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At the bottom are links to all prior issues. Net Happenings sent out on December 31, 2002. Hi, As you requested, I am sending Net Happenings to you. 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. To view prior issues of Net Happenings... ...go to my Web site at http://www.iteachyou.com ...click Net Happenings newsletters ...scroll to bottom and click link to each previous issue. Gini Pedersen San Diego Community College District Instructor, Internet and Computer Applications http://www.iteachyou.com Hi, As you requested, I am sending Net Happenings to you. In addition to info about upcoming classes and events, I try to give you helpful ideas about using computers and the Internet -- and always some humor. 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. 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. Gini Pedersen Instructor, Internet and Computer Applications San Diego Community College District North City Center for Education and Technology http://www.iteachyou.com If you live outside of Southern California -- OR -- if you are just not in the market for new classes or events... ... then Page Down on your keyboard to the start of Section 3 for some Tips and Tricks, humor, etc. CONTENTS -- December 31, 2002 1 . . . Upcoming FREE Classes 2 . . . Upcoming Events 3 . . . Tips and Tricks 4 . . . Interesting Sites 5 . . . Non-Nerdy Stats 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 *** Class schedules for the Spring 2003 semester are NOW available. You can obtain one by calling (858) 627-2545 starting on January 6 or visit the North City CET Website for a complete listing now at http://snurl.com/i02 Following are highlights of some upcoming classes at the North City CET at 8401 Aero Drive -- one of SD Community College's Centers for Education and Technology (CET). *** ARRIVE EARLY -- SOME CLASSES FILL EARLY *** Upcoming Classes Taught by Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .Word Tips and Tricks DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, January 6 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 . . . . .Downloading Software from the Internet DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, January 6 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 pm MISC. . . . . All about FTP (File Transfer Protocol) and how to . . . . . . . . . . SAFELY download files from sites on the Internet. . . . . . . . . . . You will receive helpful handouts. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .How to Buy the RIGHT Computer DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, January 7 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. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .Access 97/2000/2002(XP) DATE . . . . . 2 Tuesdays, January 7 and 14 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .Top 10 Computer Problems and their Solutions DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, January 13 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 . . . . . Great Reference Sites on the Internet DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, January 13 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 pm INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .Internet Tips and Tricks DATE . . . . . 2 Tuesdays, January 14 and 21 TIME . . . . . 1-5 pm MISC . . . . . You will learn lots of shortcuts and hints to make . . . . . . . . . . your experience on the Internet faster, more versatile, . . . . . . . . . . and more fun--for both new and experienced users. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . .Visio - Org Charts, Flowcharts, and More DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, January 21 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 pm MISC . . . . . Microsoft's exciting program for creating flowcharts, . . . . . organization charts, floor plans, and much more. . . . . . It's amazingly easy to learn these very marketable skills! INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen Upcoming Classes Taught by Others at North City Center for Education and Technology... - These classes start within the next few weeks. - Click the link at the end of this list to see the date, time, etc. - Click the link at the end to see details about each topic. - All are at the Beginning level unless indicated otherwise. ... Intro to Computers ... Mac Basics ... Windows 98/XP ... Scanning Basics ... Visual Basic (Advanced) ... Access (Advanced) ... Excel (Advanced) ... PowerPoint (Intermediate/Advanced) ... Internet Basics ... Director ... Dreamweaver MX (Advanced) ... Dreamweaver MX UltraDev (Advanced) ... Flash (various levels) ... XML ... Computer Security ... PHP and MYSQL Fundamentals (Advanced) ... TCP/IP Basics ... Digital Video Editing with IMovie and QuickTime Pro ... Photoshop (various levels) ... Typography IN ADDITION... We also offer many free classes with at our classroom at Datel Computer Center at 5636 Ruffin Road in Kearny Mesa. For classes at this site ONLY, you must pre-register by calling (858) 627-2545 Mondays through Thursdays, 8 am to 8 pm or Fridays 8 am to 3:30 pm. Following are some upcoming classes at our Datel site: ... Buying and Selling on eBay ... Cascading Style Sheets ... CD Burning ... Excel (various levels) ... Internet Basics ... Outlook 2002 ... Photoshop (Advanced) ... PowerPoint ... QuickBooks ... VB.NET ... Visual Basic 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 Spring 2003 semester. At the end of that list is a link to a list of all classes offered at the North City Center for Education and Technology on Aero Drive -- plus details about each class. -- Call (858) 627-2545, Monday through Friday. 2 . . . Upcoming Events Note: Occasionally event details change. Check the Website listed for updated details. PROGRAM . . . . . Computer Workshop DATE AND TIME . . Friday, January 3 -------- 7:00 pm SPONSOR . . . . . San Diego PC Users Group PLACE . . . . . DZ Akins - 4930 Alvarado Rd. (this meeting only) MISC . . . . . FREE - Get help with your questions or bring your . . . . . . . . . . broken computer INFO . . . . . http://sdpcug.org/workshops.htm PROGRAM . . . . . Q and A and mini seminars DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, January 4 ------- 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 . . . . . New .NET Technologies for 2003 DATE AND TIME . . Tuesday, January 7 ------- 6 pm SPONSOR . . . . . San Diego Visual Basic User Group PLACE . . . . . Ericsson, Inc. - 6455 Lusk Blvd, Bldg. #E MISC . . . . . FREE; doors close at 7 pm so please arrive early INFO . . . . . http://www.sdvbug.org PROGRAM . . . . . Installing FireWire and USB 2 DATE AND TIME . . Wednesday, January 8 -------- 7 pm TIME . . . . . 7:00 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 to this free event INFO . . . . . Greg Skalka at uchug@juno.com . . . . . . . . . . or http://www.uchug.org PROGRAM . . . . . TBA DATE AND TIME . . Thursday, January 9 ------- 6 pm SPONSOR . . . . . Access User Group of San Diego . . . . . . . . . . Beginning/Intermediate Level Access Users PLACE . . . . . Microsoft - 9255 Towne Center Dr. MISC . . . . . $1 donation at the door INFO . . . . . http://www.augsd.org/ PROGRAM . . . . . Q and A and mini seminars DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, January 11 ------- 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 . . . . . Evolution of Distributed Computing . . . . . . . . . . through Platform LSF -- the LAN to the Grid DATE AND TIME . . Thursday, January 16 --------- 6:30-8 pm SPONSOR . . . . . SD Association for Computing Machinery PLACE . . . . . Hilton San Diego Resort MISC . . . . . $3 for guests; free for SDACM Chapter members INFO AND RSVP . . http://sdacm.org/meet.htm or (858) 452-8701 PROGRAM . . . . . Computer Workshop DATE AND TIME . . Friday, January 17 -------- 7:00 pm SPONSOR . . . . . San Diego PC Users Group PLACE . . . . . West City CET Campus . . . . . . . . 3249 Fordham Street, Bldg. 1, Room 3 MISC . . . . . FREE - Get help with your questions or bring your . . . . . . . . . . broken computer INFO . . . . . http://sdpcug.org/workshops.htm PROGRAM.........Genealogical Resources for Eastern Europe DATE AND TIME . . . Saturday January 18 ---------- 9 am SPONSOR . . . . . Computer Genealogy Society of San Diego PLACE . . . . . Tierrasanta Christian Church . . . . . . . . . . . . 11445 Tierrasanta Blvd. MISC . . . . . FREE to visit; $25 first year to join INFO AND MAP . . . . . http//www.cgssd.org PROGRAM . . . . . Q and A and mini seminars DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, January 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 . . . . . TBA DATE AND TIME . . Tuesday January 21 ---------- 6 pm SPONSOR . . . . . SD PC User Group PLACE . . . . . San Diego County Office of Education . . . . . . . . . . 6401 Linda Vista Road, Room 401 MISC . . . . . Free INFO . . . . . http://www.sdpcug.org PROGRAM . . . . . Access Tips/Tricks/Techniques and . . . . . . . . . . Undocumented Functionality DATE AND TIME . . Wednesday, January 22 ------- 6 pm SPONSOR . . . . . Access User Group of San Diego . . . . . . . . . . Advanced Level Access Users PLACE . . . . . Ericsson - 5751 Pacific Center Blvd. MISC . . . . . $1 donation at the door INFO . . . . . http://www.augsd.org/ PROGRAM . . . . . Q and A and mini seminars DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, January 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://home.san.rr.com/scg/events.html 3 . . . Tips and Tricks WIN XP DESKTOP LAYOUT By default, Win XP has only one icon on the Desktop -- the Recycle Bin. The reasons that more icons may appear on the Desktop of a new Win XP computer you purchase is that many computer manufacturers customize the Desktop based on choices they have made for their customers. If you miss having My Documents, My Computer, and other icons on your Win XP Desktop, you can revive them as follows: - Right-click on a blank portion of the Win XP Desktop screen. - Click Properties. - Click the Desktop tab in the Properties dialog box. - Click the Customize Desktop button. - Place a check mark by any of the icons you want to add on the Desktop. - Click OK 2 times to close dialog boxes. On many systems, Win XP is preset to 'clean up' your Desktop every 60 days, moving icons you haven't used recently to a folder. To disable this 'clean up' feature, repeat the steps listed above, removing the check mark next to Run Desktop Cleanup Wizard Every 60 Days. WHEN TO GET NEW SOFTWARE VERSIONS When considering a new or an upgrade version of a software application, it is generally a good idea to wait until it has been released a while and includes with it (or is downloadable from the vendor's web site) 'bug fixes' (patches to correct problems) they didn't see or choose to fix prior to release. This is true not only for software applications (Word, Photoshop, etc.) but is especially true for new or upgraded versions of your operating system. A new version of an application usually has a version number that ends in a '.0' I usually wait until it is available with bug fixes included or downloadable from the vendor. The version number then usually ends with some number greater than zero. If you do install an application that has some problems, you can usually find 'bug fixes' at the vendor's website. 4 . . . Interesting Sites IDIOMS http://www.idiomsite.com/ Check the meaning and origins of popular idioms used in English. For example... - Deadringer - Gung Ho - In the Bag - Jaywalk - Kitty-Corner - Make No Bones About - P's and Q's - Spitting Image CUT DOWN LONG URLS http://www.snipurl.com Tired of trying to share those very long URLs (Web addresses) that often break into multiple lines when inserted in an email message? This sites offers a free service that I frequently use -- 'convert' a long URL into a short one. 5 . . . Non-Nerdy Stats DID YOU KNOW? - There are more than 200 satellites orbiting earth solely for the purpose of private communications services, including pagers, telephones, and computers. - An adult walrus typically eats about 3,000 clams per day. - The average American's diet today consists of 55 percent junk food. - There are more than 5,919,682 telephones in New York City, more phones than in the entire country of Spain. - 90 percent of all species that have become extinct have been birds. - All the coal, oil, gas, and wood on earth would only keep the sun burning for about 3 days. - The average major league baseball lasts 7 pitches. - Fifty years ago, a third of U.S. employees worked in factories, making everything from clothing to lipstick to cars. Today, a little more than one-tenth of the nation's 131 million workers are employed by manufacturing firms. Four-fifths are in services. 6 . . . Bits and Bytes of Humor Check out the many cartoons and jokes that have been added to the Holiday Humor link at http://www.iteachyou.com This link will disappear in mid January for another year. ----- Some of our old (Baby Boomer) favorites have been re-released. The following songs are on a new album. Highlights from the album include: Paul Simon--'Fifty Ways to Lose Your Liver' Carly Simon--'You're So Varicose Vein' The Bee Gees--'How Can You Mend a Broken Hip' Roberta Flack--'The First Time Ever I Forgot Your Face' Johnny Nash--'I Can't See Clearly Now' The Temptations--'Papa Got a Kidney Stone' Nancy Sinatra--'These Boots Are Made For Bunions' ABBA--'Denture Queen' Leo Sayer--'You Make Me Feel Like Napping' Commodores--'Once, Twice, Three Times My Back's Out' Herman's Hermits--'Mrs. Brown You've Got a Lovely Walker' Credence Clearwater Revival--'Bad Prune Rising' The Who--'Talkin' 'Bout My Medication' The Beatles--'I Get By with a Little Help From Depends' Previous issues: December 5, 2002 October 30, 2002 October 3, 2002 September 2, 2002 August 11, 2002 July 4, 2002 June 6, 2002 May 3, 2002 April 25, 2002 March 27, 2002 February 21, 2002 January 24, 2002 January 3, 2002 November 23, 2001 November 4, 2001 October 3, 2001 September 14, 2001 September 5, 2001 August 12, 2001 August 2, 2001 July 11, 2001 June 8, 2001 May 12, 2001 April 12, 2001 March 31, 2001 March 17, 2001 February 18, 2001 January 31, 2001 January 19, 2001 January 4, 2001 December 27, 2000 December 3, 2000 November 5, 2000 October 13, 2000 September 29, 2000 September 7, 2000 August 18, 2000 August 6, 2000 July 25, 2000 July 8, 2000 June 28, 2000 June 3, 2000 May 19, 2000 April 20, 2000 March 24, 2000 February 23, 2000 January 17, 2000 December 31, 1999 December 10, 1999 November 14, 1999 November 10, 1999 November 6, 1999 October 15, 1999 October 10, 1999 September 12, 1999 September 6, 1999 August 4, 1999 July 22, 1999 July 5, 1999 June 5, 1999 May 24, 1999 May 2, 1999 April 3, 1999 March 28, 1999 March 21, 1999 February 26, 1999 February 14, 1999 January 24, 1999 January 18, 1999 January 1, 1999 November 30, 1998 October 28, 1998 October 11, 1998 September 27, 1998 September 10, 1998 September 6, 1998 August 13, 1998 August 3, 1998 July 17, 1998 June 28, 1998 June 10, 1998 May 30, 1998 May 10, 1998 April 26, 1998 March 26, 1998 February 15, 1998 January 18, 1998 November 16, 1997 October 19, 1997 September 21, 1997 September 4, 1997 August 25, 1997 August 18, 1997 July 25, 1997 June 29, 1997 June 9, 1997 May 18, 1997 April 11, 1997 Your source for life-long learning
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