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A ticket is a cryptic URL that you can share with readers or collaborators so that they can access your materials without having to sign into WesFiles. Tickets are especially useful when working with people who do not have Wesleyan accounts. We have found at least one oddity, however: Tickets do no behave as expected […]

Over the past week we have seen occasional odd behavior on our WordPress sites (such as uploaded images seeming to disappear). We have determined that the oddities have to do with caching on our server, and we are on the trail of a solution. In the meantime, we believe that clearing the cache regularly should […]

The statistical analysis software Stata 12 (SE) is now available for installation on Wesleyan-owned faculty computers (Linux, Mac and Windows). Interested faculty should contact their Desktop Support Specialist.

Google Unveils New Look – Preview Google is unveiling a new look and feel to their core apps in the coming months.  You can try them out now if you want to see what it will be like.  Google has made a lot of information about the new look available to users at http://whatsnew.googleapps.com/new-look and here https://docs.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1409641&ctx=cbo&cbid=31662715. […]

There has been a brief interruption in phone service, a small number of phones may still be without service as the switch reboots. Outside calling should also now be available.

Many instructors like the Q and A forum; it allows students to read one another’s contributions only after they have made their own submission. Instructors should be aware, however, that this behavior can interact counterproductively with the option to allow anonymous posting. An anonymous post will not unlock the forum for the poster. Students must […]

SSCC Agenda for September 30, 2011 Meeting on 2nd Floor PAC Conference room at 10:30 New equipment in PAC New wireless networks, wireless coverage Pilot testing of the Mahara portfolio application Karen Warren (Director of User and Technical Services) will attend to answer questions and hear concerns regarding general ITS systems, services, policies and desktop […]

Moodle forums can send email to participants whenever there is a new post. Sometimes you want that; sometimes you don’t. Here are a couple ways that teachers and students can influence whether or not emails will be sent. Teachers can force, encourage, allow, or prevent email subscriptions on a given forum by changing the value […]

A minor upgrade earlier in the week included a small change to the way Q-and-A forums work:
Previously students, like teachers, could add new discussions to any forum. Now only teachers can launch a new discussion in a Q-and-A forum. Student contributi…

Wesleyan has launched a new site for Counseling and Psychological Services.  You can visit the new website at http://www.wesleyan.edu/caps/