Or a LibraryBox! I've done a couple of workshops now where slides, data, 
handouts, etc was all on my LibraryBox so we weren't relying on web to 
get those files passed around.

Abigail

On 10/7/2015 1:46 PM, Katherine N. Deibel wrote:
> And just to add to this, even if you provide the links beforehand, 
> presenters should bring a few thumb drives with the 
> software/files/etc. as well just in case something needs to be 
> reinstalled or there are a few slackers who didn't read their 
> pre-workshop e-mails.
>
> Providing silly hats to wear while using the thumb drives is optional.
>
>
> Kate Deibel, PhD | Web Applications Specialist
> Information Technology Services
> University of Washington Libraries
> http://staff.washington.edu/deibel
>
> -- 
>
> "When Thor shows up, it's always deus ex machina."
>
> On 10/7/2015 11:17 AM, Fox, Bobbi wrote:
>> Hi, Christina!
>>
>> I don't have a workshop to propose, but I *do* have a plea for any 
>> workshop that is a hands-on-the-laptop experience:
>>
>> That the presenter of said workshop provide links, in advance, to any 
>> software needed.  If the presenter would suggest the use of vagrant 
>> or docker (or whatever else is out there), then links to those tools, 
>> plus good, easy implementation instructions, should also be supplied 
>> in advance.  In addition, if the workshop is going to feature a 
>> particular language or framework, that should be specified in advance 
>> as well.  (why no, I *don't* know how to spin up a web server on my 
>> Windoze laptop; at work I do it in Linux!)
>>
>> I have unfortunately been to too many workshops where the presenter 
>> either assumed a crystal-clear, fast, internet connection for the 40 
>> participants, or assumed a lot more vagrant/docker knowledge than I, 
>> and several others, had.
>>
>>
>> (hmm, maybe I can find someone to propose an "everything you need to 
>> learn, software package-wise, to take advantage of Code4Lib hands-on 
>> workshops...)
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Bobbi
>>
>

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