoshop Elements (Intermediate) ... Designs for T-Shirts, Bags, etc. ... Internet Marketing (special topics) ... Network Administrator Training ... Flash (various levels) ... Flash (special topics) ... Publisher ... Dreamweaver (various levels) ... Dreamweaver (special topics) ... Crystal Reports (various levels) ... ASP.Net ... AutoCAD Lite ... QuarkXpress ... InDesign ... 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 . . . . Various Topics DATE AND TIME . .Saturday, Nov. 18 ---------- 9 am SPONSOR . . Computer Genealogy Society of San Diego PLACE . . . . . UCSD (see map on website) MISC . . . . . FREE to visit; $25 first year to join INFO AND MAP . . . http://www.cgssd.org DATE AND TIME . . Tuesday, Nov. 21 -------- 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/map.asp INFO . . . . . http://www.sdpcug.org DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, Nov. 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://sdpcug.org/workshops.htm PROGRAM . . . . .Q and A and Mini Seminars DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, Dec. 9 ------- 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, Dec. 12 --------- 6 pm SPONSOR . . . . . SD SQL Server User Group PLACE . . . Microsoft -- 9257 Towne Center Dr. MISC . . . . . FREE INFO . . . . . http://www.sdsqlug.org 3 . . . Tips and Tricks CREATE A WATERMARK WITH AN IMAGE IN WORD a. Insert a picture in your document; resize picture as needed. b. Right-click on the picture; click Format Picture. c. Click Picture tab; click down-arrow to right of Image Control Color field. d. Click Washout (Watermark in Office 97/2000). e. Click Layout tab; click Behind Text and click OK. SPEEDING UP YOUR INTERNET CONNECTION http://www.iteachyou.com/tt/speed.htm 4 . . . Interesting Sites Find Articles on a Variety of Topics http://www.findarticles.com http://www.whatis.com 5 . . . Bits and Bytes of Humor One hundred years ago...in 1906... - The average life expectancy in the U.S. was 47. - A 3-minute call from Denver to New York City cost 11 dollars. - There were only 8,000 cars in the U.S. and only 144 miles of paved roads. - The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph. - Alabama, Mississippi, Iowa, and Tennessee were each more heavily populated than California. - The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower ! - More than 95 percent of all births in the U.S. took place at HOME. - 90 percent of all U.S. doctors had NO COLLEGE EDUCATION! Instead, they attended so-called medical schools, many of which were condemned in the press AND the government as 'sub-standard.' - Most women only washed their hair once a month, and used borax or egg yolks for shampoo. - Canada passed a law that prohibited poor people from entering into their country for any reason. - The American flag had 45 stars. Arizona, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Hawaii, and Alaska hadn't been admitted to the Union yet. - The population of Las Vegas, Nevada, was only 30!!!! - 2 out of every 10 U.S. adults couldn't read or write. Only 6 percent of all Americans had graduated from high school. - Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were all available over the counter at the local corner drugstores. Now having read this try to imagine what it may be like in another 100 years. (source unknown) Your source for life-long learning
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