Location: Bowdoin / IT

“You can not stop innovation.”  —Sun Tzu

Game the System with GPUs

Story posted November 15, 2011

How has Bowdoin leveraged the hardware developed for gaming to reduce processing time for research calculations? If you  or colleagues are running computer processes that take more than a few hours on your machine, consider using the Bowdoin Computing Grid.

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Welcome Class of 2015

Story posted August 22, 2011

Welcome Class of 2015! We know you're getting a lot of information, so we'll make this as easy as possible. This article is your gateway to useful information, including how to purchase a laptop at academic pricing, getting free software for your computer, changing your email password, obtaining cellular discounts and more. Click on any of the links to get started!

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Bowdoin Internship Program

Story posted July 08, 2011

Bowdoin College provides internship opportunities to support Maine students in applying and developing the skills they learned in higher education to begin their careers.  Recently, Bowdoin Information Technology (IT) Division’s current multimedia intern, Alex Koenig, created and produced a video about Bowdoin Information & Technology’s internship program that began in 2003.  Through interviews with IT staff and prior interns, you will get a chance to find out what prior interns have done, and what some are still doing.

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Bowdoin's PC Laptops to Arrive in Eco-Friendly Bamboo Packaging

Story posted April 29, 2011

We thought the packaging looked funny, but in a good way.

We immediately noticed something different when we opened our newest Dell Latitude computer packaging. Long gone were the days of massive styrofoam packaging; we had gotten used to smaller amounts of styrofoam combined with recycled cardboard. But this was different. It was light, smooth, and pretty cool looking. Bamboo!

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Geographic Analysis Lab Opening / 20th Anniversary of Hatch Celebration

Story posted April 06, 2011

Information Technology and the Library are pleased to announce the opening of a Geographic Analysis Lab, specifically designed to support geographic information systems (GIS) across the curriculum. We welcome humanists, artists, social scientists, and scientists – anyone whose work would benefit from a geographic lens. The lab was funded with remaining funds from a 2006 Mellon grant and a Dell Computer gift.

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Gibbons Summer Research Program Funds 70 Students and Counting

Story posted February 10, 2011

John Wendell '11 published a paper in Physical Review D, Danielle McAvoy '13 organized a Technology Day for non-profit organizations, and Will Albuquerque '11 digitized over 2,000 CDs from the WBOR collection.  John, Danielle, and Will were members of last summer’s Gibbons Summer Research Program and spent the summer pursuing their academic and extracurricular interests while gaining new technical skills.

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Voicemail Upgrade Project

Story posted January 07, 2011

On February 2nd, Information Technology will upgrade Bowdoin's Voicemail system. The new system delivers voicemail messages to email as text and audio.  It also provides access to email and calendar via phone keypad or voice, improving your efficiency and productivity.

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