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EndNote X4 has been updated to improve compatibility with Microsoft Word 2010 on Windows and with a 64-bit platform. Wesleyan users can find the update installation file on WesFiles at:
https://wesfiles.wesleyan.edu/xythoswfs/webview/_xy-8820793_2
Facu…

EndNote X4 is now compatible with Microsoft Word 2011 on Macintosh computers. After installing EndNote X4 you will need to run the updater. You can find the regular installation file and the updater by signing into WesFiles at this URL:
https://wesfile…

Amos 19 is now available for installation on Wesleyan-owned Windows computers. Contact your Desktop Support Specialist for installation. We will also add Amos 19 to the lab and classroom computers, but it will take a few weeks before it is integrated i…

SPSS 19 is now available for installation on faculty (Wesleyan-owned) computers, both Mac and Windows. We’ll be putting it on the lab and classroom computers, too, but that cycle will take a couple weeks for the labs, and longer for the classrooms, because we do not automatically reimage them during the semester. You can let […]

We upgraded our WordPress to 3.0.5 earlier today. Shortly after our upgrade we learned of the release of 3.1. We’ll catch up on that soon. The changes in the current upgrade are all pretty minor and mostly back-end stuff. The move to 3.1 involves a few modifications of the user interface, so we’ll want to […]

The SSCC will be meeting this Friday, February 25, from 10:30 to noon in the Schattschneider Lounge on the second floor at the north end of the PAC. Here is an outline of the agenda: General Issues: Updating Classroom Technology in PAC (Heric Flores) The migration to Moodle (Kevin Wiliarty) The growing popularity of WordPress […]

The SSCC will be meeting this Friday, February 25, from 10:30 to noon in the Schattschneider Lounge on the second floor at the north end of the PAC. Here is an outline of the agenda: General Issues: Updating Classroom Technology in PAC (Heric Flores) The migration to Moodle (Kevin Wiliarty) The growing popularity of WordPress […]

Throughout Moodle, just about anywhere you have the chance to enter text of any length, a rich text editor know as TinyMCE gives you a range of ways to control the presentation of your content: creating hyperlinks and lists, indenting, using italics, bold, etc. Earlier this week we made a couple small but helpful modifications […]

Several Wesleyan Community members have received an email appearing to be from webmaster@wesleyan.edu with the subject line: “Account Update” offering enhanced functionality. This email is a phishing fraud. Do not respond. If you have responded please immediately change your password and notify your Desktop Support Specialist or the Help Desk at helpdesk@wesleyan.edu or ext 4000. […]

Congratulations to Mike Nelson, Erika Franklin Fowler and their student assistants, Nicholas Quah, Ryan Katz and Harrison Polans on the public launch of their rich resource for thesis writers in the Wesleyan Goverment Department: The User’s Guide to Political Science The site, hosted on Wesleyan’s WordPress, combines information about research methodologies, writing practices and primary […]