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Kaleidagraph 4.1.2 for OS X Lion (10.7) now available
ITS has just made Kaleidagraph 4.1.2 for Lion available from the ITS software page for all College faculty, staff and students to use. This latest update offers the following enhancements: Added support for the Intel Macintosh. The installer will install the correct version based on the processor in your computer. Bitmap file export such as BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, and TIFF now uses QuickTime to generate the export files. As a result, several new options are available for some of the formats such as byte ordering, LZW compression, and variable JPEG export quality. High Resolution TIFF images are exported with … Continue reading Kaleidagraph 4.1.2 for OS X Lion (10.7) now available
Adobe CS5 Suite for Mac now available
The Adobe CS 5 Suite for Macintosh is now available from the ITS software page for all College faculty, staff and students to use. This version, brings with it a host of new features that people have been clamoring for, here at the College, and returns us to parity between the Mac and Windows versions. Some of the more notable improvements include: Photoshop’s automatic retouching, Illustrator’s variable stroke width, Photoshop’s puppet tool, improvements to Illustrators Pathfinder panel, Photoshops Content-Aware fill and improved edge detection, and Illustrator’s dashed lines behave, and an upgrade to a more current Camera Raw for those … Continue reading Adobe CS5 Suite for Mac now available
Student use of Mobile Devices, Social Networking, and More
Tomorrow’s Professor recently posted Timeslicing in the Classroom, an excerpt from The New Digital Shoreline: How Web 2.0 and Millennials Are Revolutionizing Higher Education, by Roger McHaney, that explores how students are bringing technology to the classroom. The excerpt addresses the following topics: Video Recording Audio Recording Wikis Blogs Twitter Social Networking Cell & Smart Phones Instant Messaging & Texting Live Streaming Tablets Additional Resources: Timeslicing in the Classroom Tomorrow’s Professer Listen to Dr. Roger McHaney discuss the The New Digital Shoreline Continue reading Student use of Mobile Devices, Social Networking, and More
New JMP License for 2011-2012
For new users installing JMP To install JMP, please visit our software download page: http://www.swarthmore.edu/x31663.xml IMPORTANT NOTE FOR WINDOWS USERS: Before launching JMP, copy the JMP.PER file (available here and on our software download page) to C:\Program Files\SAS\JMP\8 For existing users installing JMP Windows: If you are currently using JMP 8 and encounter a message asking for the location of the JMP.PER file, copy the JMP.PER file to C:\Program Files\SAS\JMP\8 and restart the JMP program. Mac If you are currently using JMP and encounter a message asking for the location of the JMP.PER file, drag the current JMP.app file to … Continue reading New JMP License for 2011-2012
Moodle Workshops and Drop In Consulting Times
Moodle is replacing Blackboard as Swarthmore’s learning management system. While Blackboard will be available until June 2012, ITS is encouraging faculty to switch their courses to Moodle before the last minute. ITS will be hosting Moodle training and consulting on August 23-25 (Tuesday – Thursday) in the ITS Media Center (Beardsley 114). From 1:30PM – 2:30PM each day, we will have an Introduction to Moodle workshop. From 2:30PM – 4PM each day we will have consulting time where faculty and staff can drop by to work on their courses or ask questions about Moodle. If you have any questions, don’t … Continue reading Moodle Workshops and Drop In Consulting Times
Voice Mail Maintenance This Friday,8/19, 5-6 PM
ITS will be applying a minor upgrade to the Voice Mail system this Friday, 8/19, between 5 and 6 PM. During this time, callers will continue to be able to leave new voice mail messages but these new messages will not be available to recipients until the upgrade is complete. Previously recorded messages will continue to be available during the maintenance window. Continue reading Voice Mail Maintenance This Friday,8/19, 5-6 PM