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It’s best to be consistent and keep things simple when naming files for your website. You may need more complex naming conventions and multiple versions of files on your hard drive or shared drive, but simplifying file names for the web decreases the risk that your links will break or that some people will have [...]

A screenshot can be used to extract images from the screen or to take particular elements and add them to a document. They can be useful in showing the locations of buttons in software programs or particular elements of websites. There are multiple ways to take a screenshot on a Mac depending on what you [...]

Moving from WordPress 3.2 to 3.5 (information about the upgrade schedule is available on the IS blog) will not bring any drastic changes, but you will see a number of small changes that should improve your blogging experience. A complete list of changes is available in the WordPress Codex. Highlights that may interest the Bryn [...]

College-owned Mac computers have the option to install some programs automatically via the Software Center utility, previously known as Run Advertised Programs before March 2013. Software Center provides access to easily install programs, printers, software updates, and more. To install a program through Software Center, follow the instructions below. If you need to install a [...]

Windows Click on Start. Select Control Panel. Open the Java control panel icon. To disable Java within the browser: Select the Security tab. Uncheck “Enable Java content within the browser”. Select the Advanced tab. Uncheck the boxes for each browser under “Default Java for browsers” To enable Java within the browser: Select the Security tab. [...]

Welcome to SCAMALOT!  In Part I, our heroes explored the anatomy of a scamtastic message claiming to be from Facebook.  In our continuing adventures, we will take a closer look at two messages which claim to be from popular shipping companies. Example 1 Let’s start with an easy one.  In our first example, we will [...]

The Bryn Mawr WordPress theme is available upon request for blogs that require Bryn Mawr branding. If you would like to request this theme, please contact help@brynmawr.edu and include the address of your blog if it has been created. For the most part, the Bryn Mawr WordPress theme works like any other WordPress theme, and [...]

1. Log in to your club blog. If you are having trouble logging in, please contact help@brynmawr.edu or call the Help Desk at 610-526-7440 Once logged in, you should see the Dashboard with the name of your club at the top like this: If you just need to update your contact information, click on Posts [...]

Welcome to SCAMALOT!  This is part I of an ongoing series of posts devoted to helping you (yes, you!) become better email scam detectives. Scammers are clever, and some of them are pretty good at making an email look like the real thing, at least on the surface. So how do we distinguish a fake [...]

Need help changing your password?  You’ve come to the right place!  Click on the PDF below to learn how. To change or reset your password, click here.