Welcome to the Academic ITS web site. Here you will find helpful tips, announcements, and links to various resources to assist in the effective use of technology at Colby. We update information here regularly so check back often or Subscribe.
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Academic ITS support three main web platforms for faculty and students. They are the Moodle course management system, the Confluence enterprise wiki, and the WordPress web publishing platform. Each platform has its own strengths and specializations and there are significant overlaps between them in some areas. Following is a description of each service and some aggregate usage statistics for the 2011-2012 academic year.
Soon you will notice a change when you visit Colby Apps Docs. Google is updating the service to include a new feature called “Google Drive.”
This week I thought I would treat you to two Colby Apps E-mail tricks!
Portable Document Format (PDF) files are great because they act as electronic versions of printed pages but with several benefits over traditional paper copies:
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So, how do you create a PDF? [Read more...]
Google’s Web History service may offer more relevant search results and recommendations across Google’s products and services should you choose to allow Google to save and use your web search activity for this purpose.
How you organize the data on your computer can be very important and warrants special attention. The two big reasons for this are: 1) it can impact your computer’s performance and 2) where you keep the data on your computer can determine if your data is being backed up or not. Here are some general tips for organizing the data on your computer.
One of the biggest headaches of using a laptop is how frequently you have to plug it in to charge it. Here are some helpful tips for getting the most out of your battery between trips to the wall outlet.
Note: While these tips are mostly geared towards laptop users, some can also be applied to desktop users that want to be more
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How many times have you said to yourself My computer has slowed down!
or asked Why do I keep getting this hourglass/spinning wheel?
Here are some memory management tips to keep your computer running up to speed.
Three new services on our Google Apps for Education domain can now be used with Colby Apps (you@colby.edu) accounts:
How many people start work at 1 a.m.? How about work until 11 p.m.? My guess is not many. So why does your Colby Apps Calendar show those times? Well, now you can collapse those hours so they take up almost no room on your calendar. Here’s how:
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