TECH EXPRESS: Using Open Source Software and Other Freebies

Using Open Source Software and Other Freebies (a.k.a. Alternatives to MS Office and Sound, Video, and Graphic Manipulation software)

Do you wish you had office applications at home? Is your department running out of funds because you're spending too much on licensing fees for tools like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Illustrator, and Photoshop? Come to this Tech Express as our instructor, Mark Branom, demonstrates Open Source and other free alternatives. Topics will include OpenOffice.org, Audacity, Picasa, Google Spreadsheets, Google Page Creator, and Writely.

Date and Time:

Thursday, November 16, 2006. 12:00 PM.
Approximate duration of 1 hour(s).

Location:

Turing Auditorium (Polya Hall, Room 111) [Map] [Map]

URL:

http://techbriefing.stanford.edu

Audience:

General Public

Category:

Lectures/Readings

Sponsor:

IT Services Technology Training

Contact:

650-723-4391
techtraining@stanford.edu

Admission:

No fees. No fuss. Intended for power users, Expert Partners, and those with IT responsibilities, but open to everyone - faculty, staff, and students - no registration is required. This is your opportunity to get updates from and ask questions of IT Servic