The I.T. Connection Archive

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  • Wednesday, September 03, 2008
    • Requesting IT accounts for new or returning student employees
    • Requesting IT accounts for new staff and faculty
    • Faculty: Adding teaching assistants to your KnightVision course
    • Faculty: Combining sections of a course in KnightVision
    • Faculty: Will your students be able to see your Fall KnightVision course?
  • Tuesday, August 26, 2008
    • A new module "Resources: Faculty/Staff Directory Information" was added to your KV Resources tab
    • CIT has changed how students connect to Calvin's wireless network
  • Tuesday, July 01, 2008
    • CIT is updating the method for sending patches and software updates to your Windows computer
    • Are the words on your Window's desktop to small? How to change your screen resolution
    • Do you have a widescreen monitor? What you need to know about creating a PowerPoint presentation
    • August technology LunchBytes and workshops are announced
  • Tuesday, May 20, 2008
    • KnightVision to be upgraded on May 29. Great new features will be available!
    • Access to Spring 2008 KnightVision courses removed Wednesday, May 28 at noon
    • airCalvin is being replaced with a new and improved CalvinWireless!
    • CIT's Summer Workshops and LunchBytes start this week
    • Microsoft Mondays start Monday, June 2
  • Tuesday, March 25, 2008
    • Teaching and Learning is offering a series of LunchBytes during the month of April
    • Miss the 3rd Annual Teaching with Technology Showcase?
    • The Desktop Standards Advisory Team Recommendations
  • Tuesday, March 18, 2008
    • This week: The 3rd Annual Technology showcase, March 20, 11:30 - 1:30
    • Attention Mac users: 2 Symantec Antivirus updates coming to your Mac
    • The Desktop Standards Advisory Team Recommendations
    • CIT test scanning update
  • Tuesday, March 04, 2008
    • Mac Office 2008 now available as an "Opt in"
    • Tired of all the spam emails you get? You may be surprised at how much spam is being blocked
    • What you should know about the Digital Studio
  • Tuesday, February 19, 2008
    • Announcing the 3rd Annual Teaching with Technology Showcase
    • The Technology Budget Planning FAQ
    • What you need to know about software updates and patches
  • Tuesday, January 29, 2008
    • A reminder of the services available to you from CIT
    • Get a picture of all the students in your course
    • Add a TA to your KnightVision course
    • Be sure your Spring KnightVision course is available to your students
    • Internet Explorer 7: Are you missing the menu bar and your favorites?
  • Tuesday, January 15, 2008
    • An update to the GroupWise Windows client
    • CIT maintenance of servers and services
    • HelpDesk monthly survey winners
  • Thursday, January 03, 2008
    • Student printing has changed
    • Test scanning changes
    • Reminder: CIT inventory of Calvin-owned computer equipment continues
  • Tuesday, December 18, 2007
    • CIT Holiday FAQ
    • Novell access unavailable on Wednesday, Dec. 26 from 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM
    • Interested in using the Clickers Higher Ed. model in your Spring 2008 class?
  • Tuesday, December 11, 2007
    • Faculty: Interim and Spring Course Checklist 2008
    • CIT inventory of all Calvin-owned computer equipment
    • Access to Fall 2007 KnightVision courses to be removed on Jan. 28 at 5:00 p.m.
  • Tuesday, December 04, 2007
    • An update to the GroupWise Windows client
    • Additional information about Leopard, the new Mac OS
    • Physical Computer Inventory
  • Wednesday, November 28, 2007
    • CIT is moving the the Docutech and Docucolor printers to the new print server FACSTF (Windows only)
    • CIT welcomes two new employees
    • Mac users and the new Mac OS Leopard
    • Around the holidays there tends to be an increase in malicious activity with email and web pages
  • Tuesday, October 30, 2007
    • Are your students having problems printing from a computer lab?
    • Mac OS X Leopard
    • Calvin's Personal Technology Purchase Programs
  • Tuesday, October 23, 2007
    • Want to win doughnuts for your entire department?
    • The change from Daylight Saving Time is coming up. Is your GroupWise calendar correct?
    • Laptop Care 101: Basic responsibilities and security
  • Tuesday, October 16, 2007
    • Do you know what to do if you've been phished, hacked or picked up a virus?
    • Confusion over what passphrase you need to use and when
  • Tuesday, October 02, 2007
    • You could be a WINNER simply by participating in Cyber Security Awareness Month
    • Smart Classroom update
    • Avoid having someone find a dead mouse in your classroom
  • Tuesday, September 18, 2007
    • Time is running out to set your Novell passphrase
    • Still confused about Office 2007?
    • HelpDesk monthly survey winners
  • Tuesday, June 19, 2007
    • Have you set your Novell Passphrase? If not, you should do it now.
    • Some things you need to know if you are getting a new computer this summer
    • Getting close to your GroupWise quota?
  • Thursday, May 31, 2007
    • Access to Spring 2007 KnightVision courses removed Friday, June 8 at noon
    • Windows Office 2007 is ready for you to install
  • Tuesday, May 01, 2007
    • Do you still have old KnightVision courses showing up in My KV Courses?
    • Upcoming technology Workshops and LunchBytes
  • Tuesday, April 24, 2007
    • Help us prevent the headline: "College Loses 4,200 Social Security Numbers"
    • Back-off hacker boy! Using a Novell Passphrase
    • Protecting data with encryption on portable electronic devices
    • Protect your computer from physical intrusion: Log off or Lock Up!
  • Tuesday, April 17, 2007
    • Introducing Teaching, Learning, & Training's OWL
    • Desktop hardware and software standards for 2007-2008
  • Monday, February 26, 2007
    • What you need to do to fix your GroupWise calendar for Daylight Saving Time (DST)
    • Windows GroupWise Users: One more item to check
  • Tuesday, February 20, 2007
    • How the new Daylight Saving Time (DST) change will affect you
    • The change in Daylight Saving Time WILL mess up your GroupWise calendar
  • Tuesday, February 13, 2007
    • Fall In Love With Technology, Wednesday, February 14
    • Office 2007 is coming to Calvin this summer
    • HelpDesk monthly survey winners
  • Tuesday, February 06, 2007
    • Tired of searching through VHS tapes for the right clip to show your class?
    • GroupWise 7 for Windows class
    • Windows users: Novell client upgrade
    • The Technology Budget Planning Process for 2007 - 2008: How it affects you
  • Tuesday, January 16, 2007
    • Fall in Love with Technology: The Teaching with Technology Showcase Wednesday, February 14
    • Windows users: Keep your GroupWise archive within the 1 GB limit
    • Want to know what keeps the HelpDesk busy?
  • Wednesday, January 03, 2007
    • Computer hardware inventory update
    • The GroupWise 7.0.1 installer for home
    • Windows Vista - Please do not install on your Calvin-owned computer
    • Office 2007 for Windows
  • Tuesday, December 12, 2006
    • CIT Holiday FAQ
    • Access to Knightvision Courses Removed
    • Faculty: Interim and Spring Course Checklist
    • Computer Hardware Inventory
  • Tuesday, December 05, 2006
    • Is YOUR laptop on someone else's Christmas list?
    • CIT announces the sunset and recall of the Dreamweaver and Fireworks Take I.T. Home Program.
  • Tuesday, November 21, 2006
    • The Teaching with Technology Showcase is being rescheduled
    • How to access your network files over Thanksgiving
    • Browser Updates: Resist the Urge
  • Tuesday, November 14, 2006
    • Looking for ways to enhance your courses using technology?
    • Update on CIT projects
    • Please welcome CIT's new Multimedia Specialist Travis LaFleur
    • Please welcome CIT's new HelpDesk member Lies Rosema
  • Tuesday, October 24, 2006
    • Cybersecurity Awareness Month Review
    • The I.T. Connection Live and In Depth
    • Windows users: GroupWise 7 is now available for you to install
    • "I did it!" The 300 MB GroupWise mailbox size to be enforced Oct 31
  • Tuesday, August 29, 2006
    • Requesting IT accounts for new or returning student employees
    • Requesting IT accounts for new staff and faculty
    • Faculty: Adding teaching assistants to your KnightVision course
    • Faculty: Combining sections of a course in KnightVision
    • Faculty: Helping your students activate their Novell account
  • Tuesday, August 22, 2006
    • Last Call: Please let us know if you can come to the Over-Easy Cookout
    • Are you getting more SPAM? I am!
    • LunchByte: New tools to manage your KnightVision content
    • LunchByte: How to engage students using Clickers
    • Lunchbyte: ClickTracks - Providing statistics on who is visiting your department's website
  • Tuesday, August 15, 2006
    • "Now available: Statistics on who is visiting your department's website" by Matt Jeltema
    • Over-Easy Cookout: Please let us know if you can come!
    • Monthly HelpDesk survey winners
  • Tuesday, August 08, 2006
    • KV Workshops: Find out what your colleagues are doing and what students' think
    • CIT's Over-Easy Cookout: Please RSVP Now!
  • Monday, June 19, 2006
    • Making the GroupWise upgrade EASY
    • Archiving your GroupWise email
    • An easy way to delete email in GroupWise
    • Excel - Beyond the basics class added
  • Tuesday, June 13, 2006
    • Significant changes coming to GroupWise
    • Change in date for CIT's Over-Easy Cookout
    • Changes to your 3rd Party Email Client Configuration
  • Tuesday, June 06, 2006
    • LunchByte: How to take Great Digital Pictures
    • Removal of spring 2006 KnightVision courses
    • Office computer replacements
  • Tuesday, May 23, 2006
    • Abacus (Colleague and Benefactor) down over Memorial Weekend
    • Desktop Computer Standards for the 2006-2007 School Year
    • Changes to Calvin eDeals
    • Legacy and GroupWise are low on disk space
    • Advance notice: Legacy upgrade
  • Tuesday, May 09, 2006
    • Technology support during exams
    • A freeze on new KnightVision content starts midnight Saturday, May 13
    • Legacy disk space very low
    • HelpDesk survey winners
    • An Easy Summer: CIT's 2006 summer technology workshops
  • Tuesday, April 25, 2006
    • An Easy Summer: CIT's 2006 Summer Technology Workshops
    • KnightVision 7.1 & Content System Implementation Schedule
  • Tuesday, April 18, 2006
    • CITs maintenance on our GroupWise mailboxes found some data corruption - What you need to know
    • LunchByte Tue. 4/18: Revolutionary changes coming to KnightVision in May
    • Getting too many telemarketing phone calls?
    • Remove Hidden Data utility - Making your published Microsoft Word and Excel documents secure
  • Wednesday, April 12, 2006
    • LunchByte: A sneak peak at what's coming to KnightVision in May
    • Reducing the size of your GroupWise account
    • ALERT: GroupWise: Limited availability over Easter weekend
  • Tuesday, April 04, 2006
    • Technology Resources: We can't have it all
    • Reducing the size of your GroupWise account
    • Major active CIT projects
  • Tuesday, March 28, 2006
    • Coming this summer: A new improved GroupWise
    • CIT staff recently completed three major projects
    • Hekman Library Becomes Laptop Friendly
  • Tuesday, January 17, 2006
    • Changes to how you connect to airCalvin Wireless on a Windows computer
    • Changes to how you connect to airCalvin Wireless on a Mac
    • Attention all Take IT Home Microsoft Office XP and Office 2003 users!
  • June 21, 2005
    • Calvin Dial-Up Ending
    • Upcoming LunchByte: Digital Photography Demystified
  • June 14, 2005
    • When am I getting my new computer?
    • Moving Offices? What you need to know
    • CIT's Not So Basic Summer Picnic
    • Security Advisor: Why use BC in an email message?
    • Upcoming LunchBytes
  • June 7, 2005
    • CIT Projects
    • LunchByte: How to Engage Students using the CPS System
    • LunchByte: Did you know that KnightVision...?
  • June 1, 2005
    • Upcoming LunchBytes
  • May 24
    • Due June 1: Requests for installation of academic software in computer labs and Smart Classrooms for the Fall, 2005 semester
    • LunchByte Kick-Off: Computer Security
  • May 17, 2005
    • Removal of Interim and Spring 2005 KnightVision Courses
    • LunchByte Kick-Off: Computer Security
    • CIT Security Advisor: Weather Bug will make you ill
  • May 10, 2005
    • Why am I getting a bounced message from someone I did not send an email to?
    • CIT Security Advisor: Laptop Security
  • May 3, 2005
    • Subscribing to or unsubscribing from Calvin Matters
    • Hardware standards for the 2005-2006 school year
  • April 26, 2005
    • Novell Client Upgrade this week
  • April 19. 2005
    • 2005 Summer Technology Workshops
    • CIT Security Advisor: Securing College Information
  • April 12, 2005
    • CIT Security Advisor: Protect Yourself Against Identity Theft
  • April 5, 2005
    • Summer session software requests for computer labs and Smart Classrooms
    • Calvin Dial-Up no longer accepting renewals
    • CIT Security Advisor: SP2 blocks virus outbreaks
  • March 29, 2005
    • Summer Learning Opportunities
    • CIT Security Advisor: Do you know where your files are stored?
  • March 22, 2005
    • CIT Security Advisor: Keep your computer files and voicemail secure - Change your passwords every 90 days
  • March 15, 2005
    • Have you installed Windows SP2? SP2 force run begins March 16.
  • March 8, 2005
    • CIT Security Advisor: Mac: Protect Your Computer From Physical Intrusion
  • March 1, 2005
    • CIT Security Advisor: Protect Your Computer From Physical Intrusion
  • Feb. 22, 2005
    • Computer Worm Infects Computers Not Running SP2
    • airCalvin: How does it work and is it secure?
    • CIT Security Advisor: Identify Theft - Marketscore follow up
  • Feb. 15, 2005
    • airCalvin: New Wireless Hot Spots on Calvin's Campus
    • Using International Characters in KnightVision
    • CIT Security Advisor: Hidden Document Secrets - Is your published Microsoft Word document secure?
  • Feb. 8, 2005
    • airCalvin: Calvin's First Wireless Endeavor
    • Why do we keep asking you to install Windows Service Pack 2?
    • CIT Security Advisor: What is MarketScore and why should you be concerned?
  • Feb. 1, 2005
    • CIT Projects
    • Technology Budget Planning Process 2005 - 2006
    • Adding Teaching Assistants to your KnightVision Course
    • CIT Security Advisor: Identifying Hoaxes and Urban Legends
  • Jan. 25, 2005
    • Will your students be able to see your KnightVison course? You must make your course available
    • CIT Security Advisor: Avoid Phishing Scams
  • Jan. 18, 2005
    • Have you installed Windows Service Pack 2?
    • CIT Security Advisor: Password Security
  • Jan. 11, 2005
    • Windows Service Pack 2 to start prompting you to install
    • Reminder: Fall 2004 KV courses to be removed Jan. 12, 2005
    • CIT Security Advisor: Web browsing security
    • To help you in your transition from Calvin Dial-Up: An Internet Service Comparison
  • Jan. 4, 2005
    • Campus Computer Inventory
    • Smart Classrooms now have Windows SP2
    • CIT Security Advisor: Save your files to a network drive
    • HelpDesk Survey Winners
  • Dec. 21, 2004
    • Calvin Dial-Up Service is Ending June 30, 2005
    • Removal of Fall 2004 KnightVision Courses
    • View Attachment feature on GroupWise web access no longer available
  • Dec. 14, 2004
    • Be an early adopter of Windows Service Pack 2
    • ALIVE Spring 2005 - Call for Proposals
    • Recommend a student for STARS
    • New Course/Organization features available in KnightVision
  • Dec. 7, 2004
    • User Options for Webroot Spy Sweeper
    • Reserve a Computer Classroom for Interim and Spring
    • CIT Checklist for Faculty
    • Did you know that you can access network files from off-campus?
    • Campus Computer Inventory runs Dec. - Jan.
    • Keep our campus secure. Change your PIN and passwords before Christmas
  • Nov 30, 2004
    • Spyware: What is it and why do I need to remove it?
    • What is CIT doing about Spyware on Calvin Owned Computers?
    • Keeping Your Software Current
  • Nov. 23, 2004
    • New Learning Tools Now Available!!
  • Nov. 9, 2004
    • Introducing Network File Access from Off-Campus
  • Nov. 2, 2004
    • iPrint: Changing the way we print on-campus
  • Oct. 26, 2004
    • Copyright and Fair Use
  • Oct. 19, 2004
    • Warning: Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 may break your software
  • Oct. 12, 2004
    • Calvin's Spam Firewall

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