June
The AgSci IT eNews is a newsletter from the staff of Information Technologies. The newsletter covers a range of topics from many sources with a focus on college technology news, maintenance suggestions, trainings, How Do I tips and new technologies.
The AgSci IT eNews is a newsletter from the staff of Information Technologies. The newsletter covers a range of topics from many sources with a focus on college technology news, maintenance suggestions, trainings, How Do I tips and new technologies.
Adobe Connect is an enterprise web conferencing solution for online meetings, eLearning, and webinars that is available for everyone in the Penn State community to use. The online Penn State Adobe Connect Community was a Web-based tool designed to provide user support for Adobe Connect at Penn State.
To make SharePoint more secure, Ag IT has updated it with SSL certificates. With the switch from HTTP to HTTPS, you need to be aware of these changes.
Training topics coming up for June...Adobe Connect v8 for Presenters & Hosts, PowerPoint 2007 Advanced, Publisher 2010 using the Extension templates and more!
The infamous Windows malware program TDSS loader can now spread via removable media or over a Local Area Network (LAN). This is very, very disturbing news.
The end of the University budget year is approaching. If you are able to buy new Enterprise Network (EN) computers, you may be faced with the question of what to do with old EN computers and the software that is on them. We have the answers here.
SharePoint is an excellent tool for sharing documents with team members and collaborating on the development of documents. One feature of SharePoint that greatly helps team members communicate with one another regarding the location of documents within SharePoint is the ability to email links to documents.
This free Android app contains videos and tutorials on how to perform emergency procedures on over 50 "common emergency care situations." One example is CPR.
Upcoming innovations and new technologies for Mac OS X and Apple's iOS mobile operating system (iPhone, iPad, iPod touch) were unveiled this week at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC).
Google recently added a new method to make sense out of a Google Images search ... the ability to sort by subject.
Zite for the iPad is a "personalized magazine" which over time learns what your reading tastes are. Zite purports to help you deal with the bane of on-line content, information overload. The app is free from the Apple App Store. You can watch video demonstrating Zite at their home page.
This TechRepublic post looks at five Android tips and tricks. For example, how to copy a block of text from a web page and view maps in 3D.
John Hannan, associate professor of computer science and engineering, is looking for a few good apps—that is, ideas for mobile apps useful to the Penn State community that his programming students could build. For more information click the link.
"An oscilloscope (also known as a scope, CRO, DSO or, an O-scope) is a type of electronic test instrument that allows observation of constantly varying signal voltages." Oscilloscope Systems has a new generation device that will attach to an iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad.
I prefer old homes for a number of reasons. Here is one more: high-tech works better in them. Do you live in a Faraday cage?
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.
Have you logged into an Adobe Connect meeting room since May 9 and thought that things look different? If so, you’re right. There have been some changes with the recent upgrade to version 8.
With the upgrade to Adobe Connect ver8, we have seen a number of issues appear. Penn State ITS is testing an upgrade (SP1) which we hope will resolve most if not all of the issues. For now, we have these suggestions to help you with some of the issues you are experiencing.
Have you ever wanted the pictures in your PowerPoint slide presentation to look like a Polaroid photo? Well, you can make this happen.
Before you download that too-good-to-be-true freeware, or put your credit card number into that web form to sign up for a service, take a minute to check out the reputation of the website.
This May 11, 2011 article from ReadWriteWeb looks at presentation tools for the iPad. You can click the link to read their recommendations.
Facebook's "Best Practice Guide: Marketing on Facebook" starts by saying that "Connecting with people is just the beginning. In the pages that follow, you will find best practices for reaching your businesses objectives on Facebook."
FX Photo Studio for iPhone & iPod touch offers "simple, but powerful image processing on-the-go." FX Photo Studio for iPhone and iPod touch does cost $0.99. You can click the link to view it on the iTunes App Store.
Instagram is an iPhone app that allows you to take a photo, enhance it with a number of different possible effects, then share it on Instagram or other social networks like Twitter and Facebook. This article from The New York Times talks about Instagram (and quotes a Penn State professor).
Digital images and audio files from Yale University's collections of art, natural history, books, and maps are free to access online.
The free ScanLife mobile app allows camera phones to become an all-in-one barcode scanner.
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 session from Tuesday, June 21 was recorded. This month's ITChatter session topic was "Ag/Extension Comprehensive Social Media Strategy." Max Spiegel, the college's social media strategist gave a nice overview of the College of Ag Sciences and Cooperative Extension commitment to an aggressive pursuance of a Social Media presence. Click the link to see all of our ITChatter session recordings.
