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To prevent unwanted messages from reaching your email inbox, Bryn Mawr employs a service called SpamCheck (powered by Postini), which filters all incoming email for spam, phishing , and virus-infected messages. Legitimate messages are delivered to your inbox as usual, but unwanted and potentially harmful messages are diverted and quarantined in your SpamCheck Message Center. Logging in to SpamCheck allows you to review and retrieve quarantined messages. You will also receive a weekly quarantine summary email that lists recently quarantined messages and includes a convenient link to SpamCheck. Messages that are left in SpamCheck will be deleted after 14 ... Read more»

Bryn Mawr College uses a piece of software called Mailman for our list-serves. We have a mix of announcement and discussion lists, some of which are moderated, and others of which are unmoderated or "open". All configuration changes to Mailman lists can be made via the Web interface by the list owners themselves. You can subscribe to or manage mailing lists at http://mailman.brynmawr.edu. Click on the link below for step-by-step instructions: Mailman for Subscribers Mailman for Administrators For further reference, please feel free to visit http://staff.imsa.edu/~ckolar/mailman/mailman-admin-quickref-0.2.html or access the official Mailman Members Manual at http://wiki.list.org/display/DOC/Mailman+2.1+Members+Manual.

Mapping your network drives is a very useful way to access the network drives and shared folders on the Bryn Mawr server on your own personal computer, whether on campus or off campus ( via AnyConnect).  Here is everything you need to know to map your drives, both on PCs and Macs. Click to view the step-by-step instructions below:

It’s happened to all of us – something happens and, all of a sudden, you are unable to access any of the files on your computer. Since you cannot prevent the unexpected from happening, you should back up your files often, saving and storing them in multiple locations. This is especially important to do with things that are very important and irreplaceable (i.e. pictures, theses, grant proposals, etc). Below are some options for backing your data. Click on the link below for step-by-step instructions: Protecting Your Data Need more help? Visit the tech bar for more information on keeping ... Read more»

If you're working on a windows computer on campus, you can burn a disk without downloading any extra software! The CDBurnerXP is available on all public computers. Click on the links below for step-by-step instructions: Need more help? Come see us at the TECH Bar for more CD burning options!

Second Life is a free online virtual world largely created by its users. You can create and customize your own avatar and interact with people from all over the world in a number of languages. Second Life can be used in a number of educational contexts, and Bryn Mawr even has a version of its own campus in Second Life. Click on the link below to download the Quickstart PDF, which can also be found on the Second Life website: Still have questions?  Take ... Read more»

Flashcards are a great way for students to memorize important information about an image. With Artstor, you can create flashcards quickly and easily. Once you have found the images you'd like to have appear on your flashcards, click the icon circled in the image below to view these images side by side with their information. Verify that the information shown is accurate, and then print the webpage by going to File and then Print. Fold the printouts between image and description, or cut out and paste them onto flashcards for an easy memory aid.

Artstor is Bryn Mawr’s primary resource for images from museums, library, and archival collections. It’s quick and easy to access both on and off campus. To access on-campus: Go to http://www.artstor.org. Click on the red "Go" button in the upper right hand corner of your screen. To access off-campus: If you have not created an account: Click the "Off Campus Access" link in the left hand column on the library webpage, or click here. Log with your Bryn Mawr Username. Go to http://www.artstor.org. If you have created an account: Go to http://www.artstor.org. Log in with ... Read more»

iMovie HD is currently only available in Canaday Room 313.  While iMovie 9 contains many advanced editing features, iMovie 6 HD remains the preferred iMovie program to use for simple editing, creating a roll of clips, and when updating an old iMovie project. Below, you can find step-by-step documentation to get started, as well as links to Apple's iMovie tutorials. Still have questions: Link to Apple's official iMovie 6 HD tutorials.

iTunes U is a piece of software created by Apple that may be used by colleges and universities to distribute digital lessons and other files to their students. Professors may choose to upload podcasts and other media files through the iTunes U plugin on Blackboard, and students may then access those files in the same way they buy music through the iTunes store. Click on the link below for step-by-step instructions on how to set up a course on iTunes U: Still have questions?  Take a look at the Apple website's documentation ... Read more»