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Category Archives: FORT 120
Access or Excel
Yesterday in FORT 120 we started looking at Microsoft Access, a relational database management system. It has similarities with Excel, the spreadsheet solution. This raises the question, why learn both programs and when should one be used over another.At first… Continue reading
Forestry Blog Specifications
This is what your blog should have:Make sure that your blog uses one of the professional templates. If it has a menu under the title bar you know it is a professional template. Use a redirect file to make the… Continue reading
The Amazing Néré Tree
One of my favorite trees in Africa is the N�r� (Parkia biglobosa). This species is so useful that it has been preserved and cultivated around the villages and throughout the landscapes of west African countries. Below is a superb specimen… Continue reading
Blogs, GPS, and Maps
Here is a presentation I gave recently on using GPS. online maps, and blogs for forestry work. This same presentation is also available in html format here…. Continue reading
Mira Lloydd Dock Slides Review
The Mira Lloydd Dock slide collection is a fascinating view of trees, other plants, and scenery from the late nineteenth century. Dock used these slides in numerous lectures promoting conservation around Pennsylvania. She also used them in guest lectures to… Continue reading
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To Tab or Not to Tab?
While discussing Microsoft Word with my computer class this afternoon, I asked how you should indent the first line of a paragraph. This was a trick question of course. Virtually all the students said that you should press the Tab… Continue reading
Free Source of Forestry Photos
Forest technology students often need images for reports, presentations, and web pages. Sometimes it’s hard to find a picture that you can legally use due to copyright issues. One great source of images is Forestry Images. It seems to be… Continue reading
Another Office Solution
From Desktop Today we looked at Google Docs. Another solution is Open Office, which just came out with version 3.0 recently. It is a full featured office suite and best of all it is free. Check it out at http://www.openoffice.org…. Continue reading
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