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Drop-In Support at MEC Ends!
Drop-in support hours at the Media Education Center (Jesup 316) will end for this academic year on Friday, May 18. For media production support after 5/18 please schedule an appointment with your iTech liaison or email itech@williams.edu.
New Mobile Services for your smartphone!
Check out http://mobile-services.williams.edu on your phone for the directory, events lists, daily messages, course catalog, Record headlines, WSO Rides, and more!
PeopleSoft Login after recent upgrade
Due to the upgrade over the weekend, users of the Peoplesoft Student and HR systems may not see the Peoplesoft menu after logging in to the system for the first time. We have found that a browser page refresh has been fixing this problem. The easiest way to do this in Internet Explorer and Firefox is more »
Mac Users: Run Apple Software Updates, now!
You may have heard about the Flashback trojan for Apple computers. We are seeing infections now on the Williams campus. To protect your computer or to remove the infection, run the Software Updates from your Apple menu. OIT recommends that everyone with a Mac do this now.If you have any question please contact us at more »
Newest phishing attempt: Faculty/Staff in subject line
This morning another phishing attempt has been arriving in the Inboxes of the Williams community. Please do not click the hyperlink in the email, nor provide any account information. Example of today’s email: “Attention:Faculty/Staff Please be advise that new programs and updates have been recently added to the College email system to prevent phishing and more »
New round of phishing attempts...
Since this past Saturday you may have noticed a variety of different phishing attempts in your Inbox. If you do receive any please DO NOT click on any links within the email, just delete the entire message. For more detailed information on how to ”spot” a phishing attempt read our post at: http://oit.williams.edu/help-docs/security/scam-identification/ An example of one that was more »
Email Scam Alert
If you get an email that says your mailbox is full, and asks you to re-validate your account- don’t do it- it’s a scam and they’re trying to get your Williams username & password. The site the email takes you to looks like our webmail page, but if you look at the URL: http://ativeg.org//wp-content/plugins/webmail.williams.edu/ – more »
Beware Fake Adobe Emails
Over the last couple of days, there has been a concerted effort by spammers and malware providers to infect users thru Adobe email – well, fake Adobe email. Two days ago, it was fake Adobe Reader updates. Yesterday it was “here is your new InDesign CS4 license key”. The key is in a zip file more »
Peoplesoft Upgrades
The PeopleSoft Finance system will be upgraded this weekend. It will be unavailable from 9:00am Saturday morning (12/10) until 3:00pm Sunday afternoon (12/11). The system, including the ability to view financial reports will be unavailable during the upgrade. Some functions of the PeopleSoft Sarah system will also be unavailable during this period. Specifically, HR hiring more »
Website Redesign Data
Thank you to all who took part in the online card sort of the college’s homepage content. Results of that exercise will greatly inform the redesign of the Williams website. You can see the results for yourself on the redesign blog. Also on the blog are a review of Google Analytics for our site and more »
New WordPress Features
Faculty profiles- more control, less fuss. We’ve added a simple editor to your faculty profile, so you can control text formatting, add links, lists, and pictures without fussing with HTML. We’ve also given you control over how posts are ordered in each section of your site.
full article »New OIT Website
Welcome to the new OIT site! We’ve moved into WordPress, the College’s campus-wide content management system, and have made some significant improvements to our site in the process.
full article »Williams Thinking Returns
On Tues, Nov. 1, at 7 p.m. in Paresky Auditorium, there will be another round of TED-like talks given by Williams faculty: Magnus Bernhardsson, Sandra Burton, and Thomas Garrity. The event is co-sponsored by OIT’s Instructional Technology group.
full article »Mash-ups, Mixed Media & Movie Madness Returns!
The MEC is ramping up for its second short film competition with a special series of media production and copyright workshops open to the entire campus. The competition starts Tuesday January 3, 2012. Top prizes include an iPad or Android tablet, cameras…
full article »Student Support Desk 413-597-3088
Staffed by the Student Technology Consultants (STC’s), our main contact for student technology questions. Jesup Hall Main Desk. Our hours are: 10:00 a.m. – Midnight Monday – Thursday 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. Friday Noon – 6:00 Saturday Noon – Midnight Sunday
