The SwiftView software, used for viewing PCL files – a format commonly used for governmental documents – is available on all public Maxwell computers. While the software will work with our computers, there are some things that SwiftView users should be aware of:

• The Swift view client will work as a standalone viewer and as a plug-in for Firefox, but it will not work as a plug-in for IE due to security settings.
  
• We recommend right clicking on the file you would like to view using SwiftView and selecting “Save as” or “Save link as”. When prompted for a location to save the file, please save it to your H drive for safe keeping. Do not save to your C drive! Once saved, you can view the file using the SwitView standalone viewer.

If you have any questions regarding the software, feel free to contact us at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it .

Upcoming training to include the following topics:

• What's New in Blackboard 9
• Blackboard Overview
• Advanced Topics Class - Grade Center

More info can be found here:

http://sunews.syr.edu/campusannouncements_details.cfm?id=5824 

It was a busy and productive year for ICT.  Our top priority and most important accomplishment is the continued success in providing high quality, reliable service and support to our community. Major work for this year included the introduction of green computing sustainability initiatives, new web and media services, 64 bit desktop computing, and the launch of the Technical Advisor Project (TAP) program. These accomplishments are detailed in subsequent sections.

>> View full report here.

Since the implementation of Active Directory and the Exchange mail system at SU the practice has been to retain all deleted email indefinitely.  This has resulted in over a terabyte of stored, deleted email, nearly 15% of all stored email. 

In order to make better use of system and storage resources, the Active Directory Governance Group (ADGG*) has decided that the retention practice will be changed so that deleted email will be removed from the system after 90 days.

Walk-in consultation and assistance is available on web, scanning and multimedia development topics during the following hours: 

• Tues., 11/10/09, 9:15 am - 11:45 am and 12:15 pm - 2:45 pm
• Wed., 11/11/09, 9:15 am - 11:45 am and 12:15 pm - 2:45 pm
• Tues., 11/17/09, 12:15 pm - 3:15 pm
• Wed., 11/18/09, 9:15 am - 11:45 am
• Thurs., 11/19/09, 9:15 am - 11:45 am

Welcome to the ICT newsletter!

News From the World of ICT is our way of sharing with the Maxwell community who we are, and what we do.

From events in the Global Collaboratory, to computing tips and tricks to make your day a little easier, you’ll learn something new in every issue!