OCtech students get option to transfer into program at USC in Columbia Nov 18, 2009
Currently, there are about 152 high school students and about 55 OCtech students enrolled in the PLTW Engineering Electronics Technology program and the engineering graphics program. Donna Elmore, OCtech associate vice president, said the college has had an EET program for several years, but she touted said the new transfer program is a very big deal for the college. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Museum features Florida springs Oct 25, 2009
The graphics program is another in the "Liquid Muse" lecture series taking place in conjunction with an exhibit of contemporary landscapes by artists in the St. Johns River region and the release of the book "Florida's American Heritage River: Images from the St. Johns Region.". The two-hour program, called "Springs Eternal: Water Resources from the St. Johns River," begins at 7 p.m. at the museum, 600 N. Woodland Blvd.. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Local)
The Self-managing, 'Unbreakable' Internet? Oct 15, 2009
These include a prize-winning distributed Wikipedia that can handle far more queries than the current version, a commercially successful media streaming service, and a graphics program that lets multiple users collaborate on a design. Van Roy believes that SELFMAN opens the door to a host of high-powered, flexible, and unbreakable internet applications. (Science Daily)
Squeeze every ringgit when you replace your hardware or software Oct 10, 2009
org also offers a database and graphics program. The functionality is no doubt impressive and will seem very familiar where one even claims to be able to read and write traditional file formats. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
* [ TECHNOLOGY ]Windows 7: small improvements make a big splash May 16, 2009
Available directly from the Start menu, Snipping Tool allows you to select and capture anything thats displayed on your monitor and either save it as a graphics file or paste it into an e-mail message, document, or graphics program. To do this previously, you would have had to capture an entire screen or window and then switch to a paint program to crop the image, copy it to the clipboard, and then move it to its destination. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
$4,100 grant will provide OMS students new science options Mar 28, 2009
In addition to robot construction, students will learn about computer programming by using an iconic graphics program to control speed, braking, duration and motion of the machine. Satre will be utilizing them in the sixth grade curriculum with her machine unit. (Ogden Reporter, IA)
Adam Walls sits in his office at Drac Studios in Los Angeles. The shop coordinator wears multiple hats at the studio. Mar 20, 2009
"It has taken him some time to get used to the dry weather and the dreadful traffic situation he faces every morning.Walls wears multiple hats at the studio. As shop coordinator, he makes sure his co-workers have all the materials needed to complete a project.Drac Studios contracts with film production studios for special effects. Walls said he read through scripts and helped figure out a budget for each project.For "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," Walls had to make head casts for each of... (Clayton Tribune, GA)
Portrait of an artist as an avatar Mar 9, 2009
Residents employ a simple built-in modeling tool or outside graphics program to construct 3-D objects of all sizes an avatar hairstyle, an Eames chair, a tropical beach resort or an exact replica of Beijing's Forbidden City for profit or for a lark, or some combination of both. 1. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
