Parking Information for TechKnowFile

UTM Parking

TechKnowFile Transportation Schedule

UTSC and St. George Campus connections to UTM
TechKnowFile 2012 Schedule

TechKnowFile 2012 Schedule

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Thank you for your support!
UTM Instructional Building

TechKnowFile 2012 Registration Form

Parking Information for TechKnowFile

Submitted by Tamara Adizes on April 26, 2012 - 10:05am

PARKING INSTRUCTIONS:

Sunday, April 29th:
OUCC Registration & Reception – Oscar Peterson Hall – UTM

1. Enter onto the campus from the North Entrance only.

2. Turn right on Residence Rd (a sign will be posted there) to Oscar Peterson Hall (OPH).

3. Pick up your parking pass from OPH and follow signs to Parking Lot 5.

4. As you enter into Lot 5, park anywhere on the right side only. Volunteers will assist.

Monday, April 30th and Tuesday, May 1st:

OUCC/TKF Conference in the Instructional Centre – UTM

TechKnowFile Transportation Schedule

Submitted by Tamara Adizes on April 26, 2012 - 9:32am

St. George Campus Transportation Schedule

DATE: Tuesday, May 1st, 2012
PICK-UP TIME: 7:00am - Sharp
PICK-UP LOCATION: Hart House Circle
MODE of TRANSPORTATION: Two (2) Coach Buses

Return Trip:
PICK-UP TIME #1: 5:00pm
PICK-UP LOCATION: UTM Instructional Centre
DROP-OFF LOCATION: Hart House
MODE of TRANSPORTATION: One (1) Coach Bus

PICK-UP TIME #2: 9:00pm

TechKnowFile 2012 Schedule

Submitted by Tamara Adizes on April 23, 2012 - 9:34am
TechKnowFile 2012 Schedule

7:00am - 9:00am - TKF Registration, IB Atrium
7:30am - 8:30pm - Breakfast, IB Atrium
8:30am - 10:00am - Keynote Address, IB 110/120
10:00am - 10:30am - Break, IB Atrium
10:30am - 11:30pm - Morning Session #1
11:30am - 12:30pm - Morning Sessions #2
12:30pm - 1:45pm - Lunch
1:45pm - 2:45pm - Afternoon Sessions #3
2:45pm - 3:15pm - Break, IB Atrium
3:15pm - 4:15pm - Afternoon Sessions #4

TechKnowFile Partners

Submitted by Tamara Adizes on April 5, 2012 - 1:38pm
Sponsors!

TechKnowFile/OUCC 2012 Sponsors Thank you for your continued support!

Platinum Plus Sponsors
Meru Networks
Huawei
Dell

Platinum Sponsors
IBM
Adobe
VMWare
Gibraltar
Orion
Avaya
Bell

Gold Sponsors
Macquarie
Maplesoft group
Infoblox

Silver Sponsors
RICOH
Microsoft

TechKnowFile 2012 Registration Form

Submitted by tkfadmin on March 27, 2012 - 11:36am
UTM Instructional Building

Complete the following form to register for the TechKnowFile 2012 Conference taking place on Tuesday, May 1st, 2012 at University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM). Please ensure to fill-out all required fields marked with (*) and indicate your transportation/parking requirements for the day of the conference.

Should you have any questions or comments, please contact the conference organizers at tkf [dot] utm [at] utoronto [dot] ca. Please note that TechKnowFile is a FREE event for U of T Faculty, Staff and Students.

25 Worst Passwords of 2011 -- From CBC

Submitted by Mardster on November 24, 2011 - 10:56am

CBC has a story about the 25 worst passwords for 2011. Not sure why there needs to be a time dimension, but nonetheless, something useful for checking your own environment's security, and for advising your colleagues.

The list is located at:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/offbeat/story/2011/11/22/technology-worst-passwor...

But here they are:

password, 123456, 12345678, qwerty, abc123, monkey, 1234567, letmein, trustno1, dragon, baseball, 111111, iloveyou, master, sunshine, ashley, bailey, passw0rd, shadow, 123123, 654321, superman, qazwsx, michael, football

The Elusive One Version of the Truth

Submitted by Mardster on November 23, 2011 - 10:32am

There's a good editorial on the 7 November issue of InformationWeek entitled, The Elusive One Version of the Truth.

I like the article because it addresses the issues we face in obtaining accuracy from our information sources. It's particularly difficult when many use alternatives -- other systems, their own spreadsheets -- to provide input on a consolidated report for example. The author, Chris Murphy, quotes one of my favourite sources, Jeanne Ross from MIT's Sloan School's Center for Information Systems Research -- "Just declare it", she says.

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Submitted by Mardster on November 22, 2011 - 4:33pm

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2011/11/apple-to-become-pc-le...

I do find the related article below this article a bit disconcerting:

"Apple posts a disappointing $6.6-billion profit"

We should have such problems. Sad part is the effect the stock market "pundits" can bring upon an innovative firm because they miss an arbitrary target set by people who contribute nothing to the capability of a company. Sorry for the editorial.

Move into Space -- Now -- Another Vegan Cat Issue

Submitted by Mardster on November 21, 2011 - 9:05pm

Stephen Hawking, noting humanity's focus on the meaningless while our biosphere collapses, or before aliens come and devour us, calls for humanity to start moving out into space asap.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-57328198-71/stephen-hawking-colonize-s...

Petri Dish Meat -- Another Vegan Cats Component

Submitted by Mardster on November 15, 2011 - 9:35am

See this article on petri dish meat from Maastricht.
http://www.vancouversun.com/life/Petri+dish+meat+coming+dinner+table/570...

The issues:
- amount of energy to produce meat
- reallocation of food quality grains to feed cows to feed people
- the ethics of industrialised animal production and slaughter
- the global warming effect of mass meat production
- negative health effects

Petri-dish meat could help to resolve so many of the environmental and ethical issues.

Interesting research and outcomes.