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ITS Insider December 2025
The ITS Insider is the Help Desk newsletter which includes timely topics and events. This month’s newsletter covers articles on staying connected after getting a new device, the benefits of Adobe Express, tech around campus, and our Help Desk puzzle. Continue reading ITS Insider December 2025
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Tired of Email? Subscription Options in Google Groups
Are you tired of email? Do you find yourself overwhelmed by the sheer volume of official messages? Navigating listservs at Swarthmore can often feel confusing. Good news! Swarthmore’s Accessibility Working Group identified communication as one of our improvement goals for … Continue reading Tired of Email? Subscription Options in Google Groups
Firebird: 2025 in Review
Firebird, Swarthmore’s high-performance computing (HPC) cluster, is completing its first full calendar year in service, and what a year it’s been! In 2025, the user communities from both Swarthmore and Lafayette College collectively ran more than 459,000 jobs, totaling over … Continue reading Firebird: 2025 in Review
Halloween Hijinks in the Makerspace
It’s that time of year again, where we get to turn our hands and tools toward making the holiday a little bit make-ier. Here’s a quick glimpse of what seasonally specific specimens have been spotted in the Makerspace this last … Continue reading Halloween Hijinks in the Makerspace
ITS Insider October 2025
The ITS Insider is the Help Desk newsletter which includes timely topics and events. This month’s newsletter covers articles on Upgrading to macOS Tahoe and Windows 11, the new ITS Lunch & Learn series, Diving into the Phish Bowl, Preparing for Print Release, and open student positions at the Help Desk. Continue reading ITS Insider October 2025
Digital Testing in an AI World
As stories about how students are using AI technologies to complete their academic work proliferate, we in Information Technology Services are increasingly being asked for tools faculty can use to offer exams and written assignments that would be AI proof. … Continue reading Digital Testing in an AI World