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Wireless Enhancements Continue
MU Wireless, the wireless service offered on all Miami
campuses, continues to improve as the technology matures
and IT Services learns better methods to support this
new technology. Following are recent developments in
the MU Wireless arena.
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 Are
You Broadcasting Your MUnet password?
If you use a desktop e-mail application (like Eudora,
Outlook, Outlook Express, Mac OS X Mail, etc.) or PDA
device (like a Palm, Treo, Blackberry, etc.) to check
e-mail and haven’t adjusted it to use SSL, you
could be broadcasting your MUnet password!
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One of the strategic goals in the Miami IT Strategic
Plan adopted in 2004 is to "Empower Learning
and Research". To this end, Miami is exploring
a number of new student computing initiatives to better
support student learning, namely a student technology
fee (which would be used to fund additional student
computing initiatives) and a student laptop program.
Following are updates on these initiatives.
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 New Director of IT Customer
Relations and Communications
Cathy McVey has been appointed Director of IT Customer
Relations and Communications. Currently holding
the position of Senior Manager, IT Communications,
Cathy brings to her new position experience in graphic
design/development, arts administration, college-level
teaching, audience analysis, marketing and personnel
management.
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Upgrade to Banner 7 Scheduled
for May 2006
A project is underway to upgrade Miami's SCT Banner
system to Banner 7 in May 2006. The Banner 7
upgrade utilizes web page technology for ease of navigation
with a more up-to-date look and feel. With the Banner 7 upgrade, BannerWeb will
also have a new, more colorful
appearance.
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Security Q&A on MU Wireless and MUnet Password Changes
Why can’t I . . .? Why do I have to . . .? Sometimes the reason why a specific network rule is in place, and the fact that security concerns are behind it, is not readily obvious. IT Services presents answers to some of the most commonly asked questions about the new MU Wireless service and MUnet password changes.
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 Customizing
myMiami to Make it Yours
You probably keep your winter coat pretty close to
your door once cold weather hits so you can grab it
on your way out. Why not take a few minutes to make
sure the things you use in myMiami are right where
you want them?
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Need to Learn a Software Application? Web-based
Training May Be For You
Here is the scenario: You
have a final project due in a few weeks that involves
a class presentation. You want to use Microsoft PowerPoint,
but don’t have a clue how to use it. What do
you do?
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New E-mail Server Process
Verifies Miami E-mail Addresses Before Sending Messages
 You
may notice a slight change in e-mail behavior due to
a new process implemented in Miami's e-mail environment
on Nov. 14. When you send an e-mail that includes one
or more individuals with an "@muohio.edu" address
in the TO:, CC: or BCC: lines, the address(es) will
be checked against Miami's user directory to ensure
that the e-mail address is valid.
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UNIXGen Upgrade
Planned for December 29 - 31
UNIXGen, Miami's general purpose instructional and
research computing platform for students, faculty and
staff, will be moved to new, more powerful hardware
over winter break. The upgrade is scheduled to occur
from December 29 at 7:00 pm to December 31 at 8:00
am. UNIXGen will be unavailable during this time.
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 New
Senior Director of Computing & Communication
Services
IT Services is pleased to announce that, effective January
1, 2006, Mr. Timothy Pierson will be assuming the position
of Senior Director of Computing and Communications Services.
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 New Assistant Director for
Campus Partnerships
Support Services and Campus Partnerships (SSCP)
is pleased to announce that the position of Assistant
Director for Campus Partnerships has been filled by
Micah Cooper, effective November 28th.
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Annual Renewal of the IT
Strategic Plan Continues…
Lively discussions about the current state of technology at Miami took place in open forums held with faculty, staff, and students during October. Participants also shared their views on future technologies and potential new technology programs, such as a voluntary laptop program and a technology fee.
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Technology Tips from Students
for Students
aka “If only I’d known then . . .”
With the time for finals and end of semester projects
fast approaching, the last thing you want is an unexpected
computer glitch to threaten your work. Below are a
few more tips from students who’ve learned the
hard way what to do and what not to do to protect their
computers and their work!
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Web-based Training Open Sessions
to Continue through June, 2006
IT Services will continue to offer Open Sessions
for Miami’s web-based training options through
June, 2006.
These sessions allow faculty, staff and students the
opportunity to get basic training on using the two
web-based training tools available
at Miami. The sessions also give members of the university
a place to complete web-based training courses, using
either Macintosh or Windows machines.
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