To maintain optimal performance and security for our Mac computers on campus, we are implementing an updated restart policy in our device management platform, Jamf. Regularly restarting your computer is essential for keeping the operating system up to date, resolving memory issues, and ensuring that applications run smoothly.
Here’s an overview of the new policy! Continue reading Updated Restart Requirements for SMU-Owned Macs
On September 17, 2024, OIT will roll out another improvement for Sitecore to enhance our Search Engine Optimization (SEO). As mentioned in SMU.edu and SEO: A Constant Evolution, improving our website’s SEO will increase its visibility in Google, Bing, and other search engines. To help reach that goal, OIT is standardizing the use of lowercase characters in our URLs and is now ready to implement the change to Sitecore for links created with the internal link feature.
For those of you who are not Sitecore authors, currently, when Sitecore’s internal link feature generates a link, Continue reading Web Team To Improve SEO with Sitecore Update
This summer, I had the opportunity to attend the CERTIFIED Educator Conference, which is designed to help educators around the world as they introduce and enforce the need for certification to accompany traditional learning models. During one of the sessions I attended, I was challenged to find an alum or two who had gone through our certification experience and hear their story of how certification impacted them. Continue reading Seven Years of Certification: Then & Now with Cox Alumnus Jacob Becker
Updated October 17: New date for OneNote session.
Our slate of training opportunities for the SMU community is now available for registration! Come discover a new favorite application or freshen up your skills in systems and services like Sitecore. Here’s a list of what we have planned! Continue reading Fall 2024 Training Sessions Now Open for Registration
As we move to Microsoft Teams over the next few months, eventually your Skype for Business client will fail to work. However, it will still be on your computer, so here’s how to remove it when the time comes. Continue reading Teams Tip: Removing Skype for Business from Your Computer
