We’ve all heard the warnings that today’s technology is lowering the quality of person-to-person interactions. We’ve all heard of the subtleties that are lost when nonverbal behavior is eliminated. Thankfully, we have Zoom to help us out. Zoom already had…
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Tech Tip: Audience Feedback with Zoom
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Spring Cleaning Your Devices
Spring is a time of renewal. Flowers are blooming, and you drag everything out of the Tupperware cabinet and re-organize. While you’re at it, you should spring clean your devices too. From wiping the dust from under the case to…
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Top 10 iOS 10 Tips
The change to iOS 10 was jarring for some, but it comes with plenty of cool features. Read these ten tips to decipher some of iOS 10’s best features. Unlock your phone by resting your finger on the home…
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Tech Tip: Excel Surveys with Office 365
Did you know that with Office 365, you have the ability to send out surveys made with Excel? It’s true! One of the many features of Office 365 is the capacity to send out sign-up sheets, questionnaires, and other types…
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What’s Your Backup Plan?
Personal devices make it much easier to work on the go, but they’re easier to steal or misplace. Keeping your devices secure is crucial in this age of identity theft. Here are a few ways to make your device easier…
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Phishing Scams are Getting Even Smarter
It used to be easy to spot a phishing scam. Now, phishing scams are getting smarter and clever. We’ve spent all month talking about phishing scams. Now take the test. Take a look at the email below. At first glance,…
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Never Reveal Your Password
ITS will never ask for your password, especially not in an email. If you ever receive an email asking you to “confirm your account” for any reason, it is a scam. That is a classic phishing scam. They trick…
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Gmail Phishing Scam
Recently, Gmail has been the target of phishing scams. A user will receive an email from a fake address, but the name will be familiar. You might think it is your mom because it has her picture, but the address…
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Hover, Don’t Click
You just got an email. It looks relatively harmless, but something is nagging you. You weren’t expecting an email from your old boss, and not one like this. You remember what E-town has been telling you about phishing scams. You…
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Tech Tip: Office 365 and OneDrive
Do you have a group project this semester? Well, an easy way for the whole to group edit a single document is to use Office 365. Login to your individual OneDrive using your E-town credentials, and share the document with your…
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Chrome Apps Faculty Will Love
If one of your New Year’s Resolutions was to be more organized, get more work done, and finally finish your research or book, then these Chrome Extensions might be perfect for you and your students. Distraction-free viewing Mercury Reader (formerly…
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Xfinity on Campus!
It’s here. It’s finally here! Xfinity on Campus is officially a reality! Why are we so excited? Our contract with Comcast includes a subscription to Xfinity on Campus for Residential Students. This means that students have free access to Xfinity…
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Zoom Web Conferencing
All campus staff and faculty now have access to Zoom Web Conferencing. Zoom is replacing WebEx as our web conferencing solution. What is Zoom and what can you do with it? Connect with anyone with an internet connection from PC,…
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Chrome Extensions You’ll Love – Happy Valentine’s Day!
If one of your New Year’s Resolutions was to be a better student, procrastinate less, or be more organized then these Chrome Extensions are for you. Distraction-free viewing Mercury Reader (formerly Readability) allows you to focus more on the task…
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PS4 Wi-Fi Broadcasting
Playstations can broadcast a Wi-Fi signal when they do not have an internet connection in order to play multiplayer online or Remote Play. Our network does not support broadcasted Wi-Fi signals. You must turn this function off when you are…
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