Category: People

Accessibility, Mobile Devices, People

Navigation Apps for visually impaired

Corrine Schoeb

I struck up a conversation with a fellow conference attendee at the AHEAD 2016 conference who happened to be blind.  We had an interesting conversation about getting around when you are visually impaired and he shared three apps he uses to navigate inside and outside buildings: overTHERE which uses a infrared technology developed more than 30 years ago to help with safer street crossing and recently adapted for mapping BlindSquare which can work with beacons to provide mapping inside buildings AllAccess which can access menus, logos,  and QR codes Continue reading Navigation Apps for visually impaired

Faculty/Staff, Help Desk, People, Software, Tips

ITS cautions against upgrading to macOS Sierra

Christina Webster

Apple has just released its newest macOS Sierra operating system, and made it available as an automatic download to customers running OS X El Capitan in order to encourage them to update. If you have a Swarthmore issued computer, do not allow Sierra to install. Upgrading the operating system can break certain features, including the ability to log in with your Swarthmore account. If you need your Mac operating system upgraded, in order to use a feature that is currently unavailable, contact the Help Desk in Beardsley 110. Customers who have auto downloads enabled will see macOS Sierra start to … Continue reading ITS cautions against upgrading to macOS Sierra

Lynda.com, Mobile Devices, People, Software, Students

Lynda.com, in 3D

Joel F. W. Price '00

We recently heard from one of the nearly 700 of you who are already using lynda.swarthmore.edu to help you learn on your own schedule.  Brady White ’15 has been using Lynda.com videos to help learn how to use SolidWorks 2014, a program that allows you to design objects to be printed on a 3D printer. Brady reports that the selectable table of contents, the 10-second-rewind button, and the ease of following along with the video are his favorite parts of using the software. Lynda.com is a great resource for doing your work better and also for learning things outside of … Continue reading Lynda.com, in 3D

Help Desk, People, Students, The Dash

ITS Seeks Summer Associates

Christina Webster

The ITS Help Desk is now looking for associates to hire for summer 2014. We are looking for people who enjoy working with technology, learning about technology, and helping others solve problems.  Are you that person, and do you have good inter-personal skills, and excellent verbal and written communication skills? If so, apply today! I want to be an IT Summer Associate You will develop skills that are highly valued in the job market, work in a fun, active, and supportive team environment, and contribute your ideas on improving IT services at the College. We are accepting applications through March … Continue reading ITS Seeks Summer Associates

Help Desk, People

ITS welcomes Oliver Hollocher-Small to the Client Services team

Joel F. W. Price '00

The Client Services team belatedly welcomes Oliver Hollocher-Small to the team!  Oliver joined us on July 29 and brought along a jack-of-all-trades set of troubleshooting abilities to complement his contagious smile (not pictured). A Philadelphia native, Oliver is also interested in road and mountain biking, tree-climbing (he was an arborist for ten years!), and motorcycles.  We are delighted to have Oliver as a member of the Swarthmore community. Continue reading ITS welcomes Oliver Hollocher-Small to the Client Services team

Help Desk, People

ITS welcomes Joel F. W. Price ’00 to the Client Services team

MK

The next time you visit the garden level of Beardsley, you might see an old/new face.  On November 26, Joel F. W. Price ’00 returned to Swarthmore to join the Client Services team in ITS as the Technology Education Coordinator.  He looks forward to helping people use technology in a way that helps them do their work better. In addition to a love of technology and emerging media, Joel is an avid musician, concertgoer, traveler, photographer (flickr/Google+), athlete, and amateur cook/canner (not always in that order).  Please drop by and say hi! Continue reading ITS welcomes Joel F. W. Price ’00 to the Client Services team