If you like your Wi-Fi to be secure when roaming, you are not alone. The eduroam network, short for education roaming, is available here on the SMU campus and now at over 1,000 other colleges, universities, and research facilities in the US. Starting in 2009, this encrypted Wi-Fi network was designed for research and education institutions to allow students, employees, and guests to use their institution’s ID and password to connect securely and seamlessly to the Internet using the eduroam network while visiting other institutions. Continue reading eduroam Provides Secure Wi-Fi When Roaming
Upcoming PlayPosit and Canvas Workshops for Faculty
With the end of the semester coming up fast, we are offering two short workshops to help you wrap up your courses for the term. The first workshop focuses on getting the most out of PlayPosit by repurposing your current content for future courses. The second workshop concentrates on getting everything ready in Canvas for an easy transition to my.SMU. Continue reading Upcoming PlayPosit and Canvas Workshops for Faculty
New Outlook for Mac: Why You Don’t Want To Turn It On
Our Mac users may have heard that there is a new Outlook available. While you may be aware of some of its new features, the IT Help Desk encourages users to not enable the New Outlook.
Even though the New Outlook button displays on your ribbon, please keep it in off mode as it will not be able to configure Outlook Exchange.
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OIT Research Services Wraps Up the Semester with Free Workshops
To wrap up the spring term, in collaboration with the Center for Research Computing, SMU Libraries, Data Science Institute, the Office of Information Technology’s Research Services Team is offering several workshops for free to the SMU community. Whether it is an introduction to using the University’s high-performance computing systems, embarking on machine learning, or digging into data mining, don’t end the semester without taking advantage of this opportunity.
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New Services for Sitecore Editors Now Available
Our Web Team is rolling out some new services for the SMU community to help with getting the most out of Sitecore, our web content authoring system. Whether it is some one-on-one help, getting a better understanding of your site’s audience, or a refresher course, we can help. Continue reading New Services for Sitecore Editors Now Available
