Computers

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  • CO010-BAFFLED BY COMPUTERS?
  • CO020-Stayin' Alive. PC Tricks they don't teach so they can sell more.
  • CO030-Programming MS.net, how-to's and workarounds

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    Class Name: CO010-BAFFLED BY COMPUTERS?

    Location: your location Category: COMPUTERS Teacher: Chris Clement

    Days: by appointment Time: by appointment, morning or early afternoon

    Description: Hands-On (with your pc) Basic Training For First Time Users This easy-paced class was designed to help new computer users learn: • Basic Computer Terminology • What makes up a basic computer system • What the basic parts of a computer system do • Standard keyboard and mouse procedures • Startup and Shutdown Procedures • Saving and opening files • Loading and exiting programs

    Teacher Bio: Chris Clement has worked with computers for more than 30 years. Also he has taught introductory computer classes at Schiller International University and Saint Petersburg College. He is very good at getting the arcane concepts across in plain language. He earned a MSCS degree from USF in 1985.

    Price: $125.00

    This tutorial class meets with 1 to 2 active participants at your location.

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    Class Name: CO020-Stayin' Alive. PC Tricks they don't teach so they can sell more.

    Location: N Pinellas (my Ozona home) Category: COMPUTERS Teacher: Chris Clement

    Days: by appointment Time: by appointment, morning or early afternoon

    Description: I could do much of what I do now in 1985 but not everything from that good time has survived. Computers make up an industry and are not necessarily a panacea for little entrepreneurs. How do I keep the darned things from draining my energy? My Dad said it was best in the 50's when he had a secretary. Well. I can't change that but I can show you some neat tricks. This class assumes some lack of fear of a screwdriver and opening things up. •learn to make lists and sort/sift them •see how to backup everything and/or move to a new machine •turn on a pc with a "soft switch" that failed - is it the motherboard or power supply? Why replace either? •stop SPAM dead •never lose your data •extend free trial periods •recover data from a failed drive.

    Teacher Bio: Chris Clement has worked with computers for more than 30 years. Also he has taught introductory computer classes at Schiller International University and Saint Petersburg College. He is very good at getting the arcane concepts across in plain language. He earned a MSCS degree from USF in 1985.

    Price: $80.00

    This tutorial class meets with 1-2 attendees in my Ozona home. We have two dogs that can be excluded from the computer/teaching area but there is always some lingering evidence of their cohabitation. It won't be cancelled due to insufficient number but it can fill quickly.

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    Class Name: CO030-Programming MS.net, how-to's and workarounds

    Location: N Pinellas (my Ozona home) Category: COMPUTERS Teacher: Chris Clement

    Days: by appointment Time: by appointment, morning or early afternoon

    Description: I started programming in 1974 with Cobol and did a fair amount of Fortran, PL/1 ans Assembler. The industry changed radically in the 90's and once-competent folks were confused with new terminolgy so the vendors could sell "certs" (PhD's with a shelf life of 18 months). Phooey! I did a recent student records project for a university that works just fine. I'll show it to you here and where my old skills were more than useful. Regardless of your background and experience, there is always something to be learned from another person's approach to a problem. •add,change,delete records with a central server SQL database •print straight columns for reports •pass variables around without a hassle •get/show data via the Web

    Teacher Bio: Chris Clement has worked with computers for more than 30 years. Also he has taught introductory computer classes at Schiller International University and Saint Petersburg College. He is very good at getting the arcane concepts across in plain language. He earned a MSCS degree from USF in 1985.

    Price: $80.00

    This tutorial class meets with 1 to 2 attendees in my Ozona home. We have two dogs that can be excluded from the computer/teaching area but there is always some lingering evidence of their cohabitation. It won't be cancelled due to insufficient number but it can fill quickly.

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    More classes are needed in this area but the traditional Microsoft-oriented material is widely available elsewhere, with very nice computer labs as well. We would like to see more alternatives and cross-training of computer professionals such as "Java for COBOL Programmers", etc.