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Thursday

September 1, 2011
6:56 pm

2012 Welcome to Bates

Spring, 2012 Dear Parents and Students, Welcome to all new students and their families and to our returning students. This…

Monday

August 15, 2011
6:45 pm

Adding LDAP Bates Directory in Thunderbird

LDAP, Lightweight Directory Access Protocol, is an Internet protocol that email and other programs use to look up information from…

Tuesday

February 7, 2012
9:51 am

Bates Is Going Google

Bates will migrate our email and calendaring systems to Google Apps for Education at the end of June 2012.

Wednesday

August 31, 2011
3:42 pm

Benefits of a Shared E-mail Folder vs. a Dept. E-mail List

Departments or groups needing everyone involved to be able to view and/or respond to e-mail sent to a group address should consider a shared…

Thursday

September 1, 2011
7:35 pm

Buy Supplies & Equipment

Information on this page is current for Fall, 2012. Computer Sales & Service stocks the following commonly requested supplies and…

Wednesday

August 31, 2011
3:49 pm

Changing Your Password in Notify Link/Meeting Maker

A. On your Computer: 1. Open a Web Browser and go to the following web address: http://vmnode48.bates.edu/client/ 2. In the…

Wednesday

August 31, 2011
3:51 pm

Choose an E-mail Program

At Bates College, your e-mail is received and stored on a server named Mail. Your Mail account will receive college-wide announcements,…

Friday

August 5, 2011
9:07 pm

Computer Use Policy

Computing resources and electronic information are provided to members of the Bates College faculty, staff and student body and to…

Thursday

September 1, 2011
7:21 pm

Computing @Bates FAQ’s

The information at this site is current for students who will enter Bates in Fall, 2012. Does Bates College have…

Friday

August 5, 2011
9:10 pm

Computing and Electronic Information Resources Access

Bates computing resources are provided to those affiliated with college programs in order to accomplish the work of the College….

Wednesday

August 31, 2011
4:06 pm

Creating and Managing E-mail Filters

Webmail offers various types of message filters – which are not active until You enable them : PMX SPAM filtering mail forwarding…

Wednesday

August 31, 2011
4:10 pm

Creating Forms for the Web

In order to create a web form that works, you not only need to create a web form, but direct…

Wednesday

August 31, 2011
4:18 pm

Download and Import Bates Certificate Authority Thunderbird E-mail

A. Open Firefox and go to the Public-Key Cryptography page Right click the link Certificate Authority (CA) and select Save…

Wednesday

August 31, 2011
6:05 pm

Download/Save E-mail Messages in Webmail

The following instructions describe how to download/save your messages from the server. Once downloaded to your computer, all the messages…

Wednesday

August 31, 2011
6:14 pm

E-mail Course Lists Frequently Asked Questions

Course lists are e-mail lists comprised of the currently enrolled members of the course that semester, the instructor or instructors…

Wednesday

August 31, 2011
6:20 pm

E-mail Filters for Mail Forwarding in Webmail

Mail Forwarding can be set in Webmail to forward your Bates account another type of account (i.e. yahoo, gmail, aol,…

Wednesday

August 31, 2011
6:24 pm

E-mail filters for Vacation Message

A Vacation message can be set in Webmail to let senders know if you will not be answering e-mail from…

Wednesday

August 31, 2011
6:33 pm

E-mail Lists Frequently Asked Questions

There are many MAILING LISTS on campus that serve different parts of the Bates Community as a communication tool. The purpose…

Wednesday

August 31, 2011
6:37 pm

E-mail Managing Trash and Junk Folders

As part of the ongoing efforts to accomodate the increased usage of e-mail with speed and dependability, good management of…

Wednesday

August 31, 2011
6:18 pm

E-mail: Creating Folders

Organizing incoming email into folders (and/or subfolders) is an easy way to manage many messages. Folders created in Webmail or…

Wednesday

August 31, 2011
6:45 pm

Firefox: Install and Configure

A. Download and Install Firefox Download the correct/latest version of Firefox for your operating system http://www.mozilla.com Save the file to…

Wednesday

August 31, 2011
6:47 pm

Forsale Tech Tips

This web page will be updated as posts to forsale listserv are made on various computer related topics. To read or print…

Wednesday

August 31, 2011
6:56 pm

Guidelines and Tips for Developing a Student Organization Web Site

Before you begin the construction of the web pages, it is necessary for the Organization president to contact Help Desk…

Thursday

September 1, 2011
7:38 pm

Hardware minimum requirements

The requirements below are current for 2012. Connecting an individual computer to a network requires compatibility between the computer and…

Thursday

September 1, 2011
7:42 pm

Hardware Service

Contact the Help Desk x8222 first for basic diagnostic help. Although the Help Desk does not service any equipment, they…

Monday

August 15, 2011
6:42 pm

Install and Configure Thunderbird

A. Download and install Thunderbird on your computer: Download the correct version of Thunderbird for your operating system at http://www.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/thunderbird/download/ NOTE:…

Wednesday

August 31, 2011
7:13 pm

Introduction To Securing E-mail with Digital Certificates

Digital certificates can be used to digitally sign and encrypt e-mails. When combined with e-mail clients that support S/MIME, such…

Tuesday

September 6, 2011
5:45 pm

iOS Easy EMail Setup Instructions

iPhone/iPad Bates E-Mail Setup/Configuration Connect to BatesSecure Settings->Wi-Fi -> BatesSecure Login with Bates Username and Password Accept the Certificate Register…

Monday

August 15, 2011
4:02 pm

Lee Desiderio

Title goes here phone number office email@bates.edu

Wednesday

August 17, 2011
6:40 pm

Library

Web site: http://abacus.bates.edu/Library/ Mission: “Bates educates the whole person through creative and rigorous scholarship in a collaborative residential community.” Mission…

Tuesday

September 6, 2011
4:16 pm

Lyceum support

For immediate assistance with a Lyceum course, contact Help Desk Services at x8222. For deeper support and development assistance, there…

Monday

August 15, 2011
4:49 pm

Michael Hanrahan

Title goes here phone number office email@bates.edu

Wednesday

August 31, 2011
7:29 pm

Network File Storage General Information and Links

Below is a list of file servers provided by Information & Library Services for email, for secure network storage, and…

Wednesday

August 31, 2011
7:45 pm

Paris: Network File Storage Advantages and Tips

All students, faculty and staff have space available to store personal files on the network server named Paris. Storing files…

Monday

August 15, 2011
6:27 pm

Passwords

Everything you need to know about the care and feeding of passwords…

Wednesday

August 31, 2011
8:32 pm

Protecting Your Computer

A. Administrative password: Put a secure administrative password on own computer (Some viruses are now set to guess passwords and…

Wednesday

August 31, 2011
8:33 pm

Protecting Your E-mail

A. Disposable e-mail account: Set up an e-mail account with a free e-mail service like hotmail or gmail. If you…

Wednesday

August 31, 2011
8:34 pm

Protecting Your Information

A. At the office: Never give your Bates password to anyone. It can be used to look at confidential information…

Wednesday

August 31, 2011
8:36 pm

Protecting Yourself On The Internet

A. Cookies: Cookies are little pieces of information that web sites store on your computer. B. Common scams: “phishing” Banks…

Friday

August 5, 2011
8:51 pm

services

Types of services: audio banner cms: course management system course software email garnet gateway internet lyceum network scanning passwords podiums…

Thursday

September 1, 2011
1:10 pm

Spam Filter Management: [PMX:######]

Webmail is where  PMX SPAM filtering is set and activated for all your IMAP email programs (i.e. Thunderbird, Mutt).  Please also…

Monday

August 15, 2011
4:47 pm

Susan Murphy

Title goes here phone number office email@bates.edu

Wednesday

March 28, 2012
9:56 am

Sync Mac Address Book with Google Contacts

These steps will synchronize your OS X Address Book with Bates Google Contacts. Changes to your address book or to…

Thursday

September 1, 2011
6:53 pm

Technology Sales & Service

Welcome to the Class of 2016 and all new members of the Bates community. This site is in the process of…

Thursday

September 1, 2011
8:42 pm

Telecom

For telephone questions or other related problems call the Help Desk at x8222 Telecom is responsible for maintaining the College’s…

Thursday

September 1, 2011
1:19 pm

Use Webmail

Webmail is a web-based email reader that can be accessed from any computer with internet access and a web browser….

Monday

August 15, 2011
3:26 pm

User Services

Mission: User Services staff are responsible for supporting the variety of technology needs for all members of the Bates community….

Tuesday

January 10, 2012
3:58 pm

Voicemail: call transfer

To transfer a call to someone’s voicemail, without ringing their phone. 1. answer the call (obviously) 2. press the flash/tap/transfer…

Tuesday

January 10, 2012
3:53 pm

Voicemail: message notification

VoiceMail can notify you (via pager or cell phone) when you receive a new message. * The pager or cell…

Tuesday

January 10, 2012
3:47 pm

Voicemail: the basics

  Getting Started 1. Dial 6789 (off-campus 777-6789) 2. Enter security code – (22837 is the default) 3. Create a…

Thursday

April 26, 2012
2:48 pm

We’ve Been Googled!

Bates is migrating our email and office calendars to Google Apps for Higher Education at the end of June. We…