Working on Sherrill Library Macs for checkout.

Updating the sherrill library MacBookPros.
It's kind of a secret that they have a small laptop cart, because it's only used for training purposes.

So far, we have run these updates:

Office 2007/2008 Updates
Flash Player 10
Adobe Reader Update
WinXPSP3 Security Updates
Norton AntiVirus Definitions


OH, and yes, we added a spiffy new Fall 2010 wall paper to match the rest of campus :)

More info to come!

Updated Equipment Reservation Form

Howdy, folks--

I have recently updated the Equipment Reservation form to include the Dual-Boot MacBook Pros that we have for checkout to faculty and staff.
I have also added roll-over, tooltip photos for the equipment we are offering.

You can see the form here:
http://lesley.edu/ut/labs/equipmentreservation.html

Cheers!

Adding Search Domains in Windows XP

To my staff-----

So.... how to explain THIS...
Lesley has several locally hosted servers that control a number of internal functions such as the rooms database and the pay-for-print login server.
If you have tried to click on either of those links and have returned a Lesley "You can't go there" type page, it's probably because you don't have the "Search Domains" programmed into your Network Settings.

Have no fear!  You can do this very easily.

***Note:  These instructions are for Windows XP... and are crude.

So to explain what a "Search Domain" really is... it's basically telling your computer to examine internal resources before trying to do an external search.  so in the case of the print server.... the login for the print server is typically:  http://10.157.32.91:9191...
so that means that the server that logs you in to check your credits is located at the IP address: 10.157.32.91 on Port # 9191....  the computer IP10.157.32.91 happens to have a "hostname" of printsrv-main... *which is what it is named on the the network.... all computers on our classrooms network are part of a big directory, so ideally, if you tell your computer to search the "directory" address for hostnames, it will let you use the hostname of the computer instead of the IP address...

so.... http://10.157.32.91:9191  or http://printsrv-main:9191
the latter is the easier to remember, definitely.

so...
how do you tell your computer that "printsrv-main" should redirect to "10.157.32.91"?????
follow these instructions:

Open your network connections...double-click OR right-click on your ethernet (or wireless)..
Select "properties"
Select TCP/IP, then select "configure"
Select "Advanced"
Under Advanced, click on the DNS tab
Then add these to the prefixes:

lesley.lu.lesley.edu

lu.lesley.edu

lesley.edu

and why do you need or want to know this?

in the event you sit at a computer and try to access local servers, it does a google search instead....

where can I find a computer that has photoshop?

As of the Spring 2010, Adobe CS3 is installed on all of the computers in the Doble Building, on the Doble Campus (29-31 Everett St, Cambridge, MA).... this includes the 3 classrooms (309, 413, 415) and the Doble Information Commons.
Coming in the Spring 2011, we will extend our installation of CS3 (and perhaps later versions) on ALL of the Cambridge campuses' computer labs & classrooms BUT there will most likely be a LIMITED # of concurrent seats that can run the software at any given time.

You may also find the MOST recent version of Adobe Creative Suite (CS4 + CS5) on ALL of the computers at the Art Institute of Boston, located at 700 Beacon St and at 601 Newbury St, Boston, MA.

Hope this helps!

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Revamped Pay-for-Print Site

Looks like our Labs Coordinator has updated the UT website to reflect the current policies around Pay-for-Print at Lesley...
You can check it out here:

http://lesley.edu/ut/academic/printing.html

What do you think?

It seems pretty straightforward, but then again... We ARE on the INSIDE.

where can i edit a PDF?

well, that's interesting.

The Portable Document Format (PDF) is typically synonymous with "unedittable format" as many programs (ie distillers) save-as or export as PDF so that when it is shared with others, it cannot be tampered.

Saying that, there are SOME PDFs with embedded forms (e.g. your tax forms) that you may edit SOME regions, but the document itself is in-tact.

Some programs will let you modify the PDF as if it were an image. For example, Adobe Photoshop CSx will allow you to import the entire PDF as an image and then you may "write" or "edit" the image.... this, however, does NOT work on the TEXT of the document.

Even with Adobe Acrobat Professional (the typical PDF editting suite), you will not be able to edit the text regions of a published PDF.

So... don't count on it.

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Is there a map of computer spaces accessible by students on campuses, and what computers and applications are available?

Yes, actually.

Please visit the site here:

http://www.lesley.edu/ut/academic/locations_main.html

The applications list is the hardest to keep up with as updates run at different times for different areas. We are currently working on a blog/micro-blog via twitter so that you guys can keep-up with the software versions in the labs.

So if you want to know more about the software installed in the various areas, feel free to send a question via this form OR an email through UT@lesley.edu

our labs coordinator is also available for a chat, if you can catch him! x8819

Take care--

Lesley Labs.

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