photoshop maniaaaa!

My three babies Harley, Chica, and Bentley being spolied as usual.

Chris Nolan's Visit

We have the pleasure of having Chris Nolan,assistant librarian at Coates Library at Trinity University, come speak to us last Tuesday. His reasoning for coming was to show us a more accurate way of using search engines, such as Google. I learned so many things about the search engine that I didn't even know existed. For example, if you are searching something and you dont want a specific word to show up you place a - sign in front of the word than it won't show up in your results. In addition, Google gives priority to the sites they view as being more credible. Also when looking at a site to see if it is crediable, it is a good idea to look at the references and see if they are indeed crediable sources. A very useful thing i leatned was about Google desktop. This is an item that must download from the web. It is a resource that can be used to search your entire desktop in addition to your email. Another thing I learned was about the term "cache". If you click on this, itll pull up the article on the Google server with your keywords highlighted! This is very helpful, especially when you are doing research papers! Lastly, i agree with Mr. Nolan's reasoning for why Google is so popular among the other search engines. It's easy, fast, and reliable( for the most part).

Lies, lies, lies

After looking over all the pictures for the assignment, I was surprised to see how much technology skews the truth behind picture. In some cases, the meaning behing the photo completely changes. I found this picture to be a prime example. Anything having to do with sharks usually has a negative connotation, and this pictures seems to cover that the second time around. Originally, this photo was just a normal picture of a U.S. Air force helicopter with an individual hanging down the flimsy rope ladder. The author of this edit is the Museum of Hoaxes; they had horizontally flipped the pictures and phtoshopped a shark trying to attack the individual hanging down. This was an edit that reached it's "wow " factor since it was "top made" on the internet in 2001.

CLT A Place Where You Get TLC ;)

The CLT( Center for Learning and Technology) is located on the first floor of the library. Down here, you will find many Macs and PCs uploaded with the newest software used for photo/video editing, all types of editing software, and rooms for video and audio recording. In addition, here you will find knowledgable and caring staff that will take assistance in any problems.

CLT hosts classes for faculty to get familiar with new software that is being offered. It is beneficial to go to The Center for help with photoshop. If you ever need to scan a document or photo, CLT is the place to go. Also if you ever want to incorporate a video in a powerpoint CLT can also help you with that.

If you happen to forget your camera at home and need a digital camera for a project or an event, you are able to borrow CLT's just as long as you get prior approval by your professor!
Remember, CLT is open to anyone and run the same hours as the library!

ps- can you believe that we've had a video conferenve with the well-respected Hillary Clinton just a few weeks ago???

CopyRIGHT !

CopyRIGHT. We see, hear, and breathe it everyday. It envelopes us in almost every activity we take part it each day. Of course there is so much more to the word COPYRIGHT than what we think. We had the pleasure of having Mr. Jason Hardin come speak to us of this word of importance. It blew my mind when he said that copyright dates back to the 1970s! And who would ever guess that a US copyrighted product is the author's lifespan + 70 additional years? So why is copyright such an enforced practice in today's society? It enables creativity and originality among individuals; it allows creators to create without being worried of someone else taking credibility of that work.
The most recent talk about copyrighting that been on headlines is music sharing/downloading. To our understanding, the artist creates/performs/sings their creation; later this creation becomes available to audiences, whether it be CD's or even mediums such as iTunes. But at the same time there are music sites where these songs can be purchased for FREE. So which do we choose? Of course it is easier and makes a lot more sense to choose the free, click-away available option, but is it really loyal to artist to do such a thing? I don't know about you guy, but when something is being offered to me for free in my convenience, why should i have to get in my car and drive all the way to Best Buy to purchase the same thing? It's of great disloyalty to the artist to do this. How are they supposed to make their money if everybody is file sharing/downloading the songs for free? Downloading music off the internet for free can put you at risk for a copyright violation. Be very careful because at some instance people are able to watch what you are doing, especially here at school!

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Trinity Network Diagram !

This is a snapshot of my TU Network System. As you can see I put Ruth Taylor Hall in the center because it is pretty much the "brain" of the network system. Ruth Taylor usually recieves signals and circulates them to their ideal location among the campus.

Word from the Wise

Since Mr. Joe Hatch's visit on thursday of last week, I downloaded CCleaner. After he enlightened us with how vulnerable our computer is to third parties I made sure to do this download ASAP. Amazingly after running it , my computer runs so much faster! I believe it wiped out about 2128 mbs!
So my "word from the wise" is to download CCleaner. Run it about twice a month to prevent your computer from slowing down and becoming a victim to hackers and viruses :( .
Also if you ever have any questions related to your computer ITS is located in Winn 1st.