By Staff Reports
(Honolulu)– Free workshops on technology and today’s digital lifestyle are offered at the third annual GEEK DAY @ LEEWARD on Saturday, March 17, 2012 at Leeward Community College, from 9:30 am-2:30 pm.
The College offers free hands-on workshops and demonstrations on a variety of digital, mobile and technology topics, from social media and cloud computing to digital photography and video. The sessions are designed for the general public, with several sessions geared specifically to educators, small businesses and non-profits.
All activities are free and open to the public. Workshops include both Mac and Windows platforms.
Doors open at 9:00 a.m. for registration, with the first session beginning at 9:30 am. Door prizes include an iPod Touch, Apple TV, iTunes certificates and more.
Geek Day also offers the “Really Smart” Bar, where you can bring your Mac and PC software & hardware questions and problems and our “Future Geniuses” will solve them (or email you the solution within 48 hours).
For the Photography sessions, participants are asked to bring their own camera. One-day wireless access can be provided to participants. Details are on the event website Lunch will be available from several food vendors on site.
Details on the daylong event are online www.leeward.hawaii.edu/GeekDay.
Sessions include:
- Create Your (Free) Website in 5 Minutes!
Top 20 Apps for Mobile Devices - Got an Interest in Pinterest?
- Capture and Share your Desktop
- Be an Icon
- Cloud Computing to Increase Efficiency
- Protect Your Identity & Data with Free Software
- Setting up Perfect Computing Ergonomics
- Writing for Social Media with SEO in mind
- Shooting Better Videos
- Intro to Portrait Lighting
- Re-touching Portrait Images using Adobe Lightroom
- Taking Better Photos with a Point & Shoot
- Apples and Oranges: Drawing with Adobe Illustrator
- Digital Painting on an iPad
Geek Day @ Leeward is coordinated by Leeward’s Digital Media and Computer Science faculty, with support from Hawai’i’s Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism.