MAY 20 MAINTENANCE FOR ENTERPRISE SERVERS.
To provide for an ever-increasing number of servers housed in Central
Computing Operations' Data Center, CCO must upgrade their uninterrupted
power system (UPS). On Saturday May 20, 2006 CCO will upgrade the UPS
system at their WBOB facility. To accomplish this, CCO must shutdown
all power to the Data Center from 8:00 AM to noon.
CROQUET 1.0 BETA IS NOW AVAILABLE.
Croquet is a new open source software platform for creating deeply
collaborative multi-user online applications. It features a network
architecture that supports communication, collaboration, resource
sharing, and synchronous computation among multiple users. OIT is
actively developing Croquet. You can download the just released 1.0
beta version of the Croquet software development kit from http://www.croquetproject.org/.
NEW: WIRELESS ACCOUNTS FOR CONFERENCE ATTENDEES.
If your department or UM organization is sponsoring a conference, you
may request a block of Internet accounts to allow the non-UM attendees
to have wireless access. The webpage to request the account is http://www.umn.edu/adcs/info/wireless.html.
NEW: WIRELESS ACCOUNTS VISITORS.
Do you have non-UM visitors who would like to use wireless access for a
few hours? They can use a credit card to sign up for a temporary
account. To sign up they follow a link on the University's wireless
sign-in page. General information about the campus wireless service at http://www.umn.edu/wireless/.
NEW INTERNET AND ENTERPRISE PASSWORD RULES.
Did you know that when you change your Internet or Enterprise password
there are new rules for the formation of the password? You can access
new features and password selection rules and tips after logging in at
the validate page: http://www.umn.edu/validate.
NEW OPTION: NO PASSWORD CHANGES ALLOWED OVER THE PHONE.
You can select a "Limit Password resets" option so no one can telephone
1-Help and request that your password be changed. If you choose this
option and need to change your password, you must bring a picture ID to
an OIT helpline to have the password changed. To set the option, log
into http://www.umn.edu/validate.
SUMMER COMPUTER TRAINING SCHEDULE ONLINE.
The summer 2006 short course schedule is now online, and we have some
exciting new and revised courses! Learn to take the red-eye out of your
pictures, get a handle on the new voicemail system's web-based
features, and much more! Check out our new offerings at "What's New" at
http://uttc.umn.edu.
NEW COURSE - GOPHER MESSAGING: UNIFIED MESSAGING ON THE WEB.
Want to explore some of the great, web-based features of the new Gopher
Messaging voicemail system? This hands-on course puts you in control so
you can do things like listen to voicemail messages on your computer,
forward messages to your e-mail, be notified of incoming messages on
your pager, or receive faxes through your voicemail account. See What's
New at http://uttc.umn.edu.
NEW COURSE - BREEZE 5: MIGRATING FROM BREEZE 4.1.
Breeze is now better than ever! Learn how to migrate your current
Breeze 4.1 meetings to Breeze 5. Learn how to prepare to use Breeze 5
for future meetings. Go to http://uttc.umn.edu today. Type "Breeze" in the Find a Course box.
NEW COURSE - PHOTOSHOP CS2: PICTURE PERFECT.
Wish you could make that blemish disappear from your picture? Red eye
getting you down? Learn how to clean up faces in your photographs by
smoothing skin and adding sparkle to eyes and teeth. Sign up today at http://uttc.umn.edu while space is still available.
MICROSOFT'S GENUINE WINDOWS INITIATIVE.
Got this message? "This copy of Windows is not genuine; you may be a
victim of software counterfeiting." See "MS Expands Anti-Piracy
Program" in Brian Kreb's April 25, 2006 Washington Post article: http://tinyurl.com/j2ezt.
GET GENUINE OEM WINDOWS SOFTWARE AT THE U.
You must have a legal OEM version of Windows. This would normally be
the version of Windows that was preinstalled on your computer when
purchased. If you do not have an OEM version, you can purchase one at
UMart or UCS; see http://www.umart.umn.edu/ or http://www.umn.edu/ucs/.
YOU CAN UPGRADE YOUR OEM WINDOWS.
If you have an OEM version of Windows and want to upgrade to Windows XP
Pro, the University offers discounted Microsoft software programs for
students, faculty, and staff. Visit the UCS website for program
information and online order forms; see http://www.umn.edu/ucs/. |
