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Supercomputing Resources At Swarthmore
Swarthmore has received a startup allocation of time on the TeraGrid supercomputing network . We can provide faculty and students time on a variety of machines for education and research purposes (for free!). From TeraGrid’s website: Using high-performance network connections, the TeraGrid integrates high-performance computers, data resources and tools, and high-end experimental facilities around the country. Currently, TeraGrid resources include more than a petaflop of computing capability and more than 30 petabytes of online and archival data storage, with rapid access and retrieval over high-performance networks. Researchers can also access more than 100 discipline-specific databases. With this combination of resources, … Continue reading Supercomputing Resources At Swarthmore
Holiday Email Greeting Cards Bring Infections as Gifts
During this month of holidays, you can be sure that you’ll be receiving greeting cards from malicious entities. The Swarthmore community has already been receiving emails, like the one below, containing links to retrieve a holiday greeting card that someone so thoughtfully sent (note the spelling errors): Unfortunately, the sender is someone intent on breaking into your system. Clicking on the links above will download a program that subsequently infects your system allowing remote control and access to your (and the College’s) personal data. As a general rule, NEVER click on attachments that you’re not expecting -or- URL links to … Continue reading Holiday Email Greeting Cards Bring Infections as Gifts
Argos Open Forum
ITS is offering monthly training workshops to help further develop your Argos skills. All interested parties are invited to join this open forum to discuss and learn about Argos. Since all levels are invited, the content of each class will be driven by the participants, their abilities and their curiosity. Classes are being offered the last Wednesday of every month through April (excluding December). Register on the campus calendar for these events. Continue reading Argos Open Forum
Academic Technology Fair: Nov. 19th
All faculty and staff are invited to visit the Academic Technology Fair this Thursday. The fair is a showcase of a variety of software and hardware resources that you can use for teaching, research, and administration. The theme for this year’s fair is “Innovation Is Recession-Proof.” All of the technologies on display are available for you to use today without any additional cost to you or your department. Everything is either free or currently licensed/purchased by the College for your use. Scheuer Room Thursday, Nov 19th 10am-2pm Light refreshments served. Some of the things you’ll see at this years Academic … Continue reading Academic Technology Fair: Nov. 19th
New Operating Systems
Although new Mac OS and Windows OS are entering the market, ITS does not recommend upgrading to the new operating systems at this time. ITS will make an announcement in the near future about upgrades, but at this time, faculty and staff should not upgrade their office computers to the newer operating systems. In addition, if faculty/staff connect to Swarthmore networked resources from home, they should also not upgrade their home computer’s operating system until further notice. Current operating systems we support are, Mac OS X 10.4, 10.5, and WinXP SP 3. Continue reading New Operating Systems
ITS Welcomes the Class of 2013!
421 individual computers were registered to the entering class in their first 24 hours on campus. Continue reading ITS Welcomes the Class of 2013!