Updated Restart Requirements for SMU-Owned Macs

computer check iconTo 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

SMU macOS Users, Don’t Upgrade to Sequoia Just Yet!

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While Apple has launched Sequoia as their latest update to macOS, we recommend that users wait until the next update before upgrading University-owned computers. We know you may be chomping on the bit to click install, but we are currently reviewing any potential conflicts with other University applications or fixes that might be needed.

While you wait, here are a few features that our Mac users can expect in the upcoming weeks. Continue reading SMU macOS Users, Don’t Upgrade to Sequoia Just Yet!

Web Team To Improve SEO with Sitecore Update

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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

Seven Years of Certification: Then & Now with Cox Alumnus Jacob Becker

Microsoft Certified Associate badgeThis 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