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How Much Do You Rely on Your Cell or Mobile Phone in an Emergency?

Fire burns Walnut Creek home
By Malaika Fraley
CONTRA COSTA TIMES
WALNUT CREEK – An electrical malfunction sparked a two-alarm fire that caused $150,000 in damage to a Walnut Creek home today, the Contra Costa Fire District said.
Firefighters called to a Walnut Creek home at 9:53 a.m. found the front room engulfed in flames. The fire spread to a bedroom before it was [...]

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December 30th, 2006 | 13 Comments | Posted in Class Notes |

Web Design and Development Forum

Have you checked the Web Design and Development class forum lately? Many Web development, technology, and job search resources have been posted over the last several months. The forum is still being updated while we’re on vacation from class.
Have a wonderful holiday!

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December 22nd, 2006 | Comments Off | Posted in Class Notes |

Let’s Attend Macworld San Francisco on January 12, 2007

Peachpit Press is offering free passes to the Macworld Expo at the Moscone Center in San Francisco from January 8-12, 2007. This is a great opportunity to see new technology and learn more about what’s happening in the computer industry. I’ve requested 40 passes for the event, so if you are enrolled in class and would like to attend [...]

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December 21st, 2006 | 2 Comments | Posted in Class Notes |

Photoshop CS3 Beta One-on-One Preview

Lynda.com is offering free access to this new Photoshop CS3 tutorial @ http://movielibrary.lynda.com/html/modPage.asp?ID=327.
You can actually download Photoshop CS3 beta @ http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/photoshopcs3/. Note: In order to run this software for more than two days you must have a copy of Photoshop CS2, Creative Suite 2, Production Studio, Adobe Web Bundle, or Adobe Video Bundle.
We have ordered Creative Suite 2 [...]

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Help to Support Free Web Hosting for Students

Happy holidays to all!
Currently I am personally paying for a reseller account to offer free Web hosting for all students in the ROP Web Development program. These accounts allow my students to showcase their work for future employers and to gain the experience of using real world Web management tools. I had originally hoped to offset some of the [...]

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December 13th, 2006 | Comments Off | Posted in Class Notes |

Career Resources Available in Class to Help You with Your Job Search

You may not be aware that we have a variety of books available in class to help you to write your resume, prepare for an interview, or to help you to make decisions about your future career choices.
Here is a list of books that we have available in class:

Resume Magic – Personal Favorite!
Job Search Magic
The Quick Resume and Cover Letter [...]

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December 12th, 2006 | 3 Comments | Posted in Job Search |

CSS: The Missing Manual

Yesterday in class I mentioned the new CSS unit using CSS: The Missing Manual. This will be a required book for all new students entering the program and an optional book for students who are currently enrolled.
I have to say that this is an outstanding book on CSS. It is an excellent introduction to CSS and also a great [...]

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December 5th, 2006 | Comments Off | Posted in Browser Issues, CSS, Class Notes, Other, Books & Fun Stuff |

Last Computer Class Orientation for the Year

Hello everyone!
Just to let you all know we will be conducting our last official orientations for the year on Monday, December 4, 2006 @ 9:00 a.m. and 4:15 p.m.
If you live in the San Francisco Bay Area and need to upgrade your computer skills to get a great job or to advance in your current career you may want to [...]

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December 1st, 2006 | Comments Off | Posted in Class Notes |
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