The Tech Express
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Overview
The Tech Express is a series of user-friendly brown-bag sessions on computing at Stanford. These sessions, held Thursdays from 12:00 to 1:00 P.M and led by knowledgeable ITSS staff or other IT professionals, are intended to meet the needs of Stanford staff, but are open to everyone, including faculty and students. No registration is required – come by and learn something new! Bring your lunch! Bring your questions! Drinks and cookies provided.
Tech Express sessions are held in Turing Auditorium (Polya Hall, Room 111).
The success of these sessions depends on you! Questions from attendees are strongly encouraged. Topics are announced in advance through the techexpress mailing list and on this web page.
Feel free to contact the Tech Express coordinator with your questions or suggestions. Call 723-4391 or send email to techexpress-owner@lists.stanford.edu.
Spring 2007 Tech Express Schedule
- April 19: Using Open Source Software and Other Freebies
- May 10: Power Googling: Getting What You Want from Google
- May 24: No Tech Express (Memorial Day Weekend)
- June 21: iTunes at Stanford
| Date | Topic | Presenter(s) |
|---|---|---|
| April 19 | Using Open Source Software and Other Freebies (a.k.a. Alternatives to MS Office) Do you wish you had office applications at home? Is your department running out of funds because you're spending too much on licensing fees for tools like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access? Come to this Tech Express as our instructor, Mark Branom, demonstrates Open Source and other free alternatives. Topics will include OpenOffice.org, Google Docs and Spreadsheets, and Google Page Creator. Click here for links to the software discussed at the Tech Express . |
Mark Branom (IT Services) |
| May 10 | Power Googling: Getting What You Want from Google Google is easy to use, but the more you know about how it works, its features, its capabilities, and how it displays results, the better it can serve your needs. Nancy Blachman, author and developer of Google Guide (www.googleguide.com), will show you how to go beyond Google's deceptively plain interface. You will learn: to select terms and search more effectively; how Google interprets your query; what's included with your results; and how Google works. Handouts from the presentation: |
Nancy Blachman |
| June 21 | iTunes at Stanford Stanford on iTunes provides access to a wide range of Stanford-related digital audio and video content via the iTunes Music Store, Apple’s popular music jukebox and online music store. The project includes two sites:
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Mark Branom, IT Services |
Links to Previous Quarters
Click on these links to previous quarters to see the Tech Express/TTBB topics we have presented in the past. Links to handouts for most presentations are also available at these sites.
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Subscribe to the Tech Express Mailing List
To subscribe to the Tech Express Mailing List, either:
- Visit https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/techexpress and enter your email address in the Subscribing to techexpress section
- Or, send email to techexpress-join@lists.stanford.edu
Tips for Presenters
So, you're going to give a presentation at an upcoming Tech Express. Find out what services we provide and what's expected of you. Refer to this PowerPoint document Tips for Presenters for guidelines on preparing for your presentation. You will find templates, as well as other useful information regarding timelines, marketing, and resources.
