ResNET Programs & Training
Spring 2009 Programs |
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The New iPod Touch!
- Thursday, April 23 - 6:00pm
- Stacy Hall 1st Floor Lounge
- Want to learn about the new, 2nd Generation iPod Touch? Come to this event to learn about all the new features and capabilities of the iPod Touch, including applications and hardware upgrades. We'll even have an example on hand to try yourself!
Free food will be provided (while supplies last).
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Hey, That's Mine! - Digitally Watermarking Your Work
- Tuesday, April 21 - 6:30pm
- Kenan Parlor
- Ever worried that someone will claim your rightful work as their own? Come learn about digital watermarking and how to hide signature text in your soft copy work, with virtually undetectable changes to the original document! A demonstration of a free file/text-hiding program will be given. Free food provided while supplies last.
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Can you LAN? We can!
- Saturday, April 18 - 6:00pm
- Teague Multipurpose Room
- If you and your buddies have ever wanted to play a multi-player computer game together, but you've had problems setting up the connection, this event is for you. We'll walk through the basics of setting up a local area network (LAN) for gaming. After that we'll set up a LAN and demonstrate its use with the game Starcraft over the LAN that you helped create. If you have Starcraft installed and want to bring your own computer and mouse, we encourage you to do so.
Free food provided while supplies last.
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ResNet Mario Kart Wii Tournament
- Friday, April 17 - 6:00pm
- Craige Coffeehouse
- Need to get your mind off school? Come participate in a Mario Kart Wii Tournament in the Craige Coffeehouse (Located on the Ground Floor of Craige - Basketball side) where you can show off your driving skills. There will be a prize for the winner! To compete, be sure to arrive by 6pm. Registration for the tournament will close at 6pm.
Free Food provided (while supplies last).
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Forget the mouse and keyboard, Microsoft Surface is the future computing!
- Wednesday, April 15 - 6:00pm
- Hardin seminar Room
- Microsoft Surface employs a camera-based vision system that lets users grab digital content with their hands and move information between objects with simple gestures and touches. Come to this presentation and learn all about this new product by Microsoft. There will also be FREE FOOD & DRINKS (while supplies last)!
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Street Fighter 4 - HD Gaming and You
- Wednesday, April 15 - 7:00pm
- HJ Rec Room
- Are you getting the most our of your Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3? What is the meaning of 1080p/1080i/720p? Is your X-Box 360 set up for HD? Think you are the best Street Fighter 4 player on south campus? Want to play some games in HD? Come find out what HDTV really means in a short presentation; Followed by pizza, a Street Fighter 4 tournament, and a few x-box 360 games in HD.
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What will come after Wii
- Tuesday, March 31 - 6:00pm
- RV 4 - Lobby
- Motion capture devices are being introduced into the mainstream through devices such as the iPhone, iTouch, and Wii. Where did this technology come from and what will be possible with it in the future? Come by and have some fun with the Wii as we explore the possibilities in user interaction as this technology further emerges.
Free food will be provided (while supplies last).
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Gaming Tournament: It's All About Co-op!
- Tuesday, March 31 - 7:00pm
- Graham Lounge
- Over the years, cooperative play in gaming has evolved from the occasional mod into the mainstream selling point that it is today. Hear a discussion of the finer points of what's popular and what's not and experience it for yourself!
Free food will be provided (while supplies last).
The EASY, FREE and most EFFICIENT way to get your Life Together!!!!
- Monday, March 30 - 6:30pm
- Morrison TV Room
- Have you found that it is increasingly difficult to remember all of those daily events, such as meetings and other organizational duties? How much of a hassle it is to carry the ancient daily planner, that is not equipped with nearly enough lines to schedule tasks? Well come check out some EASY, FREE and EFFICIENT methods of daily planning with the use of electronic calendars. Come out and enjoy some FREE FOOD and refreshments and learn how to get YOUR LIFE TOGETHER.
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Emergin' with Offline Web Applications
- Sunday, March 29 - 7:00pm
- Whitehead Lounge
- Wish you could access your Gmail at any time? Now you can! With no need to be online, you can use your Google Calendar like any other program. Come find out how to use offline web applications and learn to love the web all over again!
Free food will be provided (while supplies last).
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Baity Hill Ice Cream Social and Family Gaming Expo
- Sunday, March 29 - 2:00pm
- Baity Hill Community Office
- Bring your whole family and get to know other Baity Hill residents while trying out new video games suitable for children and the whole family. Check out Rock Band, Guitar Hero, and Wii Mario Kart. To satisfy your taste buds, ResNET will be providing an ice cream buffet.
It's Lonely at the Top...Unless You've Got a Buddy
- Saturday, March 28 - 7:00pm
- Hinton James or SASB
- ResNET will be hosting a free 2v2 halo tournament, and you're invited. So grab a friend and sign up beforehand, or come alone and find a friend there. Either way, be ready to finish the fight.
Snacks will be provided (while supplies last).
Photo editing and graphics on the cheap
- Wednesday, March 25 - 7:00pm
- Connor Lobby
- Come learn about free, open source programs for photo editing, illustration, and 3D graphics. Learn how you can create images and graphics without owning expensive programs such as Photoshop, Illustrator, and Maya.
Free food will be provided (while supplies last).
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Flash Crash Course
- Wednesday, March 25 - 6:00pm
- Ram Village 4 Lobby
- Have you ever wanted to know how some of the animations you see on the web are done? Come learn how to download a free trial of Adobe Flash and get a little information on how to use it.
Free food will be provided (while supplies last).
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You Gotta Get that Dirt off your Computer
- Tuesday, March 24 - 5:30pm
- Carmichael Fishbowl
- Come get your computer cleaned, and learn what you can do to keep it that way! There will be discussion about what kind of abuse your computer can and can't handle, and what to do when things get spilled or laptops get dropped. Be sure to drop by and grab a FREE COMPUTER CLEANING KIT!
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Stay out of my business
- Monday, March 23 - 7:00pm
- Morrison Lobby
- Tired of getting viruses? Afraid of sensitive information getting stolen on the internet? If so, come by and learn about viruses and the schemes behind stealing that sensitive information. Learn both proactive and reactive methods to safeguard your computer.
Free food will be available (while supplies last).
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Really Love Music? Come Learn How to Get Music for Free.
- Monday, March 23 - 6:00pm
- Hinton James TV Room
- Are you tired of having to always buy music from ITunes? Want to learn about ways to get music for free? Don't want to get caught downloading illegal music? Come learn where you can find free music to listen to online from sites like Pandora, iMeem, last.FM, and finetune. Also come learn about spiralfrog, a player that is similar to Ruckus but better. There will be door prizes.
Food will be provided, while supplies last.
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Digital Housekeeping
- Thursday, March 19 - 7:00pm
- Craige Green Room
- Is your documents folder as cluttered as your roommate's side of the room? Have you ever saved a file, only to come back the next week not knowing where it is? Wish there was a better way? Come learn about free programs that can help you organize your documents, pictures, music, and more.
Free food will be provided (while supplies last).
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Cheat Life, not Classes!
- Thursday, March 19 - 7:30pm
- Carmichael Fishbowl
- Have a busy schedule and feeling tired all the time? Paying 5 bucks for starbucks everyday might not be the best solution! Also, organizing your life better can save you time, giving you your life back!
Come to learn not only how to sleep better, but also how to organize your life. Become more efficient in everyday life, so you can take your life back. And, be able to finally stay awake for that 8am without needing 9 hours of sleep! This presentation will also provide food and drink (while supplies last)!
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How Private is Your Online Life?
- Wednesday, March 18 - 7:30pm
- Ram Village 1 Multipurpose Room
- Do you use Google? Facebook? Check your bank info online? Come find out how you can make sure that your private information stays private.
Free food will be provided (while supplies last).
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Managing Confusion: online utilities
- Wednesday, March 18 - 6:30pm
- Cobb lobby
- Have you heard of Firefox add-ons or Gmail and just don't know where to start? Do you use multiple computers and would like to store your bookmarks, projects, and ideas online? Would you like to share information easily with group members or aggregate all the online reading you do?
ResNET has solutions for all these problems and more. Bring your laptops and organization problems to Cobb lobby and we'll go over some possible solutions to common concerns as well as find solutions to your personal problems.
Free food will be provided (while supplies last).
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Picture Perfect with Picasa!
- Tuesday, March 17 - 6:30pm
- Kenan Parlor
- Have you ever lost photos on your own computer? Do you need to retouch your photos without dealing with Photoshop's price tag? Have you ever wanted to make a collage or slide show with your photos? Learn how to organize, edit, upload, and present your photos with Google's versatile, FREE Picasa! A demonstration will be provided on photo enhancement. FREE FOOD PROVIDED (while supplies last).
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Watch me crank that email box and Super Sync that Maillllllllll
- Tuesday, March 17 - 6:30pm
- Hinton James TV Lounge
- We just can't pass up free stuff. Its human. So what can you do with all those free email accounts you've collected over the years? Use Microsoft Outlook or Mozilla Thunderbird for an all inclusive email management system! Come find out how, and then let us help you set it up on the spot. We'll even show you some sweet features and cool tricks on the way.
Free food will be provided (while supplies last).
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Out to Launch: Hassle-free Ways to Start Programs, Browse Documents, and Do General Computer Stuff
- Thursday, March 5 - 7:00pm
- Odum Village Community Room
- The computer was supposed to put thousands of applications at our fingertips, not behind 30 seconds of moving a mouse cursor through impenetrable menus. It's time to take your programs back: start them in just a few keystrokes with an always-ready launcher. Short demonstrations of Quicksilver (Mac) and Launchy (Windows and Linux) will be given, plus free food (while supplies last).
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It's Your Life... Keep It Under Control!
- Thursday, March 5 - 7:00pm
- Carmichael Fishbowl
- Have you ever wondered if you could be managing your time a little better? Have you ever forgotten to do an assignment for class because you didn't have a good way to remind yourself about it? Are you one of those people who writes down notes all over your arm just to remember what day of the month it is? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you need to come to this event! You'll learn about tons of neat and useful computer applications to manage your schedule and assignments with just the click of a button - all for FREE! The Internet is a marvelous thing, so it's time you started making use of it to keep your life under control!
FREE FOOD will be provided at this event (while supplies last)!!
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DUDE! Where are my KEYS? How to keep your identity safe from malicious keyloggers!
- Thursday, March 5 - 7:00pm
- Hinton James North (Horton) Break Room
- They are small... they are ghostly... they can steal your identity... they are keyloggers. ResNET presents, DUDE! Where are my KEYS?
Come enjoy a fun evening filled with intriguing insight as to what these tiny (but malicious) keyboard-stroke software are and how to keep you and your KEYS safe. 7pm on Thursday.
Oh did we mention: FREE FOOD (while supplies last)!!!
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Get Music...Fo' FREE!
- Tuesday, March 3 - 6:00pm
- Morrison Lobby
- Ruckus is gone...and you don't have money to pay for iTunes songs. You don't want to get caught downloading, so why not come and learn about FREE alternative online music services? Learn about Pandora, Last.FM, and iMEEM... all of them even have social networking features so you can share your favorite music with your friends!
Food will be provided (while supplies last).
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Be A Photoshop Pro!
- Tuesday, March 3 - 6:30pm
- Ehringhaus Green Room
- Did that person ruin the picture again? Ever wonder how to Photoshop a picture and CUT THEM OUT? Maybe you just need to change someone's hair color. Come try out some Photoshop techniques - it's not as hard as you think. You can quickly become a pro at Photoshop!
Bring your laptop or use one of ours! Q & A session after the presentation.
Free Food will be provided (while supplies last)!
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Nifty Webapps for Your High-Tech Life
- Tuesday, March 3 - 5:30pm
- Mangum Lounge
- From downloading YouTube videos to time management to wasting time, this session will show you a bunch of ways the internet can be used to enhance your digital life...it will even show you how to schedule a recorded call to get you out of a bad date!
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Protect Your Computer Like A Pro
- Monday, March 2 - 7:00pm
- Cobb Lobby
- Come learn how to diagnose and protect computers from viruses and other threats, and see great techniques for speeding up your computer in the process. Afterwards, get the latest and greatest in protection software so you can stay safe!
Free Food will be provided (while supplies last).
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What is StumbleUpon?
- Friday, February 27 - 7:00pm
- Morrison Lobby
- Tired of the same old boring websites? Do you feel like you're missing out on the coolest parts of the web? Do you have lame classes and no easy way to waste time effectively? If you answered yes to any of these questions, ask your doctor about StumbleUpon.
(do not use StumbleUpon if you are content being bored or are running late for something. Do not operate heavy machinery while using StumbleUpon)
Free food will be provided (while supplies last).
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Free, Legal Way To Get Music!
- Thursday, February 26 - 7:30pm
- Odum TV room (above laundry facility)
- Come and learn about copyright policies for downloading music illegally, what happens if you get caught, and where you can find free mp3s!
Free Food provided!!!
(while supplies last)
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iPhone! iTouch! I love my iPod!
- Tuesday, February 24 - 6:00pm
- Kenan Parlor
- Come learn about how to use your iPhone and iPod Touch at UNC! ResNET will show you how to set up your wi-fi and email for use on the UNC network. We will also go over some awesome free applications and games for your iPhone and iPod, and show you how to convert videos and movies to watch on it as well.
*Bring your iPhone/iTouch and join along in the fun!*
Free food will be provided (while supplies last).
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Open-source For You and Me
- Tuesday, February 24 - 7:00pm
- Connor Lobby
- Not enough money to buy that program that you think you really need? We will show you where to find a replacement program for free!
FREE FOOD PROVIDED!
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Saving Internet Freedom: Net Neutrality
- Sunday, February 22 - 5:30pm
- Ehringhaus Green Room
- Did you know that your freedoms are at RISK?!
Did you know that 'open' internet might become a thing of the past?!
Find out what legal issues are going on that affect freedom of speech online without discrimination. Act now or your rights will be 404!
Free Pizza and Drinks!
(while supplies last)
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Tweet and Shout: What's This Twitter Thing?
- Friday, February 20 - 8:00pm
- Odum Village Community Room
- The next generation of blogging has arrived, and getting started couldn't be easier. Learn how Twitter works and why you should start "tweeting."
Food will be provided (while supplies last)!
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Going wireless in your home!
- Thursday, February 19 - 7:00pm
- Baity Hill Community Office
- Need help setting up a secure wireless connection in your apartment in Baity Hill? ResNET will show you how!
Please join us for an interactive training session that will take you through the process of installing a router in your apartment.
Food will be provided while supplies last.
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Photoshopped
- Thursday, February 19 - 8:00pm
- Morrison Lobby
- Ever wonder how professionals manipulate pictures using Photoshop? Come see for yourself in this short 15 minute presentation. No experience necessary. Pizza will be provided.
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AIM: Alternative Instant Messengers
- Thursday, February 19 - 6:00pm
- Ehringhaus Green Room
- Want to donate to charity by sending IMs? Want off-the-record chats? Or are you just tired of using the same old instant messenger service? Good news! There are tons of alternatives out there that you can take advantage of. Come and learn about the top 5 instant messengers and find the one that's right for you!
Food will be provided while supplies last.
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IM Confused? Don't Be!
- Tuesday, February 17 - 7:00pm
- Teague Multipurpose Room
- Come learn the latest, most efficient ways in Instant Messaging technology. Learn how to use computer friendly programs to communicate with your friends and why some programs you may already use could be harmful to your computer.
FREE FOOD will be provided while supplies last!
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All The News That's Fit For You: RSS Feeds
- Tuesday, February 17 - 6:00pm
- Cobb Seminar Room 024
- Want to keep track of all the news and websites that are important to you with just one click of your mouse? Ever wondered what the little orange fan or blue RSS button on your browser was?
At this session, you'll learn how to use RSS feeds to have all the news and information you read online all in one place so you can read it whenever you want!
Already know how to use RSS feeds? Come with your favorite feeds and share them with the others. Don't read many blogs and websites? We'll create a list of good blogs and websites to start you off, and show you where you can find more.
Free food will be provided (while supplies last).
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Even Dr. Phil can't improve your life like these apps can
- Thursday, February 12 - 4:00pm
- Ehringhaus Green Room
- Find yourself wasting your precious time? Come down to the Ehaus green room Thursday February 12 and check out some awesome apps to make your UNC life easier and save yourself time.
Sneak peak: Ever wanted to take over your friend's computer from your room? Come check it out.
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Make the Best Valentine's Day Gifts - Right on Your Computer!
- Thursday, February 12 - 6:00pm
- Craige North Seminar Room
- Can't think of a unique Valentine's day present? Do you and your loved ones have a lot of pictures? Share a special song?
Learn how to use programs that already exist on your computer to make unique gifts! Picture and music slideshows, personalized cards and one of a kind photo frame presents. Your loved ones will love the creativity and cherish the memories.
Sweets and drinks will be provided :)
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Need to get your GROOVE back???
- Tuesday, February 10 - 6:00pm
- Ram Village 4 Lobby
- Have a computer? YES
Have MS Office 2007 or access to it? YES
Hate struggling through group projects or papers because you guys just can't find common ground to meet or a time that works? YES
Want to share your brilliant ideas with friends, family, or whoever at any time of the day, any day of the week? YES
Find out what MS Groove on MS Office 2007 is all about!!!
~Learn how to use and navigate MS Groove
~Learn why it can be helpful and important to use
~Get upgrades to Office 07 (if needed)
*Bring your computer and actively create workspaces to use amongst groups of people across the world (or just campus)...in seconds!
Free food will be provided.
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Use your ONYEN to get a job
- Tuesday, February 10 - 5:30pm
- Connor Community Lounge
- We'll show you how to create a professional-looking www.unc.edu/~onyen web page in just 20 minutes, and how to use this page to boost recruiters' first impressions of your CV or resume. We'll also show you how to use Microsoft Word to create a consistent, concise resume for your personal home page. Free food will be provided.
Don't buy software when you can get it for free!
- Monday, February 9 - 7:00pm
- OCUQ Lounge
- Want the newest version of Photoshop but don't want to pay? Don't download it illegally. Instead, look at open source alternatives such as the GIMP instead of Photoshop or Open Office instead of using Microsoft Office.
Stop by the Mangum Lounge, by the Community Office, on Monday February 9th at 7pm and get some free pizza, software and learn some ways to save money, legally.
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