Training: ITSS Presents

Special Technology Wednesday at Two
Date Title Description Presenter
Wednesday November 11 Mulberry to Thunderbird: Tips, Tricks and Features Now that I have downloaded and installed Thunderbird, where are all the settings and how do I get Thunderbird to work best for my needs? Mandie and Joel will provide you with Thunderbird tips, tricks and features. Mandie Johnson and Joel Ness

Technology Tuesdays at Two

This series spotlights a variety of technology topics of interest to the university community. It is an opportunity to become aware of what's new and to get supportive ideas and suggestions from your colleagues. The format will be an overview or demonstration followed by informal discussion.

All sessions will be held on Tuesdays at 2:00 pm in the Visualization and Digital Imaging Lab, 154 Marshall Performing Arts Center. No registration is required and all UMD faculty, staff, and students are encouraged and welcome to attend. Just show up!

Fall 2009 Technology Tuesdays at Two Offerings for the UMD Community
Date Title Description Presenter
Date Title Description Presenter
September 22 Keeping your Windows computer Healthy A brief overview of spyware, viruses, data backup procedures, cleaning the computer, the effect of lightning on modems as regards the Windows operating system(s). Frank Simmons
September 29 UM Survey UM Survey is the new Enterprise survey solution. If you used Test Pilot at UMD or are interested in conducting online surveys, please come find out about this new survey tool. Bruce Reeves
October 6 Google Apps for UMN What are Google Apps? How are they useful? Why did the University strike a deal with Google to offer Google Apps for Higher Education? Bruce Reeves and Amanda Evans
October 13 Email Clients: No Mulberry...What should I use? Learn about converting from Mulberry to other email programs. Joel Ness
October 20 Gmail as your email Google Apps for UMN will be available to faculty, staff and students in the near future. Come find out how Gmail can be your University email. You may be surprised to find out you can still use Mac Mail, Outlook or Thunderbird in addition to the Gmail Web version. Bruce Reeves and Amanda Evans
November 3 Data Warehouse If you're interested in learning how to use the Data Warehouse Tables or finding a report already created in UMReports, this brief overview will help. Debbie Wing
November 10 PDF's: Tricks, Tips, Traps Learn how to create simple PDFs. Find out when they're appropriate to use, and when they're not. Get your basic PDF questions answered! Mandie Johnson
November 17 Windows 7 at the University of Minnesota Find out about features of Windows 7; upgrade options; and compatibility with university services (Novell, EFS, FAMIS etc.) Frank Simmons