April
To prepare Penn State for the next version of Adobe Connect, which is slated for implementation in early May 2011, Sr. Solutions Engineer at Adobe Systems, Tim Plumer, will be offering a Town Hall session discussing the new tools and features on April 27. This session will be offered live at University Park and online through Adobe Connect. Click link for time and registration information.
You may have never heard of Epsilon Data Management before today. These articles will explain why you should care.
When you have finalized your Adobe Presenter files, you can add them to a county or department website by following these steps. AgIT Support will need to help a little if you are using a Plone website.
The Ribbon was introduced in Office 2007 (and it's everywhere in the upcoming Office 2010). This quick tip will allow you to make the Ribbon disappear then re-appear again.
Phishing is a form of identity theft. Individuals attempt to steal your identity and personal information to gain access to your accounts or commit other crimes using your credentials.
Would you like to access SharePoint from an iPad or other iOS devices? These (not free) apps will let you do just that.
Microvision makes this little laser based personal video projector. The technology is cool not only because it works with multiple input types (though it’s targeted towards iPod/iPhone/iPad users), but because it’s laser based technology means there is no focusing necessary.
Add-ons provide many useful features and functions, but they can also cause Firefox to become slower. Some add-ons can even slow Firefox to a crawl and make it difficult to use for regular web browsing. If you think add-ons might be the reason Firefox is lethargic, check the list below for some of the biggest bottlenecks.
At TEDIndia 2009, Pranav Mistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab scientist, demoed tools that would help the physical world interact with the world of data.
This piece describes how "effective Tweet works like this if you’re a leader." One of the key points (#3) it makes is that we need to provide a context for a tweet. In other words, what is the impact. To that end, if you tweet, I recommend you read this piece. Another good point is that "Timely and genuine responses from leaders have a major impact – we want you to lead us." You can click the link to read the full article.
Diigo is a cloud-based information management tool that allows you "to collect, highlight, access and share a variety of information, on a variety of devices."
Emergency medical specialists at the West Penn Allegheny Health System have introduced a smart phone app for patient triage. The EMS Field Partner "is intended primarily for use in the Tri-State area encompassing SW Pennsylvania, Eastern Ohio and Northern West Virginia, but also may be utilized by those throughout the country as a reference tool."
Faculty, instructors, and graduate students are invited to sign up for free workshops during two Summer-Fest sessions developed to target technology as it relates to pedagogy and research. These sessions are offered by ITS.
Do you take lots of pictures? And then do you need to re-size them for your blog or website? Resize Magic, available for Windows, Linux, and OS X (Intel only), may be just the application you need.
The annual South by Southwest Interactive Festival (SXSWi) was held in Austin Texas this year on March 9 - 13. You might think that SXSWi is all about showcasing emerging technology, new digital works, and innovative ideas. But did you know that it also hosted a panel called "Agvocacy 2.0: Adding a Human Voice to the Farm"?
Lighter Side items are links to interesting, funny, even weird items from the web. These may not be tech-oriented. We hope you enjoy them.
Our ITChatter Special Edition session from Tuesday, April 12 was recorded. This month's ITChatter session topic was "Update a PowerPoint Presentation with New Template." Sherry Crum, from our staff, showed us how to take our existing presentations and apply the new template to them. She also shared how to find the templates and the resources on how to save them in the correct place.
Jelly beans are in the grocery stores, crocuses (croci?) and daffodils are in the gardens, and some people think it may stop snowing soon…so what’s next? For many of you it must be time to hire your summer assistants and interns and get them on board for your busy summer programming season!
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Our ITChatter Special Edition session from Tuesday, April 19 was recorded. This month's ITChatter session topic was "Security Topic: Looking at Cisco's Annual Security Report 2011." Vince Verbeke gave a nice overview of the report along with things we need to watch out for in 2011. Plus some reminders of keeping your computer and your 3rd party software up-to-date.
We have many exciting training opportunities for May including what's new with Adobe Connect v8 and two ITChatter sessions. Some sessions are being held at University Park while others are offered via Adobe Connect.
Adobe shipped a critical security update to its Adobe products on April 21, 2011 that addresses a vulnerability that can cause the application to crash and allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.
When you add a page number to PowerPoint slides, notes, or handouts, the number is added by default to the lower right corner of the page. These steps will walk you through moving the Number box anywhere you wish.
If you 'Like' a product on Facebook, follow a fan page or attend an event, Facebook can use your default profile picture and name in targeted advertisements that are displayed to your friends.
i2OCR will convert scanned document or images into an editable Word document.
When you travel with your laptop, do you depend on free (or pay as you go) WiFi for Internet access? If you would rather not, you might consider a mobile broadband device. You may also be considering a smart phone to stay connected 24 x 7. But here's the question for both devices. How much data do you need for the devices data plan?
The Nikon Coolpix S1100pj is one of the many point and shoot cameras that has captures images at 14.1 megapixels and has a touch screen that offers in-camera image editing and drawing functions. But it also has a built-in projector.
Shush! Ringer Restorer keeps you from missing calls because you forgot to turn your ringer on or off. "When you turn your ringer off for a movie, this app turns it back on afterwards. It's activated when you silence your ringer using the volume buttons. You don't need to remember a special app! Once your ringer is off, it asks you how long to stay silent. Never miss another important call."
This GigaOM article looks at how you can better manage your social media activities. Hopefully, you will agree that Ag IT eNews will fill the bill for Point #4 - Keeping Up With New Tech Developments. You can click the link to read the full article.
The 8mm Vintage Camera app allows your iPhone and iPod Touch to create vintage movies.
Google Maps is supported on Android, BlackBerry, iPhone, Nokia or S60, and Windows mobile devices. "No matter which phone you have, you can simply visit m.google.com/maps using your phone's web browser and we will send the right version of Google Maps to you." You can also visit this link to learn more.
Mobile Tattletale prevents texting while driving. The app works with a smartphone's GPS. When you reach 20 MPH (or speed determined by parent), texting functions are blocked. Note, you can't text while a passenger either. You can learn more here:
The PAPowerSwitch site was established by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) to make shopping for electricity simple for PA residents. With the start of the new month fast approaching, perhaps you should take a look.
Lighter Side items are links to interesting, funny, even weird items from the web. These may not be tech-oriented. We hope you enjoy them.
