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Automating the gMigrate Program

A technique to automate the GroupWise calendar migration program, gMigrate

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Creating a Scheduled Task in Windows

The Windows Scheduled Task utility can be configured to run a script file that can migrate your GroupWise calendar to your iPhone or Touch

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Getting Your GroupWise Calendar on an iPod Touch (a penny-pincher’s solution)

Google Sync and gMigrate will let you display your GroupWise Calendar on your iPod Touch or iPhone.

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Sometimes MIME *can* be a terrible thing

One little thing — like a logo — might double the size of your email.

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Mandatory 10-Digit Dialing Starts Saturday!

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 + [...]

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GroupWise email on your iPhone or iPod Touch

Setting the Mail app on your iPhone or iPod Touch to get GroupWise email is quick and easy!
Please note this does not apply to the GroupWise calendar. At this time, the best way to access your GroupWise calendar on your Apple device is through Safari via https://wvugw.wvu.edu
Checklist:
-A 2nd generation iPhone or iPod Touch, or a [...]

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ReadWriteWeb: Gmail Preferred By Students, But Nothing Beats Texting

As a follow up to yesterday’s post on Web-based email, I saw this post today on ReadWriteWeb about student use of email and how they prefer texting.
Gmail Preferred By Students, But Nothing Beats Texting
Written by Sarah Perez / December 12, 2008
Today’s high-school and college students got their first email account at an average age of [...]

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Why You Should be Using Web-Based Email

Even if younger generations are using it less, we all use email.  It still serves a purpose in our 21st Century lives.  Our professional lives depend on it.  In the early days of the Internet/WWW, having multiple email addresses was uncommon. Many of us were given email at our place of employment, so our work [...]

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Spam plummets as gang leaves net (via the BBC)

An important note: There is a constant ebb and flow in the world of Spam and Phishing. When one side in the battle scores a victory, the other marshals its forces for another attack. This is just the latest in (what will continue to be) a long struggle to keep inboxes free from Spam and [...]

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A look into the system of spam [The Daily Athenaeum]

Our student newspaper posted a story on Monday about spam and how OIT deals with it.  The article details some impressive stats.  Spam is a touchy subject.  No one likes to get it and if even a little bit gets through, it seems like we have a problem.  The fact that WVU receives 10 MILLION+ [...]

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Facebook Applications and Third Party Ads

I recently read about the issue with Facebook’s social gaming applications, such as Farmville and Mafia Wars. Facebook has a partnership with companies who advertise on these applications. From what I’ve read, people are persuaded into signing up for credit cards and other subscriptions in exchange for game credits. Some are also attracted to surveys [...]

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