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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 31, 2008 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 And now to begin . . . 1 . . . Upcoming FREE Classes *** Note: Although the Spring 2009 class schedule isn't *** firmed up yet, I posted a TENTATIVE Spring 2009 *** for my own classes. Go to http://www.iteachyou.com *** and click the FREE Classes link. 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 -- all in Room 130... TOPIC . . . . . Microsoft Word Tips and Tricks DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, January 5 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 . . . . . Protecting Yourself on the Internet DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, January 5 TIME . . . . 5:30-9 pm MISC . . . . . Learn about how to prevent viruses, spyware, hackers . . . . . . . . . . phishing, and other online security threats. Antivirus . . . . . . . . . . software is not enough! INSTRUCTOR . . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . . Introduction to Computers DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, January 6 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 . . . . .Microsoft Excel DATE . . . . . 3 Tuesdays, January 6, 13, and 20 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 . . . . . Excel Tips and Tricks DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, January 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 . . . . .Windows Tips and Tricks DATE . . . . . 1 Monday, January 12 TIME . . . . . 5:30-9 pm MISC . . . . . Suggested prerequisite: Windows experience. . . . . . . . . In this class you will learn useful tips that . . . . . . . . experienced Windows users should find useful. . . . . . . . . You will receive helpful handouts. NOTE . . This class was not listed on some class schedules. INSTRUCTOR . . . . Gini Pedersen TOPIC . . . . Windows Basics DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, January 13 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 . . . . .Internet and Email Basics DATE . . . . . 1 Tuesday, January 20 TIME . . . . . 1-5 pm MISC . . . . . This class is designed for people who are truly new to . . . . . . . . . . the Internet. The only prerequisite for this class is . . . . . . . . . . a class in Windows Basics or equivalent experience. 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. … After Effects … Flash (Special Topics) … Dreamweaver (various levels) … Photoshop (various levels) … Photoshop Elements (Intermediate) … PHP and MySQL (Intermediate) … Sound for Multimedia … InDesign (Intermediate) … ASP.Net (Advanced) … QuickBooks (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 http://www.iteachyou.com to see a 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. The office reopens on Monday, January 5. 2 . . . Upcoming Events PROGRAM . . . . .Questions and Answers plus mini seminars DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, January 3 ------- 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 . . Answering Questions using the . . . . . . . . . . Smart Computing Website DATE AND TIME . . Wednesday, January 7 ------- 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 MISC . . . FREE -- Guests always welcome INFO . . . . . Greg Skalka at uchug@juno.com . . . . . . . . . . or http://www.uchug.org PROGRAM . . . . .Questions and Answers plus mini seminars DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, January 10 ------- 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 . . . . . Computer Workshop DATE AND TIME . . Tuesday, January 13 -------- 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 . . Performance Monitoring Tips for SQL Server DATE AND TIME . . Thursday, January 15 --------- 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 . How to Make a DVD of Your Family History DATE AND TIME . .Saturday, January 17 ---------- 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 . . . . .Questions and Answers plus mini seminars DATE AND TIME . . Saturday, January 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 . . . . . QandA and TBA Topics DATE AND TIME . . Tuesday, January 20 -------- 7 pm SPONSOR . . . . . San Diego PC Users Group PLACE . . . . . San Diego County Office of Education . . . . . . . . 6401 Linda Vista Rd., Room 306 (lots of FREE parking) MAP . . . . . http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/map.asp MISC . . . . . FREE -- Guests always welcome INFO . . . . .http://www.sdpcug.org PROGRAM . . . . . TBA DATE AND TIME . . Wednesday, January 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/ 3 . . . Tips and Tricks CHANGE DEFAULT SETTINGS IN EXCEL Office 97/2000/XP/2003: a. Click TOOLS - OPTIONS and make choices. Office 2007: b. Click OFFICE BUTTON; click Excel Options button (bottom right). c. Click one of the words on the left side of Excel Options dialog box. d. Make changes as desired. . . . . . CHECK OR CHANGE DEFAULT SETTINGS IN WINDOWS Windows 98/ME/XP: a. Click Start - Control Panel (or Start - Settings - Control Panel). b. Click Switch to Classic View if you see it listed on the left side of your screen. c. Check or make changes as desired. Windows Vista: d. Click Start button - Control Panel. e. If there is no dot to the left of 'Classic View' then click on these words to add a dot. f. Double-click to open System and click the General tab in the dialog box. g. Check or make changes as desired. 4 . . . News You Can Use INTERESTING EYE REPLACEMENT (excerpted from The Week, November 28, 2008) A San Francisco artist who lost her eye in an auto accident is planning to install a webcam in the empty socket… that would enable viewers to see every minute of her life from her perspective. 5 . . . Interesting Sites FARMERS MARKETS IN AND NEAR SAN DIEGO (shared by Bill Pack) http://iteachyou.com/nethap/farmer.htm …… DIDN'T RECEIVE YOUR IRS STIMULUS PAYMENT? You can easily check online to see if/why you didn't receive your stimulus payment from the IRS http://www.irs.gov 6 . . . Bits and Bytes of Humor HOLIDAY HUMOR Last chance to see hundreds of holiday humor selections before I remove this link for another year. http://www.iteachyou.com/holiday/holiday32.htm . . . . . This morning, I called my doctor's office for an appointment. 'I'm sorry, Mr. Mariotti,' said the receptionist, 'we can't fit you in for at least two weeks.' 'But I could be dead by then!' I retorted 'No problem,' she said. 'If your wife lets us know, we'll cancel the appointment.' Your source for life-long learning
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