TechLaunch Update -- Processing in Progress

The TechLaunch selection committee has crunched their numbers and now we're just waiting to hear how many Young Explorers and servers are available from IBM.

Increased Lab Capacity at MHUW

Because T4T’s classes frequently fill up and have waitlists, Mile High United Way has just increased the number of workstations in its computer lab by 50%. Along with the addition of four new computers, new desks and a cleaner layout make improved use of the existing space.

TechSoup Blog on Buying Green

How to Buy (New) Green IT Equipment

How To Buy Used and Refurbished IT Equipment

TechSoup GreenTech blogger Jim Lynch has posted a two-part guide to buying environmentally friendly new, used, and refurbished IT equipment. Coming soon: green mobile phones.

5th Annual Free and Open Source Software Awards

Visit the site and nominate the projects you would like to see win. In addition fame and glory^*, the winning projects will receive monetary awards. Nominations close September 17.

^*"Fame and glory" is relative and, frankly, rather modest.

September at T4T

Do you dare to attend both of these workshops?!

• PowerPoint – Advanced -- Denver, on the 14th
• Escape the PowerPoint Rut with Prezi -- Denver, 29th

Alternatively, here are some of this month's choices with less dramatic tesnsion:

• Beginning Web Page Development w/HTML -- Colorado Springs, 23rd
• Intro to Image Manipulation -- Denver, 28th
• PowerPoint – Advanced -- Colorado Springs, 15th (also Intro/Intermediate on the 9th!)

MCS Quick Tip: Word 2007 – Eliminating tracked changes

Why do other people still see my tracked changes when I send them a document, even after I've hidden them from my view?

One cool thing

Totally random, but fun for a couple minutes!