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The ITS Insider is the Help Desk newsletter which includes timely topics and events. This month it includes articles on the do’s and don’ts of safe travel, connecting to eduroam after being away from campus, ways to avoid breaking your MacBook screen, preparing your laptop for service, the Oura Ring, the upcoming sessions on computer replacements and Keeper password manager, and following us on Instagram. Continue reading ITS Insider March 2026
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
During the summer months, many faculty work with a small group of students on research projects. These projects frequently require students (and sometimes faculty) with a need and the opportunity to develop skills that are both required to complete the … Continue reading Summer Learning: R, Python & More!
Congratulations Class of 2025! Be sure to download or transfer accounts or any work associated with your Swarthmore email before accounts are disabled on June 30th. This step-by-step guide will help you prepare for graduation. It covers: How to back … Continue reading Preparing For Graduation
For the past several years we’ve been surveying entering students about the technology they plan to bring to campus. What students are now bringing is vastly different from what they were coming with twenty years ago. Bringing a computer to … Continue reading Student Technology
`This past year, Classroom and Conferencing Technologies elected to start phasing out the Mersive Solstice product and replacing it with a newer wireless presentation device known as Screenbeam. After researching and testing out numerous other products, Screenbeam was the clear cut winner due to, among other things, its ease of use and lower cost. The big difference between Screenbeam and Solstice is that NO APP IS REQUIRED. Yes, that’s right. To project from a Mac or iOS device, you simply open up Airplay and choose the room you wish to project to. Once the code appears, you enter it on … Continue reading Sunset on Solstice: Introducing Screenbeam to Swarthmore
