Technology Today from ITS

Upcoming Lab Closing - Thanksgiving Break

drowden — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 18:05:32 +0000

Thanksgiving Computer Lab Hours
Monday, November 24 - Sunday, November 30

Click here to view flyer.

Normal Computer Lab hours will resume on Monday, December 1st at 8:00 a.m.

Technology Brownbag - Crestron MediaManager

drowden — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 13:50:09 +0000

Tuesday, October 14 ~ Noon - 1:00 PM ~ 130 French Hall

Wednesday, October 15 ~ Noon - 1:00 PM ~ 130 French Hall

This session will offer a “live” demonstration of the new Crestron MediaManager class presentation system. Learn how to navigate the touch screen control panel for split-screen projection of course material, audio levels, DVD player and on-board computer and internet access. As a replacement to the SmartCart, learn the ins and outs of this latest technology addition to the French Hall classrooms. (Note: this session is offered twice)

Co-sponsored by ITS Mediated Classroom Services and the Thompson Center for Teaching & Learning.

Microsoft Exchange 2007 Update

miriw — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:52:51 +0000

To all Faculty and Staff,

On September 11th, at 11:00 PM, we will begin the migration of everyone’s mailbox to new Microsoft Exchange 2007 mailbox servers. Because this will be a lengthy process, we will need to continue the migration of mailboxes outside of our normal maintenance window. We will be moving mailboxes every weekday evening beginning at 11:00 PM and will finish by 6:00 AM. Once your mailbox has been migrated, the Outlook Web Access interface will look very similar to your Outlook client running on your desktop computer.

If you have any problems, please contact the ITS Helpdesk at 766-6804.

ITS Helpdesk

French Hall Classroom Status

drowden — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:10:10 +0000

Due to the ongoing construction in French Hall, the installation of the projection screens in the classroom has been delayed. Therefore the Mediated Classroom Equipment will not be available for the beginning of classes. The projected date for completion is by the second week of September.

Please be aware that the affected classrooms are located on the 1st, 4th, and 5th floor. If your course is also scheduled on the 2nd or 3rd floors, these rooms are fully functional with our new Crestron Media Manager. MCS will be posting updates by classroom on the following website:

www.umflint.edu/its/mcsupdate

Thank you for your continued patience!

Mediated Classroom Services
(810) 237-6628
mcs@umflint.edu
www.umflint.edu/its/mcs/

Upcoming Lab Closings

drowden — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:34:12 +0000

All open computing labs will be closed on Monday, September 1st, in observance of Labor Day. All labs will reopen on Tuesday at the regularly scheduled time. For lab hours, please visit www.umflint.edu/labs.

Webmail Upgrade for Students

drowden — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:31:22 +0000

Dear Student Body,
On the morning of Friday, September 5^th when you access your web mail you will see a new logon page. This is because we are in the process of upgrading to a newer email system. You will still logon the same way that you always have, with uniqname@umflint.edu and your password, however the logon page will look like the picture below. Once you are logged on, your web mail will look the same.

If you have any questions or issues please contact the ITS Help Desk at 766-6804.

Webmail Upgrade for Faculty and Staff

drowden — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:28:33 +0000

Dear Faculty and Staff,
On the morning of Friday, September 5^th, when you access your web mail you will see a new logon page. This is because we are in the process of upgrading to a newer email system. You will still logon the same way that you always have, with uniqname@umflint.edu and your password, however the logon page will look like the picture below. Once you are logged on, your web mail will look the same until we migrate your mail box to the new servers. Starting Thursday evening September 11^th during our normal maintenance window and each subsequent Thursday evening/Friday morning, we will move some users mail boxes until we have moved them all. We anticipate that the entire process will take a month. Once your mailbox is moved you will have a 2 Gigabyte mailbox instead of the current 150 Megabyte mailbox. You will receive the size limit warning message at 1.8 Gigabytes. At 1.9 Gigabytes you will not be able to send email and at 2 Gigabytes you will not be able to send or receive email until you remove some messages.

If you have any questions or issues please contact the ITS Help Desk at 766-6804.

Sincerely,
ITS HelpDesk

Flash Drives for Sale

drowden — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:48:34 +0000

For your convenience, ITS is now selling a 4 GB flash drive for $22 at the main office at 207 MSB.

MCard/Parking Pass Distribution - August 25th

drowden — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:14:26 +0000

Fall 2008 Parking Permits will be available starting August 25th. Student Mcards, parking permits and parking permit validations will be issued in the University Pavilion, on the 1st floor next to Subway during the dates and times listed on the flyer.

Upcoming Lab Closings

drowden — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 21:47:47 +0000

The ITS Computer Labs will be CLOSED from Thursday, August 21, through Tuesday, August 26, during the Fall Semester Changeover.

Please check the Library website for times when you can use the computers in the Library during this period of time.

The labs will reopen at 8am on Wednesday, August 27, for the start of the FALL SEMESTER!