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Archive : October 5, 2006 |
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Security and
Internet Services
Security home |
SPAM AND VIRUS STATS.
In September 2006, central e-mail spam control blocked over 25 million messages.
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Network and Telecommunication
Services
NTS home |
WIRELESS HEADSETS FOR PHONES.
NTS is now offering a Plantronics Wireless Office Headset System.
The headset is the latest in technology, and is fully compatible
with University telephones. The wireless feature provides 8 hours
of hands-free talk time on a Digital 900 MHz for secure conversation,
300-foot roaming distance from an office phone, and remote one-touch
call answering/ending.
The Headset is available for a one-time $288.00 charge. NTS will
not offer repair or replacement service for the headsets, but Plantronics
will honor their standard warranty and replacement package.
NETWORK USAGE REPORTS.
View network usage graphs for Commodity Internet,Internet2 and
Coordinate Campus connections at: https://go4service.umn.edu/index.pl?tabname=reports.
Our reports include tools that improve graph appearance and enable
customers to combine multiple graphs for each connection type.
NEW SELF-PACED TUTORIAL! GOPHER MESSAGING: UNIFIED MESSAGING ON
THE WEB.Want to learn some of the great, web-based features
of the Gopher Messaging voicemail system? This self-paced, online
tutorial shows you how to manage voicemail messages on your computer,
receive notifications of voicemail messages, receive faxes through
your voicemail account, and more! Look under “Tutorials” at http://uttc.umn.edu to find out how you can take
control of your Gopher Messaging services.
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Academic and
Distributed
Computing
Services
ADCS home |
NEW COURSE! MOODLE 1.6: CREATING BASIC COURSE WEB
SITES.
Heard about Moodle? Moodle is online course management
software with an emphasis on group work, collaboration, communication,
and critical reflection. If you're ready to dig in and learn how
to build a basic site containing course content and collaborative
activities, this course is for you. Search for "moodle" at
http://uttc.umn.edu.
NEW SELF-PACED ORIENTATION:
ACTIVE DIRECTORY.
Is your department moving to Active Directory? Wondering how you'll
access your personal file space on the Active Directory servers?
This self-paced online orientation will give you a brief overview
of why your department may be joining Active Directory and show
what more it will offer you. Look
under “Tutorials” at http://uttc.umn.edu to find out
more about Active Directory services!
TECHNOLOGY MINUTE CLINICS: WALK-UP HELP!OIT now
has walk-up express help at 5 locations: 103 Walter Library, 50
Coffman Memorial Union, 50 HHH, B50 Magrath Library, and Centennial
Hall.
COMPUTER RECYCLING.
During the month of September, UCS picked up more than 650
older computers and monitors from U of M departments and refurbished/recycled
according to University recycling policies. More information at:
http://www1.umn.edu/ucs/pickup.php
U-RENT-A-GURU.
In September, U-Rent-a-Guru consultants assisted in 157 computer
support issues for departmental, student or personal computers.
The most common support requests were data retrieval and backup,
virus removals, and computer security package options. 157 is a
UCS record for a one-month
total! More U-Rent-a-Guru information is available at:
http://www1.umn.edu/ucs/
MICROSOFT CAMPUS AGREEMENT SUCCESS.
Over 4100 student Microsoft software orders were placed through
the Microsoft Campus Agreement program for students in September
alone. 28,000 Microsoft software requests have been placed through
this program since the program's inception (August, 2005). More
information is available at:
http://www1.umn.edu/ucs/
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Digital
Media
Center
DMC home |
OCT 11 MEETING: EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGISTS FORUM.
Elena Ivanova and Scott Barnard will present and lead a lively
discussion about Moodle, a new learning technology available at
the University. Scheduled for Oct 11, 3 - 4:30 p.m., 402 Walter.
Get a head start by enrolling in the Demo Course site at:
https://moodle.umn.edu/course/enrol.php?id=60.
OCT 19 CLASS: USING BLOGS AND WIKIS TO ENHANCE LEARNING.
In this three-hour seminar featured on WFTC TV channel
29 in April (see http://dmc.umn.edu/upn/),
instructors explore how blogs and wikis can be used for research,
reflection, writing, and collaboration. Fees waived for eligible
faculty members. See:
http://uttc.umn.edu/training/courses/description.jsp?secName=TEL131
NOV 1 TEL SEMINAR: IMPROVING MACROMEDIA BREEZE LEARNING ACTIVITIES.
At
this Technology-Enhanced Learning (TEL) seminar, panelists will
discuss creating online learning materials with Breeze Presenter,
such as how to add intractivity, select teaching strategies,
consider software/hardware options, and combine media: Nov 1,
noon - 1:30 p.m., 155 Peters Hall. See: http://dmc.umn.edu/series/fall06.shtml#2.
REMINDER: TECH TALK SEASON BEGINS OCT 29.
The University TV show about the digital technology we encounter
in our everyday lives will return for a fifth season. We will discuss
everything from digital TV to new online social networks:
Sundays,
9 - 9:30 p.m., TPT Channel 17. See: http://techtalk.umn.edu/schedule/
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