802.11B Wireless LANS
Chris Murphy
Tue Jan 23, 02:30-05:30pm, 4-237
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
This three-hour presentation is an excerpt from a class offered at Networld/Interop and Usenix. We will discuss wireless LAN technology, concentrating on the 802.11b protocol, the technology currently being deployed at MIT (see the MIT Unwired talk). A technical overview of the basics of 802.11b, incuding implementation issues, will be offered.
Contact: Mary Ellen Bushnell, bushnell@mit.edu
Sponsor: Information Systems
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ATIC Lab Open House
Kathy Cahill , Mary Ziegler
Wed Jan 24, 01-04:00pm, Atic Lab, 11-103
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Come to the Adaptive Computing Lab in 11-103 on January 24 from 1-4 PM and learn about cool alternative technologies! Try out alternative keyboards and mice, magnification, word prediction, scanning and reading, and Braille translation software. We will also have demonstrations of voice recognition software as well as screen reading software.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/atic/www
Contact: Kathy Cahill, 11-103, x3-5111, kcahill@mit.edu
Sponsor: Information Systems
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BrioQuery Quick Start
IS Training Staff
Thu Feb 1, 12-01:00pm, N42 Demo Center
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Learn how to download, install, and set up BrioQuery on your desktop. Learn how to download and process a standard report. An overview of the features and capabilities of BrioQuery will be given.
Contact: Sarah Hickok, x3-7685, hickok@mit.edu
Sponsor: Information Systems
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E-mail with IMAP Quick Start
Phyllis Galt
Wed Jan 10, 02-03:00pm, N42 Demo Center
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) allows you to store and work with your e-mail on a central server, a benefit for certain users who read e-mail regularly from multiple locations. This quick start covers how to decide if IMAP is right for you and some basics on using it with Netscape Messenger.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/is/help/imap/
Contact: Sarah Hickok, hickok@mit.edu
Sponsor: Information Systems
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Eudora Quick Start
IS Training Staff
Mon Jan 8, 12-01:00pm, N42 Demo Center
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
This session - for Macintosh and PC users - shows how to configure Eudora, create messages and address lists, send and receive attachments, and sort incoming e-mail.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/is/help/eudora
Contact: Sarah Hickok, x3-7685, hickok@mit.edu
Sponsor: Information Systems
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Events Calendar Demo
Mary Ellen Bushnell
Tue Jan 30, 12-01:00pm, N42 Demo Center
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Looking for a way to reach a huge audience for your upcoming activity? Come to this demo and learn how to post your group's events on the MIT Events Calendar.
Contact: Mary Ellen Bushnell, bushnell@mit.edu
Sponsor: Information Systems
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Excel Quick Start
IS Training Staff
Wed Jan 17, 12-01:00pm, N42 Demo Center
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
This course presents an overview of Excel's basic functions, as well as some of its more powerful features and capabilities.
Contact: Sarah Hickok, hickok@mit.edu
Sponsor: Information Systems
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Excel User Group
John Fothergill, Jr.
Tue Jan 9, 12-01:00pm, N42-Demo Center
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Join other Windows and Mac Excel users to ask and answer questions, and to learn about advanced Excel features.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/xlug/
Contact: John Fothergill, Jr., N42-290, x3-5312, jjfothjr@mit.edu
Sponsor: Information Systems
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FileMaker Quick Start
IS Training Staff
Thu Jan 11, 01:30-02:30pm, N42 Demo Center
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
This session introduces database terms, shows how to create a simple database, and covers the six modes of FileMaker. Demos of several databases show how the software can be used.
Contact: Sarah Hickok, x3-7685, hickok@mit.edu
Sponsor: Information Systems
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FileMaker User Group
Peggy Conant , Kevin Cunningham
Fri Feb 2, 12-01:00pm, N42 Demo Center
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
The MIT FileMaker User Group (fmug) was formed for people at MIT, from beginners to experts, who are using or interested in learning to use FileMaker® Pro database software and related products. After several years of dormancy, the group has been revived to acknowledge increasing use of FileMaker products on campus and to help the user community transition to FileMaker 5.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/is/help/filemaker/fmug/
Contact: Peggy Conant, N42-240h, x8-6481, pconant@mit.edu
Sponsor: Information Systems
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Getting Connected to MITnet
Mark Van Dyke
Tue Jan 30, 02-03:00pm, N42 Demo Center
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
This lecture will help guide you through the process of configuring your laptop or home computer to connect to MITnet so that you will have access to online services available to MIT community members only. Attendees will learn about the different options they have for connecting to MIT from on and off campus. In addition, all attendees will receive a CD containing the necessary software for accessing MITnet and MIT's online services such as email and WebSIS.
This session is highly recommended for all incoming graduate students, visiting scholars, and new faculty and staff.
Contact: Mark Van Dyke, mvan@mit.edu
Sponsor: Information Systems
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High-Tech and Low-Tech Strategies for Individuals with Learning Disabilities and Attention Deficit Disorder
Kathy Cahill, MIT ATIC Lab , Rich Goldhammer, MIT Disabilities Services Office, Gadi Geiger of Brain and Cognitive Science
Tue Jan 16, 02-03:30pm, 3-133
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Kathy, Rich, and Gadi will show effective ways to get work done, improve comprehension of materials, and stay organized. Some of the devices that will be reviewed include the Palm Pilot, Kurzweil 3000 scanning and reading software, Alpha Smart note-taker, Inspiration outlining software,and multisensory approaches to reading.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/atic/www/
Contact: Kathy Cahill, MIT ATIC Lab, 11-103, x3-5111, kcahill@mit.edu
Sponsor: Information Systems
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InDesign Demo
Robyn Fizz
Thu Jan 18, 02-03:00pm, N42 Demo Center
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
InDesign is Adobe's new high-end page layout program. This demo will give you a tour of InDesign's interface (with many palettes and tools borrowed from Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator) and show you some of its key features. These include frames, layers, gradients, and sophisticated typographic controls.
Contact: Sarah Hickok, x3-7685, hickok@mit.edu
Sponsor: Information Systems
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MIT 2001: A Student Laptop Odyssey
Phillip Long , Joanne Hallisey
Tue Jan 9, 10am-12:00pm, 3-133
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
MIT is investigating ways to leverage the computing resources that students bring when they attend the Institute to better serve their educational needs. Hear a presentation on the status of laptop"1:1 Computing Discovery Project", and what's going on regarding mobile computing at other institutions around the country. Your ideas and input as to where MIT might wish to go in terms of student laptop computing will be invaluable to the project team.
Contact: Phillip Long, longpd@MIT.EDU
Sponsor: Information Systems
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MIT Unwired
Chris Murphy
Wed Jan 17, 02-03:00pm, 2-105
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
MIT is currently in the process of installing wireless access to MITnet in a number of classrooms, libraries, and common spaces. This talk, aimed at a general audience, will discuss the project, including its goals, progress to date, and various issues surrounding the use of wireless networking at MIT.
Contact: Mary Ellen Bushnell, bushnell@mit.edu
Sponsor: Information Systems
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Mac OS Quick Start
IS Training Staff
Wed Jan 24, 12-01:00pm, N42 Demo Center
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Get started with managing Macintosh applications, files, and folders efficiently. Obtain an overview of new features provided by the newest Mac operating system.
Contact: Janet Littell, x3-3166, jlittell@mit.edu
Sponsor: Information Systems
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Mac Tech Partners
Al Willis
Mon Jan 22, 12-01:30pm, N42 Demo Center
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Join with Macintosh users who - officially or otherwise - help others within their departments make more productive use of computers.
Contact: Al Willis, N42-140I, x3-0196, awillis@mit.edu
Sponsor: Information Systems
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NT Partners
Bryant Vernon
Mon Jan 22, 12-01:00pm, 2-142
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Join with other NT users who, officially or otherwise, help users within their departments make more productive use of NT workstations.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/winnt/
Contact: Bryant Vernon, bcvernon@MIT.EDU
Sponsor: Information Systems
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Office 2001 Demo
IS Training Staff
Mon Jan 29, 12-01:00pm, N42 Demo Center
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
This session is designed for people who are already using Office on a Macintosh and have upgraded to the new version. Find out about the new features and functions that have been added to the Office environment.
Contact: Sarah Hickok, x3-7685, hickok@mit.edu
Sponsor: Information Systems
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Orientation to Computing at MIT
IS Training Staff
Fri Jan 19, 12-01:30pm, N42 Demo Center
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
This class provides very basic information about the MIT computing environment. Topics include: telephones and voice mail, operating systems, supported software and recommended hardware, the campus network, security, help resources, and computer-related health issues.
Contact: Sarah Hickok, x3-7685, hickok@mit.edu
Sponsor: Information Systems
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Overview of Purchasing on the Web
Peggy Conant
Fri Jan 26, 12-01:30pm, N42 Demo Center
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
This demo integrates all aspects of using SAPweb for purchasing, including requisitioning external vendors, internal providers, and preferred partners. In this session we will introduce the SAPweb requisitioning form and the new online catalogs. We'll also go over purchasing procedures for buying from preferred partner vendors, including Office Depot, VWR, BOC Gases and NECX. We will also demonstrate how the new online ordering system interfaces with SAPweb.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/sapweb
Contact: Peggy Conant, N42-240h, x8-6481, pconant@mit.edu
Sponsor: Information Systems
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PowerPoint Quick Start
Lee Ridgway
Thu Jan 11, 12-01:00pm, N42 Demo Center
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
PowerPoint makes it easy to jazz up your presentations. Get an introduction to what PowerPoint can do. Find out how to create shows. Learn how to use drawing tools, graphics, and create handouts.
Contact: Lee Ridgway, x3-7727, ridgway@mit.edu
Sponsor: Information Systems
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Running Linux on a Mac
Kathleen Moriarty. MCC , Ricky Leiserson, MIT Apple Campus Representative
Wed Jan 17, 01:30-03:30pm, N42 Demo Center
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Interested in running Linux, but not sure if it will run on your Mac? Come see Linux installed and running on a PowerMac G4. Representatives from Apple Computer will be on hand to answer questions and a Linux CD will be distributed to all who attend.
Contact: Kathleen Moriarty. MCC, kathleen@mit.edu
Sponsor: Information Systems
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SAP User Group
Brian Tavares
Thu Feb 1, 02-03:30pm, E51-111
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Join with others who use SAP to learn the latest changes and enhancements to the system. Included are demos and time for Q&A at each monthly meeting.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/sapr3/usergroup.html
Contact: Brian Tavares, x3-0801, btavares@mit.edu
Sponsor: Information Systems
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Software Accessibility
Kathy Cahill
Mon Jan 22, 02-03:00pm, 3-133
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Members of the MIT Software Accessibility Team will discuss MIT's new Software Accessibility Policy and Guidelines. The guidelines will assist those who develop or purchase software in meeting minimum accessibility standards. There will be demonstrations and discussion of accessible and inaccessible software, as well as information on ways to make software accessible to users with disabilities.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/atic/www
Contact: Kathy Cahill, 11-103, kcahill@mit.edu
Sponsor: Information Systems
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TSM (ADSM) Quick Start
IS Training
Wed Jan 31, 12-01:00pm, N42 Demo Center
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
TSM (formerly ADSM) is a network-based application for backing up the contents of your computer. Learn how to download, install, and configure TSM, for backing up your files to a secure server over the network. Discuss your TSM questions with technical staff.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/is/help/tsm
Contact: Janet Littell, jlittell@mit.edu
Sponsor: Information Systems
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Talk to Your PC: Voice Recognition Software for the PC
Kathy Cahill , Mary Ziegler
Tue Jan 9, 02-03:00pm, 3-133
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Mary Ziegler and Kathleen Cahill of the MIT ATIC Lab will discuss the state of voice recognition software today, current products that are on the market, and hardware requirements if you are considering purchase. They will demonstrate the continuous voice recognition package Dragon NaturallySpeaking and answer questions.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/atic/www/
Contact: Mary Ziegler, N42-140h, x8-9328, maryz@mit.edu
Sponsor: Information Systems
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Tour of MIT's Data Warehouse
Data Warehouse Team
Thu Jan 18, 12-01:30pm, 1-190
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Would you like to know what the Data Warehouse is and what it can do for you? What data is available now and what is on the horizon? Then come on along for a "virtual" tour of the MIT Data Warehouse.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/warehouse
Contact: Sarah Hickok, x3-0852, hickok@mit.edu
Sponsor: Information Systems
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Using Adobe Photoshop
Liyan Guo
Tue Jan 9, Thu Jan 11, Tue Jan 16, Thu Jan 18, Tue Jan 23, 02-03:30pm, E56-270
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 08-Jan-2001
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
An introductory class to Adobe Photoshop for people who have little or no prior Photoshop experience. Topics will cover most basic Photoshop techniques as well as advanced Photoshop features. For detail, see class on-line description.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/hell2001/www/photoshop/
Contact: Liyan Guo, Baker 534, 225-7284, hell2001@mit.edu
Sponsor: Liyan Guo, BAKER-HOUSE, 617 225-7284, hell2001@mit.edu
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Virus Protection Quick Start
Janet Littell , Gerry Issacson
Thu Jan 25, 12-01:00pm, N42 Demo Center
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Learn how to download, install, and configure virus protection for your computer, and how to keep the software up to date. Discuss your questions with Jerry Isaacson, MIT Information Security Officer.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/is/help/virus/
Contact: Janet Littell, jlittell@mit.edu
Sponsor: Information Systems
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Web @ MIT Quick Start
IS Training Staff
Fri Jan 12, 12-01:00pm, N42 Demo Center
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Learn how to explore the Web using Netscape. This session demonstrates the basics of a Web page, navigating from page to page, creating and editing bookmark lists, saving and printing a page, simple searching, and using Netscape's on-line help. Also included is a brief look at MIT's use of Web certificates and secure Web services.
Contact: Sarah Hickok, x3-7685, hickok@mit.edu
Sponsor: Information Systems
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Web Accessibility and Universal Design
Joe Lazzaro, Director of Technology at the Mass. Commission
Tue Jan 30, 12-01:00pm, 2-105
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Joe Lazzaro, Director of Technology at the Mass. Commission for the Blind is the author of "Adapting PCs for Disabilities" and "Adaptive Technologies for Learning and Work Environments". Joe is also an online instructor for Project EASI (Equal Access to Software and Information). Learn about MIT's Web Accessibility Policy and Principles, and tools to help you make your site accessible.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/atic/www/
Contact: Kathy Cahill, 11-103, kcahill@mit.edu
Sponsor: Information Systems
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Web-based Computer Training (WBT) Overview
Jeff Prevost, Element K
Thu Jan 25, 11am-12:00pm, 3-133
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Web-based training (WBT) is also referred to as on-line learning, or just-in-time training. It consists of modularized training courses, available over the web, anytime of the day or night, 365 days a year. MIT has signed a license to allow 1000 members of the MIT community to take advantage of WBT offered through Element K. Come see wht this is all about.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/is/training/wbt
Contact: John Fothergill, Jr, jjfothjr@mit.edu
Sponsor: Information Systems
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Windows 2000 Quick Start
IS Training Staff
Thu Jan 18, 12-01:00pm, N42 Demo Center
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
This session demonstrates the new features and functionalities of Windows 2000 for the desktop user. Tour Start Menu enhancements; compare differences between the new My Network Places and previous Network Neighborhood; meet the Active Desktop, Power Management, and Windows Update. See how many Control Panel functions have been consolidated, where NT profiles and Administrative Tools now reside, and how to set up a printer. We will explain why Active Directories are not currently allowed at MIT and make some recommendations for operating in this new environment. (System administration not covered.)
Contact: Sarah Hickok, hickok@mit.edu
Sponsor: Information Systems
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Word User Group
Ruth Levistsky
Tue Jan 23, 12-01:00pm, N42 Demo Center
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Join other Word users - both Mac and PC - to share questions and answers and see demos of new features. This month's meeting will include a demo of Word 2000 new features.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/mugs/word/
Contact: Ruth Levistsky, levitsky@mit.edu
Sponsor: Information Systems
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