Tamar Weinberg from Pistachio Consulting posted this interesting piece about presenting in the age of Twitter. His advice will help anyone who finds themselves sharing ideas in front of an unattentive audience. You may have thoroughly prepared for the presentation and expected a more engaged audience. You tell yourself that they are obviously more engaged [...]
We posted this in OIT News earlier this week, but wanted to make sure you remember to start dialing the area code with each call.
Reminder: 10-Digit Dialing Starts February 28
On February 28, all local calls placed from 293 prefix numbers at West Virginia University must include all 10 digits (9 + 304 area code + [...]
This was posted last week on Wired. It is worth noting because it raises substantial concerns in various sectors. On the university end of things, it would greatly impact storage requirements and require modification of retention policy. It also raises concerns about privacy, although I am not sure in this day and age anyone can [...]
The DA posted an article last week about the OIT Technology Support Center. Check it out:
Though busy, WVU Tech Support Center gets the job done
Thursday February 19, 2009
Marli Riggs, Staff Writer
Numerous laptops line a long table in Room G49 in Brooke Tower on the Evansdale Campus of West Virginia University. Student workers briskly move from [...]
In this post we’ll cover, step by step, setting up your Apple device to access this convenient, campus-wide wireless network:
WVU.Encrypted is preferred for WVU faculty, staff, and students who use the wireless on a regular basis. The encrypted network eliminates any concerns about wireless eavesdropping. Instructions for setting up a computer to access the Encrypted [...]
We don’t make a secret of our preference for FireFox. Here are three more add-ons that enhance it even more.
FoxTab is a Firefox extension servicing visually attractive 3-D layouts for managing your browser tabs. Close, switch, find, and “flip” through your tabs using different FoxTab features. This extension supports Windows XP, Windows Vista, Mac OS [...]
Recently TechCrunch and CNN reported that Facebook users are not immune to phishing attempts. CNN reported that some Facebook users have seen their accounts compromised and their friends solicited for cash. One example given was a Facebook user supposedly messaged his friends claiming that he had been robbed in London and needed money wired to [...]
Blogging has become an important form of social media for professional and for personal activities. It is important to find what tools brings out your best blogging skills. Windows Live Writer is a desktop blog-publishing application for you PC users to work off-line. You are able to blog using Windows Live Writer and then publish [...]
Several WVU systems campus Internet access are currently unavailable due to a power outage at WVNET. The following systems are impacted by the outage: WVU Websites, MAP, WVU eCampus, IDEAS, ROADS (Series 25), and eSEI.
Groupwise, MIX, and STAR are not affected.
WVNET is working to resolve the issue.
Please refer to the WVU OIT News site for [...]
Social media has become such an integral part of the online experience that it sometimes seems odd when those of us who were early adopters encounter people who find it frightening or scoff at its relevance. One concern often cited by these folks is privacy. “Why would I want to share all of my information [...]
