We have been receiving reports of many receiving these scam emails. You can simply delete the message. How can you easily tell this is a scam? The From address does not make sense. The subject line does not follow OIT standards. If you hover your mouse over the Click here link… Continue reading »
Google has released its January 2016 “What’s New” newsletter. https://goo.gl/Crbtp5… Continue reading »
OIT is changing the default action of an alternate greeting to not accept messages. In the old system you were able to record an extended absence greeting which did not allow the caller to leave you a message. In the new system, an alternate greeting is used but by default… Continue reading »
January 5, 10:00-1:00, Faculty House: Grant-writing. Jennifer Hermanski from the Office of Corporate and Foundations relations and the Dean of Faculty’s office will give an overview of funding opportunities both on and off-campus, and the resources we have to help you find appropriate funding agencies, as… Continue reading »
This January, the Dean of Faculty’s office is teaming up with OIT, the Library and the Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations to offer a series of workshops on a variety of tools and resources that you may not have had a chance to use yet. The workshops will… Continue reading »
OIT is happy to announce the availability of voicemail to email notification. Please visit http://oit.stage.williams.edu/telecommunications-upgrade/telecommunications-documentation/voicemail/ for instructions on how to enable the notification and the different options you have to configure some browsers to play back your messages. If you have any questions, please contact the Faculty Staff Support… Continue reading »
Employees across the world use Google Sheets. Starting today, any user whose preferred language is set to English or one of 21 additional, supported languages will see functions in Sheets on the web and mobile in that preferred language. (Please note that some specific functions will continue to appear in… Continue reading »
When you store important files in Google Drive they’re not only safe, they’re accessible from any device. Finding these files again from any device should be super easy, so we’re rolling out a new search experience to get you better results — even faster. Drive lets you search… Continue reading »
We don’t see viruses attached to emails very often anymore due to strong anti-virus filtering at the server level, but one has been delivered to many people at Williams today. If you did receive this email please delete it. What are the easy ways you can tell this email is… Continue reading »
Come to the lunch talk on Friday, December 11th, and see how faculty and students are making use of the new Studio 275 and 3D printing facilities in their classes. Lunch in the FCC (CET/Sawyer Room 276) noon to 1pm on Friday December 11th. RSVP to http://goo.gl/forms/EFSFLE3E0j appreciated as… Continue reading »
Google has released the November issue of the Google Apps for Education (GAE) newsletter, which includes useful information and resources for all users of GAE. You can view the November newsletter here: http://go.google-mkto.com/v/VuPy2002Ux0C100TCc42KA0… Continue reading »
Google will soon be indexing and adding the ability to easily search the SPAM folder in Gmail, much like it does with the ‘Trash’ folder. Click here for more Info. Continue reading »
Ever deleted a calendar event by mistake and wanted to get it back – just like you can in Gmail and Drive? Now you can! http://googleappsupdates.blogspot.com/2015/11/restore-deleted-events-in-google.html… Continue reading »
Contacted out of the blue? Sound too good to be true? Pause and think about it. Online financial scams are the same scams that have been perpetrated for years just made easier through the use of email and social media. Unsolicited email is the starting point for many scams. Before… Continue reading »
All students, faculty and staff at Williams use data which needs to be protected. Information like SSNs, account numbers and passwords have monetary value to thieves. You may also have access to information that is protected by law. Find out what you need to be cognizant of and what to… Continue reading »
Two factor authentication is a way to double lock your account. Instead of relying on one level of security (your password) it also requires something you have, like your cell phone or printed codes. Together these two things ensure that the person attempting to log onto your account is really… Continue reading »
As part of promoting cybersecurity at Williams we will be sending out a number daily messages this month on a variety of topics. This week is phishing: Every day we are barraged with technology scams. Avoid giving up your own personal information or that of the college by being… Continue reading »
Google released a document that summarizes new features added to the Google universe in the past month. If you are interested in what Google has been up to and what new Apps and features are available, check out Google’s “What’s New” newsletter. Google: What’s New 9/2015 (PDF)… Continue reading »
Apple will be releasing the latest version of their operating system, El Capitan, on September 30. We currently recommend that you DO NOT upgrade for any computers used to access Williams systems. El-Capitan is an update to Yosemite (10.10) with fixes, updates and a number of new features that will… Continue reading »
“Billy” Returns for 2016 2011 Billy Award The CET and OIT are pleased to announce the kick-off of our 2016 short film competition. Tap into your creativity now! Win yourself a gleaming gold & purple “Billy” trophy as well as $100 in media gear from B and H Photo!… Continue reading »
Information Technology Committee and College Council have approved changing to an opt-in system to have a live Ethernet jack. Ethernet jacks in common rooms will remain activated. If you want to request that your Ethernet jack be activated fill out the Data Jack Activation Request form from https://ticket.williams.edu (on… Continue reading »