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Technology Training Services
Tech Briefings
Timely Info for Power Users and Stanford's Technology
Support Community
Introduction
Held Friday afternoons in Turing Auditorium, Tech Briefings
are informal, interactive seminars on computer-related topics
of interest to the Stanford community. These sessions are
intended for power users, Expert Partners, and those with
IT responsibilities, but are open to everyone – faculty,
staff, and students. The Tech Briefings, led by knowledgeable
ITSS staff, run from 2:00 to 3:30 P.M. No registration is
required – just come on by and learn something new. No
fees. No fuss.
Turing Auditorium is Room 111 of Polya Hall. See this map
to Polya Hall.
The success of these sessions depends on you! Questions from
attendees are strongly encouraged. Topics will be announced
about a week in advance through the techbriefings
mailing list and on this web page.
Because we are presenting emerging technical topics, please
feel free to contact the Tech Briefing coordinator with any
questions, comments, suggestions, or concerns. Call Phyllis
Olrich at 725-1541 or send email to techbriefings-owner@lists.stanford.edu.
Spring 2004 Tech
Briefings Schedule
April 2: Firewalls at Stanford
April 23: Introduction to Networking
April 30: Web Accessibility
May 7: DHCP at Stanford
May 14: Firewalls and VPNs – The Nitty Gritty
May 21: Patch Management
| Date |
Topic |
Presenter(s) |
| Apr. |
2 |
Firewalls
at Stanford
A firewall is a device that is installed to protect
an enterprise, business, application, and/or computing
environment from attacks or compromises from the outside
world. Application security methods, including firewalls,
are being used right now to guard the confidential data
that students, faculty, and staff entrust to the computer-based
systems at Stanford. At this session, ITSS' Steve Loving
will explain how firewalls work, how they break, and
the services ITSS plans to offer to protect Stanford
business processes, data, and mission-critical applications. |
Steve Loving |
| 9 |
No Tech Briefing Today |
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| 16 |
No Tech Briefing Today |
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| 23 |
A
Very Basic Introduction to Networking at Stanford
View this presentation as streaming media at http://vodreal.stanford.edu/itss/techbf/040423.ram.
For tips on view streaming media, go to the ITSS
Streaming Media site.
What is a network? What is ethernet? What's this "IP"
stuff anyway? Does the 7-layer OSI model have anything
to do with 7-layer chip dip? This Briefing will introduce
you, in 90 short minutes, to some of the basics of computer
networking, with an emphasis on ethernet and the Internet
Protocol (IP). We'll also go over some of the things
that make Stanford's network so special, and introduce,
if only briefly, the dreaded 7-layer OSI model. Less
comprehensive, yet more detailed, than a "For Dummies"
book or presentation, this session would be excellent
for anyone in a help desk or desktop support role who
needs to understand more of what happens past the desktop.
ITSS Networking will offer other Tech Briefings on other
topics in more detail. This class will not cover server
or desktop configuration or support, email, web browsing
or serving, file sharing or printing issues.
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Drew Saunders |
| 30 |
Web Accessibility: Making
Sense of Who It Affects and What Should I Do About
It
View this presentation as streaming
media at http://vodreal.stanford.edu/itss/techbf/040430.ram.
For tips on viewing streaming media, go to the ITSS
Streaming Media site.
Download pdf
of Web Accessibility Resources.
Download pdf of
slide presentation.
Web accessibility is a hot topic. It's
also one that is convoluted and confusing, supported
by an overwhelming number of resources which can raise
more questions than they answer: Who is affected by
inaccessible web pages, and what kinds of difficulties
do they encounter? (It's not just people with visual
impairments!) How can I tell if my web page is inaccessible,
and what should I do about it? Are there different
levels of accessibility; which am I obligated to meet?
And just what is meant by "accessible" anyway?
The Dynamic Duo of Shelley Haven
and Judith Blankman will place the twists
and turns of web page and online accessibility into
perspective. Through demos and short video clips,
they will show how usability is affected by various
disabilities. In addition to answering the questions
above, they will also discuss how Stanford is addressing
the issue and provide a sneak preview of what is coming
down the pike in terms of best practice guidelines,
policies, and resources to assist Stanford folks make
online resources accessible to all users.
Whether you're a professional web developer,
department webmaster, responsible administrator, or
interested web user, this session has something you'll
want to know!
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Shelley Haven -- Academic Technology Specialist
and Technology Coordinator, Office of Accessible Education,
and
Judith Blankman -- Producer and Accessibility Point Person,
Media Solutions |
| May |
7 |
DHCP
at Stanford
Kent Reuber will describe how DHCP works and what's
special about DHCP at Stanford. Techniques for troubleshooting
problems with DHCP will also be discussed. Download
Kent's PowerPoint slides here.
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Kent Reuber |
| 14 |
Firewalls
& VPNs: The Nitty Gritty
This special two-hour class is for ITSS
system administrators, database administrators, application
developers, and power users. After a brief review
of firewalls and VPNs, we'll talk very specifically
about Stanford's firewall deployment for administrative
systems. The core of the class will be an interactive
exercise where teams will build firewall rules, test,
and troubleshoot. Prizes will be given to the best
team based on security, manageability, funtionality,
and speed. The entire firewall team will be participating
so it's also an opportunity to ask questions. RSVP
to Sunia.Yang@Stanford.edu. Download
PowerPoint slides here.
Download Excel spreadsheet of rules
for the firewall exercise.
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Sunia Yang and the Firewall Team |
| 21 |
Patch
Management is Coming to Stanford!
Some of you may be aware that ITSS is in the beginning
stages of deploying a Microsoft Windows patch management
system for the entire campus. After the severe problems
caused by Blaster and other Internet worms last August,
the President, Provost, and Faculty Senate asked ITSS
to take whatever steps were necessary to reduce the
risk that such problems would recur. A big part of the
solution has to be better management of Windows security
updates - that is, patches - for all PCs on the campus
network.
In this Tech Briefing, Jay Stamps will introduce
the BigFix patch management system that the University
has licensed for all Stanford PC users. If you use Windows,
or support people who do, you'll be hearing about BigFix
soon in any case. Come learn more about what it is,
how it works, and see a demonstration of how system
administrators will use BigFix to manage Windows patching.
There will be plenty of time for questions and answers.
Download Jay's
PowerPoint presentation here. |
Jay Stamps |
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No Tech Briefing Today |
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| June |
4 |
No Tech Briefing Today |
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| 11 |
No Tech Briefing Today |
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Links
to Previous Quarters
Click on these links to previous quarters to
see the Tech Briefings/TGIF topics we have presented in the
past. Links to handouts for most presentations are also available
at these sites.
Subscribe
to the Tech Briefings Mailing List
To subscribe to the Tech Briefings Mailing List,
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with the message
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