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Intermediate Level Computer Course
Instructor: George Champine
George is assisted in teaching the course by volunteer Andrew Olson, a junior at Hudson High School.
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Background: George grew up in Fairmont Minnesota, a small farm town of 5000 in the middle of the prairie. He graduated from the University of Minnesota with a Master’s degree in physics in 1958 and went to work for Univac developing the world’s first airborne computer and the world’s first digital missile guidance system. He rose through the ranks and became head of Research for Univac. He obtained his Ph.D from the University of Minnesota in computer systems in 1975.&nbs p; From there he went on to work for Digital Equipment, Compaq, and HP always in engineering, research, and advanced development. He developed the company’s first computer workstation, first high resolution graphics
display, first product with a mouse, and first product with a high speed fiber optic communications link. He was Associate Director of Project Athena at MIT, which has become the acknowledged standard of excellence in distributed campus computing. He taught physics at Hamline University, and Computer Graphics at the University of Texas, MIT, and University of Massachusetts/Lowell. He has written about 30 papers published nationally and has authored three books in the computer field. He retired from HP in 2002. His hobbies include computers, photography, genealogy, antique cameras, astrophysics, and jogging.
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The next training course for the Intermediate Computer Usage Course will begin on Tuesday, March 3 at the Hudson High School 69 Brigham Street in room T110. All classes are held 2:30 to 4:00 PM. The instructor is Dr. George Champine. If you can use e-mail you are probably qualified for this course.
A CD with a number of high-quality, tested, and free software packages is handed out at the beginning of each course. A 120-page set of notes of all of the lectures is also available. Problems being experienced by class members are discussed and answered during each class as a learning experience. The schedule is:
March 3 o Internet access, dialup, DSL, modems, cable access, (who are the best vendors), e-mail, anti-virus, firewalls, adware, and spyware
March 10 o Digital photography: cameras, vendors, taking better pictures, composition, photo organizing, and printing
March 17 o Digital photography continued: re-touching, scanning, posting on the web, scrapbooking
March 24 o Document preparation using Microsoft Word
March 31 o Genealogy using Computers
April 7 o Taking and editing home video movies, and creating DVDs
April 14 o Spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel
April 21 o no class as this is a school holiday
April 28 o Understanding the Web
o Finding important and interesting information on the web
o Maintaining your computer in good health
Class size is limited to 22 students on a first-come-first-served basis. The cost of the course is $25.00 payable to the Hudson Senior Center. You can register by contacting Marie at the Hudson Senior Center, phone 978-568-9638, or by sending e-mail to george.champine@computer.org .
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