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February 2008 Update:

Kingston 19-in-1 Media Card Readers Now Available

The AAC Computer Learning Lab has purchased two new Kingston 19-in-1 media card readers which are now available for checkout use in our lab.

This will speed up transfers of your data and not require you to bring in your digital camera when transferring photos.

Kingston's 19-in-1 card reader supports a wide variety of cards including CompactFlash Type I and II, SD, SDHC, miniSD, miniSDHC, microSD, microSDHC, MMC, MMCmobile (DV RS-MMC), MMCplus, MMCmicro, RS-MMC, Microdrive, Memory Stick Micro (M2), Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, Memory Stick Duo as well as Memory Stick PRO Duo. You won't need a separate adapter to fit your microSD cards into before docking—fantastic, since lots of phones now use these tiny cards in order to save physical space (but sacrifice storage space).

We hope you find this resource valuable.

New Epson R280 Now Available

In addition to our Lexmark color laser printer, we have now made available an Epson R280 for those needing high quality prints.

• Prints on paper size up to 8.5" x 44"
• Print directly onto ink jet printable CDs/DVDs
• Color accuracy with six individual ink cartridges: Black, Cyan, Light Cyan, Magenta, Light Magenta and Yellow
• Smudge, scratch, water and fade resistant photos
• Claria™ Hi-Definition Ink for photos that last up to 200 years1
• Supports plain paper, Epson Premium Bright White Paper, Photo Paper Glossy, Premium Photo Paper Glossy, Ultra Premium Photo Paper Glossy, Premium Photo Paper Luster, Premium Photo Paper Semi-gloss, Presentation Paper Matte, Premium Presentation Paper Matte and Matte Scrapbook Paper (letter)

Costs for Printing
on this High Definition Printer

Documents must be brought up to the lab assistant's work station to be printed out on our color printers.

Septmeber 2007 Update:

Final Cut Pro Studio 2
Now Available

The 2007 version of Final Cut Pro Studio 2 is available on the six Intel iMacs on the left side of the lab. This suite includes Final Cut Pro 6, Motion 3, DVD Studio Pro 4, Compressor 3, Soundtrack Pro 2, and the new Color Application.

For users who still need to use the older version, we still have the Final Cut Pro Studio 1 installed on the rest of the Macintosh computers.

Adobe Creative Suite 3
Now Available

All of the Apple Macintosh computers now have the Adobe Creative Suite version 3 installed which includes Bridge, Dreamweaver, Flash, InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Acrobat.

We have left the CS2 versions installed for those users who need to still use the olderversions of InDesign.

Adobe After Effects Now Available

Three of the Macs in the AAC Computer Learning Lab now have Adobe After Effects CS3. With After Effects, you can design vector graphics, create organic movements, and expedite delivery with new integration and collaboration features.

Adobe Creative Suite 3 Production Premium
Now Available on Windows PCs

We have two Windows PCs, a Sony and a Dell, which are now loaded with the Adobe Creative Suite 3 Production Premium software which includes After Effects Professional, Premiere Pro, Photoshop Extended, Flash Professional, Illustrator, Soundbooth, Adobe Encore, Adobe OnLocation, and Adobe Ultra.

For those wanting to do video editing on Windows or really preferring Adobe Premiere Pro with After Effects, this is the place to come.

Adobe Premiere Pro features:

• Native support for Panasonic P2 format
• Output to DVD
• High-quality slow motion with time remapping
• Publish Adobe Encore projects to the web
• Multiple project panels with smart file search
• Output for mobile devices

Windows XP & MS Office for Windows Available via Parallels 3 on Intel iMacs

Parallels Desktop for Mac enables you to run Windows, Linux, and more side-by-side with Mac OS X on any Intel-powered Mac, without rebooting.

With Parallels’ virtualization technology, you can run Mac OS X and your favorite Windows applications like MS Access and Windows Media Player at the same time. You can even drag-and-drop files between the Windows OS and Mac OS desktops!

Look for the Parallels icon in the Dock on our six Intel iMacs in theleft row.We've also already put shortcuts to MS Access in the Mac Dock.

Parallels 3 Features:

• Mirrored desktops, documents & media enable the Windows Desktop, My Documents, My Pictures and My Music folders to mirror the contents of their Mac equivalent (Desktop, Documents, etc.) in the Home directory.
• Run Windows programs like native Mac applications with Parallels Coherence
• Open Windows files with Mac apps and Mac files with Windows apps using Parallels SmartSelect
• Share files and folders between Windows and Mac OS X
• New! Browse through Windows folders and access files without launching Windows with Parallels Explorer
  
• Run selected PC games on a Mac with support for 3D graphics
  

May 2007 Update:

SPSS Version 15 Now Available

The three Windows PCs in the lab now h ave SPSS version 15 intalled. Version 15 extends the Chart Builder and improves the ability to use other applications and databases with SPSS. The new version of SPSS in the lab also includes ordinal regression (PLUM).

Also included, the SPSS Programmability Extension provides the ability to extend the SPSS command syntax language with the full capabilities of external programming languages. Program code written in an external language such as Python® can be used to control the flow of SPSS syntax jobs based on variable attributes, procedure output, and error codes.

April 2007 Update:

Aperture (v1.5) Now Available

Apple's Aperture software has now been added to the G5 tower Macs on the right side of the lab. Aperture is a collection of tools that allow you to easily import, manage, edit, catalog, organize, adjust, publish, export and archive your images.

Aperture features advanced RAW-focused workflow, powerful compare-and-select tools, nondestructive image processing, and versatile printing and publishing options.

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