July 2010 Newsletter

It’s Summertime and we not only have Computer Tips for you, we have Tri-Tips for you … yes, something REALLY important this time of year – Barbeque Tips & Tricks! Dennis, our Webmaster, grills the best BBQ’d Tri-Tip. What’s his secret? I pried it out of him, so you can benefit from his BBQ wisdom!

First, the marinade … In a 2-gallon ZipLock or suitable sealable container that can be turned over, he adds 1 cup Soy Sauce, ¼ cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil, 3 TBSP Diced Onions (or Onion Powder), 2 TBSP Worcestershire Sauce, 1 TBSP Garlic Powder, ½ TBSP fresh-ground black pepper, and red pepper flakes or ground cayenne pepper to taste. He marinates 2 Tri-Tips in the plastic bag for about an hour, turning the bag several times.

Then he grills the Tri-Tips over medium heat (covered grill) about 20-25 minutes, turning about every 3 minutes. Checking internal temperature with a meat thermometer, he removes them from the grill at 125 degrees F. He covers them loosely (tenting) with aluminum foil for 10 minutes, which allows the meat to continue cooking from residual heat, so it will yield rare to medium-rare meat (about 135 degrees F) in the middle. Best if sliced very thinly at the table and served immediately. Yummmy!!

Food Safety Note: Health officials generally recommend cooking all meats to an internal temperature of 160 degrees F to ensure safety. Good advice, if food safety is your top concern. However, most people prefer their meat cooked to a lower internal temperature. Starting temperature of the meat will affect cooking time. If the Tri-Tip is raw or too rare for your taste, return it to the grill to finish cooking to the desired doneness, checking periodically with the meat thermometer.

HOT 35% Summer Class Discounts!

Still Cooking! As popular as Dennis’ Tri-Tip BBQ! Still offering our 35% Discount on ALL public classes for July and August by registering online and entering “35% Online Summer Discount” in the comments field! Best public class discount EVER … you’re not likely to see this again, so get it while you can!

Take advantage of these COOL discounts during the HOT Summer months! More information on our Discounts and Benefits page. This discount may not be combined with any other discount program, and is not applicable to any registration received by Computer Magic Training prior to 5/24/2010.

July-December 2010 Printed Class Schedule Brochure

Here’s the new July-December 2010 Class Schedule Brochure so you can conveniently and compactly print our lengthy class schedule!

New Class Offerings: 29 New Topics!

Notice we have added 29 NEW CLASSES to our offerings – and many of these are HALF-DAY classes that you’ll love! New and interesting topics like Creating More Professional-Looking Spreadsheets in Excel, Effective Information Management with Outlook, Excel/Access/PowerPoint Integration, and Tips & Tricks in Word, PowerPoint and Access! See the complete list for more new offerings:

Computer Tips & Tricks

Microsoft Word: Keyboard Shortcuts for International Characters

The plus sign (+) indicates that you press the indicated key simultaneously. A comma (,) indicates that you press one key immediately followed by the next key. When you see CTRL+SHIFT+ symbol, you need to hold down all the keys simultaneously and then release them before you type the letter.

If you have any trouble reading these symbols in your browser, here’s the link in Microsoft Office Help:

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