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The Help Desk will close at 3:45 p.m. Monday, Oct 12, for a department meeting.
If there is a campus emergency affecting campus servers or IT services, please dial 704-894-2900 and select option 4.
If you have a non-emergency request or problem, please send the Help Desk email or leave voice mail (704-894-2900, select option 1 or 2).
We will contact you when the Help Desk reopens. Our business hours are Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
It is time to think about your spring semester classroom technology needs and we would be most grateful if you could submit your requests by October 16th. This date is earlier than it has been in past years as a key ITS staff member will be on leave beginning December and we want to allow ample time for testing the lab and classroom setup for the spring semester.
To see the services and software we currently offer in the computer labs and classrooms, please visit http://www3.davidson.edu/cms/x23259.xml. From here you can request any additional needs you may have.
If you have any questions, please contact Shauna'h Fuegen, Student Computing Services Coordinator.
Thank you for helping us better serve your computing needs.
The Macintosh popularized the mouse as a user interface, but that doesn't change the fact that for lots of us the keyboard remains the fastest way to get around. With that in mind, here's a short list of keyboard commands you can use to jump around the Finder (desktop).
Continue reading "Need fast access? Use these quick finder keyboard shortcuts!" »
If you're in line for a new computer in the near future, you may be interested in ITS' newest standard configuration, based on Apple's recently-updated iMac lineup. The new standard desktop includes:
As always, ITS is very happy to be able to offer our users a full range of hardware options to meet the demands of the College's mission. If you have questions, or want to discuss purchasing a new machine, please don't hesitate to contact us.
Windows 7 is Microsoft's newest version of their operating system and is set for release to the general public on Thursday, Oct 22nd. This new operating system has kept the same basic look and feel that existed in Windows Vista but has made vast improvements regarding speed, security and hardware requirements.
Where does Davidson stand regarding Windows 7?
Testing on different hardware platforms continues and we are communicating with our software vendors regarding support for Windows 7 and Internet Explorer 8, which is built into the new operating system. ITS will work quickly and responsibly to make this new operating system supported on the network and available to campus offices as soon as possible.
Thinking about upgrading your Windows XP or Windows Vista home machine to Windows 7?
One suggestion, proceed with caution! Make sure you back-up your important information before performing any operating system upgrades. When upgrading to Windows 7, you will find that Windows Mail, Movie Maker, Calendar, Contacts and Photo Gallery will be deleted along with the data contained within. Are these Windows utilities gone forever? No, you can download these and many more free utilities from the Microsoft website.
It's the kind of thing that everyone knows and figures should go without saying: You spend a lot of time on your work, so make an extra copy of it just in case, right? The average hard drive probably holds years' worth of information and work, some of it irreplaceable. So you're backing it up, aren't you?
Are you sure? Every standard computer here at Davidson comes with a backup system that's installed with the computer and configured to run automatically, but have you checked yours lately to be sure it's running? There are a lot of pieces required to make a regular, automatic backup work correctly, and even one item out of place can halt or block the backup. If you're not checking yours occasionally to make sure it's running right, you should be. Here's how.
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