Together we can save money and reduce our energy footprint!
FACT 1: Flat screen monitors use less power than CRTs.
FACT 2: Laptops use less power than desktops.
FACT 3: There is no longer any technical reason to be concerned about turning your computer off.
FACT 4: Computers that are in sleep mode use a [...]
Hackers especially love the holidays because there are lots of new, unprotected computers to compromise and silently take over. Even without new computers to exploit, there has been an alarming increase in the amount of malware (viruses, spyware, etc.) being installed recently on Swarthmore community systems.
The following tips will help keep your existing computer (regardless [...]
There have been a lot of patches/fixes released recently for various applications and operating systems. It’s ALWAYS important to apply these patches as soon as they become available. Why? Because someone somewhere will be trying to compromise your computer via these unpatched weaknesses. Most often, simply browsing a web site can be enough [...]
As part of our Campus Agreement with Microsoft, faculty and staff are now permitted to install Microsoft Office applications on personally owned computers. There will be a charge to you for the use of the software but it will be much less than what you would pay for the Academic boxed version.
To order your copy [...]
UPDATE: Microsoft has released a patch for this important security hole. Your Windows PC should’ve installed the patch already (indicated by a pesky need to reboot). If not or if you’re unsure, you can run Microsoft Update (or Windows Update) or go to the Microsoft Download Center.
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A security exposure was recently discovered within Internet Explorer [...]
Please join ITS in welcoming Daniel Berlin to our staff. Dan is our new media center associate. Dan is tasked with keeping the Beardsley Media Center in good working order and supporting the faculty, staff, and students who are working on video, audio, imaging, and printing projects in the Center.
Dan graduated from University of The [...]
