Secure File Transfer
November 29th, 2007
If you have a personal website, or you help maintain an academic or administrative website at Smith, check your settings! (Read more…)
Archive for November, 2007
Compatibility Issues with PowerPoint 2007 and Mac OSX
November 15th, 2007
Students using Windows XP or Vista and Microsoft Office 2007 with professors who use Mac OS X will need to do a little leg-work to make their presentations readable on their professor’s Mac.
While Microsoft puts the finishing touches on Office for Mac 2008, there is no simple solution for PowerPoint file compatibility between Office 2007 and Mac OS X. (Read more…)
Mac Users: Update VirusScan & Word
November 14th, 2007
Mac OS X users: McAfee VirusScan 8.6 is now available, and compatible with Leopard.
Download the latest version on the Smith Software site.
While you’re at it, update your Microsoft Office 2004 to version 11.3.9 The update fixes a problem that some users encountered while trying to print (the program would quit unexpectedly).
Wireless in the Houses
November 8th, 2007
ITS is pleased to announce the installation of wireless in the common areas of a number of residence houses on campus. As part of an initiative to extend wireless coverage on campus, Phase 1 will cover all common areas in Smith residence houses. Phase 2 will expand wireless coverage to student rooms in all houses but has not yet been funded or scheduled.
Wireless in common areas will be rolled out in four “chunks”: (Read more…)
Mac users, be wary!
November 1st, 2007
You may have heard of a trojan known to install itself on Windows computers by exploiting security holes in MySpace pages. This type of malware belongs to a family called Puper, which has been affecting computer users since 2005.
Yesterday, McAfee Avert Labs announced that the authors of Puper have unleashed a similar piece of malware that affects Mac OS X. (Read more…)