TEST YOUR PRESENTATIONS ASAP---
We have recently re-imaged computers in Wolfard and Doble.
As we understand the software configuration is stable and functioning, it is not unreasonable to expect technical difficulties with opening or viewing files and media on these machines. These are often due to discrepancies with the version of software used to create the media, the format of the media, and codecs/plugins required to view the media.
*Even though we try to cover MOST bases with our installation, we cannot always guarantee that your media will work on our computers like they do your own computers.---- a common misconception.
To serve the community, we have provided sample machines from each of the computer areas on campus here in our office.
ALL members of the Lesley Community are welcome to come-down and test our computer configurations to see if they will work for your files or presentations.
If there needs to be any updates, we will be here to take requests in-person.
The longer you wait, the less likely we will be able to fix ANYTHING before your presentation or class meeting.
EVERYONE who uses ANY of our computers for any WORK should make an appearance in our office.
We are located on the Lower Level of University Hall (LL-010) and these machines will be here until March 4, 2011
In a letter to the faculty:
Hello, Faculty--
I hope you all had a splendid holiday.
You are receiving this email because our records indicate that you have been assigned one (or more) of the following classrooms as your designated teaching-space for the Spring 2011.
DOBL-309; DOBL-413; DOBL-415
WOLF-203; WOLF-204; WOLF-201
As many of you know, these are rooms that contain computer systems.
To update you on what’s going on, we are in the middle of re-configuring all of the computers, a process that is anticipated to take up the majority of the month of January.
In an attempt to alleviate any software/hardware problems that may arise with your classroom materials, we have set-aside sample computers in our office (located at the HelpDesk Suite on the Lower Level of University Hall, LL-010) so that you may test your course materials and media PRIOR to the start of the semester.
We invite you to bring your course materials, multimedia, and a list of web-resources and give the computers a rigorous testing. Any issues that come-up now will be documented and resolved before you start your class.
Here is a list of software that will be present on the computers:
*please keep in mind that without physically testing your media on our machines, there is NO guarantee that your media will function as expected regardless of whether it was made using the same software version or operating system.
On Mac
Adobe CS3 Design Premium -- Acrobat Professional, Bridge, Dreamweaver, Flash, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Reader 9
Ilife 09 -- Garage Band, iMovie 09, iMovie HD, iPhoto, iDVD, iWeb, iTunes
MS Office 2004 – Excel, Powerpoint, Word
MS Office 2008 -- Excel, Powerpoint, Word
Safari 5, Firefox 3.6 +SilverLight
Google Earth, Google Sketchup, Picasa, Epson Scan Utility
FileZilla, QuickTime 10 +Windows Media Components, VLC, Audacity
Inspiration 8, InspireData, Tech4Learning (KidPix, WebBlender, TimeLiner, Geometer’s Sketchpad, Twist, ImageBlender, Frames, Pixie), Skype
On Windows
Adobe CS3 Design Premium — Acrobat, Dreamweaver, Flash, Illustrator, Photoshop, Reader X
MS Office 2007 — Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Word
Internet Explorer 8, Firefox 3.6 +SilverLight, iTunes
Google Earth, Google Sketchup, Picasa, ArcGIS, Kurzweil 3000, Epson Scan Utility
FileZilla, VLC, Audacity, BurnIMG
Inspiration 8, InspireData, Tech4Learning (KidPix, WebBlender, TimeLiner, Geometer’s Sketchpad, Twist, ImageBlender, Frames, Pixie), Skype
These machines will be available for you to test up until January 23rd, by which time we cross our fingers that everything is copacetic.
Any questions, feel free to contact me directly.
Thank you, and have a great rest of the winter break
P.S. If you, or anyone else you know, uses the laptop cart for any part of your instruction, a sample laptop cart configuration will also be available to test.
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Richard Phung
Labs & Classrooms Coordinator
University Technology
Lesley University
Ph: 617.349.8819
Fax: 617.349.8989
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