Monthly Archives: September 2011

Facebook Privacy

Posted on September 27, 2011 by

Penn’s department of Audit, Compliance, & Security has created some guidance for managing your privacy on Facebook. Check out their video below, or visit their page for additional info.

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Tap and Dictate

Posted on September 25, 2011 by

Tired of your phone’s tiny keypad and annoying – though sometimes hysterical – autocorrect? I’m composing this blog post by speaking into my iPod using the Dragon Dictation app. Dragon Dictation is a free speech-to-text app that transcribes quickly and … Continue reading →

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Augmented Reality

Posted on September 25, 2011 by

You know that feeling when a new technological advancement comes around – the feeling you pushed aside when Google Wallet launched, or when QR codes started popping up on the subway? That tiny, inaudible groan at the burden of keeping … Continue reading →

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Final Cut Pro X

Posted on September 15, 2011 by

The lab now supports both Final Cut Pro 7 and Final Cut Pro X. We are not encouraging people to use Final Cut Pro X because it has several drawbacks, but it is in the application folder in the lab … Continue reading →

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Wireless Setup Fair

Posted on September 15, 2011 by

The SAS Computing Wireless setup fairs helped several dozen students on September 15, 2011, September 15, 2010 and September 16, 2009. This annual event brings together technical support personnel from around campus and helps new students to get started with … Continue reading →

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Connecting to AirPennNet

Posted on September 15, 2011 by

Trouble with AirPennNet? SAS Computing is holding a wireless setup fair in WIC TONIGHT(9/15) from 5 – 7pm.

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CS 5.5

Posted on September 14, 2011 by

It’s a new school year and we’ve got new tools in the media lab. So welcome students and welcome Adobe CS 5.5. So why the 5.5 upgrade? Why not a full step up to CS6? Well, CS6 is still a … Continue reading →

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Where Do All Your Tweets Go?

Posted on September 13, 2011 by

Do you ever wonder what happens to all those tweets you painstakingly (or not so painstakingly) tweet?  I often ask myself how many people out there really see what I have to say about libraries and technology and what twitter … Continue reading →

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Star Wars: Professional Mashup

Posted on September 13, 2011 by

As you may have heard, George Lucas is in the process of giving the original Star Wars trilogy another facelift like he did back in 1997; this time for the Blu-Ray release of the entire set.  Now, you may not … Continue reading →

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Time Magazine Beyond 9/11 Project

Posted on September 9, 2011 by

Time Magazine has put up this incredible site: http://www.time.com/time/beyond911/# It uses photos and video shot by Marco Grob to create a substantial mosaic of stories from September 11th and the 10 years that followed. The imagery is almost all in … Continue reading →

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