More Moodle Training
ITS will be holding two “Introduction to Moodle” training sessions to help new users transition from Blackboard to our new learning management system. Continue reading More Moodle Training
Category: Faculty/Staff
Mathematica 8 Now Available
Last month, Wolfram Research released Mathematica 8. Swarthmore ITS has the new edition available for download for faculty, staff, and students here:Download Mathematica 8 (Swarthmore username and password required). We have versions for Windows, Macintosh, and Linux. From Wolfram’s website, here are the top 8 reasons to upgrade: Enter your queries in plain English using new free-form linguistic input Access more than 10 trillion sets of curated, up-to-date, and ready-to-use data Import all your data using a wider array of import/export formats Use the broadest statistics and data visualization capabilities on the market Choose from a full suite of engineering … Continue reading Mathematica 8 Now Available
Office Hours and Advising Scheduler
Do you want to schedule office hours, advising appointments, or interview slots? Swarthmore’s Office Hours Scheduler lets you set up blocks of time for people to schedule appointments. Continue reading Office Hours and Advising Scheduler
Swarthmore’s Software Revision Control System available to Faculty, Staff, and Students
Are you working on a project that involves software development? You may be interested in Swarthmore’s software revision control system. Called gForge, this service is now available to the Swarthmore community. The biggest reason to use gForge is its revision control features. It provides a Subversion (SVN) repository for each project that you can use to control the revision levels of your software. Instead of relying on renaming files to indicate versions, you and any collaborators can always have the latest version of your software handy while also keeping every revision from the very beginning of your project. gForge also … Continue reading Swarthmore’s Software Revision Control System available to Faculty, Staff, and Students
Digital Storytelling project for Natural Science and Engineering summer research students
This summer ITS will be facilitating a Digital Storytelling project for Natural Science and Engineering summer research students. Continue reading Digital Storytelling project for Natural Science and Engineering summer research students
Important Backup Information for Community Members Who Have a College-Provided Macintosh as Their Primary Work Computer
To all community members who have a College-provided Macintosh as their primary work computer*: It is especially important that faculty have their computer backup software up-to-date before leaving campus for the summer. A new Macintosh client has been released for the College’s backup software (LiveBackup from Atempo). This release has been in testing by ITS staff for several weeks and is now available to campus. Typically, software notifies you when an update is ready and all you have to do is follow the instructions on the screen. This release of LiveBackup is different and is only activated when you restart your … Continue reading Important Backup Information for Community Members Who Have a College-Provided Macintosh as Their Primary Work Computer