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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 15, 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 . . . . .Introduction to Computers DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, January 3 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 . . . . Top 10 Computer Problems and their Solutions DATE . . . . . 2 Mondays, January 3 and 10 TIME . . . . . 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 . . . . .PowerPoint DATE . . . . . 2 Tuesdays, January 4 and 11 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 Tuesdays, January 4, 11, and 18 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 pm 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 ... Spyware - Protecting your Computer ... eBay Basics ... Digital Camera Basics ... E-Commerce Basics ... Excel (various levels) ... Project ... Word (Advanced) ... Java Programming ... PERL Programming ... Visual Basic .NET (Intermediate/Advanced) ... Dreamweaver (various levels) ... Flash MX (Database Integration) ... Incorporating Print Media into the Web ... Web Page Design using Netscape Composer ... XML ... ActionScript for Designers (Advanced) ... ASP.NET - Web Services ... Linux - System Administration ... PHP and MYSQL (various levels and special topics) ... 3D Studio Max - Animation Principles ... AUTOCAD Lite (Intermediate/Advanced) ... Final Cut Pro (Intermediate/Advanced) ... Illustrator (various levels and special topics) ... Photoshop (various levels and special topics) ... QuarkXpress ... ActionScript for Designers (Advanced) 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 . . . . .Questions and Answers plus mini seminars DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, December 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 PROGRAM . . . . . QuickBooks Pro DATE AND TIME . . Wednesday, Dec. 18 ------- 6:30 pm SPONSOR . . . . . San Diego Macintosh User Group PLACE . . . . . Crywolf Consulting . . . . . 7320 Convoy Court MISC . . . . . FREE INFO . . . . . http://www.sdmug.org/ PROGRAM . . . . . TBA DATE AND TIME . . Tuesday, January 4 ------- 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/ PROGRAM . . . . . Keyboard, Video, Monitor Switches DATE AND TIME . . Wednesday, January 5 ------- 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 . . . . . Market your Business on the Internet DATE AND TIME . . 2 Thursdays, Jan. 13 and 27 ------- 6-9 pm PRESENTER. . . . . Judy Cullins PLACE . . . . . Santana Adult School . . . . . . . . 9915 North Magnolia, Santee MAP . . . . . http://snipurl.com/amu8 MISC . . . . . $25 for class; $20 for book INFO . . . . . http://www.bookcoaching.com/seminars.shtml 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) 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 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> CHOOSING THE RIGHT DIGITAL CAMERA (excerpted from http://www.komando.com) Most digital cameras are sold the same way. You'll hear about megapixels, zooms and X numbers. It's pretty confusing if you're new to it. Here are some things to consider for all digital cameras: Megapixels--This means millions of pixels. This is the first thing you will notice about advertising. The clear implication is that more megapixels is better. That's true, but only up to a point. The more megapixels you have, the more saturated your pictures. If you want to print 8x10 pictures, you need a minimum 3-megapixel camera. For 5x7s, you can get by with 2 megapixels. But those are minimum numbers. During computer processing, people often crop their pictures and blow them up. That spreads the pixels. So I would recommend 4 megapixels for 8x10s, and 3 for 5x7s. On the other hand, if you are just a casual point-and-shooter, 2 megapixels is probably OK. There are many cameras with 5 or more megapixels. Those might well be appreciated by demanding consumers. But the extra power would be wasted on most people. Optical Zoom--Most digital cameras have optical zoom. This allows you to bring distant objects closer by making them larger. Optical zoom is easy--more is always better. Optical zoom does not distort pictures or cause them to be grainy. Cheap cameras sometimes have no optical zoom. More expensive cameras may have up to 12X. (More about the X's in a minute.) Do not confuse optical zoom with digital zoom. Digital zoom can be used to crop a picture on the camera's screen. The camera then spreads the pixels to fill the picture. It fills in the spread through interpolation, where it looks at surrounding pixels and guesses what is needed. The guesswork usually is not impressive. Pictures made with digital zoom are often grainy. So don't give much weight to digital zoom. Makers sometimes multiply optical zoom by digital zoom, giving you total zoom. That's a meaningless number, in my opinion. Concentrate on optical. Those X's--You'll see numbers such as 3X in relation to optical and digital zoom. The ads never explain this. But it is really simple. Most people are familiar with zooms on 35 millimeter film cameras. A camera might be rated at 35-70 mm. The X's are based on the same system. Cameras have a base rate. Manufacturers usually show it in camera specifications on their Web sites. Usually, the base rate is equivalent to 37 or 38 mm. If the base is 37 and the zoom 3X, multiply 37 by 3. That is 111 mm. You could shoot at anything from 37 mm to 111 mm, depending on what you need. So long as you're looking at optical zoom, higher X ratings are better. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Got a question? Post it on Our Message Board. http://www.iteachyou.com Click Ask a Question >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 4 . . . News You Can Use A NEW LAW ALLOWS YOU TO CHECK YOUR CREDIT REPORT ONCE A YEAR -- AT NO CHARGE TO YOU http://www.annualcreditreport.com A June 2004 study by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group found that 70 percent of credit reports contain errors -- many serious enough to result in a denial of credit. Californian's are now eligible to receive a free annual copy of their credit report. It is safe to provide the personal information requested by this secure website (listed above). Or, you can call (877) 322-8228. 5 . . . Interesting Site Awesome photos of Aurora Borealis in Nebraska http://www.extremeinstability.com/04-11-8.htm (shared by Janet Dave) 6 . . . Non-Nerdy Stats Did You Know? - There are over 15,000 miles of lighted neon tubing in the many signs on the Strip and in downtown Las Vegas. - Approximately 70 percent of the Earth is covered with water. Only 1 percent of the water is drinkable. - More than two-thirds of Earth's land surface lies north of the equator. - The most common town names in the U.S.: 1. Fairview 2. Midway 3. Oak Grove 4. Franklin 5. Riverside 6. Centerville 7. Mount Pleasant 8. Georgetown 9. Salem 10. Greenwood. - Of the 25 highest mountains on Earth, 19 are in the Himalayas. - If one were to drive from Los Angeles, California, to Reno, Nevada, the direction in which he/she would be going is northwest (check the map). - The town of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, is closer to the equator than it is to the North Pole. - The U.S. state of Maine has 3,500 miles of coastline. - The highest point in Pennsylvania is lower than the lowest point in Colorado. 7 . . . Bits and Bytes of Humor Drum roll, please. It's once again time to bring back the ever-growing list of holiday humor. Following is a sample of a new entry for this year...check the link listed below to see all holiday humor I've collected in the past several years. http://www.iteachyou.com/holiday/holiday24.htm ..... What Do You Say Whey You Get A Gift you Really Don't Like... - Well, well, well, now, there's a gift! - No, really, I didn't know that there was a Chia Pet tie! Oh, wow! It's a clip-on too! - You know, I always wanted one of these! Jog my memory-- what's it called again? - You know what?--I'm going to find a special place to put this! - You say that was the last one? Am I some glad that you snapped that baby up! - You shouldn't have! I mean it, you really shouldn't have! ..... Again, I've provided much more holiday humor at http://www.iteachyou.com/holiday/holiday24.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Remember, 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) Please pass this newsletter on to friends and encourage them to subscribe to receive their own copy. If you received this newsletter from a friend, you can request to receive your own copy at the website listed below. To view prior issues of Net Happenings... 1. Go to my Website at http://www.iteachyou.com 2. Click Net Happenings newsletters. 3. Scroll to bottom and click link to each previous issue. Please let me know if your e-mail address changes so I can continue sending you Net Happenings. Also, let me know if you'd rather NOT receive these postings. Remember, I will never sell, trade, lend, or leak your e-mail address to any other individual or organization. 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