Massac Tech Ed

Here are a few of the newest updates for our Massac Apps: Please note that these features may not immediately be available, but are intended for release in April 2011. Sites - Recovery of deleted sites. If an owner of a site accidentally deletes a site, it will be immediately removed from view but they may recover it by visiting its URL within 30 days. Contacts - Add new contact information that will default to “Work” instead of “Home” field types. - Manage groups more easily by quickly adding email addresses to groups, and picking from a contact’s multiple email addresses to use on a group-by-group basis. - Revert changes to your Contacts for up to 30 days in case you need to restore deleted or merged contacts, or undo an import. Spreadsheets - Ability to hide individual sheets in your spreadsheet. - Filtering is now available in Google Spreadsheets. Adding a filter onto a set of data can help you quickly narrow down the data set to find the data you need. By selecting a data set, you...

Google Cloud Connect is a plug-in to Microsoft Office that allows you to synchronize documents, spreadsheets, and presentations with your Massac Apps and/or other Google Account. Other features include collaboration, document sharing, and offline editing. After installing the Cloud Connect toolbar to Microsoft Office, you will be prompted to enter your account credentials. You will also have the option to synchronize your files automatically or manually. This is a handy tool for backing up those important files! Requirements: Windows XP/Vista/7 ; Microsoft Office 2003/2007/2010 Check it out: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/cloudconnect

Google Docs has now added support for the following file formats: Microsoft Excel (.XLS and .XLSX) Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 / 2010 (.PPTX) Apple Pages (.PAGES) Adobe Illustrator (.AI) Adobe Photoshop (.PSD) Autodesk AutoCad (.DXF) Scalable Vector Graphics (.SVG) PostScript (.EPS, .PS) TrueType (.TTF) XML Paper Specification (.XPS) To use your Massac Docs account, visit http://docs.massac.org

For those of you who are using Google Docs (Our address is http://docs.massac.org ), you might have noticed a few changes. New filters in ‘More options’ making it easier to narrow your search by type, visibility state and other criteria. A new preview panel on the right side of the document list showing a preview thumbnail, sharing settings and more. If the file is a video, you can start playing it directly from the preview panel or from the recently announced video player. To make it easier to view photos, you can now click on the magnifying glass on a photo to open a full screen slide-show viewer. A new view called ‘Home’. The contents of the ‘Home’ view are controlled by you so that the content you access the most often is easier to get to. You can remove files from the ‘Home’ view by right clicking the file and selecting ‘Don’t show in home’ to hide them. And when you need them, these files can always be found later by selecting ‘All items’ or using search. ‘Folders’ have been rep...

Ever find yourself in need of a graphing calculator? Don't want to pay 100 dollars for a new calculator? Then Microsoft may have a solution for you. This product used to be $20 but now is free. Visit this site for more information: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/alfredth/archive/2011/01/20/microsoft-math-4-0-and-more.aspx Visit this site to download the software: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=9caca722-5235-401c-8d3f-9e242b794c3a Enjoy!

For intermediate to advanced users (Windows based PCs). Almost monthly I come across a computer with a fake antivirus program on it. These programs claim that your PC will remain infected until you buy their product. If this ever happens, your computer has most likely been compromised by malware. Some of the common fake antivirus programs are: -Rogue Antivirus -Antimalware Doctor -Super Antispyware Other than making your computer nearly unusable, these programs often try to obtain your personal information, such as credit card numbers. Below I will offer a solution to rid your computer of this unwanted malware. (Please note that this method does not always work.) 1. If you are able to navigate using your web browser, download this file. Rkill and Malwarebytes (ZIP) Alternatively, you may download these files using another computer. I would recommend burning these files to a CD and then placing the CD in the infected computer. 2. Extract these files onto the in...

You can access all of these services by using your Massac E-Mail Account 1. Google Chat Just a reminder that there are a couple of ways to chat via your Massac Account. Check out the following link for more information http://www.google.com/talk/ 2. Picasa (Photo Editing/Storage) Check out the following link for more information http://picasa.google.com/ 3. Google Calendar Use the calendar to keep track of important dates, appointments, or meetings. Create more calendars to post on your webpage/website to keep your students and parents informed about upcoming assignments, class projects, or tests. Check out the following link to get started on your calendar http://calendar.massac.org If you have any questions on these services, please contact: Tom - twalker@massac.org Joel - jthoman@massac.org