A Screen Cap Is Worth a Thousand Words

Screen Caps

Have you ever needed to explain something on your screen like this: “First, I click that thingy in the upper-right hand corner that looks kind of like a funnel, then…”? Consider a quick screen capture instead.

Communicating with Data

data graphs

Collecting and storing data is the easy part. The challenge is making the data tell a story that engages people and inspires them.

The Academic Side of Big Data

High Performance Computing at Bowdoin

High performance computing (HPC) is being used to model complex systems, predict behavior in conditions with ranges of variables, and to simulate environments across space and time.

No Computer Left Behind

The CAP cycle begins in January of each year when IT notifies each department head of the computers that are scheduled for auto-replacement. This year 135 faculty and staff will receive updated computers. Approximately 100 computers will be replaced in classrooms and labs across campus.

Stepping Up Online Security

Although attackers did not gain access to Bowdoin’s network as part of the W-2 data theft in April, IT is tightening security around all of its internal systems.