Security, Tips

Online Shopping Tips

Nick

In time for “cyber Monday”, below is a quick video with some great tips (thanks to the folks at Kaspersky anti-virus) to protect your computer (and yourself) while shopping online this holiday season.  Most of the tips have been covered on this blog before but this is a great refresher. Some of the tips include: – keeping your operating system, anti-virus and browsers up to date with the latest patches/updates – using known, reputable online retailers – it’s better to use a credit card rather than a debit card – if you’re using wireless, make sure it’s secure Stay safe … Continue reading Online Shopping Tips

Help Desk, People

ITS welcomes Christina Webster to the Client Services team

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The next time you call or visit the help desk, you may be greeted by a friendly new person. On October 22nd, Christina Webster joined the Client Services team in ITS. Christina is already making a positive impact with her enthusiasm and willingness share her knowledge. She comes to the Swarthmore community by way of Haverford College, where she worked in a similar role. Christina’s skills are not limited to technology. She is also an instructor for the Montgomery County Fire Academy, where she focuses on firefighting skills. We are thrilled that she has joined our team with an inviting … Continue reading ITS welcomes Christina Webster to the Client Services team

Academic Technology, Software

Data Desk 6.3 for Mac OS X 10.7 & 10.8 now available!

Mark Davis

Data Desk is an interactive data analysis package that helps you find patterns and relationships in your data. This package contains several items to help you learn and use Data Desk. 1) The “Getting Started Using Data Desk” file offers a quick overview of Data Desk. 2) The “Advanced Data Desk Features” file provides an introduction to Data Desk using an analysis of real data. 3) The Help file offers on-line help. 4) A list of Frequently Asked Questions on our web site at www.datadesk.com provides detailed answers for many popular questions. Those of you who have used previous versions … Continue reading Data Desk 6.3 for Mac OS X 10.7 & 10.8 now available!

Academic Technology, Computer Classrooms, Faculty/Staff, Media Center, People, Public Computing, Workshops and Training

ITS Welcomes new Media Center Coordinator Tayarisha Poe

Doug Willen

Academic Technology is pleased to welcome new Media Center Coordinator and recent Swarthmore College graduate Tayarisha Poe ’12 to the Information Technology Services team. Tayarisha brings a wealth of knowledge about video production, digital photography, printing and the Adobe CS suite along with her lively and welcoming personality to the Media Center.  She has particular interests in multimedia storytelling, digital cinematography and DSLR video production, and we look forward to a series of instructional workshops she’ll be hosting through the academic year on these and other media related topics. Continue reading ITS Welcomes new Media Center Coordinator Tayarisha Poe

Accounts and Passwords, Security, Tips

Use Your Swarthmore Credentials Only at Swarthmore

Nick

Your Swarthmore “credentials”, the combination of your Swarthmore email address and password, should only be used with Swarthmore College on-line services.  These credentials should never be used for personal accounts at non-Swarthmore websites. Websites are regularly compromised and users email addresses, along with passwords, are subsequently stolen.  A short list of popular websites that were recently compromised follows: eHarmony LinkedIn Last.fm Yahoo Voices The Student Room Formspring Android Forum techradar Philips Sony Entertainment etc… If you use your Swarthmore credentials for a non-Swarthmore account and that website gets hacked, your Swarthmore on-line services would then be readily available to the … Continue reading Use Your Swarthmore Credentials Only at Swarthmore