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Wireless Printing from Your Laptop at London Metropolitan University

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Cass Librarian

Printing from the University Wireless Network or From the Web Follow the link for a full guide from Information Systems Service – please note, this service is still being beta tested  WirelessPrinting Please use the following link: http://print.londonmet.ac.uk Web Printing facility … Continue reading →

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Printing advice

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Image Curator

Advice from our IT colleagues for students using LondonMet printers for images. Don’t send files to print via the Picture Viewer application. This often results in blank pages or missing sections. Regrettably,  we cannot give refunds if this happens. Please … Continue reading →

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New Book: You are not a gadget:a manifesto, Jaron Lanier

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Image Curator

This intriguing book on how the Web is revolutionising culture includes chapters titled ‘The noosphere is just another name for everyone’s inner troll’ & ‘The unbearable thinness of flatness – Digital creativity eludes flat places’. Author Jaron Lanier is described … Continue reading →

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Mac:help at LondonMet

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Image Curator

Find out about IT services for Mac, iPhone and iPad users at LondonMet. Mac:help answers questions such as… Where are the Mac labs? What software is available? How to print. How to connect.  

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Pixels, bits & resolution:mystery solved

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Image Curator

A good place to start if you need to understand the basic terminology of digital imaging. This interactive tutorial from Cornell University is clear and concise. It covers bit depth, file size, resolution, pixel dimensions and image compression.  

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Photoshop-substitute on Library PCs

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Image Curator

If you are using a PC in Commercial Road Library and want to manipulate images, use the PaintNet software installed on all  machines. This is an excellent substitute for Photoshop. PaintNet features  sophisticated image re-sizing. You can adjust levels and … Continue reading →

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IT tip: Slow printing

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Image Curator

Printing taking forever? Is your Word document full of images? The image compression feature in Word 2010  speeds up printing. To compress the images, select any picture by clicking on it. Go to the picture tools format tab, and click … Continue reading →

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