Innovative Technology for Rural Regions 31 August 2007Leanne Isaacson
A Presentation that I did for the Murraylands Regional Development Board in August 2007.
This presentation was showcasing the benefits of using an online meeting room for communication and collaboration in rural regions - this was before they were called WEBINARS!
I ran a huge number of online meetings and online workshops between 2004 and 2010 on a range of topics - all of which were not recorded as the technology was not as sophisticated as is now!
Digital Odyssey 2013: BIG DATA, Small World
Friday June 7
Bram & Bluma Appel Salon, Toronto Reference Library
789 Yonge Street (1 street north of Bloor)
Toronto ON M4W 2G8
In the Minds of Men: Darwin and the New World Order, by Ian T. TaylorOrthodoxoOnline
A history of evolution: Darwin and such. Scientific arguments against evolution. Scientific arguments that the earth is very young. A discussion of atheism, secular humanism, etc.
Innovative Technology for Rural Regions 31 August 2007Leanne Isaacson
A Presentation that I did for the Murraylands Regional Development Board in August 2007.
This presentation was showcasing the benefits of using an online meeting room for communication and collaboration in rural regions - this was before they were called WEBINARS!
I ran a huge number of online meetings and online workshops between 2004 and 2010 on a range of topics - all of which were not recorded as the technology was not as sophisticated as is now!
Digital Odyssey 2013: BIG DATA, Small World
Friday June 7
Bram & Bluma Appel Salon, Toronto Reference Library
789 Yonge Street (1 street north of Bloor)
Toronto ON M4W 2G8
In the Minds of Men: Darwin and the New World Order, by Ian T. TaylorOrthodoxoOnline
A history of evolution: Darwin and such. Scientific arguments against evolution. Scientific arguments that the earth is very young. A discussion of atheism, secular humanism, etc.
I gave this talk on IEEE Day (October 7, 2014). I covered Introduction to Open Source, Various Projects and Products in Open Source, What students can get from Open Source and various different aspects of Open Source during this talk.
Please feel free to download, modify and use the slides for your talks. Lets keep rocking the Free Web ! :)
Presentation mainly deals with Open Source and how Os projects work? Who does it? Why they do it? Why you should contribute to Open Source? Different ways of contribution.
Building a community - BuildStuff Lithuania 2014Gill Cleeren
You want to be a user group lead? Thinking of starting your own user group? Awesome! But there are a number of things to think about before starting. Is your whole idea viable? Where do I get speakers and attendees? Should I create a legal entity? How do I finance the whole thing?
In this session, Gill Cleeren will tell you how he has had a successful user group in Belgium for almost 10 years now.
A workshop at the University of Cambridge for researchers intending to create a digital output from their research, either as a product of their research findings, or for public engagement. The workshop explored the ways in which managing such a project differs from producing a traditional print output and raised the issues and decisions which will need to be considered.
Webinar: Capacity Building: How Foundations Use Technology to Solve Problems ...TechSoup
We all know that technology is important, but how can we make sure our funding is being utilized in an effective manner? In this presentation, The Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque shares insights from their successful Grants for Tech program, a multi-staged approach to funding technology requests with a unique partnership model.
COMP 4026 - Lecture 1. An introduction to HCI and Interaction Design. Taught by Mark Billinghurst at the University of South Australia on July 24th 2018.
What Open Source Is and How Your Nonprofit Can BenefitTechSoup
Open source software allows anyone to freely read, study, modify and redistribute a software’s source code with little restriction other than that free access is maintained. For a nonprofit, open source represents a fantastic opportunity to tap into some of the best technology out there, to engage with entirely new allies, and to reduce long-term technology costs for an organization.
Join the Case Foundation’s VP of Interactive Strategies, John Jones, for a webinar where he will cover the following topics:
- Discuss what open source is
- How some nonprofits have been able to employ it to advance their work
- How you may apply those lessons to your own organization
- In addition, John will share some of the open source work the Case Foundation has been leading, which will include a demo of an open source project the Case Foundation has released.
I gave this talk on IEEE Day (October 7, 2014). I covered Introduction to Open Source, Various Projects and Products in Open Source, What students can get from Open Source and various different aspects of Open Source during this talk.
Please feel free to download, modify and use the slides for your talks. Lets keep rocking the Free Web ! :)
Presentation mainly deals with Open Source and how Os projects work? Who does it? Why they do it? Why you should contribute to Open Source? Different ways of contribution.
Building a community - BuildStuff Lithuania 2014Gill Cleeren
You want to be a user group lead? Thinking of starting your own user group? Awesome! But there are a number of things to think about before starting. Is your whole idea viable? Where do I get speakers and attendees? Should I create a legal entity? How do I finance the whole thing?
In this session, Gill Cleeren will tell you how he has had a successful user group in Belgium for almost 10 years now.
A workshop at the University of Cambridge for researchers intending to create a digital output from their research, either as a product of their research findings, or for public engagement. The workshop explored the ways in which managing such a project differs from producing a traditional print output and raised the issues and decisions which will need to be considered.
Webinar: Capacity Building: How Foundations Use Technology to Solve Problems ...TechSoup
We all know that technology is important, but how can we make sure our funding is being utilized in an effective manner? In this presentation, The Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque shares insights from their successful Grants for Tech program, a multi-staged approach to funding technology requests with a unique partnership model.
COMP 4026 - Lecture 1. An introduction to HCI and Interaction Design. Taught by Mark Billinghurst at the University of South Australia on July 24th 2018.
What Open Source Is and How Your Nonprofit Can BenefitTechSoup
Open source software allows anyone to freely read, study, modify and redistribute a software’s source code with little restriction other than that free access is maintained. For a nonprofit, open source represents a fantastic opportunity to tap into some of the best technology out there, to engage with entirely new allies, and to reduce long-term technology costs for an organization.
Join the Case Foundation’s VP of Interactive Strategies, John Jones, for a webinar where he will cover the following topics:
- Discuss what open source is
- How some nonprofits have been able to employ it to advance their work
- How you may apply those lessons to your own organization
- In addition, John will share some of the open source work the Case Foundation has been leading, which will include a demo of an open source project the Case Foundation has released.
eLearning and Networking Technologies to Mimic the In-Person Experiencejanetkrenn
Conducting an online graduate-level course poses many technological challenges that aren’t often experienced in e-Learning, which typically involves undergraduate-level students watching slideshow presentations. Not only were the students of Theory and Practice of Collaborative Fisheries Research course expected to view lectures synchronously, they were expected to verbally contribute to discussions in the online classroom, and occasionally present their own lecture. Outside of the classroom, PIs hoped to provide a private social networking space for students to interact with the goal of developing a future cohort of professional researchers interested in working collaboratively with industry. Following a needs and goals assessment, technologies were chosen that resulted in an overall successful solution. This presentation will review the considerations, opportunities, and challenges of conducting an online experience to mimic in-person education and networking.
Webinar - Technology Planning Tips for Small Libraries - 2015-08-19TechSoup
Visit http://www.techsoupforlibraries.org for more on technology for libraries!
How do you maximize your technology resources? When should you replace computers? How do you manage software updates? Do you have enough bandwidth to support patron Internet use? Technology decisions can be difficult to make, but a technology plan can help you focus your efforts.
Join us for this free webinar to learn from small libraries that have used technology planning to make better decisions, be more prepared, and improve services to their communities. Even with limited time and resources, a technology plan can help your library stay up-to-date. We will share tips and tactics to help you create a plan for your library’s technology.
Our guests for this webinar are:
-- Julie Elmore, Library Director, Oakland City-Columbia Township Public Library (IN)
-- Travis Montgomery, Technology Specialist, Liberty Lake Municipal Library (WA)
Network Values and Valuable Networks: Do we need SDN in a Twitter-LinkedIn worldPaul Kahn
Presentation for Service Design Network Members Day, Paris, October 28, 2012. SDN was created by people who believe in the value of service design. In a social networked world, is this the best way to support and encourage a new profession? What value do we bring to our networks and what values do our networks bring to us?
Reflections on the relationship between open source licensing and accessibility. Guest lecture for Ryerson University School of Disability Studies' DST 614: Community Access and Technology course.
October 2, 2010
Today we have a lot of different netbooks out there but all of them fail to deliver a good user experience because the people behind netbooks tend to think as it being a small desktop or a big 'pocket computer'. Plasma-MID is all about this: deliver the desktop shell of the future (Plasma) and a custom experience without losing identity with the 'full version' of KDE.
During my talk I'll show different concepts and ideas taken from various existing MID devices and where their interfaces failed to give the user an ideal experience. I'll also go through the most common use cases and show the results of research regarding linux, netbooks and what really matters to the end user.
The current status of linux based netbooks and the current status of the Plasma-MID project will also be shown, with a live demo and explanations about the solutions for the problems we found during our research.
These slides shows some amazing tools and software that every computer science and engineering student must know about.
Not sure how to use these tools effectively? Get engineering assignment help from experts.
Connector Corner: Automate dynamic content and events by pushing a buttonDianaGray10
Here is something new! In our next Connector Corner webinar, we will demonstrate how you can use a single workflow to:
Create a campaign using Mailchimp with merge tags/fields
Send an interactive Slack channel message (using buttons)
Have the message received by managers and peers along with a test email for review
But there’s more:
In a second workflow supporting the same use case, you’ll see:
Your campaign sent to target colleagues for approval
If the “Approve” button is clicked, a Jira/Zendesk ticket is created for the marketing design team
But—if the “Reject” button is pushed, colleagues will be alerted via Slack message
Join us to learn more about this new, human-in-the-loop capability, brought to you by Integration Service connectors.
And...
Speakers:
Akshay Agnihotri, Product Manager
Charlie Greenberg, Host
State of ICS and IoT Cyber Threat Landscape Report 2024 previewPrayukth K V
The IoT and OT threat landscape report has been prepared by the Threat Research Team at Sectrio using data from Sectrio, cyber threat intelligence farming facilities spread across over 85 cities around the world. In addition, Sectrio also runs AI-based advanced threat and payload engagement facilities that serve as sinks to attract and engage sophisticated threat actors, and newer malware including new variants and latent threats that are at an earlier stage of development.
The latest edition of the OT/ICS and IoT security Threat Landscape Report 2024 also covers:
State of global ICS asset and network exposure
Sectoral targets and attacks as well as the cost of ransom
Global APT activity, AI usage, actor and tactic profiles, and implications
Rise in volumes of AI-powered cyberattacks
Major cyber events in 2024
Malware and malicious payload trends
Cyberattack types and targets
Vulnerability exploit attempts on CVEs
Attacks on counties – USA
Expansion of bot farms – how, where, and why
In-depth analysis of the cyber threat landscape across North America, South America, Europe, APAC, and the Middle East
Why are attacks on smart factories rising?
Cyber risk predictions
Axis of attacks – Europe
Systemic attacks in the Middle East
Download the full report from here:
https://sectrio.com/resources/ot-threat-landscape-reports/sectrio-releases-ot-ics-and-iot-security-threat-landscape-report-2024/
JMeter webinar - integration with InfluxDB and GrafanaRTTS
Watch this recorded webinar about real-time monitoring of application performance. See how to integrate Apache JMeter, the open-source leader in performance testing, with InfluxDB, the open-source time-series database, and Grafana, the open-source analytics and visualization application.
In this webinar, we will review the benefits of leveraging InfluxDB and Grafana when executing load tests and demonstrate how these tools are used to visualize performance metrics.
Length: 30 minutes
Session Overview
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During this webinar, we will cover the following topics while demonstrating the integrations of JMeter, InfluxDB and Grafana:
- What out-of-the-box solutions are available for real-time monitoring JMeter tests?
- What are the benefits of integrating InfluxDB and Grafana into the load testing stack?
- Which features are provided by Grafana?
- Demonstration of InfluxDB and Grafana using a practice web application
To view the webinar recording, go to:
https://www.rttsweb.com/jmeter-integration-webinar
LF Energy Webinar: Electrical Grid Modelling and Simulation Through PowSyBl -...DanBrown980551
Do you want to learn how to model and simulate an electrical network from scratch in under an hour?
Then welcome to this PowSyBl workshop, hosted by Rte, the French Transmission System Operator (TSO)!
During the webinar, you will discover the PowSyBl ecosystem as well as handle and study an electrical network through an interactive Python notebook.
PowSyBl is an open source project hosted by LF Energy, which offers a comprehensive set of features for electrical grid modelling and simulation. Among other advanced features, PowSyBl provides:
- A fully editable and extendable library for grid component modelling;
- Visualization tools to display your network;
- Grid simulation tools, such as power flows, security analyses (with or without remedial actions) and sensitivity analyses;
The framework is mostly written in Java, with a Python binding so that Python developers can access PowSyBl functionalities as well.
What you will learn during the webinar:
- For beginners: discover PowSyBl's functionalities through a quick general presentation and the notebook, without needing any expert coding skills;
- For advanced developers: master the skills to efficiently apply PowSyBl functionalities to your real-world scenarios.
The Art of the Pitch: WordPress Relationships and SalesLaura Byrne
Clients don’t know what they don’t know. What web solutions are right for them? How does WordPress come into the picture? How do you make sure you understand scope and timeline? What do you do if sometime changes?
All these questions and more will be explored as we talk about matching clients’ needs with what your agency offers without pulling teeth or pulling your hair out. Practical tips, and strategies for successful relationship building that leads to closing the deal.
Accelerate your Kubernetes clusters with Varnish CachingThijs Feryn
A presentation about the usage and availability of Varnish on Kubernetes. This talk explores the capabilities of Varnish caching and shows how to use the Varnish Helm chart to deploy it to Kubernetes.
This presentation was delivered at K8SUG Singapore. See https://feryn.eu/presentations/accelerate-your-kubernetes-clusters-with-varnish-caching-k8sug-singapore-28-2024 for more details.
Encryption in Microsoft 365 - ExpertsLive Netherlands 2024Albert Hoitingh
In this session I delve into the encryption technology used in Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Purview. Including the concepts of Customer Key and Double Key Encryption.
GraphRAG is All You need? LLM & Knowledge GraphGuy Korland
Guy Korland, CEO and Co-founder of FalkorDB, will review two articles on the integration of language models with knowledge graphs.
1. Unifying Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs: A Roadmap.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
2. Microsoft Research's GraphRAG paper and a review paper on various uses of knowledge graphs:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/graphrag-unlocking-llm-discovery-on-narrative-private-data/
Software Delivery At the Speed of AI: Inflectra Invests In AI-Powered QualityInflectra
In this insightful webinar, Inflectra explores how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming software development and testing. Discover how AI-powered tools are revolutionizing every stage of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), from design and prototyping to testing, deployment, and monitoring.
Learn about:
• The Future of Testing: How AI is shifting testing towards verification, analysis, and higher-level skills, while reducing repetitive tasks.
• Test Automation: How AI-powered test case generation, optimization, and self-healing tests are making testing more efficient and effective.
• Visual Testing: Explore the emerging capabilities of AI in visual testing and how it's set to revolutionize UI verification.
• Inflectra's AI Solutions: See demonstrations of Inflectra's cutting-edge AI tools like the ChatGPT plugin and Azure Open AI platform, designed to streamline your testing process.
Whether you're a developer, tester, or QA professional, this webinar will give you valuable insights into how AI is shaping the future of software delivery.
DevOps and Testing slides at DASA ConnectKari Kakkonen
My and Rik Marselis slides at 30.5.2024 DASA Connect conference. We discuss about what is testing, then what is agile testing and finally what is Testing in DevOps. Finally we had lovely workshop with the participants trying to find out different ways to think about quality and testing in different parts of the DevOps infinity loop.
Dev Dives: Train smarter, not harder – active learning and UiPath LLMs for do...UiPathCommunity
💥 Speed, accuracy, and scaling – discover the superpowers of GenAI in action with UiPath Document Understanding and Communications Mining™:
See how to accelerate model training and optimize model performance with active learning
Learn about the latest enhancements to out-of-the-box document processing – with little to no training required
Get an exclusive demo of the new family of UiPath LLMs – GenAI models specialized for processing different types of documents and messages
This is a hands-on session specifically designed for automation developers and AI enthusiasts seeking to enhance their knowledge in leveraging the latest intelligent document processing capabilities offered by UiPath.
Speakers:
👨🏫 Andras Palfi, Senior Product Manager, UiPath
👩🏫 Lenka Dulovicova, Product Program Manager, UiPath
3. Make. Learn. Play. Create.
Learn by Doing
• Maker and Hacker spaces
• Digital Media Labs
• Collaborative work
• Peer to peer learning
• Sharing: making in public
• Democratization of
technology
• Social activism
4. Why The Library?
• Free and accessible
• Bridge the Digital Divide
• Critical literacies
• Community building & collaboration
• Skills development
• Self-directed learning
• Collections, Programs, Services
33. Lesson Learned
• Community partnerships and external resources are key
• Classes are great investments to build self-sufficient users
• Equipment will break and require maintenance and care
• Budget for new equipment and software
• Aspire for higher-end users by offer higher-end tools
• Staff don’t need to be experts but should have attitude to learn
• Dedicated production space required for AV equipment
• Build in flexibility to take your service offerings outside your space
• Give yourself permission to FAIL
34. Questions? Comments?
We’d love to hear from you!
Dawn Connolly
dconnolly@torontopubliclibrary.ca
Ab. Velasco
avelasco@torontopubliclibrary.ca
Editor's Notes
- A bit of background on what informed the project
- A look at our space at the Toronto Reference Library, opened in February
Our 2nd digital hub will be in the new Fort York branch opening later this month.
How we made the decision to buy the 3d printer
A bit about our service model for 3d printing
Ab
Will give you a look at the classes and programs we’ve been offering to support the 3d printer and other types of making.
How the space is used and the reception its received.
When we opened the Digital Innovation Hub we closed our Digital Design Studio which had been supporting library users with desktop and web publishing for 12 years with tools that were out of reach for most consumers.
But in that time technology has continued to evolve and is now more affordable and entirely pervasive in our lives.
Learning inside and outside of libraries has moved from a read to a read/write model and citizens have shifted from consumers of information to creators of information and digital content.
Literacy and it's connection to citizenship informed our early libraries and it’s just as relevant now
But new media means we need new literacies. Code is the new literacy.
The Code or the architecture of our technology determines how we interact with it.
And much of that interaction or behaviour is governed by the market and nearly ALL of it happens below the level of our attention.
Our understanding of this is vital and it informs how we make digital content today.
One response to this is the rise of Open Source - where code is shared by a software creator and others are invited to build upon it as long as they too share the code.
The collaborative nature of the approach builds community. Curiosity not commerce motivates its members.
The Maker movement is another response to the pervasive nature of technology and arguably a response to anxiety around our lack of control of technology.
Maker spaces and hacker spaces are places where do it yourselfers with an interests in computers, technology or digital art come together to share resources and expertise to build things.
Digital media labs by contrast, have content creation tools that allow people to produce and share video, music , photography and 3d design projects.
Both types of spaces emphasize collaboration and peer-to-peer learning and, as a consequence, community building.
Both types of spaces focus on technology and innovation (be the tools high-tech or low-tech).
In both types of spaces technology is shared and the lower cost of technology has a democratizing effect.
More technology in the hands of more people, means more content creators.
But there is a new generation now which has grown up in a largely digital environment
They were born into a consumer-based economy where it is cheaper to throw away and buy a new kettle or printer than it is to fix it. For this generation the DIY spirit is a new notion rooted in social activism.
Where do public libraries fit into this equation?
Like you, we see Makerspaces and digital media labs as a natural extension of the roles public libraries already play as public spaces, community hubs, and bridges across the digital divide.
At Toronto Public Library our Innovation Hubs are open to all ages,
providing a welcoming environment for anyone who wants to learn, experiment, explore and create.
They are Free, providing access to equipment and technology that helps to foster critical digital literacy
They will be part of a larger environment supporting self-directed learning and discovery
Connected to our Collections, workshops and programs, the Library support the coming together of individuals and groups of people – including programmers, artists, designers, creators and innovators.
For Ab. , myself, and the rest of the team, we found our inspiration in other public libraries which had already begun the journey and local makerspaces where we found enthusiasm and a generous spirit of collaboration.
And many of these first contacts have become instrumental partners in the growth of the space, training of staff, and become collaborators as we try to bring this new technology to the general public.
And so we started to build a space on the main floor of the Toronto Reference Library just north of Yonge and Bloor in the heart of the city.
We cleared out a space, filled it with all kinds of new technology
And we insisted on including a few empty tables so that patrons could decide how best to make use of them.
And people came! And they keep on coming.
Here’s a quick run down of some the tools we offer
And the mix of commercial and open source or free software.
We are making available:
green screen and video technology
audio recording and mixing tools
Arduino and Raspberry Pis
and even first generation technology such as the Lytro camera and a 3d scanner.
When it came to choosing a printer, our survey of other maker spaces in libraries was invaluable.
We also looked at Make magazine’s annual guide to 3d printing
We chose the Makerbot 2. Why?
It worked out of the box – we felt it was a good choice given the numerous challenges facing our small staff
There were very favourable reviews and the Price point worked for our budget
PLA filament is more environmentally friendly than ABS
PLA printer does not have a heated plate, so safety for young hands was another consideration
Being new to the world of 3d printing the Online community support was also a real plus.
And there were Canadian vendors to provide printers, parts and supplies.
We were very much inspired by a picture of Chattanooga Public library’s 3d printer which stated:
If you have a library card, this is your printer
This principle of access and use drove our service decisions. We want library users to learn about how to use the machines effectively and safely – so we have a mandatory 3d certification class which introduces the basics of the printer itself and Makerware (the supporting software), our pricing and the “house rules”.
We have 2 printers: one is reservable, the other is available on a first-come, first-serve basis.
A printing fee of 5 cents a minute plus $1 will be charged for each print job. A 30 minute print job costs $2.50.
A maximum of two hours is allowed for each print job
The following rules apply:
You must have a valid Toronto Public Library card
You must complete a 3D Printer Certification Course showing you know the basics of using the printer
Printing weapons, sexually-explicit materials and other items that contravene the library's Rules of Conduct are not allowed