Archive for August, 2007

How do I transfer a call on my Cisco phone?

Thursday, August 23rd, 2007

I’ve had a new Cisco phone on my desk for over a year but didn’t learn how to transfer a phone call until today. It’s simple:
While on the call, press the soft key “Transfer.” (Soft keys are the small buttons that appear at the bottom of the screen.)
Next, dial the number to which [...]

Wireless Networking Changes

Thursday, August 23rd, 2007

A number of steps to improve security on the campus wireless network have been taken recently. The SSID SwatWireless is now only available to College-related individuals with a Windows domain account at Swarthmore. This includes faculty, staff and students. Logon with your Windows username and password will be required. [...]

Blackboard training – August 2007

Thursday, August 23rd, 2007

The Blackboard support team is offering introductory and advanced Blackboard Learning Management Workshops in late August. Descriptions, dates and registration: http://www.swarthmore.edu/its/faculty_staff/fs_bb_07ws.html

Why am I getting an ExtremeZ-IP license error when I use the College’s servers from my Mac?

Monday, August 20th, 2007

We know that the license expiration warnings are somewhat bothersome, but fortunately they are only temporary. Our Academic Computing and Systems groups are currently testing software that will make it easier and better for Macintosh computers to connect to some of our core servers. This process includes trial licenses for a short period [...]

Computer classroom slots available for Fall 2007

Wednesday, August 8th, 2007

Faculty who are planning to use a computer classroom (Trotter 201, Science Center 256) for a class in the Fall 2007 semester, please contact one of the academic computing coordinators to arrange a reservation as soon as possible.

Eric Behrens (Humanities), x7839
Liz Evans (Natural Sciences), x8254
Doug Willen (Social Sciences), x7787
Please provide us with this information:

Course name [...]

Mathematica license update for faculty & staff

Tuesday, August 7th, 2007

Faculty and staff with Mathematica 5.2 or 6.0 installed on a college owned computer will be prompted to update your password after August 1, 2007. To make the change, first find the Mathematica folder on the data-software server. (First choose either the Mac or Windows folder, then open the Faculty_Staff_only folder.) Please refer to [...]