Month: September 2013

Trade in your IPAD for $200 dollars at Microsoft Store ( NOW UP TO $350.00)

How to redeem this offer

• Bring in your gently used iPad 2, 3, or 4 and get a minimum of a $200 gift card to the Microsoft store.
• Looking to upgrade your tablet? Check out the Surface RT or Surface Pro.
  • Surface RT
    The revolutionary new tablet built by Microsoft comes pre-installed with touch-enabled versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote.
    Starting at $349
    Learn more
  • Surface Pro
    The laptop in tablet form, built by Microsoft, runs your favorite Windows desktop programs and includes a one month free trial of Office 365.
    Starting at $799
    Learn more
• See store associate for more detail.

Valid September 5, 2013 until October 27, 2013.
See here for more Info

This information is taken from the Microsoft Education Lab are of office downloads site.

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Add-in: Interactive Classroom

Works with Microsoft PowerPoint 2010, Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007, Microsoft OneNote 2010, and Microsoft Office OneNote 2007

This add-in connects a teacher’s PowerPoint presentation to students’ OneNote notebooks. During a presentation, teachers can:

• Poll students with multiple choice, true/false, or yes/no questions.
• Distribute the lesson to students with OneNote.
• Include real-time ink and text annotations.

Students can answer and respond through their individual OneNote notebooks, hand-held clickers, or computers, and the results display in the presentation.

Students also get consolidated notes that match those of the instructor so they can keep track of what they need to learn.

Download Interactive Classroom

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Add-in: Microsoft Mathematics Add-in for Word and OneNote

With this add-in, you insert an advanced math problem (from algebra to calculus, physics, or statistics) and then click to simplify complex expressions or to solve.

Use these advanced math computational and graphing capabilities to:

• Plot a function, equation, or inequality in two or three dimensions, and save the results.
• Solve an equation or inequality.
• Calculate a numerical result.
• Compute the inverse of a matrix, matrix operations, list operations, and integrals.

Download Microsoft Mathematics

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Add-in: Chemistry Add-in for Word

This add-in offers semantic authoring, including symbols and conventions.

Download Chemistry Add-in for Word

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Add-in: Math worksheet generator

Enter a sample problem, and then let the generator build an entire worksheet.

Download Math worksheet generator

I was doing a little surfing today and found this cool free app…

Mouse Mischief can transform teaching and learning in the classroom. Mouse Mischief integrates into Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 and Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007, allowing teachers to create interactive presentations that engage and excite every student in the classroom. Approximately 525 students, each with his or her own mouse, can answer multiple choice questions and draw on a shared screen. You can download Mouse Mischief free of charge.

So have a PC add USB HUB and lots of mice and now your PowerPoint’s become active with students interacting with the instructor

Mouse Mischief is an add-in for Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 and Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 that allows teachers to create and play multiple-mouse lessons that students interact with on a single display, individually or in teams, by using their own mice.

This bring interactivity to the students with out them having computers and you can control the classroom.

This Jump Start is designed to teach the busy IT professionals, admins, and help desk persons about how to use PowerShell to improve management capabilities, automate redundant tasks, and manage the environment in scale. Learn how PowerShell works and how to make PowerShell work for you from the experts Jeffrey Snover, the inventor of PowerShell, and Jason Helmick, Senior Technologist at Concentrated Technology.

This is off the Microsoft Virtual Academy Site

This is an easy way to learn a very important tool needed when working with windows

Click HERE

My mother get a phone call say there is a issues with her computer and they are going to turn the computer off unless … Is this a scam?

My friend got an email saying that illegal materials were found on my computer and it would be locked until I paid a fine. Is this a scam?

Yes, this sounds like a common blackmail scam called ransomware. Ransomware is an email, website or pop-up window or a phone call  that displays warnings about possible illegal activities and demands payment before you can access your files and programs again. Delete the email and report it immediately.

 

What to do if you think you have been a victim of a scam

If you suspect that you’ve responded to a phishing scam with personal or financial information, take these steps to minimize any damage and protect your identity.

• Change the passwords or PINs on all your online accounts that you think might be compromised.

• Place a fraud alert on your credit reports. Check with your bank or financial advisor if you’re not sure how to do this.

• Contact the bank or the online merchant directly. Do not follow the link in the fraudulent email message.

• If you know of any accounts that were accessed or opened fraudulently, close those accounts.

• Routinely review your bank and credit card statements monthly for unexplained charges or inquiries that you didn’t initiate.

PLEASE THINK FIRST BEFORE OPENING OR GIVING INFORMATION TO SOMEONE YOU DO NOT KNOW

 

As I sit here at the ChannelPro SMB Forum Fall 2013, i was taking to some computer dealers and vars, who did not know some free resources the help train you staff… 

The  Microsoft Virtual Academy (MVA)  is a free training site for you to learn about Microsoft Products.

Successful technologists never stop learning and great technology never stops evolving. Microsoft Virtual Academy (MVA) offers online Microsoft training delivered by experts to help technologists continually learn, with hundreds of courses.  

Developers who want to learn how to build apps for the web, Windows or Windows Phone can explore our courses on App Development training, HTML5 training, C# training, and Windows Phone app development.

IT Pros who are looking to evaluate, deploy, administer, update, and manage infrastructure in their organization should checkout our online courses on Windows Server training, Windows 8 training, Windows Azure training, and Microsoft Virtualization.

 

This site covers for example

Licensing Windows 8

This course covers Windows 8 licensing, identifies the type of user for each edition, and reviews the channels through which these editions can be purchased. At the end of the course we will review licensing Windows 8 for specific customer scenarios

You can take  this course here 

Microsoft Licensing Fundamentals

In this course we will look at licensing basics and clarify the various ways to acquire licenses for Microsoft software and services to help you choose the right licensing for your company’s needs. We will then review the benefits available with Software Assurance and how organizations can transition to cloud services.

You can take  this course Here 

Operating and Managing a Secure Windows 8 Environment

Keep your users safe and protect your infrastructure by using advanced Windows 8 technologies like AppLocker, BitLocker, and Windows Firewall. In this course, you will explore the security and privacy options in Windows 8 and learn how to manage a secure Windows 8 environment.

You can take  this course here

Live MVA Jump Start on September 13: Querying Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Databases

If you’re already familiar with database fundamentals and you’ve worked with SQL Server, this Jump Start will help you take your skills to the next level. Learn about data manipulation and how to alter tables with demos presented by the experts: Brian Alderman (CEO and Founder of MicroTechPoint) and Tobias Ternstrom (Microsoft Program Manager in the SQL Server division). This Jump Start will also help prepare you for Microsoft Certification Exam 70-461.

 Register now.

Second Shot FAQ

What Is Second Shot?
The Second Shot offer provides a free retake exam if you do not pass your exam the first time. If you purchase a Microsoft Certification exam pack using the Second Shot offer, you will have one (and only one) retake for each of the exam in the exam pack.

How long is the Second Shot offer available?
You will have to get a  Second Shot voucher code, schedule an exam, pay for your exam, take the exam the first time and take your retake exam before the voucher expiration date. Check your voucher for the expiration date.

Which exams qualify?
The Second Shot offer currently applies to academic IT professional and developer certification exams (all exams with a 072 and 073 prefix). The offer also includes all Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA) exams beginning with the 098 prefix.

Retake an exam for free

Earn a Microsoft Certification and prove your skills with current technologies and solutions. Passing Microsoft Certification exams can be tough, but for a limited time, you’ll get a free second chance to succeed.

With Second Shot, if you fail your exam the first time you take it, you can use the same voucher for your retake exam.

Second Shot is available for the regular-priced individual technical exams with a prefix of 070 or 071, and for the Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA) certification exams administered through Prometric. See details and restrictions below. The Second Shot offer is available until May 31, 2014.

Here’s how the process works:

1. Register for your Second Shot voucher.

   Experienced technology professional? Request your Second Shot voucher for individual technical exams

   New to technology? Request your Second Shot voucher for Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA) certification exams

2. Schedule and pay for your exam at Prometric using your voucher code.

3. Take your exam.

4. If you don’t pass the exam, use your voucher to register for the same exam again at no charge.

Windows 8.1 and Windows 8.1 Pro RTM builds (as well as Windows Server 2012 R2 RTM builds) to the developer and IT professional communities via MSDN and TechNet subscriptions.  They have Not released the Enterprise version of windows 8.1 yet.