Tag: Microsoft Excel

Southeast Steuben County Library Adult Services & Digital Literacy Programs Week of June 22, 2015

Linda Reimer

Tuesday, June 23, 2014:

Sticky Notes: a thematic book club: The first theme, for May 26th, will be “Beginnings.” Simply pick a book to read related to that theme in some way, fiction or non-fiction, any genre, then come tell the group about it – what it was about, what you liked, or didn’t like. Then we’ll vote on the next theme! Light refreshments served. For questions, call Michelle Wells at 607 936 3713 x 209 or email wellsm@stls.org

Sticky Notes is held the 4th Tuesday of the month @ 1 pm

3 D Printer Program: Jewelry: This program will include a brief 3 D Printer presentation and then attendees will modify select Jewelry templates from the Makerbot companion website Thingiverse to customize and print bracelets, necklaces & pendants.

Registration is required for this program. To register please call the library at 607-936-3713.

Note: Because the 3 D Printer Process takes a while – attendees will have to pick up their creations at a later date.

Time: 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, June 24, 2015:

Exploring Excel Workshop: Join guest presenter DJ Dates; Assistant Professor in Computer & Information Science at Corning Community College and learn more about Microsoft Excel! This class will BUILD on the basics of Excel. Attendees will learn how to do Simple Functions, Loan Payment Function and Relative, Absolute & Mixed Cell Referencing. You will also create an Amortization Table and learn how to Link Data across Worksheets & Files!

Registration is required for this program. To register call the library at 607-936-3713.

Time: 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Thursday, June 25, 2015:

Computer Security & Privacy Workshop: Computer Science expert D. J. Dates will host this program. Workshop attendees will gain insight on how to safely travel around their computer and the Internet. D. J. will also discuss Encryption and Script Blocking!

Registration is required for this program. To register call the library at 607-936-3713.

Time:  1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Evening Book Talk: Emerging from the Shadows: The Needs of Older Women and The Benefits of Supporting Them by Dr. Ron Hofsess: (TLOW) Trust in the Lives of Older Women- Did you know that women do roughly 2/3 of the work in the world, paid and volunteer, done by people over 60 years of age? And yet, as they age, they lose their support network. What issues do they face and what can we do to help them? Come find out.

Time: 7:00 – 8:00 pm

Corning Area Writer’s Group: Inject some socialization into your solo writing time by join the library’s Adult Creative Writers Group for conversation, inspiration and feedback on writing projects. No sign up is required. This group meets every Thursday from 6-8 pm. On the third Thursday of the month the group meets in the library. On the other Thursdays the group meets at Soul Full Cup CoffeeHouse.

For more information, please call Adult Services Director Michelle Wells at (607) 936-3713 ext 209 or email wellsm@stls.org.

Time: 6:00 – 8:00 pm

Saturday, June 27, 2015:

Quarterly Crafting: Choose among the multitude of materials and projects to make something crafty. As always, there will be veggies, pizza and dessert as well as relaxed conversation. Come create with us

Time: 4:00 – 6:00 pm

Monday – Friday: One-On-One Sessions: One-On-One personal technology assistance sessions are available at the library at variety of times through the week by appointment.

If you’ve purchased a new laptop, e-reader, smartphone or tablet and have questions about how to use it – give our Digital Literacy Service staff a call and we’ll set up a time for you to come in and meet with one of our specialist to learn the usage ropes of your device.

And if you have questions about how to use the Internet, how to send email, how to Skype, how to use software including: Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, iTunes or Windows Media Player likewise call us to make an appointment today.

One-On-One sessions are available for free! Just contact us in person at the library, by telephone at 607-936-3713 or by sending an email to us at: DIGLIT@STLS.ORG

Time: Appointments are available at a variety of times during library hours of operation. Call the library for the library for additional information.

All library programs are sponsored by the Friends of the Library, SSC.

Adult Services & Digital Literacy (AKA Personal Technology) Programs Week of June 1, 2015

Linda Reimer

Tuesday, June 2, 2015:

Computer Security & Privacy Workshop: Computer Science expert D. J. Dates will host this program. Workshop attendees will gain insight on how to safely travel around their computer and the Internet. D. J. will also discuss Encryption and Script Blocking!

Registration is required for this program. To register please call us at: 607-936-3713 or send an email to us at: DIGLIT@STLS.ORG

Time: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Microsoft Excel: Course I: Learn the latest features of Microsoft Excel 2010. This tutorial will walk you through Cell Basics and how to Modify Columns, Rows and Cells. We invite you to bring your own laptop (if you have Excel 2010), and will provide laptops for those who need them.

Registration is required for this program. To register please call us at: 607-936-3713 or send an email to us at: DIGLIT@STLS.ORG

Time: 2:00 pm-4:00pm

Thursday, June 4, 2015:

Corning Area Writer’s Group: Inject some socialization into your solo writing time by join the library’s Adult Creative Writers Group for conversation, inspiration and feedback on writing projects. No sign up is required. This group meets every Thursday from 6-8 pm. On the third Thursday of the month the group meets in the library. On the other Thursdays the group meets at Soul Full Cup CoffeeHouse. For more information, please call Adult Services Director Michelle Wells at (607) 936-3713 ext 209 or email wellsm@stls.org.

Time: 6:00 – 8:00 pm

Spin a Yarn! Bring in a knitting or crochet project you are working on, get instructions or help or use club materials to make something for a greater good. For more details, call (607)936-3713. All skill levels welcome.

Time: 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Friday, June 5, 2015:

Friday Night Free Film: 50/50 (2011): Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Seth Rogen team up to beat the odds in a film that Rolling Stone calls achingly hilarious and heartfelt. Diagnosed with spinal cancer, 27 year old Adam (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) navigates the road to recovery with the sometimes overbearing support of his crude best friend (Rogen), his smothering mother (Angelica Huston) and an inexperienced therapist (Anna Kendrick). Inspired by a true story of writer Will Reiser, 50/50 is an honest yet hysterically funny account of a young man’s journey toward healing. MPAA Rating: R. Run Time: 100 minutes.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1306980/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

Also…

The Library offers One-On-One Personal Technology Assistance Sessions by Appointment:

  • If you have questions about any of the material we cover in our Digital Literacy programs

 

  • If you can’t make a program but would like to know more about the subject we’re covering in a program

 

Or

 

  • If you have questions about how to use a new tablet, smartphone, e-reader or a piece of software —

 

You can make an appointment with a member of our Digital Literacy Services staff to come to the library at a time that is convenient for you and we’ll answer your tech usage questions or go over the material we cover in any of our tech programs!

 

It is a free service the library offers!

 

You can make an appointment in person at the library, by telephoning 607-936-3713, or by sending an email to our Digital Literacy Services Department at: DIGLIT@STLS.ORG

Some Tech News & Library Tech Event of the Week

Linda Reimer

On a general tech news note, all I can say is wow! All one has to do is go on vacation for a couple of days for the some of the major powers that be in the tech world to make announcements! Microsoft and Apple have made major tech announcements and Amazon has announced a new Kindle feature called Whispercast which will make using, and sharing, Kindle e-books among employees and students much easier.

From the Microsoft corner, Microsoft has finally announced the price of its upcoming Surface tablet. The entry level Surface tablet, which will be running a version of the upcoming Windows 8, will cost $499 for the 32 GB version sans the neat attachable (and easy detached) keyboard. And if you want the keyboard too then the price goes up $100. So the entry level Surface Tablet will be priced at the same price as the entry level 16 GB iPad 3 – just FYI for comparison sake! And of course I am sure that the iPad Mini will be priced at less than that.

And speaking of the iPad Mini, Apple has finally sent out invitations for a new press event to be held on October 23. The press invitations hint at the unveiling of a smaller iPad (that the press is calling the iPad Mini)– the invitations state “We’ve got a little more to show you.” And I must admit to being amused at the timing – nothing like rivalry between tech companies! The Apple press event is being held on Wednesday, October 23 and Windows 8, and a multitude of PCs, tablets and hybrid devices running versions of Windows 8 arrive in stores on Friday, October 26, 2012 – only three days later!

Nothing like a little competition in introducing new tech devices just in time for the holiday season!

And on the Amazon news front, Amazon has just introduced Kindle Whispercast service. This new service is aimed at the educational and business worlds and will allow respective administrators the ability to control content delivered to any registered device that either is a Kindle or a device that has downloaded the Kindle reading app. And the devices that can download the Kindle reading app (and thus read Kindle content) include PCs, Macs, smartphones and tablets of all varieties. In essence if your tech device has a web browser you should be able to register your device to be used with this service. And as a giant added bonus for administrators – you will now be able to manage all content and pay for all e-books added to all registered devices through one account! And that is a huge, and exciting change, because previously you could have a maximum of five Kindles registered to one account which might work well if you have a family of five or less but which wasn’t a viable option for business, school or public library use!

If you’d like to read more on the tech topics mentioned above here are some article links:

The first link is to a CNET article titled At $499, is Microsoft’s Surface tablet priced to move?

http://goo.gl/VkqjO

The second link is to a Reuter’s article titled Apple sets October 23 event, smaller iPad expected:

http://goo.gl/hhPXk

And the last two links are to an article and web page that discuss Amazon’s new Whispercast Kindle service. The first link is to an article titled Amazon’s Whispercast for Kindle targets schools, business:

http://goo.gl/6Mg6s

And the second link is to the official Amazon Whispercast web page which offers more details on the new service:

https://whispercast.amazon.com/info/faqs/

And on a final note, in addition to our usual, and very popular, free one-on-one tech instruction sessions by appointment this week — we also have a program on Microsoft Excel this afternoon.

So if you’d like to learn the basic layout of the Microsoft Excel land – join us!

Here’s the info about the program:

BE:Lab Wednesday One Hour Tech Workshop: Microsoft Excel Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM. Description: This workshop assists new Microsoft Excel users in learning how to use the software. Sign up is required by calling (607)936-3713 ext. 502.

Linda R.