Spring 2004 Series
All sessions are on Thursday's from 10:30-11:30 a.m. in Hale Library, Hemisphere Room (501) unless otherwise stated.
Several of the TechBytes' session were video-taped and offered
below as streaming video.
If you need to install a media player, go to Windows
Media or Real
Media.
February 19 - Cool Tools
Overview: Free software and other computer tips to make your computing experience more enjoyable.
Presenters:
Gerry Snyder - Information and Educational Technology, Department of Communications
Jey Balasubramanian - Information and Educational Technology, Department of Communications
Cathy Rodriguez - Information Technology Assistance Center
Resources:
- Windows PC Tweaks & Tips (Jey's presentation) Web Version | PPT Version (1,400kb) (PowerPoint Viewer)
- Cool PC Tools (Gerry's presentation) Web
Version | PPT version (600kb)
Note: Web Version works best with MS Internet Explorer 5+ browser (it kind of works in Netscape but without extra features). To download the PPT Version, right click on the link and "Save Target As" to your harddrive. - Compilation of Cool Tools (Cathy's presentation) submitted by several people across campus. A special thanks goes to Ben Claar, Betsy Edwards, Sarah Silva, Tammy White, David White, Anthony Cobb, and Dave Bollman for contributing some really neat tools!
February 26: Website/Computer Accessibility
Overview: Important tools and guidelines for all KSU web authors.
Presenter: Janelle Corkill - Computing and Network Services
Resources:
- Janelle's session - PowerPoint Version (PowerPoint Viewer) | Tegrity Video Version (A new window will open and some components may need to be installed in order for this to be viewed. If you haven't viewed a tegrity lecture previously, click on the First Time User Instructions for additional information.)
- Janelle's Presentation: (Streaming video of presentations at 56kbps and 256kbps)
March 4: PowerPoint Do's and Dont's
Overview: Tips and tricks for an effective PowerPoint presentation.
Presenter: Gerry Snyder - Information and Educational Technology, Department of Communications
Resources:
- Gerry's wild PowerPoint example (Note: you need to view this in MS Internet Explorer 6+)
- Top Ten Ways to Ruin a Presentation (pdf, 323kb)
- PowerPoint Tips and Tricks Web Site
- Gerry's Presentation:
(Streaming video of presentations at 56kbps and 256kbps)
- Windows Media Video: Part 1 (14 min.), Part 2 (20 min.), Part 3-Q&A (24 min.)
- Real Media Video: Part 1 (14 min.), Part 2 (20 min.), Part 3-Q&A (24 min.)
March 11: Amazing Adobe Acrobat (Hale 401B)
Overview: This demonstration covers many helpful and productive features packaged in Acrobat.
Presenter: Ernie Perez - Media Development Center, Information Technology Assistance Center
Resources:
- Ernie's handout (pdf)
- Adobe's education site
March 18: Using CSS to add your own style to K-State Online and the Survey System
Overview: Develop your own look and style using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) to jazz up your course or survey (bold, colors, horizontal lines, etc.)
Presenter: Cathy Rodriguez - Information Technology Assistance Center
Resources:
- Cathy's session - PowerPoint Version (PowerPoint Viewer) | Tegrity Video
- Snapshot of a sample survey using HTML and CSS
- iTAC's HTML Quick Reference Guide
- HTML 4.01 specification
- Beginner's Guide to HTML
- Compact index of html tags
- CSS Level 1 and CSS-P Quick Ref Charts
- Cascading Style Sheets, Level 2 specification
- Dave Raggett's Introduction to CSS
- More information on iTAC training resources page
- CSS tutorials at W3Schools
April 1: What's New in Front Page 2003
Overview: With a new look and "cleaner" HTML code, this overview covers many of the new and powerful Front Page features.
Presenter: Gerry Snyder - Information and Educational Technology, Department of Communications
Resources:
- What's New in FrontPage 2003 overview
- Sample of FrontPage 2003 page with new features
- Microsoft's FrontPage 2003 product information
- Microsoft FrontPage Developer Center
- Gerry's Presentation: (Streaming video of presentations at 56kbps and 256kbps)
April 8: Overview of New Features in DreamWeaver MX 2004
Overview: DWMX 2004 is full of new features including several enhancements to CSS features, cross-browser validation, online image editing, and more!
Presenters:
Cathy Rodriguez - Information Technology Assistance Center
Sarah Silva - Information Technology Assistance Center
Resources:
- Macromedia Dreamweaver Site
- Macromedia Dreamweaver Support Center
- Video-taped Presentation: (Streaming video of presentations at 56kbps and 256kbps)
April 15: Microsoft Access - Advanced Reporting (Hale 401B)
Overview: Learn creative ways to use the reporting feature in Access such as creating web pages, producing catalogs, and working with Visual Basic to create more advanced reports, etc.
Presenter: Nancy
Calhoun -
Information Technology
Assistance Center
Resources:
April 22: Security Best Practices: How you can help yourself! (Hale 401B)
Overview: Security for the end-user will be discussed including XP security features as well as firewalls for your home.
Presenter: Tim
Ramsey - Computing and Network Services
Resources:
- Tim's Security Best Preactices PowerPoint Presentation in Web Format (requires IE 5+ browser)
- KSU Security Site
- Other helpful links:
- Consumer Identity Theft
- Phishing Attacts
- Reporting Spam; Gov't, K-State
- K-State E-mail Spam Control
- Spyware; Spybot Search and Destroy, Ad-Aware
- Firewalls; Zone Alarm, Outpost
- Resources;
- Video-taped Presentation: (Streaming video of presentations at 56kbps and 256kbps)
April 29: Tegrity: It's not just for the classroom!
Overview: A demonstration on the different uses of this video/PowerPoint system beyond just the lecture hall.
Presenter: Brian
Vandiviere -
Information Technology Assistance Center
Resources:
- Bryan's video on how to create a Tegrity lecture
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