Office 365 is a big change from the way we’re used to purchasing MS Office. Christian Martin will give you a crash course in Office 365, Office 2013, and their licensing. Tom Rich will present some of the lesser known but valuable features of Office 365 you should be aware of.

There will be plenty of opportunity to ask questions and discuss practical problems. Among the topics that will be covered are:

• What is HTML5? How is it different from earlier versions?
• What are some of the new features, and how will they make my life easier?
• Will the new HTML5 features work with earlier web browsers?
• What are the security concerns for HTML5?
• Are the security concerns just something that developers need to know about, or are there things that regular web users need to know, too?

There will be plenty of opportunity to ask questions and discuss practical problems. Among the topics that will be covered are:

• What do we need to know about the new healthcare law?
• Who can get premium subsidies and how do I qualify?
• What are the tax ramifications for individuals receiving subsidies?
• How do I get the information I need from the CoverOregon Site?
• What are the basic things to consider to make sure I'm protected while not paying more than I need to?
• How do I interpret the details shown on CoverOregon, like understanding whether the deductible covers both drugs and medical services, or is treated separately for each?

Each of these questions will be presented from both the perspective of you as a business owner, and also as a consultant helping your clients make decisions.

• What is CRM?
• Why from a business perspective is CRM important?
• How can it benefit my business?
• What will it cost me?
• What's the payback?
• How can a small business have an effective CRM program that works?

Tim Chalmers will lead a discussion on Windows 8. All are encouraged to participate. Some topics which will be addressed are:

• What our customers need to know, (besides forget about it)
• How to ease the transition
• What we love,
• What we hate,
• What we have not figured out yet
• How to fix whats broken
• What to watch for.
• New Task manager
• Reset Windows
• Nondestructive re-install
• Windows 8.1 changes
• Bring your questions about Windows 8 that you would like to have answered.
• Bring your answers that you can share when we pass the mouse.

Agenda:

• Introductions and expectations. Questions any time. Interruptions are OK and expected.
• What are Cloud Services Anyway?
• How can offering Cloud Services benefit small business (client)?
• How can offering Cloud Services benefit a computer support business?
• Data programs – email, storage, backup, etc.
• Voice programs – hosted PBX, hosted paperless fax
• Individual hosted applications
• How to plan for migration to the cloud without killing your client's business
• Who is the Target Market
• Referrals can pay off
• Q & A

What is Intel doing in the Mobile space? Ben Lee will present the current Intel technology including some demonstration tablet and ultrabooks products.

• Ultrabooks: Current and coming
• Tablets: Current and coming
• Wireless Display
• New security technology
• More, including questions

Mobile computing is becoming a big part of the computer consultants required skills. This panel will present Mobile apps on the IOS platform (I-phone and I-pad) and the Android Platform for both phones and tablets.

We will examine the apps we recommend for clients as well as those useful for computer consultants.

There will be some time to allow attendees to also recommend superior apps for business and pleasure.

Office 365

• What is it?
• Business view on using Office 365
• Comparison of On-site versus cloud costs
• Office 365 capabilities
• SkyDrive Pro
• Office suite + Mac support
• Visio + Project - Office 365 services
• How does Office 365 Licensing work?

What is Windows Intune

• What services does Windows Intune provide
• How Windows Intune reduces the cost of IT support

Using Office 365 Document services

• SkyDrive Pro and Windows 8
• Office 365 + Team Site
• Collaboration with Office 2013
• Data everywhere
• Demonstration of Office 365 services

Next Steps

• Summary of Office 365 features
• Moving to Office 365
• Office 365 Migration

Screencasting can  help you clearly explain concepts to your clients as well as give you instant credibility. But, screencasting programs can be expensive and complex. However, all of use do not all need to create professional quality videos. Sometimes we just need to quickly and clearly convey some information and video is the best way to do so.

Rich will present a guide to inexpensive tools for screencasting which make the process pretty easy and will enable you to create clear instructive videos in little time and at low cost.

Some topics he'll cover are:

• Why Video?
• What hardware is needed?
• Capturing video and capturing images
• Sharing with Jing and sharing with Snagit
• When is Jing better?
• When is Snagit better?
• Going beyond the simple tools