Free technology training without leaving the office

Interested in learning about a new computer application or a variety of helpful technology hints? ITC Cable provides free computer train- ing programs to all faculty, staff and students on the academic access channel: U.Va. cable channel 49 and student cable channel 13. These programs air regularly on weekdays, and program videos are available for check-out from the ITC cable library located in Wilson Hall room 236.

Programs appear at 9 a.m., noon, 3 p.m., 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. this summer. ITC Cable will cover a wide variety of topics. On Mondays, programming will explore Microsoft Office 97 with topics covering Microsoft Word, Excel and Access. Tuesdays, learn how to work on documents and projects collaboratively using Microsoft Office 2000 Intranet. Wednesdays will feature skills training on Internet and Web design. Thursdays¹ series looks at operating systems, including Windows 2000 Professional Administration and Windows 98. On Fridays, ITC Cable investigates special programming topics focusing on SQL Server 7 System Administration through Aug. 11. This is training for Microsoft certification exam preparation. Topics include replication, recovery and troubleshooting.

If your department does not have access to U.Va. broadband cable, bring your lunch to Wilson Hall room 206 Monday through Friday for a noon ³brownbag broadcast.² For information see http://www.itc.virginia.edu/training/cable.