May 14th • Spring Meeting #2

Today in History
This Day in History
 1607  Jamestown, Virginia is settled as an English colony.
1787  In Philadelphia, delegates convene a Constitutional Convention to write a new Constitution for the United States; George Washington presides.
1804  The Lewis and Clark Expedition departs from Camp Dubois and begins its historic journey by traveling up the Missouri River.
 1948  Israel is declared to be an independent state and a provisional government is established. Immediately after the declaration, Israel is attacked by the neighboring Arab states, triggering the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.
 1955 Cold War: Eight Communist bloc countries, including the Soviet Union, sign a mutual defense treaty called the Warsaw Pact.
1973 Skylab, the United States’ first space station, is launched.

 

Today in Chicago
Today in History
World of Wonder
Share Out – ImagineIT 
The Big Picture
Reverse Engineering a Quickfire
Banquet Introduction Card
Lunch
computer, device, laptop, macbook, monitor, notebook, technology icon Tech Tips
 Who said that?
Looking Back, Looking Forward 
Wall of Wisdom
Something to Tweet About 
Video to End the Day

 

March 5th • Spring Meeting #1

Today in History
This Day in History
 1836  Samuel Colt patents the first production-model revolver, the .34-caliber.
 1933  Adolf Hitler’s Nazi Party receives 43.9% at the Reichstag elections. This later allows the Nazis to pass the Enabling Act and establish a dictatorship.
 1934 Daniel Kahneman, Israeli- American economist and psychologist, Nobel Prize laureate
 1940  Six high-ranking members of Soviet politburo, including General Secretary Joseph Stalin, sign an order for the execution of 25,700 Polish intelligentsia, including 14,700 Polish POWs, in what will become known as the Katyn massacre.
 1960  Cuban photographer Alberto Korda takes his iconic photograph of Marxist revolutionary Ernesto “Che” Guevara.
 1964  A hula hoop was patented
 1981  The ZX81, a pioneering British home computer, is launched by Sinclair Research and would go on to sell over 1.5 million units around the world.

 

Today in Chicago
Today in History
World of Wonder
Banquet Speaker Planning
Rocking the Boat
Tech Talk Prep Time
ImagineIT Update #2 
InnovateIT Grant Writing Boot Camp
  Psychic Game
Lunch
computer, device, laptop, macbook, monitor, notebook, technology icon Tech Tips
Banquet Speaker Planning

Vote here.
QuickFire Challenge

 
Web Presence/Branding
This I Believe
Looking Forward
Reflection Time
Video to End the Day

 

Surface Pro 3 Service

Fellows,

We wanted to bring to your attention that in case you run into trouble with your Surface Pro 3 devices and need help figuring out how to fix it, Microsoft Surface’s website has a pretty decent online resource that you can use.

First, if it is something minor, you can chat with their representative online here: Microsoft Answer Desk.

Second, if there is a bigger issue, like your Surface stops working, you can request a service here: Surface Service Request.

In case you decide to use this service, make sure you sign in online and register your Surface. This will help you check your device’s warranty online. In some cases, Microsoft can replace your Surface if the warranty has not expired.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact us.

MSUrbanSTEM team