Swarthmore ITS is pleased to announce the launch of SwatFiles, a secure web-based file storage system for faculty, staff, and students.
Available at swatfiles.swarthmore.edu, SwatFiles allows users to access their files from any computer with an Internet connection and share files with anyone with an e-mail address.
Features include:
A personal folder for all faculty, staff, and students: [...]
If you receive an email with the subject: “WorldPay CARD transaction Confirmation,” do not respond to the email, it is a scam.? ITS recommends deleting it from your Inbox, and then emptying your trash folder.
ITS is accepting applications for student employees to help with imaging and deploying new computers this summer. Please apply online.
Title: Summer Technical Support Associate (Summer Upgraders)
Classification: Category III pay rate
Hours: 8:30-4:30 weekdays; starting late May until early August.
Duties: Upgrade faculty/staff computers according to described procedure. This includes backing up files on the old computer, [...]
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 [...]
According to security experts and anti-virus software vendor F-Secure, a new malware attack is currently being spread via Facebook pages. The attacks are propagated by a malicious worm which steals victims Facebook information. Users receive a message from infected friends with links to a YouTube video. If Windows users click on the link [...]
New passwords for 2008-2009 are available on the data-software server, including a new unlimited, network-independent license for students to install on their own computers. Detailed instructions on updating your system can be found for Mac and PC on the data-software server.
For faculty and staff, when you launch Mathematica, you may be prompted to enter a [...]
The ITS Web Projects Team is looking for a student intern to help with website development this summer. This is an opportunity to work in a collaborative team environment and learn marketable job skills. You will receive training in Ingeniux, the College’s content management system, and other web-related software such as Dreamweaver and Photoshop as [...]
McAfee SiteAdvisor is now bundled with Swarthmore McAfee Anti-Virus/Anti-Spyware Version 8.5 for Windows PCs. You’ll know that SiteAdvisor is running on your PC if you notice an icon like the following on your Internet Explorer (shown) and/or Firefox browser:
SiteAdvisor visually indicates whether a web site you’re visiting has been determined to be safe or [...]
Information Technology Services is accepting applications for summertime employment.
Apply Online
Please be sure to check the position you are interested in AS WELL AS the “I am interested only in summer positions” boxes.
Summer Technical Support Associate
Classification: Category III pay rate
Hours: 8:30-4:30 weekdays; starting late May until Aug. 1
Duties: Upgrade faculty/staff computers according [...]
The mail server upgrade has been completed and ITS is working on two remaining issues:
Some people are having problems sending email from off campus when using an email client such as; Eudora, Outlook or Thunderbird. If you are having a problem with outgoing messages please use Swatmail, our web interface for sending and receiving [...]
