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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 30, 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 NOTE: Spring 2007 schedules will be available starting January 3, 2007 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 Tuesday, January 2 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 . . . . . Word DATE . . . . . 3 Tuesdays, January 2, 9, and 16 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 pm MISC . . . . . Word is Microsoft's popular word processing . . . application that is bundled with all versions of MSOffice INSTRUCTOR . . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . . How to Buy the RIGHT Computer DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, January 8 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 . . . . . Excel Tips and Tricks DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, January 8 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 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 . . . . .Windows Basics DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, January 9 TIME . . . . . 1-5 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 . . . . . Buying and Selling on eBay DATE . . . . . 2 Tuesdays, January 16 and 23 TIME . . . . . 1-5 pm MISC . . . . eBay has become a favorite pastime for many and a . . . . . profitable business for others. Come learn what it is all about. . . . . . Topics covered will include setting up a buyer's and a seller's . . . . . account, how to bid on items you want to buy, and how to post . . . . . items you want to sell. Also learn how to accept payments . . . . . when selling on eBay. You will receive helpful handouts. INSTRUCTOR . . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .Webpage Overview DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, January 22 TIME . . . . . 1-5 pm MISC . . . . . In this 1-session class you will learn about . . . . . . . . . . the various options available for developing a . . . . . . . . . . Webpage -- whether for business or personal . . . . . . . . . . use. You will learn about various Webpage . . . . . . . . . . development resources and tools and will . . . . . . . . . . receive a helpful handout. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .PowerPoint Overview DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, January 23 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 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 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. ... Flash ... Flash (special topics) ... Network Administrator Training ... Dreamweaver (various levels) ... Dreamweaver (special topics) ... Access (various levels) ... Blogging ... HTML ... Photoshop (various levels) ... Photoshop (special topics) ... Email Basics ... Integration of Dreamweaver and Flash ... Podcasting ... Acrobat ... Final Cut Pro (special topics) ... Email Viruses, Scams and More ... E-Commerce Shopping Carts ... Financial Accounting ... InDesign (various levels) ... QuickBooks ... JavaScript ... ASP.NET (Advanced) ... 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. -- SPRING 2007 schedules will be available starting January 3, 2007. -- Call (619) 388-1800, Monday through Friday. 2 . . . Upcoming Events PROGRAM . . . . . Programming AJAX with the ASP.NET DATE AND TIME . . Tuesday, January 2 ------- 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/ DATE AND TIME . . Wednesday, January 3 ------- 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/map.asp INFO . . . . . Greg Skalka at uchug@juno.com . . . . . . . . . . or http://www.uchug.org DATE AND TIME . . Friday, January 5 -------- 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 DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, January 6 ---------- 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/ DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, January 6 ------- 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 DATE AND TIME . . Tuesday, January 9 --------- 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 INFO . . . . . http://www.sdsqlug.org DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, January 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 DATE AND TIME . . Tuesday, January 16 -------- 6 pm SPONSOR . . . . . SD PC User Group PLACE . . . . . San Diego County Office of Education . . . . . . . . 6401 Linda Vista Rd., Annex C (lots of FREE parking) MAP . . . . . http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/map.asp INFO . . . . . http://www.sdpcug.org DATE AND TIME . . Wednesday, January 17 ------- 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/ DATE AND TIME . . Friday, January 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 DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, January 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 DATE AND TIME . .Saturday, January 20 ---------- 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 . . Saturday, January 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 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 the Image Control Color field. d. Click Washout (Watermark in Office 97/2000). e. Click Layout tab; click Behind Text and click OK. ----- CORRECTLY DISPLAY WEB ADDRESSES WITHIN AN EMAIL MESSAGE Many e-mail programs will turn a typed Web address within an e-mail message into a direct link to the Webpage. To properly code the Web address so it may become a direct link for your recipient, never include any characters or punctuation immediately before or after the Web address even if the Web address falls at the end of a sentence. Also, always type in the because some e-mail software programs will not convert an address that is missing the only some e-mail programs will convert a Web address that is surrounded with < and > symbols to a hyperlink. Good and bad examples include: ... Bad: You can see a list of upcoming classes at ... Bad: You can see a list of upcoming classes at www.iteachyou.com ... Good: Check the following address to find out about upcoming classes: ... Good: Check ITeachYou.com ( to see a list of upcoming classes (note the spaces between parentheses and Web address) The Web address to this site would then become a hyperlink within the e-mail message, if the recipient has e-mail software that supports this feature. If not, it will still appear as readable text -- just as shown above. 4 . . . Interesting Sites Beauty is Skin (and Photoshop) Deep http://www.campaignforrealbeauty.com/ Click 'Watch the Film' link under Evolution Film http://www.mapsofwar.com/images/EMPIRE17.swf 5 . . . Bits and Bytes of Humor This week is your final opportunity to read and enjoy hundreds of Holiday Humor pieces I've collected over the years. - Go to http://www.iteachyou.com Your source for life-long learning
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