Tech Tip: Creating an Apple ID Account
If you got a new Apple product over the holidays, then you might need to set up an Apple ID Account. When using any form of Apple product (Macs, iPads, iPhones, etc.) you need to have an Apple ID to …
Category: Computer Tips
Will Your Password be Unbroken?
Passwords are your first line of defense when it comes to protecting your devices, your information, and your identity. Identity theft is on the rise for the past 3 years. No one is safe from identity theft, not even college …
Updating Your Password
Now that winter break is upon us, it’s a good time to change your account password on the school network. Why? Changing your password before leaving campus is good for a few different reasons. 1) You will have time to …
Top Tech Gifts for the Holidays
Every holiday season, new gadgets and high-tech gifts are on the shelves, and this year is no exception. Shopping for the tech geek in your life, or shopping for yourself can be hard when you don’t know what’s good and …
Top 10 Apps of 2015 for Faculty and Staff
Staying up to date with work and your students is always important, especially over long breaks. Whether they allow for improved productivity, or simply let you organize your life better, these apps are the best ones released in 2015. Work …
Winter-Proofing your Tech
The extremely cold and often wet conditions of winter can lead to your technology getting damaged or possibly destroyed by nature. Preventing this, as well as being prepared for winter storms, can save you a great deal of trouble in …
Tech Tip: Try Restarting
When you have a problem with software or your computer in general, the first thing that you should generally do is to reset the computer or device by turning it off and then back on again. This is usually the …
Tech Tip: Mapping Network Drives to a College PC
In order to access your public and private folders, as well as those of professors and colleagues, you must first map your network drives. When using a College-owned PC or laptop, they may become hidden and temporarily inaccessible. To access …
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Tech Tip: Snipping Tool
To capture a specific portion of the screen as an image, the Snipping Tool can be used. This lets you to cut a small section of the screen and allows for basic editing of the image. To access the tool, click …
Turning off Presenter Mode in PowerPoint
Do you want to show a presentation to a class and PowerPoint is just showing presenter view? Well it’s a simple fix! Simply go to the ribbon and select SLIDESHOW and go to MONITORS. There, select the check box labeled …
Mapping Drives for Student Use
The network drives allow students to save and access information from any computer in a secure way, so long as the computer is also connected to the network. Your public folder is used to store files anyone can open, while …
Password Change Reminder
When creating a new password, remember that it needs to contain at least three of these four elements: Uppercase letter Lowercase letter Number Special character (i.e. # $ ! * ^) In addition, your password must be a minimum of …
What’s in the ITS Knowledgebase?
Personal Devices Click here for articles that deal with personal devices such as laptops, phones, tablets, or gaming devices. These articles will show you how to do things such as setting up Email on your device, or registering your devices …
Microsoft Office Free for All
Did you know that all faculty, staff, and students now have access to Office365? This is a web-based version of Microsoft Office that you can use online on a computer and also via apps you can download on your mobile …
Excel-Change Uppercase to Proper Case
If a column of names is in all UPPER case but you need it in Proper case, instead of retyping everything, add a column, and then in the new column, write a function that changes the data. The function is …