April
The Ed Tech's have some great training sessions coming up in April to help you with Publisher, Video Planning and SharePoint. Our ITChatter will focus on using social media as a team. We hope to see you there!
With more of you getting mobile devices, we thought we would start a resources page to collect useful info. Click the link to review the resources we have so far. Check back since we hope to add more!
During our March 20th ITChatter, we decided to lighten things up and use our ITChatter time to help you to get to know the Ag IT Staff better. Participants were asked to guess the face behind the IT voice. Then we were all able to listen and learn more about the staff who you only get to meet via a phone call or an Adobe Connect session.
This month's session will be looking at Using Social Media as a Team. Join the Ag IT team on Tuesday, April 17 along with the Ag Entrepreneurship team as they speak about how they are using Social Media effectively in their team. Click the link for more information and to register.
Usually you want your wireless device to "remember" your previous connections. This can be especially true for your home network. But after a period of time your wireless device may remember a few too many connections from hotels, coffee shops, etc.
To speed up (or slow down) mouse-pointer movements in Windows, you can edit the pointer speed.
This list of 10 ways to get more Facebook fans should make you think about your own Facebook page.
You've heard about it. And you may have already changed to the new Facebook Timeline. Or, you maybe dragging your feet like me. Either way... Friday is the day! This link is the 1st in a 4 part series to help you through the transition to the new Facebook Timeline.
If you want to start exploring iPhotography, these four hidden tricks will help you take your iPhone camera skills to the next level. Please click the link to read the full article by c|net How To along with a video explaining the tips.
HandyScanner corrects the common issues with taking photos of documents, and even allows you to use filters that make them easier to read. Please click the link to read the full article from c|net How To. Setup steps and a How To video are included.
Producers are getting the chance keep up with the learning curve without leaving the farm. Please click the link to read the full article about how Texas AgriLife Extension made their Drought Management Symposium for Range and Pastures available on demand.
According to Jobvite, one in six job seekers found their last job through a social network, and more than half of the job seekers in the U.S. have used social media to look for work in the past year. Read more by clicking the link to read the full article by Chris Boudreaux.
Locavore is a free iOS and Android app that will show you what produce is currently in season around you.
His methods for categorizing music are similar to algorithms used today by music streaming sites. Read more by clicking the link to read the full article by Discovery News.
Pennsylvania 4-H is encouraging everyone across the state of Pennsylvania to wear purple on Friday, April 13th. April marks the nation’s “Month of the Military Child,” a time to honor youth (OMK), part of the 4-H Youth Development program of Penn State Extension, invites you to join OMK States across the nation for the 2nd annual “Purple Up! For Military Kids.”
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.
It's been an early spring this year. For many of you it's also time to hire your summer assistants and interns to get them on board for your busy summer programming season!
From 4:00 to 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time Saturday, May 5, Penn State’s Course Management System, ANGEL will be unavailable while Information Technology Services (ITS) upgrades ANGEL from version 7.4 to version 8.0.
The Information Technology Services (ITS) Help Desk that was located in 6 Willard Building at University Park has been relocated to the new Tombros and McWhirter Knowledge Commons in W130 Pattee Library. The consulting staff in the new ITS Service Desk @ Knowledge Commons now offer extended hours to better accommodate the IT needs of students, faculty, and staff.
The ANGEL Import Console and Export Console tools will be available during finals week April 30-May 4. However, in the event of performance issues, Information Technology Services (ITS) may restrict or reduce their availability.
Apple released a Java update which included software to remove the Flashback Trojan from OS X Lion machines running Java.
On the Windows 7 taskbar, "Windows Explorer" is the icon that looks like a file folder. By default, clicking the Windows Explorer icon shows you four default libraries: Documents, Music, Pictures and Videos. Really cool. But did you know that you could Right-Click on the folder and see your most recently visited folders or libraries?
On the Windows 7 taskbar, "Windows Explorer" is the icon that looks like a file folder. By default, clicking the Windows Explorer icon shows you four default libraries: Documents, Music, Pictures and Videos. Really cool. But what if you want the icon to open another location? Here's how.
Not all these tools are free, but if you need to create a killer presentation, they may be just want you need.
If the home button on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch is unresponsive, a device reboot or re-calibrating it could help. Please click the link to read the full article by c|net.
The premium version of the PrinterShare application allows you to print via WiFi or Bluetooth. Please click the link to view the app on the Android App store.
A new smartphone application, or “app,” is available as a free download for both iPhone and Android users to access soil survey information. The app, SoilWeb, combines online soil survey information with the GPS capabilities of smartphones. Read more by clicking the link to read the full article by USDA.
Apple is prompting some of its iTunes/App Store/iOS customers to set up three new security questions and an alternate email, in an attempt to smother a growing wave of phishing and fraud. Please click the link to read the full article from Sophos.
The New York Times looks at what brought about Instagram's $1 billion sale to Facebook. S. Shyam Sundar, director of the Penn State's Media Effects Research Lab, is quoted in the piece. Please click the link to read the full article.
Liking something indicates esteem. However, liking something does not necessarily result in behavioral change, namely buying or recommending the product. eMarketer recently issued a very interesting piece conducted on Facebook "likes" and the brand loyalty associated with them. Please click the link to read the full article.
This is a quick list of agriculture related hashtags. It is not comprehensive because hashtags can come and go. Some of the active ones include: #AgChat, #FoodChat, #AgNerd, #Plant12, and #ag. Please click the link to see the list of Ag hashtags.
The online Shale Play app allowed you to track producing Marcellus Shale wells in Pennsylvania. Now you can also see where companies have been cited for water pollution, or failure to properly store or transport waste. The updated page is easier to navigate and you can search for wells by county, municipality or drilling company.
Pinterest. It's a free for all, the perfect place to find visually stimulating images and then perform fast, repinning actions. Populate your online bulletin board (a.k.a. pinboard) with the inner visions of your mind. Just don't forget that you're probably frictionlessly sharing with Pinterest some of the same information you're already posting to Facebook and Twitter. Read more about three key places to keep an eye on, namely Pinterest Settings, Facebook-Pinterest authorization and Twitter-Pinterest authorization.
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.
