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New Human Resources Website
The Human Resources Department has launched a new website. The new site includes information on employment, benefits, payroll, the Employee Handbook, and convenient links to benefit providers and forms. The website was created in Ingeniux, the College’s web content management system. Please send any suggestions or feedback about the new HR website to humanresources@swarthmore.edu. If you would like to add your department’s website to our project schedule, please contact Kelly Mueller, kmuelle1@swarthmore.edu. Continue reading New Human Resources Website
Media Services facilitates a videoconference w/ the University of Hong Kong
On Wednesday night, March 19, Media Services facilitated an hour long, high bandwidth videoconference between the Sociology & Anthropology department at Swarthmore College and the Sociology department at the University of Hong Kong. Participants were able to see and hear each other in a full screen, natural setting using a high bandwidth 384 kbps conference connection over the Internet. Swarthmore Media Services rolled out is brand new Tandberg Edge 85 conference unit with a high definition camera, and a 42″ Sony plasma monitor. The University of Hong Kong connected using a Polycom videoconferencing unit. The Tandberg Edge 85 can transmit … Continue reading Media Services facilitates a videoconference w/ the University of Hong Kong
Kicking off the Email, Calendering, and Collabortion Tools project
As Gayle Barton recently announced, ITS will be working on a project this year to update the tools we use for email. Because of the way that email programs have evolved, the project will also present us with the opportunity to look at a number of other collaboration tools, such as calendaring and document sharing. In this initial phase, we’ll be focused on two things. First, we will facilitate moving as many faculty and staff as possible off of Eudora as the main email program on your desktops. This is essential because Eudora is a long-discontinued application. Second, we will … Continue reading Kicking off the Email, Calendering, and Collabortion Tools project
Tip: Using Windows media files on a Mac
If you come across a Windows video or audio file that your Mac can’t recognize, don’t despair. Unfortunately, Macs can’t automatically play back files with .wmv or .wma file extensions. The good news is that with a quick installation of some extra components, any Mac running OS X 10.3.9 or later and QuickTime 7 or later can playback Windows video through the QuickTime player. All you need to install are the free Windows Media Components by Flip4Mac from the Microsoft web site. Click on the “Free Download” button on the top of the page. (Please note that Flip4Mac also sells … Continue reading Tip: Using Windows media files on a Mac
McAfee SiteAdvisor Makes Safe Surfing Easier
McAfee SiteAdvisor is now bundled with Swarthmore McAfee Anti-Virus/Anti-Spyware Version 8.5 for Windows PCs. You’ll know that SiteAdvisor is running on your PC if you notice an icon like the following on your Internet Explorer (shown) and/or Firefox browser: SiteAdvisor visually indicates whether a web site you’re visiting has been determined to be safe or otherwise. The SiteAdvisor icon will be one of the following colors: green – the site has been judged by McAfee to be safe yellow – the site has user feedback indicating it may not be safe red – the site contains malicious software, downloads or … Continue reading McAfee SiteAdvisor Makes Safe Surfing Easier
Firefox Shortcut: Get to Gmail in a Flash
From Firefox’s location/address bar, hit “g” and then Enter. That’ll take you straight to Gmail. More Firefox shortcuts. Continue reading Firefox Shortcut: Get to Gmail in a Flash