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TheWinterBreakEditionwrittenbyArtZamarripa
Enjoy Your Time Off
THEJOYOFTECHS 
December 2008 Circulation: BGI Faculty
IfyouareattendingthetrainingonThursdays,youareeligibletogetaniBooklaptop.Thereisasmallproblem;a$79.00adapterisneededforeachiBook.Mr.Mendezsayshewillreimburseyouthecostoftheadapterforthelaptop.Purchasetheadapter,bringinthereceiptandhe’llpayyouback.I’veincludedtheURLabovefortheadapterpicturedattheright.Itisa65Wadapter,thenon‐magnetictype.Theplugthatfitsintothelaptopiscircular.Ihavesomeoldernon‐functionalexamplesifyouwishtotakeonewithyoutoanApplestoretoshowthem.http://store.apple.com/us/justadded?product=M8943LL/A
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iBook LaptopsAvailable
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TheMSOfficetrainingsessionswereonlyanhourlong.
PowerPoint 
requiredthreesessions,for
Excel 
twowerescheduled,withathirdofferedifnecessary.InJanuarytherewillbethreesessionsforWORD.Ithasalottoofferbeyondthesimpletypewriterfunctionality.Thereareaplethoraoftemplatesofferingawidevarietyofoptions,includingthisnewsletter.Wewillcovermanyofthemenuandtoolbaroptionstomakeyourdocumentsparkle.Theprojectorsaregone.Whenthenextbatcharrive,theywillbedistributedfirsttothosethathaveattendedanyofthetrainingsessionsoffered.It’snottoolatetosignupwithVioletaHernandeztogetpaidforattending.Youdon’tneedtobeonthepaylisttoqualifyforequipmentifyouat‐tendtheMSOfficetrainingsessions.Willmoretrainingsessionsbeofferedinthefuture?I’mgame,butdon’tcountonit.Opportunityhasknocked,butitdoesn’tkeepknocking.azThePowerPointandXLTrainingSessionsAreWellAttended.
12 Projectors
Distributed to Faculty
 
EventhoughPowerPointcomeswithapresetvarietyofbackgrounds,youmaysubstituteyourownpicturesasbackgroundsjustbydraggingthemontoablankslideandstretchingthemoutasnecessarytomakethemfit.
PowerPoint:backgrounds
Thebackgroundsonchartsareplaingrey,butyoumaysubstitutethebackgroundwithawidevarietyofchoices,includingyourphotographs.Beginbydouble‐clickingtheback‐ground,thencall,visitorattendthelasttrainingsessiononthe18th.
Excel:Chartbackgrounds
Menubar‐‐>Tools‐‐>
Labels
.Chancesareyou’veboughtapackageofAveryBusinessCardspapertoprintyourcardson.You’llneedthenumberfromtheboxwhenyouclickonthebutton
OPTIONS
attherightofthedialogboxthatopenedup.Typethetextyouwantonthecardandmakethechangesyoudesirebyhighlightingthetextthenclickingthe
FONT 
buttonattheright.Makesureyouhaveselected:
Fullpageofthesamelabel.
Graphics(
 pictures
)canbeaddedbydrag&drop,butyou’llhaveto“movethem”to“InFrontofText”inthePictureLayoutdialogboxafterdouble‐clickingthegraphic.
Word:BusinessCards
MS Office tips
 
 
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Therecentregrettablewoesofournationaleconomyhaveaffectedmanyofuswhereitmattersmost,ourwallet,purseandretirement.Let’snotlimitthisfiscalcrisistotheUSAwhentheEuros,Chinese,andJapanesearealsosharingourdilemma.Idon’tpretendtounderstandthecomplicatedmachinationsofourfiscalweb,butIhavenoticedalotoffingerpointingandtheblamegamewillnodoubtcontinueuntileverybodycanagreeonanationalscapegoat.Isuspectthecreditforblamecanbesharedfromtoptobottom.Whenabadloanismade,itseemstomysimplemindthatittooktwopartiestoagreetoit.Undoubtedlytherearemitigatingcircum‐stancesthatfacilitatedthemeetingofthetwoparties,anditisrarethatpartiesgettingtheloanreadthefineprint,butisthatavalidexcuse?Butenoughaboutthehousingmarketcollapse.Whatabouttheunsurprisingrequestofbigbusiness’scryforbailoutmoney?Somanyemployees’
Wall St. Fails To Do The RightThing Or did We?
 jobsareontheline,dependingonbailoutmoney.Howcanwesayno?CEO’sstillgetbonuseswithonehandwhilesigningpinkslipswiththeotherinordertomadethebottomlinelookbettertotheirboardandinvestors.Cuttingemployeesseemstobethestan‐dardresponseofadministratorsasawaytomakeacompanylookleanandmoreprofitable.When“TheWall”camedowninBerlin,Ameri‐cansaroundtheworldcheeredthebulletlessvictoryofourcapitalist’seconomyovercommunism.LetsnotforgetthatChinawithit’smodifiedCommu‐Capitalismmaybethenextsupereconomytopushitsweightaroundtheworld
?Iftheysurvivethiscurrentworldcrisis.
Asforme,Iamjustgoingtokeepteaching,spending,visitingwithmychildren,dancingwithBella,workingaroundthehouse,payingmybills,goingtomovies,surfingtheInternetandfiguringoutwhichmotorcycleI’llbuynextwhileObamafixesthismess.
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