19 Thursday Feb 2015
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One of the major projects I have been working on made the news….GCN just wrote a nice article on our use of software tools to streamline a paper intensive acquisition process. If you’re interested….take a look!
http://gcn.com/articles/2015/02/18/paperless-procurement-nasa.aspx
27 Tuesday Jan 2015
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Interested in this awesome new technology but don’t want to watch the full 2+ hour Microsoft presentation? Here is just the part on the Hololens.
26 Monday Jan 2015
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26 Monday Jan 2015
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26 Monday Jan 2015
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26 Monday Jan 2015
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Interesting article! This may not only save MS money but businesses as well. It will certainly change how we view operating systems.
21 Wednesday Jan 2015
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Microsoft came out swinging for the fence! This is a link to the complete presentation this morning. It may be the biggest set of announcements that Microsoft has ever made. This is a must watch! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ORs4990OAk
Highlights:
12 Monday Jan 2015
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AltpaceVR showed technology at CES where using a device such as Occulus Rift and Intel RealSense 3D camera system a participant could attend a virtual conference. Obviously there are potential telecommuting possibilities with a system such as this.
12 Monday Jan 2015
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Services were part of the mix at CES, including Lexifone, which offers in-call translations in these languages: English-U.S., as well as English used in the U.K., and Australia; French Canadian, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Mandarin-China, Mandarin-Taiwan, Polish, and Portuguese both Brazil and EU, as well as Russian, Spanish-Mexico, Spanish-Spain.
A users dials into Lexifone, identifies the language that needs translation, and then reoriginates the call, or dials out to the other party. When a caller stops talking, the cloud-based system, after an approximately four-second pause, will translate. The accuracy for languages such as Spanish can be as high as 95%, and for Mandarin, the most difficult, about 70%, but it’s improving, said Patrick Tata, vice president of marketing. The service is available to consumers as well as businesses.
12 Monday Jan 2015
Check out the link to learn more about this new technology that is coming VERY soon!
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/architecture-and-technology/realsense-depth-technologies.html
07 Wednesday Jan 2015
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Now if they add Toyota’s hydrogen fuel technology to this, I’d say it is perfection. I hope we see it sooner then they anticipate! Road trips across country will be back!
07 Wednesday Jan 2015
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Happy 2015! Thank you for your attendance. I am looking forward to the next 6 weeks together. I promise to make the class as enjoyable as possible, while teaching you all about Excel! The book ISBN for this class is Benchmark Excel 2013 L1&L2, 9780763853891. The Excel 2013 Level 1 only is 9780763853907. I would suggest looking for a used book at Amazon.com or half.com. It should save you some money. Make SURE and have it shipped expedited!
I suggest that you take a look at some of these books at Amazon as well. They will help you with the business math part of Excel.
07 Wednesday Jan 2015
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Some interesting stuff here. Take a look.
http://www.engadget.com/2015/01/07/introducing-the-best-of-ces-2015-finalists/
08 Monday Dec 2014
Posted in GCC, Integrated Technology, PowerPoint
This first one is an older tutorial, but it still applies and uses techniques that many don’t know how to do. I encourage you to learn these tools and use them in your next Power Point presentation!
Here is some You Tube tutorials that will really help make your Power Point shine.
05 Friday Dec 2014
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04 Thursday Dec 2014
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Article on rewritable paper.
http://www.engadget.com/2014/12/04/rewritable-paper-yes-really/#continued
19 Wednesday Nov 2014
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We use pictures everywhere. They add to our documents, spreadsheets, and most certainly Power Point presentations. But are we picking the right pictures to use? Here are some links to websites that will give you some guidance.
http://photography.tutsplus.com/tutorials/how-to-choose-your-best-photo-in-a-series-every-time–photo-193
http://multimedia.journalism.berkeley.edu/tutorials/picking-right-media-reporting-story/
http://www.almostsavvy.com/2011/04/06/8-tips-how-to-choose-the-right-profile-photo-linkedin/
Click to access visual_aids.pdf
http://www.howtogeek.com/school/microsoft-word-document-formatting-essentials/lesson4/all/
19 Wednesday Nov 2014
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Your choice of color and fonts when creating documents are much more important than you may realize. Below is a couple of links to websites that discuss these important choices. I encourage you to think about them the next time you are putting together a report in Word or a presentation in Power Point.
Using Fonts:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Font
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/owlprint/705/
Perception of Fonts:
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2010/12/14/what-font-should-i-use-five-principles-for-choosing-and-using-typefaces/
http://psychology.wichita.edu/surl/usabilitynews/81/PersonalityofFonts.asp
Using Color:
http://www.color-wheel-pro.com/color-meaning.html
06 Thursday Nov 2014
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Here is an interesting article on what this generation of workers expect out of the mobile computer work environment.
06 Thursday Nov 2014
Here is some news on interesting changes coming as soon as next year. It further confirms the sea change to mobility in computing.
http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/11/05/intels-pc-chief-sees-big-changes-coming-in-2015/
05 Wednesday Nov 2014
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A continuation of the All-in-one design we have discussed many times in class. Here is an eWeek article about HPs Sprout.
HP Sprout Strives to Put New Creative Tools in PC Users’ Hands
05 Wednesday Nov 2014
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Here is a link to an interesting Baseline article on communication.
06 Monday Oct 2014
Thank you for your attendance. I am looking forward to the next 6 weeks together. I promise to make the class as enjoyable as possible, while teaching you all about Excel! The book ISBN for this class is Benchmark Excel 2013 L1&L2, 9780763853891. The Excel 2013 Level 2 only is 9780763853914. I would suggest looking for a used book at Amazon.com or half.com. It should save you some money.
30 Tuesday Sep 2014
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Here is the announcement and a little about it.
18 Thursday Sep 2014
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Here is a great article to read if you are looking for a job.
Steve Simpson, Glendale College Computer Instructor 