Category	Installed Applications
Operating system	Microsoft Windows 10 or higher
Web browsers	Google Chrome Microsoft Edge Mozilla Firefox
PDF reader	Adobe Reader DC
AV player	Windows Media Player VLC Media Player
Spreadsheet	Microsoft Office:  Excel
Presentation	Microsoft Office:  PowerPoint Windows Photos
Word processing	Microsoft Office:  Word

• One of the applications installed on the podium pc — see the previous question — can be used to run/show your audio-visual materials. If you want to show a video that's on YouTube, you can do so with one of the web browsers.
• If you want to show a file that is not available for viewing or downloading from a website, you will need to bring your file on a USB stick, which you will plug in to one of the usb ports on the side of the desktop monitor. You can then drag a copy of your file on to the pc's desktop, from where it can be opened.
• Another option is to upload a copy of your presentation file to your DropBox, Google Drive or equivalent account, to serve as a backup in the unlikely event that the copy on your usb stick becomes corrupted or otherwise unavailable. The online file(s) can easily be downloaded to and run from the podium pc.

• The HDMI cable, or the adaptor and cable combination, sends your laptop's outgoing audio-visual content to the pc located under the podium. The pc forwards the signal to a digital projector at the rear of the room. The projector displays your content to the audience via a large screen on the front wall of the room.

Note that if you want to connect to the internet, in order to download or display something, you can establish a wi-fi connection to the internet for your laptop if you have the necessary login credentials for the university's "Mac-WiFi"" or "eduroam" networks. If you don't have those credentials we can log you in to the "Mac WiFi" network.

Alternatively, you could download and display the desired resource(s) via the podium pc, which has a permanent internet connection. Past experience suggests that it is often quicker and easier for the presenter to use the podium pc for downloading files. If necessary you can always move the file via usb stick to your laptop if it is not practical to work with or otherwise display the resource via the podium pc.

The standard Type A HDMI con­nec­tors have these dimen­sions:

Con­nec­tor	Mea­sure­ment	Size
male end	outer	13.9 x 4.45 mm
female end	inner	1.4 x 4.55 mm

If your computer has a smaller female HDMI port, such as a ""mini DisplayPort" terminal, you will need to bring a suitable `smaller-female-to-larger-male "adaptor", a short cable that can plug in to your laptop's 'video-out' port and enables a male Type A HDMI connector to plug into the other end of the adaptor.

HAALSA can provide only one type of HDMI adaptor; specifically one with a male end for an Apple laptop's female mini DisplayPort terminal. We can not provide adaptors for Apple or other brands` laptops with other types or sizes of 'video-out' terminals.

In addition, consider bringing two usb sticks, unless you have uploaded a second copy to your DropBox, Google Drive, or some equivalent online storage account. The second stick can be a backup in the unlikely event that the copy on the first stick becomes unusable. (Yes, like hard drives in a pc, usb sticks will and do fail eventually.)

Consequently, we ask that you present via the podium mike and, optionally, to wear the lapel mike, just in case you move too far from the podium at any point during your presentation. Alternatively, you may choose to hold the hand-held mike throughout your presentation, which will allow you to roam well beyond the range of the podium mike. Please note, however, that the hand-held mike is not a guaranteed option. The mike's built-in rechargable battery may be empty or inadequately charged because the previous user did not return the mike to its charging station.

For lot locations near the hospital building and vehicle access details see our Campus Parking Details page.

HAALSA will reimburse your cost for parking to a maximum of $8.00. The latter is McMaster's current evening maximum for parking on the main campus, either on-street (where permitted) or on one of the university's gated lots. (College Street, which runs west, north of the Psychology building, has some metered on-street parking and a gated lot at its western end.) McMaster's parking meters/kiosks accept payment by credit card.

Free off-campus parking may also be found on streets to the east side of the campus but it may be difficult to locate areas where 2-hour (or longer) parking is permitted after 7 pm.

We strongly recommend that you NOT park in any of the McMaster University Childrens Hospital surface or underground lots. Post-presentation you will have to pay a $23.00 (when we last checked) fee when exiting the lot. As stated above, HAALSA will reimburse only $8.00 of that cost.