Technology Resources

Microsoft Office

Office 2007 Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 file formats - With the new Office suite, comes new file formats which result in backwards compatability issues with previous versions of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Fortunately, there is a free tool from Microsoft that will allow previous versions of these programs to open, edit, save and create files using these new formats.

*For Windows Users* - http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/default.aspx
These are free downloadable templates for MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint not included in your original installation of Office. They include calendars, greeting cards, resumes, etc.

Mactopia

*For Mac Users* - http://www.microsoft.com/mac/
Also includes free templates for Office for Macs, plus links to downloads for Internet Explorer and other Microsoft products for the mac.

Digital Camera Reviews

http://www.steves-digicams.com/ This is the website to visit before you buy the digital camera that you've been eyeing. resolution, I recommend starting at The Best Cameras List, which ranks professional, prosumer, consumer, and entry level cameras based on the hightest resolution, image quality and overall 'biggest bang for your buck'.

For Mac Users

Automator World - http://www.automatorworld.com - This is for Mac Users with the latest version of the Mac OS, Tiger. Use the Automator program to create scripts that will do all those little annoyingly repetive manual tasks (like converting the file type and resizing large groups of images and moving them to a new folder). At Automator World, you'll find detailed instructions on how to create these sanity and time saving workflows in Automator.

Video Tutorials

Technology Training Center at SUNY Cortland - This is a link to the RSS Feed in iTunesU that will launch in your iTunes Application

Microsoft Office 2007 & 2003 Tutorials - Microsoft has created many self paced online tutorials for both the Office 2007 and Office 2003 application suites. These are text based tutorials that include images with an audio narration, and are categorize by application and function.