Creating and Combining PDF Files

There are many situations where you need to convert documents or images to PDF format.  Fortunately, there are now quite a few tools and methods available to do both.   Apple MacOS Preview The Apple Preview app has easy-to-use tools for working with PDF’s.  See Apple’s article at https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202945… Continue reading »

Managing a passel of passwords

Like it or not, passwords are an inescapable part of modern life, providing protection at the cost of inconvenience.     It’s a natural tendency for people to try and keep things simple by using the same password for multiple services or devices.  But as recent headlines have made… Continue reading »

EMS Room Scheduler

https://roomscheduler.williams.edu EMS Room Scheduler is used campus-wide for managing use of classrooms, labs and many meeting rooms. Important Notes Requests for usage of classroom spaces during academic-year hours cannot be considered until after class schedules are loaded into the system. This typically happens within the first… Continue reading »

Last modified on April 19, 2024

Human Resources System

https://ephr.williams.edu The Human Resources System provides access to the following: For Students View Paycheck, W-2 Payroll Forms Time Reporting For Faculty View Paycheck, W-2 Payroll Forms Time Reporting & Approval Address & Phone Updates Emergency Contact Updates Benefits Information Student Employment Hiring Information Employment Opportunities Note: As… Continue reading »

Last modified on April 19, 2024

Financials System

https://finance.williams.edu The Financials system provides these services and information: Budgeting Financial Reports Journal Entries Payment Requests Purchasing Cards  … Continue reading »

Data Classification Policy and Usage Guidelines

Data Classification Policy and Usage Guidelines Whether you study, teach or work at the College, you possess information that should be protected from exposure.  Personal information has a lot in common with money – it has value, whether it’s your SSN, bank account number, or account usernames & passwords.  These… Continue reading »

Domains Used by Online Providers At Williams

The following is a list of domain names of online providers used by Williams to provide various services to the campus community.   You may be asked to follow links to these providers’ web sites for certain types of transactions and it should be safe to do so.  The best way… Continue reading »

File Encryption

How to Encrypt Files for Secure Email Transmission or Storage Why Encrypt? Massachusetts Law requires that legally-protected personal financial information be encrypted if sent over public networks, such as the internet. You may also need to protect information your office considers confidential, regardless of any legal requirement. This document describes… Continue reading »

Massachusetts Identity Theft Law

Note: The Winter 2010 Information Security Workshop Slides (PowerPoint)  are available for download. In 2007, Massachusetts enacted a law to protect Massachusetts residents from identity theft. As a business operating in Massachusetts, the College is subject to this law. MA OCABR ID Theft Web Site Massachusetts isn’t the only… Continue reading »

Secure and Safe Computing for Administrative Offices

Overview The purpose of this document is to lay out guidelines for secure and safe computing for College faculty and staff. In the world of computing, it seems that anything that stays the same for more than six months is obsolete. This document is not immune. Please check back for… Continue reading »

Last modified on April 19, 2024