On Wednesday, April 11, SBU Libraries teamed up with SBU Resident Life and SBU DoIT (Division of Information Technology) to host Evan Doubleday, lead programmer analyst on the Southampton campus, for an “ask anything” session that included questions ranging from…
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Tech Spotlight: Kanopy
Learning through different mediums can give you a whole new perspective on a topic. You might pick up on something from reading a newspaper article that you would not have from reading a fictional novel on the subject. The visual…
Tech Spotlight: Google Drive
Google is probably already a part of your daily life, but did you know you can use it to store all your files and pictures? Microsoft can glitch, causing you to lose a whole all-nighter’s worth of work. And…
Tech Spotlight: Internet Restriction Apps
It’s the end of the semester. Papers, projects, finals are all piled up and deadlines are approaching. It’s not that you can’t do the work. It’s just that it’s so hard to get off Facebook! You’re certainly not alone.…
Tech Spotlight: LinkedIn
So much of what students in college stress about is what they are going to do after they graduate. But did you know that you can use your savy social media skills to help build business connections? LikedIn is a…
Tech Spotlight: The New York Times
It’s easy to get caught inside the bubble of Stony Brook University and forget that there is a whole other world out there! It’s important to stay in the know, not only about current events, but also about historical ones,…
Tech Spotlight: SINC Sites
If you’ve been around Stony Brook University’s campus, you’ve probably seen them: SINC sites, or Students in Need of Computers. SINC Sites are public computer labs run by the Division of Information Technology. SINC Sites have both Windows and…
Tech Spotlight: Schedule Builder
That time of year is here again, when students have to look to next semester’s schedule, unsure if they’re going to make it through the present one! Stony Brook University has introduced Schedule Builder, which allows students to enter…
Tech Spotlight: Doodle
With everyone’s busy schedules, it can be hard to find time to meet for a group project or meeting. Instead of sendings dozens of confusing texts and emails, use Doodle, an online scheduling tool! To create a Doodle, one administrator…
Tech Spotlight: Prezi
When you’ve put so much hard work into a presentation, you want people to pay attention when you give it. But we all know sitting through boring slide after boring slide doesn’t make it easy to stay awake. Try something…
