Mobile Devices at Smith
May 18th, 2009
Are you planning on bringing a mobile device (such as an iPhone or iPod Touch) to Smith with you this fall? There are a few things you should know! (Read more…)
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Firefox 3 and Cisco Clean Access
February 22nd, 2009
If you have Firefox 3 installed on your computer, you are likely to see a “Page Load Error: Secure Connection Failed” the first time you try to connect to the network via Cisco Clean Access in your residence house.
Solving Office 2007 Compatibility Problems
August 8th, 2008
Right now the Smith campus is in a state of transition. Many students, faculty, and staff are already using Office 2007 for Windows and Office 2008 for Mac. In addition, all computers in the campus computer centers and classrooms will be upgraded to Office 2007 for Windows and Office 2008 for Mac by the start of the fall semester. However, some students, faculty, and staff are still using other versions of Office. (Read more…)
Mac Users: Make your PowerPoint Presentations PC-Compatible
April 29th, 2008
Check out this recent post at Smith College Mac User: Make your PowerPoint Presentations PC-Compatible
Backup! Backup! Backup!
March 10th, 2008
As a follow-up to last week’s post on extending the life of your laptop…
You probably can’t count the number of times you’ve been told to “Backup your data!” This phrase also probably doesn’t mean much to you unless you’ve ever lost some important data (and whether it was a term paper, your iTunes music library, or all your photos from spring break, it’s all data). (Read more…)