The Year of the Tablet?


The buzz as of late that 2009 was that 2010 would be the year of the tablet.

According to reports from Wired, PC World and others, a number of companies (Apple [Obviously], Dell, Lenovo, HP, Microsoft) are working on tablet computers to be released in 2010. But, this is not a new concept. Check out this article from Wired about a shy tablet aptly named, "Bashful".

For a full spec comparison of some of the up and coming tablets check out Gizmodo's Slate Showdown: iPad vs. HP Slate vs. JooJoo vs. Android Tablets & More.

Student Technology Center Services


Welcome to
the Cardinal
Tech Weblog!


I would like to take this opportunity to introduce you to the services offered by The Student Technology Center (STC), located on the 2nd Floor of the Melvin J. Zahnow Library.

This site, the Cardinal Tech Weblog, serves as an online, repository for step-by-step tutorials created by the Student Technology Center tutors, and links to other helpful resources. If you look to your right -->, you will see a list labeled, STC Tutorials, on everything from iMovie to VSpace.

The Student Technology Center (STC) employs student tutors who are specially trained to provide technology tutoring and software assistance to SVSU students. STC tutors are able to provide help and guidance with course projects and assignments, or projects related to SVSU student organizations, initiatives, and sponsored events.

The STC can provide assistance with formatting research papers and writing assignments for online and print formats which comply with APA and MLA guidelines. Black and white and color printers, and scanners, are also available within the STC, as is common office productivity software.

Specifically, the STC provides students with access to and assistance with the Microsoft Office suite, which includes Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Publisher, Excel, and Access. STC tutors can also provide tutoring and training related to design and illustration software, web development and publishing, and video production and editing.

The STC and its corresponding labs provide students with access to and tutoring with professional editing programs that are not available in other open labs, such as Adobe Acrobat Professional, Dreamweaver, PhotoShop, Fireworks, Flash, InDesign, Illustrator, and Apple’s FinalCut Pro.

The STC also provides tutoring support for special course-specific software on a case-by-case basis. Please contact the STC Coordinator prior to the semester when you will be using the software to discuss purchase, installation and training. The STC cannot guarantee support of special software without prior notification.

In addition, faculty members who require students to use technology to complete assignments may request in-class workshops for their students. The STC staff is available by reservation to deliver software training customized to support learning objectives, assignments and projects in virtually any discipline.

To schedule a workshop, contact us at 989.964.2299 or by email at techtutor(at)svsu.edu.