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May 2008 See the current issue. circle The UM Tech Brief is published monthly, usually the first Wednesday of each month.

April 2008

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circle SPAM AND VIRUS STATS - LIVE ONLINE HELP - UPDATE ON RECYCLING, RESALE OF USED COMPUTER EQUIPMENT - WEBMAIL PRO, 3.0 DECOMMISSIONING REMINDER - LEARN DREAMWEAVER! - APRIL 9 ED TECH FORUM: INSTRUCTIONAL USE OF 3-D TECHNOLOGIES - ELI WEB SEMINAR, APRIL 14, 12-1 P.M. (CT): AUGMENTED REALITY - USABILITY SERVICES FEATURED AT MINNEWEBCON 2008, APRIL 14 - TEL SEMINAR, APRIL 23: REAL STUDENTS, REAL TEACHERS, VIRTUAL LEARNING - APRIL 25 TEL GRANT PROGRAM: 2007-08 POSTER SESSION - APRIL 28 OPEN HOUSE: USABILITY SERVICES - APRIL 29 BROWN BAG SESSION: VIDEO OPTIONS - ELI WEB SEMINAR, MAY 5, 12-1 P.M. (CT): METACOGNITION and MONITORING - DMC FACULTY FELLOWSHIP APPLICATION DEADLINE: 5 P.M., MAY 5 - NEW SPOTLIGHT ISSUE: AUTHENTIC LEARNING WITH ONLINE VIDEO - NEW EXEMPLARY PROJECT: THE FUTURE IS NOW: VIDEO SOLUTIONS AT THE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA.

March 2008

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circle SPAM AND VIRUS STATS - QIP TO INFOBLOX CUTOVER COMPLETED - SPECIAL OFFERS FROM SPRINT, T-MOBILE AVAILABLE - REMINDER: NOVELL SUPPORT WANING - WEBMAIL PRO, 3.0 DECOMMISSIONING REMINDER - MICROSOFT E-LEARNING: ON DEMAND AT NO CHARGE - MARCH 13 ST. PAUL COFFEE HOUR - MARCH 26 BROWN BAG SESSION: UMCONNECT BEST PRACTICE - APRIL 3 TEL SEMINAR: AUTHENTIC LEARNING WITH ONLINE VIDEO - NEW SPOTLIGHT ISSUE: PRESENTING SCENARIOS AND TELLING STORIES WITH ONLINE VIDEO - NEW EXEMPLARY PROJECT: MÖBIUS TRANSFORMATIONS REVEALED.

Feb 2008

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Security and Internet Services circle SPAM AND VIRUS STATS - BEWARE OF IRS E-MAIL SCAM!

Network and Telecommunication Services circle QIP TO INFOBLOX CUTOVER COMPLETED

Academic and Distributed Computing Services circle LAST CHANCE FOR REFURBISHED COMPUTER EQUIPMENT - 'SELF-SERVICE' PASSWORD CHANGE OPTION AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS - UMCAL ARCHIVING BEGINS - WEBMAIL PRO, 3.0 TO BE DECOMMISSIONED - LISTSERV SOFTWARE UPGRADED - NEW TRAINING: IMAGENOW 6 ONLINE ORIENTATION

Digital Media Center circle FEBRUARY 10 'TECH TALK' EPISODE: WHEN TECHNOLOGY FAILS - FEBRUARY 11 MN FUTURES GRANT PROGRAM SYMPOSIUM: NETWORKS & NEIGHBORHOODS IN CYBERSPACE - FEBRUARY 13 ETF MEETING: UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES - FEBRUARY 18, 4:30 P.M.: TEL GRANT APPLICATIONS DUE - FEBRUARY 19 WEB SEMINAR: VIRTUAL WORLDS - FEBRUARY 21 BROWN BAG SESSION: SECOND LIFE DEMO - MARCH 5 TEL SEMINAR: PRESENTING SCENARIOS AND TELLING STORIES WITH ONLINE VIDEO - NEW SPOTLIGHT ISSUE: THE SECRET OF MY (SIMULATED) SUCCESS - NEW EXEMPLARY PROJECT: CROQUELANDIA, THE NEXT BEST THING TO BEING THERE


Jan 2008

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Security and Internet Services circle SPAM AND VIRUS STATS

Network and Telecommunication Services circle WIRELESS UPGRADE - INFOBLOX CUTOVER - NEW YEAR'S DAY OUTAGE

Academic and Distributed Computing Services circle ON-DEMAND TRAINING - WEBVISTA: JANUARY TRAINING - NEW INFECTION ALERT: FAKE CODECS

Digital Media Center circle ACTIVE LEARNING GENERAL PURPOSE CLASSROOM INITIATIVE - TEACHING IN AN ACTIVE LEARNING CLASSROOM - REMINDER: GET READY TO TEACH WITH TECHNOLOGY - UPCOMING TECH TALK EPISODES - ST. PAUL STUDIO OPEN HOUSE JANUARY 30 - SPRING TEL SEMINAR SERIES - ETF DATES SET FOR SPRING


Dec 2007

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Security and Internet Services circle SPAM AND VIRUS STATS

Network and Telecommunication Services circle INFOBLOX TO REPLACE QIP IN JANUARY - MODEM POOL ALMOST GONE - GOPHER CONFERENCING

Academic and Distributed Computing Services circle GRADUATION PLANNER AVAILABLE! - NEW COURSE: EXCEL 2007: MANAGING AND ANALYZING DATA - NOW ONLINE: UTTC'S SPRING SCHEDULE

Digital Media Center circle UNDERGRAD LEARNING OUTCOMES & TECHNOLOGY - REMINDER: GET READY TO TEACH WITH TECHNOLOGY - DECEMBER 13 ETF MEETING - UPCOMING TECH TALK EPISODES - LEARNING OUTCOMES, ASSESSMENT, AND TECHNOLOGY


Nov 2007

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Security and Internet Services circle SPAM AND VIRUS STATS

Network and Telecommunication Services circle MODEM POOL DECOMMISSIONED - SPECIAL DIAL-UP SERVICE OFFER - NETWORK UPGRADE - NOVELL SUPPORT DISCONTINUED SOON

Academic and Distributed Computing Services circle UCS DISCONTINUES ON-CAMPUS SOFTWARE SALES - ADCS, UCS DISCONTINUE LAPTOP RENTAL PROGRAM - WORLD USABILITY DAY 2007: NOVEMBER 8 - NEW COURSE! MYU PORTAL: GROUP COLLABORATION - NEW COURSE! MOODLE 1.8: GRADES - NEW COURSE! WEBVISTA 4: DISCUSSIONS, BLOGS, AND JOURNALS - MORE UPDATED MICROSOFT OFFICE 2007 COURSES! - MORE UPDATED PHOTOSHOP CS3 COURSES!

Digital Media Center circle NOVEMBER 7 TEL SEMINAR: INTEGRATING ON-LINE TOOLS TO SUPPORT HYBRID EDUCATION - NOVEMBER "TECH TALK" EPISODES - ON-LINE COURSE ON ALCOHOL AND COLLEGE LIFE VALUABLE TO STUDENTS IN TWO UNIVERSITY SYSTEMS


Oct 2007

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Security and Internet Services circle SPAM AND VIRUS STATS

Network and Telecommunication Services circle GOPHER MESSAGING REVISITED. - VOICE MAIL MESSAGES VIA EMAIL - SPEED UP YOUR LOG-IN TO VOICEMAIL - SET TIME STAMP & SENDER INFORMATION - NEED MORE GOPHER MESSAGING INFORMATION?

Academic and Distributed Computing Services circle REMINDER: HIGH-SPEED INTERNET OPTIONS - UPDATED DREAMWEAVER AND PHOTOSHOP CS3 COURSES! - MORE MICROSOFT OFFICE 2007 COURSES!

Digital Media Center circle OCTOBER 10 TEL SEMINAR: MEDIA LITERACY AND NEW MEDIA - OCTOBER 10 ETF MEETING: PODCASTING, VODCASTING, STREAMING VIDEO - OCTOBER 30 SHORT COURSE: USING WEB 2.0 TOOLS TO ENHANCE LEARNING - RESULTS: FACULTY TECHNOLOGY SURVEY - MODELING MEDIA LITERACY: WALT JACOBS, THE TEACHER AS TEXT - LEVINSON AND LIU, DMC PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS, WIN NSF AWARD


Sept 2007

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Security and Internet Services circle SPAM AND VIRUS STATS

Network and Telecommunication Services circle INFOBLOX IN RESHALLS - MODEM POOL - GOPHER CONFERENCING - P2P POLICY ENFORCEMENT

Academic and Distributed Computing Services circle NEW INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER ON UMART - COMCAST DISCOUNT FOR MINNEAPOLIS RESIDENTS - SOFTWARE LICENSE UPDATES - STAT SOFTWARE LICENSING - WEBVISTA 4 AND MOODLE 1.8 ASSISTED LABS - UPDATED COURSE! WEBVISTA 4: CONTENT MANAGEMENT - UPDATED WEBVISTA STUDENT SUPPORT BOOKMARK

Digital Media Center circle REMINDER: GET READY TO TEACH WITH TECHNOLOGY - SEPTEMBER 13: TA WEB CERTIFICATION PROGRAM BEGINS - OCTOBER 10 ETF MEETING: PODCASTING, VODCASTING, STREAMING VIDEO - OCTOBER 30 SHORT COURSE: USING WEB 2.0 TOOLS TO ENHANCE LEARNING - RESULTS: STUDENT TECHNOLOGY SURVEY - WIKIS AND THE WRITING INTENSIVE CLASSROOM


Aug 2007

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Security and Internet Services circle SPAM AND VIRUS STATS

Network and Telecommunication Services circle WIRELESS 2008 UPDATE - MODEM POOL TRANSITION - ACUTA

Academic and Distributed Computing Services circle MKEY ROLL-OUT - MICROSOFT PROGRAM UPDATE - SECURE YOUR COMPUTER! - MINITAB SOFTWARE - COMPUTER RECYCLING - COMING SOON! UTTC'S FALL SCHEDULE - UPDATED COURSE! WEBVISTA 4: GRADE BOOK - NEW COURSE! EXCEL 2007: SPREADSHEET BASICS

Digital Media Center circle GET READY TO TEACH WITH TECHNOLOGY - AUGUST 7 (FORMERLY AUGUST 8) ETF MEETING: DEVELOPING ONLINE CONTENT WITH PACHYDERM - AUGUST 10, 16, 24: WEBVISTA 4 SHORT COURSES - A SKEPTIC'S PERSPECTIVE ON TEACHING WITH TECHNOLOGY


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July 2007

 

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Security and Internet Services circle SPAM AND VIRUS STATS

Network and Telecommunication Services circle WIRELESS 2008 - MODEM POOL. - WORK ORDERS

Academic and Distributed Computing Services circle MKEY ROLL-OUT - MICROSOFT PROGRAM UPDATE - RENT A LAPTOP - NEW COURSE! POWERPOINT 2007: PRESENTATION BASICS - NEW UMCONTENT COURSES!

Digital Media Center circle AUGUST 8: EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGISTS FORUM MEETING - IS TECHNOLOGY-ENHANCED LEARNING EFFECTIVE? - STUDENTS TALK BACK IN THE LECTURE HALL


June 2007

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Security and Internet Services circle SPAM AND VIRUS STATS

Network and Telecommunication Services circle SERVICE CHARGES CHANGING - BOREAS PROJECT - WIRELESS 2008

Academic and Distributed Computing Services circle NEW COURSE! MS OFFICE 2007 OVERVIEW - NEW COURSE! MYU PORTAL ORIENTATION - NEW UMCONNECT AND PRESENTER COURSES! - NEW WEBVISTA 4 COURSES! - MICROSOFT VISTA AND OFFICE ENTERPRISE 2007 - REFURBISHED COMPUTER SALE! - VIRUS HELP

Digital Media Center circle BREEZE BECOMES UMCONNECT - WEBCT VISTA IS NOW WEBVISTA - NEW LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES PROFILED: PODCASTING AND TURNITIN - EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT FAIR USE BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK - JUNE 19: TA WEB CERTIFICATION PROGRAM BEGINS - REMINDER: JUNE 13 EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGISTS FORUM "UNMEETING"


May 2007

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Security and Internet Services circle SPAM AND VIRUS STATS - QUICKTIME VULNERABILITY

Network and Telecommunication Services circle WI-FI - TEMPORARY DISRUPTION IN PHONE SERVICE - GO4CONF - THE MODEM POOL

Academic and Distributed Computing Services circle UTTC'S SUMMER SCHEDULE ONLINE SOON! - USED COMPUTERS FOR SALE: JOIN OUR LIST

Digital Media Center circle 2007-08 DMC FACULTY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM RECIPIENTS - EDUCATIONAL ENTOMOLOGY VIDEOS: STARRING GOOD TEACHING STRATEGIES (AND A COCKROACH - REMINDER: MAY 3 TEL SEMINAR - REMINDER: JUNE 6-12 DIGITAL TEACHING WORKSHOP - JUNE 13: EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGISTS FORUM "UNMEETING"


April 2007

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Security and Internet Services circle INTERNET PASSWORD UPDATE

Network and Telecommunication Services circle TEMPORARY DISRUPTION IN PHONE SERVICE - INFOBLOX REPLACES QIP - FIBER MOVES - TELEPHONE AND ETHERJACK SERVICE REQUESTS

Academic and Distributed Computing Services circle NEW LIVE, ONLINE LEARNING BYTE! UMCAL: GROUP SCHEDULING - NEW LIVE, ONLINE SEMINAR! UM WEB STATS ORIENTATION

Digital Media Center circle REGISTRATION OPEN: JUNE 6-12 DIGITAL TEACHING WORKSHOP - AWARDED: 2007 TEL GRANT RECIPIENTS - ACCESSIBLE DESIGN BENEFITS ALL - APRIL 5 TEL SEMINAR: ACCESSIBILITY AND UNIVERSAL DESIGN - APRIL 11 ETF MEETING: BEST PRACTICES OF BLOGS AND PODCASTS - APRIL 16, 17 CONFERENCE: WIRELESS CITIES . . . COMMUNITIES OF INTERESTS - APRIL 23 CONFERENCE: ENHANCING STUDENT LEARNING - MAY 3 TEL SEMINAR: SITUATING INSTRUCTION IN THE REAL WORLD THROUGH TECHNOLOGY


March 2007

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Security and Internet Services circle SPAM AND VIRUS STATS - INTERNET PASSWORD UPDATE

Network and Telecommunication Services circle GOPHER CONFERENCING AVAILABLE. - NET-OPS AND NTS MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE - AUTOATTENDANT SERVICES MOVE TO NEW NUMBER - GOOD-BYE USENET

Academic and Distributed Computing Services circle RETURNING COURSE! VISIO 2003: CREATING BASIC DIAGRAMS - NEW LEARNING BYTE! UMCAL: GROUP SCHEDULING - MICROSOFT VISTA AND OFFICE 2007 - ADCS SOFTWARE LICENSE PROGRAM

Digital Media Center circle MARCH 7 TEL SEMINAR: MEETING THE MILLENNIALS HALFWAY - MARCH 8 SHORT COURSE: USING BLOGS AND WIKIS TO ENHANCE LEARNING - MARCH 30 WORKSHOP: GETTING BEYOND COVERING CONTENT - APRIL 5 TEL SEMINAR: ACCESSIBILITY AND UNIVERSAL DESIGN - APRIL 11 ETF MEETING: BEST PRACTICES OF BLOGS AND PODCASTS - APRIL 16, 17 CONFERENCE: WIRELESS CITIES . . . COMMUNITIES OF INTERESTS - APRIL 23 CONFERENCE: ENHANCING STUDENT LEARNING - UNICORNS, NET GENERS, AND OTHER MYTHIC CREATURES - DMC, FACULTY, AND COMMUNITY RESEARCHERS AWARDED $20,000 GRANT


Feb 2007

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Security and Internet Services circle SPAM AND VIRUS STATS - INTERNET PASSWORD POLICY REVISION

Network and Telecommunication Services circle GOPHER MESSAGING WEBSITE COMMENDATION - STE-SDB UPGRADE OFFER

Academic and Distributed Computing Services circle NEW COURSE! NETFILES: BASICS - VISTA UPGRADE AND OFFICE 2007 - COMPUTER HELP FOR HIRE - LAPTOP CHECKOUTS

Digital Media Center circle FEB 7: DMC ST PAUL OFFICE REOPENS IN 69 MCNEAL HALL - FEB 11, 18, 25: TECH TALK EPISODES - FEB 13 DEADLINE: 2007 TEL GRANT PROPOSALS - FEB 14 EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGISTS FORUM MEETING: WEBCT POWERLINKS - FEB 15 TEL SEMINAR: DESIGNING EFFECTIVE BLENDED LEARNING EXPERIENCES - FEB 20 DEADLINE: 2007-08 DMC FACULTY FELLOWSHIP PROPOSALS - OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY PROGRAM TAKES THE LEAP INTO HYBRID LEARNING


Dec 2006

 

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Security and Internet Services circle SPAM AND VIRUS STATS

Network and Telecommunication Services circle GOPHER MESSAGING NEW FEATURES: FIND-ME-FOLLOW-ME CUSTOMIZING - AUTOMATIC SPEECH RECOGNITION -HOW TO OBTAIN GOPHER MESSAGING ACCESS - EXTENDED ABSENCE: NEW OPTION - MOZILLA FOR GOPHER MESSAGING ACCESS.

Academic and Distributed Computing Services circle NEW UTTC COURSE! PHOTOSHOP CS2: FOR THE DESIGNER IN YOU - COMING SOON! UTTC'S SPRING SCHEDULE - DIRECTORY UPDATE - ACTIVE DIRECTORY TRAINING.

Digital Media Services circle NOV 10 CLASS: FOSTERING ON-LINE COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION - NOVEMBER TECH TALK EPISODES - DEC 6 TEL SEMINAR: USING TECHNOLOGY TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY AND COLLABORATION.


Nov 2006

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Security and Internet Services circle SPAM AND VIRUS STATS.

Network and Telecommunication Services circle NEW SINGLE-LINE PHONES - PHONE FEATURES ADDED! - ANONYMOUS CALL REJECTION - AUTOMATIC RECALL - CALLER-ID BLOCK.

Academic and Distributed Computing Services circle HOW OLD IS YOUR INTERNET PASSWORD? - NEW PROCEDURE FOR INTERNET PASSWORD RE-SETS! - MICROSOFT SOFTWARE FOR PERSONAL USE - MINITAB FOR STUDENTS AVAILABLE - NEW COURSE! DREAMWEAVER 8: CASCADING STYLE SHEETS - NEW! UM WEB STATS ORIENTATION - NEW LEARNING BYTES COURSE! WEBCT VISTA 3: ASSESSMENT REPORTS - MINI COURSES FOR WORKING MORE EFFICIENTLY WITH MS OFFICE.

Digital Media Services circle NOV 10 CLASS: FOSTERING ON-LINE COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION - NOVEMBER TECH TALK EPISODES - DEC 6 TEL SEMINAR: USING TECHNOLOGY TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY AND COLLABORATION.


Oct 2006

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Security and Internet Services circle SPAM AND VIRUS STATS.

Network and Telecommunication Services circle WIRELESS HEADSETS FOR PHONES - NETWORK USAGE REPORTS - NEW SELF-PACED TUTORIAL! GOPHER MESSAGING: UNIFIED MESSAGING ON THE WEB.

Academic and Distributed Computing Services circle NEW COURSE! MOODLE 1.6: CREATING BASIC COURSE WEB SITES - NEW SELF-PACED ORIENTATION! ACTIVE DIRECTORY - TECHNOLOGY MINUTE CLINICS OPEN! - COMPUTER RECYCLING - U-RENT-A-GURU - MICROSOFT CAMPUS AGREEMENT SUCCESSFUL

Digital Media Services circle OCT 11 MEETING: EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGISTS FORUM - OCT 19 CLASS: USING BLOGS AND WIKIS TO ENHANCE LEARNING - NOV 1 TEL SEMINAR: IMPROVING MACROMEDIA BREEZE LEARNING ACTIVITIES - REMINDER: TECH TALK SEASON BEGINS OCT 29.


Sept 2006

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Security and Internet Services circle SPAM AND VIRUS STATS

Network and Telecommunication Services circle LIVE ONLINE HELP - FROM NTS! - REQUEST DNS CHANGES ON-LINE - MULTI-COLLEGE / STATE NETWORK COMING - GOPHER GIGANET UPDATE - GOPHER MESSAGING UPDATE

Academic and Distributed Computing Services circle TECHNOLOGICAL MINUTE CLINICS COMING! - VPN - UPGRADE NOW! - SYMANTEC ANTIVIRUS VULNERABILITIES - UPGRADE NOW! - DELL NOTEBOOK BATTERY RECALL - 15-INCH MACBOOK PRO BATTERY EXCHANGE PROGRAM

Digital Media Services circle GET READY TO TEACH WITH TECHNOLOGY - DMC ST. PAUL SATELLITE OFFICE HOURS EXPANDED - LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES PAGES PUBLISHED - ACADEMIC TECHNOLOGY ADVISORY COMMITTEE FORMED - SEPT 26 PROGRAM: TA WEB CERTIFICATION - OCT 4 SEMINAR: IMPROVING LEARNING WITH TECHNOLOGY-ENHANCED SIMULATIONS - OCT 4 CLASS: ACTIVE LEARNING WITH POWERPOINT & BREEZE - OCT 29 TV SHOW: TECH TALK SEASON BEGINS


May 2006

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Security and Internet Services circle SPAM AND VIRUS STATS - JUSTICE: "SEVEN ARRESTED IN ONLINE FRAUD CRACKDOWN." - IS YOUR BROWSER UP-TO-DATE?

Network and Telecommunication Services circle NEW GOPHER MESSAGING SURVEY - TIP: SHORTCUTS WHILE LISTENING TO MESSAGES - TIP: USE THE # KEY AFTER YOUR PASSWORD - TIP: PAGER NOTIFICATION IN GOPHER MESSAGING - REMINDER: SET TIME STAMP AND SENDER INFORMATION - NEED GOPHER MESSAGING TRAINING?

Academic and Distributed Computing Services circle MAY 20 MAINTENANCE FOR ENTERPRISE SERVERS - CROQUET 1.0 BETA IS NOW AVAILABLE - NEW: WIRELESS ACCOUNTS FOR CONFERENCE ATTENDEE - NEW: WIRELESS ACCOUNTS VISITORS - NEW INTERNET AND ENTERPRISE PASSWORD RULES - NEW OPTION: NO PASSWORD CHANGES ALLOWED OVER THE PHONE - SUMMER COMPUTER TRAINING SCHEDULE ONLINE - NEW COURSE - GOPHER MESSAGING: UNIFIED MESSAGING ON THE WEB - NEW COURSE - BREEZE 5: MIGRATING FROM BREEZE 4.1 - NEW COURSE - PHOTOSHOP CS2: PICTURE PERFECT - MICROSOFT'S GENUINE WINDOWS INITIATIVE - GET GENUINE OEM WINDOWS SOFTWARE AT THE U - YOU CAN UPGRADE YOUR OEM WINDOWS

Digital Media Services circle JUNE 8: EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGISTS FORUM - JULY 12: TA WEB CERTIFICATION PROGRAM - NEW FACULTY FELLOWS, 2006-2007 - THIS SUMMER GET READY TO TEACH WITH TECHNOLOGY - REMINDER: DMC ST. PAUL SATELLITE OFFICE


April 2006

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Security and Internet Services circle SPAM AND VIRUS STATS - INDICTED! 4 NIGERIAN E-MAIL FRAUD SCAMMERS - ALLEGED SPAMMER FINED $900,000 - SPYWARE BEWARE!

Network and Telecommunication Services circle GOPHER MESSAGING ARRIVES ON THE TC CAMPUS - GOPHER MESSAGING WEB ACCOUNTS - WEB ACCOUNT ACCESS IS OPTIONAL - WEB ACCOUNT PASSWORDS - TIME STAMPS FOR GOPHER MESSAGING - FORWARD MESSAGES TO E-MAIL - OLD VOICEMAIL SYSTEM IN SERVICE THROUGH MAY 1

Academic and Distributed Computing Services circle PASSWORDS AND SHARED SECRETS - VOICEMAIL ORIENTATION IS NOW ONLINE - NEW: ADOBE CREATIVE SUITE 2 FOR PERSONAL USE

Digital Media Services circle OPENED: DMC ST. PAUL SATELLITE OFFICE - AWARDED: 2006 TEL GRANT RECIPIENTS - APRIL 11: STUDENT VIEWS OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY - APRIL 12: USING BLOGS AND WIKIS TO ENHANCE LEARNING - APRIL 13: 2005 TEL GRANT EXHIBIT - APRIL 14: DESIGNING FACULTY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES - MAY 3: TRANSFORMING EDUCATION - JUNE 6-14: DIGITAL TEACHING WORKSHOP


Mar 2006

Security and Internet Services circle SPAM AND VIRUS STATS - ALMOST 9,000 PHISHING WEBSITES DETECTED - A CLOSER LOOK AT A PERSON BEHIND THE SPYWARE

Network and Telecommunication Services circle MARCH 26 VOICEMAIL CUTOVER - AFTER THE VOICEMAIL CUTOVER - PREPARE FOR THE CUTOVER - FEELS FAMILAR. HAS MORE FEATURES - WEB INTERFACE FOR NEW VOICEMAIL SYSTEM - THEY WILL NOT BE MOVED - FREE VOICEMAIL ORIENTATION - NEW VOICEMAIL FAQS, E-MAIL ADDRESS. AND MORE - CORRECTION TO ST PAUL NETWORK UPGRADE UPDATE

Academic and Distributed Computing Services circle REQUIRED BY MARCH 20: SECURE OUTGOING E-MAIL - WIKI WIKI, ROBIN, TO THE BATMOBILE! - NEW COURSE: VOICEMAIL ORIENTATION - NEW COURSE: BREEZE 5 LARGE GROUP WEBCASTING - NEW DISCOUNT FOR FACULTY AND STAFF - U/TECHMART: RUCKUS UPDATE - U/TECHMART: RHAPSODY UPDATE

Digital Media Services circle MARCH 2: COLLABORATION & COMMUNITY-BUILDING WITH MYU - MARCH 2: ACTIVE LEARNING WITH POWERPOINT & BREEZE - MARCH 3: FOSTERING ONLINE COMMUNICATION & COLLABORATION - MARCH 26 TV SHOW: TRAVELING WITH TECHNOLOGY


Feb 2006

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Security and Internet Services circle SPAM AND VIRUS STATS - BOTS: ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL PROSECUTION - MORE ABOUT THE THREAT OF BOTNETS - COULD YOUR COMPUTER FILES BE DELETED ON FEB 3? - UPDATED YOUR ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE LATELY?

Network and Telecommunication Services circle NEW: NETWORK TRAFFIC REPORT - COUNT DOWN TO GOPHER MESSAGING - GOPHER MESSAGING FEATURES - TRANSITION PERIOD FOR GOPHER MESSAGING - ATTEND A GOPHER MESSAGING INFO MEETING

Academic and Distributed Computing Services circle NEED A MICROSOFT PRODUCT FOR YOUR OWN COMPUTER? - NEW: ALLOWED SENDERS AND DENIED SENDERS LISTS - NEW UMCAL CLIENTS, TOOLS, AND SERVER - NEED ACCESS TO BREEZE? - UPDATE: WEBMAIL 3 - NEW COURSE, BREEZE 5 NARRATED PRESENTATIONS - NEW COURSE, BREEZE 5 WEB CONFERENCING & COLLABORATION - NEARLY 1,400 WIRELESS ACCESS POINTS

Digital Media Services circle MARCH 2 SEMINAR: COLLABORATION & COMMUNITY-BUILDING WITH MY - FEB 5, 12, 19, 26 TV SHOW: TECH TALK - REMINDER: FEB 9, EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGISTS FORUM - REMINDER: DUE FEB 16, TEL GRANT PROGRAM PROPOSALS


Jan 2006

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Security and Internet Services circle SPAM AND VIRUS STATS - A VIRUS DOES A GOOD DEED! - NEW MINNESOTA LAW - NOTICE OF BREACHES IN SECURITY - LETTER ABOUT NEW MINNESOTA LAW SENT TO DDD LIST - 12/29/05: UNPATCHED WMF WINDOWS VULNERABILITY

Network and Telecommunication Services circle MULTI-STATE FIBER OPTIC NETWORK: BOREAS-NET - INDEFEASIBLE RIGHT TO USE - IN 2007 BOREAS-NET CONNECTS UNIVERSITY - UPDATE: GOPHER MESSAGING

Academic and Distributed Computing Services circle WEBMAIL 3.0 RELEASED - EVEN MORE WEBMAIL OPTIONS COMING - SPRING COMPUTER TRAINING SCHEDULE NOW ONLINE! - JOIN UTTC ONLINE...LEARNING BYTES LIVE! - NEW COURSE: BREEZE 5 ORIENTATION

Digital Media Services circle JAN 8, 15, 22, 29 TV SHOW: TECH TALK - JAN 9 CFP: DMC FACULTY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM - JAN 17 CFP: TEL GRANT PROGRAM - JAN 17: TA WEB CERTIFICATION PROGRAM - FEB 1 SEMINAR: LEARNING WITH DIGITAL AUDIO - FEB 9 MEETING: EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGISTS FORUM

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