Students: ITS is hiring summer employees

ITS is accepting applications for student employees to help with imaging and deploying new computers this summer. Please apply online. Title: Summer Technical Support Associate (Summer Upgraders) Classification: Category III pay rate Hours: 8:30-4:30 weekdays; starting late May until early August. Duties: Upgrade faculty/staff computers according to described procedure. This includes backing up files on the old computer, configuring new computer, installing files on the new computer, installing software and removal of old computer hardware. Candidate should be: 1) very comfortable with the Mac OS and Windows XP Operating Systems 2) able to lift and move heavy computer equipment around … Continue reading Students: ITS is hiring summer employees

Avoid IRS Phishing Attempts!

All you need to know is: the IRS does NOT initiate taxpayer communications through email. So, if you receive an unsolicited email from the IRS, it’s not from them!! Discard it. In addition, if you do email the IRS directly and then receive a response, keep in mind that they will – NEVER request detailed personal information through email – NEVER request information like PIN numbers, passwords, credit card numbers or other account information The IRS has a simple but informative web page with additional information about identifying and reporting phishing attempts, fake IRS web sites, etc. You can find … Continue reading Avoid IRS Phishing Attempts!

Serious Unpatched Security Vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat

UPDATE #2: Adobe has now released patches for versions 7, 8 and 9 of Acrobat and Reader for both Windows and Mac platforms. Please refer to the links below. Click here for Windows Click here for Mac UPDATE #1: Adobe has released version 9.1 for Windows and Mac platforms. A patch for older versions is expected on or around March 25th. If you’re running version 9, you can open your existing Adobe application and then click on ‘Check for Updates’ in the Help menu. You can also get the update directly from their website (you must already be at version … Continue reading Serious Unpatched Security Vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat

Useful Links for Graphics, Video, and Photo Editing

Maybe Final Cut scares you… or maybe you think Adobe is something you make bricks out of. Either way, the links I have pulled together will help anyone get ahead with Final Cut Studio and Adobe CS3 and CS4 applications. The links are organized by category. Enjoy! If you ever want to know how to do something with a particular piece of software, check out Lynda.com first for handy video tutorials. Be advised, you can only watch the first few episodes of each entry without signing up for an account. If you’re on campus, be sure not to forget about … Continue reading Useful Links for Graphics, Video, and Photo Editing

1/16 – Meeting Maker Upgrade 8.7.1

On Friday, January 16, 2009 Meeting Maker will be unavailable from approximately 5:00 AM until 9:00 AM for an upgrade. After the Meeting Maker server is upgraded, the client software that you use to access it will also need to be upgraded. For Windows users, this process will be initiated automatically when you attempt to log once the server is back online. Macintosh users can proceed with upgrading their clients manually. Links to documentation are available on the ITS website to walk you through these processes. It covers both Windows and Macintosh as well as Palm installations. If you have … Continue reading 1/16 – Meeting Maker Upgrade 8.7.1