Monthly Archives: July 2011

The great migration

Posted on July 30, 2011 by

Are you liking Google +? Perhaps you like the circles and hangs, but are feeling overwhelmed by the idea of rebuilding all of your connections from scratch? Here’s a Lifehacker articleabout migrating alllllllll of that data from Facebook to Google … Continue reading →

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GoodGuide App

Posted on July 27, 2011 by

I learned recently about the GoodGuide App from Penn senior Misha Chakrabarti. His senior thesis for an environmental sciences major, supervised by Amy Hillier, will explore if the use of this app can change consumer behavior. GoodGuide rates products in … Continue reading →

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Mac OSX Lion Compatible Apps

Posted on July 24, 2011 by

For those of us still waiting to upgrade to Apple’s new operating system, OS X 10.7, aka Lion, it’s helpful to know whether any of of the killer apps that we depend on regularly are indeed compatible with the new … Continue reading →

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Migrating from Final Cut Pro 7 to Final Cut Pro X

Posted on July 20, 2011 by

Last time I spoke with them, the good people at Lynda.com are still working on creating their training courses for the controversial new FCPX. In the meantime, though, they’ve created a very helpful set of videos on transitioning from the … Continue reading →

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Google+ iPhone App

Posted on July 19, 2011 by

The Google Plus iPhone app became available today. Of course, you need to be a Google Plus user to take advantage of it. I haven’t had a chance to do much with the app yet other than download it and … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Workshops in the WIC

Posted on July 18, 2011 by

Join us for these upcoming Workshops: PhotoShop Layers, Wed. July 27, 10 am to noon Excel Charts, Thurs. July 28, 10 to 11:30 am Google Productivity Boost, Thurs. July 28, Noon to 1 pm PowerPoint for Classroom Use, Fri. July … Continue reading →

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Ruani Ribe – Hoesley Reflection

Posted on July 15, 2011 by

I’m Ruani Ribe, a member of the first cohort of the Hoesley program. Initially, I joined the program in order to sharpen my skills with various software programs, and to learn more about design and online collaboration tools. I was … Continue reading →

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Tayler Sorenson – Advice for the 2011-12 Hoesley cohort

Posted on July 13, 2011 by

My name is Tayler Sorensen and I participated in the first cohort of the Hoesley program. Although I’d had previous experience with some graphic design software like Adobe Illustrator and InDesign, I had never gotten near anything that had to … Continue reading →

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Looking for WICshop presenters for special software, new topics

Posted on July 8, 2011 by

We had blogged earlier about recruiting for two part-time staff for the Vitale Digital Media Lab. During staff transitions, we want to keep our WICshops going, and we have received requests for some new topics. So I invite you to … Continue reading →

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July WICshops: Special Presentations

Posted on July 8, 2011 by

Looking to expand your tech toolkit? Workshops for July include special presentations on cloud computing, creating ePub files, and Adobe Connect. Many thanks to our guest presenters John MacDermott and Anita Mastroieni. Life in the Cloud: Cloud-based free services are … Continue reading →

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