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ITS Coffee Break for 10/26/2007

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On this edition of the ITS Coffee Break, Ken Newquist and guest host Jason Alley talk about the HighEdWebDev conference, discuss innovative ways that schools are using GIS on campus and announce a new brownbag about understanding the Interent. In Tech News they review updates to the popular Quicksilver fast application launcher for Mac OS X and contemplate a CSI-spawned murder in Second Life. In Help News they offer suggestions for getting more out of search in Firefox and streamlining your Del.icio.us bookmarking experience.

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ITS News

  • HighEdWebDev
  • NITLE GIS Workshop
  • Brown Bag: About the Internet
    • Wednesday, October 31, 2007, Noon-1 p.m., Skillman 003
    • Michael Costello, Lafayette's Network Engineer, will review the history of the Internet, tell how it is put together and functions, and how its Domain Name System helps to speed information around the globe. Come learn how DSL, cable modems, dialup, and ethernets access networks, how the Lafayette network is structured, and how you can use basic troubleshooting tools to improve your own Internet experience. Sponsored by Information Technology Services. Lunch will be provided!
  • Upcoming network outages in academic and administrative buildings
    • From Friday, October 19, through Wednesday, November 14, ITS staff will be replacing network equipment in all academic and administrative buildings.
    • Details on the ITS Web site: http://ww2.lafayette.edu/~its/node/423

Tech News

Help News

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ITS Coffee Break for 10/19/07

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Lafayette's network upgrade rolls through campus and host Ken Newquist and Courtney Bentley try out the second of three new microphones in this edition of the ITS Coffee Break. In Tech News, they discuss new apps for Apple's iPhone, how to collaborate with Google Docs and Sheets and speculate on Microsoft's plans to offer DRM-free downloads through its Zune Music Store. Finally, in Help News they review ITS' web site update project and take a look at the upcoming Web and Video Conferencing lecture being held in November.

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ITS News

  • Upcoming network outages in academic and administrative buildings
  • The Microphone Experiment Continues
    • This week: R-09 by Roland

Tech News

Help News

  • ITS Web Site Updating
    • We're in the process of reviewing and updating the entire ITS web site. If there's something you think we should add or change, let us know.
  • Web and Video Conferencing: Integrating Teaching with Technology
    • 4:10 p.m.-5 p.m., November 5, 2007
    • Location: Gendebien Room, Skillman Library 206
    • Lafayette's video conferencing room and new Web-based video conferencing software provide new opportunities for collaboration. This session will provide an overview of Web and video conferencing and how it can be used to enhance instruction, integrate off-campus experts into class discussion, enhance student services, and provide professional development opportunities to faculty. Coffee and light refreshments provided. Facilitated by Kelvin Bentley, Director of Distance Learning at Northampton Community College

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ITS Coffee Break for 10/12/07

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The ITS Coffee Break tries recording in stereo as it tests out one of three new microphones recently purchased by Lafayette for podcasting. In Tech News, hosts Ken Newquist and Courtney Bentley talk about ways to spruce up your Facebook profile, discuss Berkley's decision to upload 200 course lectures to YouTube, and speculate on Google's purchase of the microblogging platform Jaiku. In Help News, two new “Integrating Teaching with Technology” presentations are announced, as well as an ITS brown bag lunch about getting started with Linux.

Getting the Podcast

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Show Notes

ITS News

  • New Podcasting Microphones in the Library
    • We've got new microphones for podcasting!
  • Network Outage Scheduled for 10/17.
    • Details will be posted on the ITS web site. Expect network and web apps to be affected from 4-7 a.m.
  • Somebody gets a new iPhone…

Tech News

  • Fix Your Facebook Profile Now
    • http://chrisbrogan.com/fix-your-facebook-profile-now/
    • Suggestions on how to improve your Facebook profile to make it actually useful. Geared toward more professional users, but good tips all around. Including:
      • Make Information The Top: don't make people dig for your bio info.
      • If Blogging, Install Blog Friends: Let's you see what your friends are blogging as well … and what they've read.
      • Pick Apps that Enrich Your Message: Go with stuff that helps reinforce who you are — Google Reader shared items, Flickr, etc.
  • Berkeley Tunes into YouTube
  • Google Buys Jaiku
    • http://www.jaiku.com
    • The microblogging app is an alternative to Twitter, but supports features like comments. Also supposed to work better on mobile devices, but so far my friends haven't been impressed.

Help News

  • bFree: new version released
  • Brown Bag: Getting Started with Linux
    • Time: Noon-1 p.m., Oct. 15, Skillman 004
  • Using Simulations: Integrating Teaching with Technology
    • Time: 4:10 p.m.-5 p.m., Gendebien Room, Skillman Library 206
  • Web and Video Conferencing: Integrating Teaching with Technology
    • 4:10 p.m.-5 p.m., Location: Gendebien Room, Skillman Library 206