July IT Professionals Forum This Thursday
The IT Professionals Technical Forum is Thursday, July 10th at 10:30 a.m. The two sites are Cabell B35 and Sanger B1-020. We look forward to seeing you there. The agenda for this month’s meeting follows: – Welcome – Labstats and pGina, the alternative login to the eID Authenticator – Virginia Virtual Computing Lab Project – […]
Banner Self-Service Users to accept Terms of Usage starting Jan 30
In order to comply with State and University information security policies, all Banner Self-Service users will need to “accept” terms of system use annually. The Terms of Usage page will appear at login starting on January 30th, and users will need to click “Continue” to access Self-Service. The Terms include compliance with policies and standards, […]
Techonology Services Technology Guide Available Online
The 2007 Technology Guide is available in PDF form online for download. Find all you need to know to traverse the technology landscape at VCU. Click here to get your copy today! We have some copies still available. Contact Hope Adams (804) 828-3653 if you would like a copy or download it today.
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UPDATE: We want to thank everyone who volunteered to participate in the staff focus groups. Both sessions are filled. Faculty & student focus groups will be taking place after the beginning of the spring semester. If you’re staff & answered yes, you’ll want to register today for one of the Technology Services’ Focus Groups being […]
“Where did you take that?” Email Scam
Various members of the VCU community have received emails from what looks like a trusted internal source with the subject line of “Where did you take that?”. The email includes a link that looks like it will take you to YouTube.com. In fact this link will take you to a nefarious website that will download […]
Microsoft Vista and Office 2007 Compatibility Issues and Resources
The release of Microsoft Vista and Office 2007 has brought with it a few challenges for faculty and students at VCU. Students are arriving on campus with new computers running the Vista operating system and Office 2007. Technology Services has compiled some tips and tricks to address possible problems using Vista and Office 2007 at […]
High Performance Parallel Computing Bootcamp
This course, hosted at the University of Virginia, will introduce participants to the basics of high-performance parallel computing and the national cyber-infrastructure. The course is targeted at graduate students, staff, and faculty with a computational science and problems that demand high performance. The program takes place August 7-10 & August 13-16, 2007. The bootcamp is […]
ePhone Update For Week of July 9
Technology Services begins installation of the university’s new phone system in the Ambulatory Care Center, basement through third floor, this week. Occupants of these buildings click here for information regarding training sessions or to download training materials. If any problems should occur after installation, dial *90 or 827-8353 for assistance.
Lenovo Thinkpad Selected For G2GMobile@VCU
The Mobile Computing Initiative program, also known as G2GMobile@VCU, has selected the award winning Lenovo Thinkpad laptop as the signature product for the program. Thinkpad laptops have been setting the standard for mobile computing since their introduction by IBM in 1992. Lenovo purchased IBM’s consumer PC business unit in 2005. In 2006 the Lenovo Thinkpad […]
ePhones Update For Week of May 7
Technology Services begins installation of VCU’s new phone system in the VCUHS Medical Center buildings. Occupants of these buildings may click here for information regarding training sessions or to download training materials. If any problems should occur after installation, dial *90 or 827-8353 for assistance. Group 30 of the ePhones project has started with 12 […]