Category Archives: Vitale Digital Media Lab

M’Aidez – A Stop-Motion short by Jesse Turnbull

Posted on May 30, 2012 by

A big congratulations to our own Jesse Turnbull, who recently finished this short stop-motion piece after months of work (and too many hours to count, he says).  It is best viewed in HD if your computer can handle it. Also, … Continue reading →

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Exemplary Poster Design

Posted on May 29, 2012 by

Our poster printer has been humming along all year, and we have enjoyed helping students learn how to improve layout and design. This spring, we identified two exemplary posters from a large set shown at the Center for Undergraduate Research … Continue reading →

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Interview with Haftom Khasai

Posted on May 25, 2012 by

Haftom Khasai is a political science major and has been an avid user of the Vitale Digital Media Lab during his time here at Penn. I had the opportunity to interview him last semester about the documentary he helped create, … Continue reading →

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Creating Secure Passwords with Grady the Security Dog

Posted on May 18, 2012 by

The good folks at Penn’s Office of Information Security (a unit of ISC) have created this video on how to create strong passwords for your various online accounts.  The best part? Grady the Security Dog!  And it was created with … Continue reading →

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How Pixar Almost Lost Toy Story 2 to a Bad Backup

Posted on May 14, 2012 by

I have been posting to this blog for quite a few years now about the importance of backing up your files.  We’ve even offered entire workshops on backing your files up. There are all sorts of ways you can lose … Continue reading →

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Graduation Streaming

Posted on May 14, 2012 by

Come join us in the Vitale Digital Media Lab as we watch Penn’s 2012 Commencement Ceremony on the big screen, bag pipes and all!

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Best Time for Sharing

Posted on May 10, 2012 by

Mashable.com has a post about the best and worst times to share on social media networks.  What I found most interesting about the article is that different social media platforms have different optimal times for posting (as measured by number … Continue reading →

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Borrowing the New Projection Screen

Posted on May 4, 2012 by

The newest addition to our equipment loan program will have you screening movies like a pro, whether in the classroom or in a dorm. We’ve just purchased a 39 x 70″ portable projection screen which, in tandem with a projector, essentially … Continue reading →

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Study Break – Gesundheit!

Posted on May 3, 2012 by

The library’s AppsOnTap blog has my quick review of a cute iPhone/iPad game that’s perfect for a study break.  You play a green pig with a bad cold.  So you know it’s going to be good. Plus, I’ve installed the … Continue reading →

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10 Interview Tips

Posted on April 23, 2012 by

Stephanie Brown used to work here in the library.  Now she works at the University of Pennsylvania Press in the marketing department.  She often interviews authors and publishes those interviews as a Podcast. She recently published a post on her … Continue reading →

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