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New Live Schedule View
As many of you probably have encountered, we have a publicly viewable Live Schedule of the MPS, available at http://swat.oit.duke.edu/public (that link is always available in the sidebar to the right...
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What’s going on behind that wall? Part 1
While most of you were gone last week enjoying a week off of classes and homework, we were getting started with the construction to the new MPS in Bostock. There’s a lot being done right now, but...
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What’s going on behind that wall? Part 2
This is the second installment in what will ultimately be a short-lived series of construction updates. Short-lived because the work is happening very fast, and it’s hard to keep up with updates so...
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What’s going on behind the Wall? Part 3
Well we’ve finally come to my favorite part of this whole project. Up to this point, it’s been underlying structure, walls, ceilings, data, conduits, and drywall. All very important stuff to get...
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What’s going on Behind the Wall, Part 4
Well it’s been over a month since my last update, and we’re just days from the finish line. In fact, the title of the post technically should be changed, because as of this morning, the wall is down!...
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Introduction to ScreenFlow: Tips, Tricks, Uses.
Hi Everyone! In this post, we’ll be introducing ScreenFlow (newly deployed in all MPS labs) as a tool to capture, edit, and finish beautiful screen captures for use in tutorials or in any other video...
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Creating a Vector Drawing on iDraw (an alternative to Adobe Illustrator)
There are many alternatives to Adobe products here in the MPS lab, so today I am going to teach you how to create a vector by tracing an image on iDraw (an alternative to Adobe Illustrator). This...
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Moving to Pixelmator from Photoshop
Pixelmator is a powerful and inexpensive alternative to Adobe’s Photoshop. Are you looking to make the transition from Photoshop to Pixelmator? If so, here are some tips to get you started....
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Explore 3D printing with Google SketchUp
It is an exciting time at the MPS, as we have recently rolled out an experimental 3D printing project. Currently, MPS West sports a new MakerBot Replicator 2X in addition to a 3D scanner and computer...
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PrimeSense At The MPS!
A new PrimeSense scanner has been purchased for use in the MPS starting this fall. We couldn’t help ourselves when we explored some applications in the Media Lab. To demonstrate the potential, we...
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Using the MPS Video Capture Station
Many people come into the MPS to digitize various forms of media. The capture station in MPS West can be used to easily create digital files from VHS, MiniDV and HDV tapes. The following is a quick...
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Using Thingiverse to explore the world of 3D Printing
Since August, the MPS has been operating a full service 3D printing lab in the Bostock Lab for students, staff, and faculty to access. Stocked with 3 different Makerbot printers, the 3D Makerspace is...
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Software Upgrades Complete
After a few days of tweaking, we’ve finally finished the major upgrades to the MPS systems. The two big additions are the new operating system, Snow Leopard, and our Adobe CS5 upgrade from CS4. Feel...
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AutoCAD in the MPS
You asked, we listened! In what is the first of many new additions coming to the MPS, we have added AutoCAD to our systems. Users can find it in the Autodesk folder within Applications. Our users have...
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