Looking to brush up your skills, but don't want to devote an entire work day to instruction? Are you familiar with Microsoft Office, but looking for new tools to work smarter? Come try one of our half-day classes! If you have a basic level of familiarity with the program, or have already completed an introductory course, you'll be ready to jump in to these classes. After just a few short hours of instruction, you'll be heading back to work, ready to implement your new skills.
In the spirit of the holiday season, MicroAssist is holding our very first photo contest! The winner will receive a $1,000 donation, made out in their name, to the charity of their choice.
Congratulations to Unchain My Art (AKA Team MicroAssist) for taking first place in the annual Accessiblitity Internet Rally! AIR-Austin matches teams of web designers/developers with non-profit organizations to build new websites or enhance existing ones to make them more accessible for people with disabilities: the competition does an amazing job of increasing awareness of the tools and techniques that make the Internet accessible to everyone.
Jacob, Jillian, and Pavel worked with Alyson Curtis of Alyson Design, and Donna Blumberg, web designer and software developer extraordinaire, to create the Texas Inmate Families Association's new site. TIFA is an amazing non-profit based in Austin dedicated to breaking the cycle of crime by strengthening families through support, education, and advocacy. Check out their new website!
Social Media is the democratization of information, transforming people from content readers into publishers. It is the shift from a broadcast mechanism, one-to-many, to a many-to-many model, rooted in conversations between authors, people, and peers.
MicroAssist recently developed online training for HIV case managers in Texas and had some occasions to make the training engaging and memorable. Visit our Product Demos page to learn more and find out what we can do for your training programs.
Join MicroAssist senior instructor Robert Olivieri for a two hour webinar event on Excel 2007 Pivot Tables. Pivot Tables allow you to analyze large data sets easily. You can take thousands of records and create a summary that will compare sales by region, measure profitability versus price over time, identify your top 10 products at a specific account, or calculate sell-through by quarter from weekly data. Webinar topics will include:
Due to the high interest we received from August's Learn @ Lunch event on HTML 5, we have scheduled another session. MicroAssist Senior Instructor Robert Olivieri returns to the Microsoft Technology Center on September 30th. Come find out what's new with HTML 5, the emerging standard for web development.
Congratulations to Unchain My Art (AKA Team