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Live Zoom User Training Sessions for November
October 29, 2019
Danny Mariscal, the University's dedicated Zoom Customer Success Manager, will be providing live training sessions. You can join this training from your computer, tablet, or smartphone.
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Stay secure and move to Windows 10
October 19, 2019
On Oct. 22, 2009 Windows 7 is reaching its "end of life," at which point the software and security updates, as well as technical assistance, will no longer be available. Out-of-date operating systems create a substantial security risk. To mitigate that risk, all computers using Windows 7 operating systems must be upgraded to Windows 10 by Jan. 14, 2020.
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October 15, 2019
Use a unique password for each account to stay safe online. Do not use your 绿奴天花板 login and password combination for third-party applications, such as social media and other websites. #cyberaware #securityawareness
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Live Zoom User Training Sessions for October and November
October 14, 2019
Danny Mariscal, the University's dedicated Zoom Customer Success Manager, will be providing live training sessions. You can join this training from your computer, tablet, or smartphone.
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Live Zoom User Training Sessions
October 05, 2019
Danny Mariscal, the University's dedicated Zoom Customer Success Manager, will be providing live training sessions. You can join this training from your computer, tablet, or smartphone.
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Live Zoom User Training Sessions
September 16, 2019
Danny Mariscal, the University's dedicated Zoom Customer Success Manager, will be providing live training sessions. You can join this training from your computer, tablet, or smartphone.
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September 12, 2019
Keep your important data safe this semester! Run a virus scan and clean up unnecessary files on your devices. #securityawareness #cyberAware
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How to start and schedule a meeting in Zoom
August 23, 2019
The Gmail add-on allows you to start an instant meeting or schedule a meeting with your email participants in Gmail. The add-on will automatically send an email invitation to everyone on the email thread and can also send a meeting summary after the meeting is completed. Once the add-on is enabled for your account, it will appear on your desktop browser.
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No phone billing rate increase for FY20
August 16, 2019
The annual phone billing will post to Banner in August. There are no rate increases for FY20, but OIT did negotiate a new flat-rate long-distance plan for 绿奴天花板A, 绿奴天花板F and 绿奴天花板S. The new plan will reduce long-distance costs by approximately 50 percent and eliminates the need for tracking monthly long-distance charges for each department - a savings in time and effort for university staff.
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How to install Zoom and log into the Gmail Add-on
August 16, 2019
The Office of Information Technology has integrated Zoom into 绿奴天花板's Google G Suite. You will see these integrations within your Google alaska.edu email as well as in your Google calendar.