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   TECH-niques Newsletter
February 2008   

Technology Tip

HTTP Cookies
HTTP cookies, sometimes known as web cookies or just cookies, are parcels of text sent by a server to a web browser and then sent back unchanged by the browser each time it accesses that server. Cookies are used for authenticating, tracking, and maintaining specific information about users, such as site preferences.

Common Misconception(s):
  • Cookies are like viruses or worms
  • Cookies are used for spamming

Cookies are in fact only data and not program code like viruses. However certain websites use cookies to collect user data & create a profile of the user. This could be a privacy issue. Hence it is very important to understand how to enable/delete/disallow cookies.

Browser Settings:

  1. Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0+
    • Select Internet Options from the Tools menu.
    • Click on the Privacy tab.
    • Make sure the settings are at least Medium to block third-party cookies that do not have a privacy policy.
  2. Mozilla Firefox
    • Go to the Tools menu.
    • Select Options.
    • Select the Privacy icon in the left panel.
    • Check the box corresponding to Allow sites to set cookies.
    • Keep until drop down has options to set your privacy level.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_cookie

Website of the Month
Wikipedia
Wikipedia is a free, multilingual, open content encyclopedia project operated by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation. It's a combination of wiki and encyclopedia. Currently it is the largest, fastest growing and most popular general reference work currently available on the Internet with 9 million articles in 253 languages.

http://wikipedia.org

Professional Development

Upcoming Conferences
88th Annual AACC Convention (April 5-8, 2008)
The American Association of Community Colleges is holding its 88th annual convention at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA. The theme for this year's convention is Make It Happen!. For more details click the link below:
Convention Website

Webcast of the Month

Character and Leadership Fundamentals for College Students

Dr. Earl Paul works as Student Activity Advisor in the Student Services department at HCC's Brandon Campus. He is an Adjunct Faculty member at Brandon Campus. His webcast focuses on Leadership for College Students. Access the website below to view Dr. Paul's webcast.
http://pds.hccfl.edu/pds/Webcasts.cfm

PDWS Website Feature

Online Workshop Registration
HCC Faculty and Staff can register online for PDWS workshops. The online registration form has the following features:

  • List of workshops
  • Workshop title
  • Date and Time of workshop
  • Workshop location
  • Seats Available and Total seats
Note: PDWS is offering 72 workshops this Spring 2008 term. To avoid scrolling through all of them, the online registration form displays workshops offered in the next 30 days. To view the entire list, click on Click to View Entire Semester's Workshops button.
 
If you have any questions about the workshops, please contact PDWS at Ext. 7338 or pdws@hccfl.edu to schedule an appointment.

Workshop Registration Link

About Us
For all department contact information, go to the About Us section of the PDWS website.

http://pds.hccfl.edu/pds/AboutUs.cfm?ID=2

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