Adobe Software for students

Adobe are now offering good deals on their CS4 Design Premium and Master Collections

Click here for prices...

CSS Resources

Here's a quick reference site:

http://www. dreamweaver-templates.org/css-resources.htm

Printing PDFs - Important

Until further notice - if you need to print PDF documents, use Acrobat Professional, not Adobe Reader. There is an incompatibility issue between PaperCut and until an update on one resolves that, then this is the only way you can print!

If you are using single page documents, Illy or Preview will do just as well...

Will keep you posted...

Flash Animation

Look here for Flash 8 animation tutorials...

Macintosh Antivirus Software

In the light of the College's recent PC worm scare, people have been asking as to whether the Macs are protected. The answer is yes, the Mac server on which all of your accounts are stored is protected by Clam AV, a free open-source antivirus utility which is automatically updated. 

The link below reviews some common Mac AV programs:

http://antivirus.about.com/od/antivirussoftwarereviews/tp/aamacvir.htm

Remember to check regularly for updates - as new viruses arise, new updates emerge in turn to counter them.

It's a common misconception that Macs don't get viruses: it's just that they don't get them as frequently, as they are a smaller proportion of the world PC market. 

On an additional note - beware of ripping CS4 off Limewire, some of the files contain a trojan virus!

 

National Student Survey

Please don't forget to participate in this!

Go to http://www.thestudentsurvey.com. It only takes a couple of minutes to do - trust me I know, I've done it myself! Note that our educational institution is in this case Blackburn College (not ELIHE).