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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 -- December 9, 2005 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 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 (paste from all-NH and change dates and times) TOPIC . . . . . Excel Tips and Tricks DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, Dec. 12 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 . . . . .Top 10 Computer Problems and their Solutions DATE . . . . . 1 more Monday, Dec. 12 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 Tuesday, Dec. 13 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 backup up . . . . . important files on your system, and much more. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .Tips for Finding Things on the Internet DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, Dec. 13 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9pm MISC . . . . . This class is open to anyone who has experienced . . . . . . . . . . frustration finding things on the Internet. ;-) . . . . . . . . . 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 week. - 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 (8 am - 1 pm) in Mac lab Rm 150 ... Open Lab every Sunday (8 am - 1 pm) in Mac lab Rm 150 ... Open Lab every Friday (5:30 pm - 9:30 pm) in Mac lab Rm 150 ... PHP and MYSQL (Intermediate) ... Dreamweaver with PHP and MYSQL ... Flash - Video Essentials ... Illustrator (Advanced) ... PowerPoint (various levels) ... Photoshop Elements ... plus additional new topics each week throughout the semester WANT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT CLASSES? -- Check my Website at http://www.iteachyou.com to see a complete list of classes that I'll be offering through the Fall 2005 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 . . . . . T-SQL Enhancements DATE AND TIME . . Tuesday, Dec. 13 --------- 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 MISC . . . . . FREE INFO . . . . . http://www.sdsqlug.org PROGRAM . . . . .Questions and Answers DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, Dec. 17 ------- 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 . . . . . Holiday Gathering -- Raffle, Refreshments DATE AND TIME . . Wednesday, Dec. 21 ------- 6 pm SPONSOR . . . . . Access User Group of San Diego PLACE . . . Scripps Miramar Ranch Branch Library (new location) . . . . . . . . . . 10301 Scripps Lake Dr. MISC . . . . . $2 donation at the door INFO . . . . . http://www.augsd.org/ PROGRAM . . . . . TBA DATE AND TIME . . Wednesday, Jan. 4 ------- 6:30 pm SPONSOR . . . . . San Diego Macintosh User Group PLACE . . . . . Ramada Inn -- The Madeira Room . . . . . 5550 Kearny Mesa Road MISC . . . . . FREE INFO . . . . . http://www.sdmug.org/ PROGRAM . . . . . TBA DATE AND TIME . . Wednesday, Jan. 4 ------- 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/jrrtc/facility/visit.htm MISC . . . FREE -- Guests always welcome INFO . . . . . Greg Skalka at uchug@juno.com . . . . . . . . . . or http://www.uchug.org PROGRAM . . . . . Computer Workshop DATE AND TIME . . Friday, Jan. 6 -------- 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 . . . . . TBA DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, Jan. 7 ---------- 12:00-3:30 pm SPONSOR . . . . . Adobe Photoshop User Group PLACE . . . . Art Institute of California . . . . . . . . 7650 Mission Valley Rd. (near 163 and Friars) MISC . . . . . FREE INFO . . . . .http://www.sdphotoshopusers.com/ PROGRAM . . . . . A1 Productivity Products DATE AND TIME . . Tuesday, Jan. 17 -------- 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.....Exploring Steve Morse's Website DATE AND TIME....Saturday, Jan. 21 ------- 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 PROGRAM . . . Computer Training for the Visually Impaired 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 . . . .http://www.sdcb.org (or phone numbers listed above) 3 . . . Tips and Tricks >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Got a question? Post it on Our Message Board. Go to http://www.iteachyou.com Click Ask a Question >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> PRINTING WEBPAGES Pre-Printing Suggestions - Before printing a Webpage, click FILE-PRINT PREVIEW to see how it will lay out on paper. - Look for a Next Page (or similar wording) button so you can view additional pages. - In some browsers you can click with the magnifying glass to 'zoom in.' Be sure to check the right margin to see if the text chops off. .......... Printing an entire Webpage Click FILE-PRINT and click Print, OK, or similar wording. .......... Printing a Portion of a Webpage Internet Explorer - Click and drag to highlight portion of Webpage you want to print. - Click FILE-PRINT; click Selection and click OK. Firefox and Netscape - Click and drag to highlight portion of Webpage you want to print. - Click FILE-PRINT; click Selection and click OK. .......... Printing a Webpage that is Wider than 8 1/2 inches Since the screen is oriented in 'landscape' format while paper is oriented in 'portrait' format, the web designer should be limiting the width so this problem doesn't happen when someone prints his/her webpage. Therefore, you have to work around this design glitch... To print the Webpage so it won't cut off in most browsers: - Click FILE-PAGE SETUP. - Change margins (particularly side margins) to perhaps as small as .5 inches (if your printer supports margins this narrow). If the above doesn't work, you can usually solve the problem by printing the page(s) in 'Landscape' format instead of the usual 'Portrait' format: Internet Explorer - Click FILE-PAGE SETUP. - Click Landscape and click OK. Firefox and Netscape - Click FILE-PRINT. - Click Properties. - Click Basics or Layout. - Click Landscape; click Apply (if available); click OK. .......... Printing a Webpage that has a Dark Background A Webpage with a dark background will usually print as shown, using a considerable amount of ink. To avoid this problem, do the following: Internet Explorer - Click TOOLS-INTERNET OPTIONS. - Click Advanced tab at top of dialog box. - Scroll down to the 'printing' category and make sure the box for printing backgrounds is not checked. - Click Apply (if available) and click OK. Note: This setting change will affect all backgrounds on all Webpages unless you make another change. Firefox and Netscape - Click FILE-PAGE SETUP. - Confirm that 'Print background' box is not checked. ----- WHO OWNS THAT PHONE NUMBER? Some search sites allow you to do a reverse lookup -- you enter a phone number and the search site tells you info about who owns that number. Generally you aren't able to find unlisted numbers with this method. Following are search sites that offer this reverse lookup option: 1. Google -- http://www.google.com Type the phone number (including area code) in the search field. Note: Be sure to type the - (dash) symbol between groups of numbers (e.g. 858-627-2545) 2. Infospace -- http://www.infospace.com Click Search by Phone Type the phone number (including area code) in the search field. 3. Switchboard -- http://www.switchboard.com Click Search by Phone Type the phone number (including area code) in the search field. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Got a question? Post it on Our Message Board. Go to http://www.iteachyou.com Click Ask a Question >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 4 . . . News You Can Use WORLD DIGITAL LIBRARY http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10147556/ Google donated $3 million to help the Library of Congress build a World Digital Library that will link libraries all over the world. BEWARE OF THE LATEST PHISHING SCAM http://www.komando.com/tips_show.asp?showID=9345 There's a new phishing scam going around. You may receive an e-mail purporting to come from the FBI or CIA. The message claims to have logged your IP address at over 30 illegal Web sites. Visit Kim Komando's Website for more information on how to protect yourself. 5 . . . Interesting Sites TOXIC ITEMS THAT CAN HARM PETS (shared by Bill Pack) http://www.sniksnak.com/plants-toxic.html INTERESTING PUZZLE http://www.gieson.com/Library/projects/games/matter (shared by Kim Komando at http://www.komando.com) 6 . . . Bits and Bytes of Humor Two elderly ladies had been friends for many decades. Over the years, they had shared all kinds of activities and adventures. Lately, their activities had been limited to meeting a few times a week to play cards. One day, they were playing cards when one looked at the other and said, 'Now don't get mad at me .. I know we've been friends for a long time ...but I just can't think of your name! I've thought and thought, but I can't remember it. Please tell me what your name is.' Her friend glared at her. For at least three minutes she just stared at her. Finally she said, 'How soon do you need to know?' (shared by Karen McDonald) Your source for life-long learning
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