Speaking of Computers Goes Paperless
Speaking of Computers is now an online only publication. Beginning with this issue (Winter 2005), the newsletter will be published via the web only. With this new web version, you can browse the table of contents and read the articles of your choice... Read more
Stanford and Google to Make Library Books Available Online
Stanford recently announced an ambitious plan to cooperate with Google Inc. in digitizing hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions, of books from the shelves of Stanford libraries and making them available to readers worldwide and without charge. ... Read more
CourseWork Highlights for Winter 2005
CourseWork, Stanford's course management system, has gained tremendous popularity since it was released in January 2001. In the first two weeks of Fall Quarter 2004, the number of courses using CourseWork increased by 22 percent compared to the ... Read more
Doctoral Student Using CourseWork in Unexpected Ways
Over the past two years, doctoral student, Per Urlaub, has used CourseWork, Stanford's course management system, extensively in teaching German language. Now, Urlaub is extending CourseWork's versatility and reliability beyond the classroom and ... Read more
ITSS Computer Replacement Recommendations for 2004-2005
Every year, ITSS recommends a minimum standard for desktop computers for administrative or general use. These standards help ensure that your computer has adequate performance and current security settings, and is compatible with common applications... Read more
Desktop Computer Security: Stanford's BigFix Patch Management Service
The last issue of this newsletter introduced two new tools that ITSS has provided to the Stanford community to improve desktop computer security... Read more
Computer Passwords Are Passé
Did you know that, under certain circumstances, an 8-character perfectly random Microsoft Windows password consisting only of numbers and letters of the alphabet can be "cracked" in a few minutes using commercially available software? Did you know... Read more
Licensed Software at Stanford
Stanford's Software Licensing group had a very busy year in 2004. They completed negotiations on several new licenses, and added to some existing ones. For more information on purchasing or downloading these products, please check their web site ... Read more
ITSS Marketing Services Team Assists the Stanford Community
Last year, ITSS conducted a customer survey that revealed several product awareness concerns. The survey results suggest that a large number of clients are not aware of the services that ITSS offers and that many services are underutilized and their... Read more
Faster Web Service at Stanford
Maybe you noticed it, maybe you didn't. Late last year, just before Thanksgiving, the Stanford web service suddenly got faster. When you clicked on a link or typed a URL in the browser bar, the page you requested popped up more quickly than before. ... Read more
New Portable Webcasting System from ITSS
ITSS is pleased to announce a new webcasting system, an addition to their Streaming Media services. This new system offers a very low cost and easy to use solution for broadcasting on the web live events, training classes, conferences and much ... Read more
Center for Teaching and Learning Workshops for TAs
This winter, the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) will offer a series of workshops for Teaching Assistants, focusing on issues that TAs face in their multiple roles in a course. The first workshop, Maintaining Websites on the Leland Servers... Read more
Just How Practical IS Speech Recognition Software?
The product tagline for IBM's ViaVoice speech recognition software proclaims "You talk; it types". And it's true! The real issue, though, is how accurately it types what you say. Many people try speech recognition (SR) software, it doesn't meet ... Read more
News from VPUE's Academic Technology Specialist Program
The Vice Provost of Undergraduate Education's (VPUE) Academic Technology Specialist (ATS) Program continues to engage in a variety of collaborative, innovative projects as indicated by their most recent activities: Undergraduate Research Programs ... Read more
Stanford's Copyright Reminder
Dear Students, Faculty & Staff, I am providing a link to Stanford University's Copyright Reminder for 2004. These informational sheets are in... Read more
