Adobe!

The IT folks have now loaded the Adobe Suite on the reference desk computer! I'm not sure how long it has been there as I just noticed it today. Enjoy!

SON OF Duplex Printing

Apparently you must choose printer Am-Ref1 and go to the "Finishing" tab to ask for double-sided print. WARNING: DO NOT CHOOSE PRINTER "AM-REF2: DOUBLE-SIDED." If the printer itself asks you to take the paper out and reload it into tray 1, you have done something wrong. It should pop the paper out, suck it back in, and then re-pop it all by itself.

Dot-Edu Sites for Environmental Chemistry

I had a student working on a paper for an adjunct Chemistry prof named Chedekel, who apparently wants the students to use internet sites only, and only those with .edu extensions. I am not commenting on this assignment, you understand, just noting helpfully that this can be done through specifying .edu in the domain in Google Advanced Search.

The Way of the Stapler

Our stapler has gone missing. I don't know when it slipped away. I've been letting students use the super-stapler, but it only has a few staples left. No spares in the supply cabinet (hmmm...). So, I may bring my own stapler out before leaving for the evening.

Such is the way of the stapler.