OITConnect: One Place for all your Technology Needs
Please enjoy the latest effort from the Video Production team (and various OIT employees, plus a special guest)… OITConnect: One place for all your technology needs
Passphrases: The Next Thing?
Friday, January 27, 2012
Let’s face it, we live in a “password-protected” age. Passwords protect all of our valuable data, and it seems like we are constantly prompted to create a new password to log into our computers, various websites and personal accounts. There is a constant struggle to create a secure password that is not easy to guess, [...]
Announcements/Staff Changes/Jobs (1/27/12)
Fri, Jan 27, 2012
Staff Changes
Best wishes and good luck to Juan Noval, Mark Darland and Joe Van Meter – their last day with UTSA is today. Welcome to Michael Prescher, TV Control Tech I (Academic Technology), whose first day in OIT will be February 1.
Currently Posted for Recruitment in STARS
Instructional Development Specialist [...]
Tech Tips and Tricks (1/27/12)
Fri, Jan 27, 2012
From the Mac Forum Blog: Seeing Conflicting File Sizes?
With the release of Snow Leopard (Mac OS X 10.6) on Aug. 28, 2009, Mac OS X adopted a different way of calculating file sizes in the Finder, which was a significant change for the way the Finder had previously made these calculations. This is a [...]
@ The Weekend (1/27/2012)
Fri, Jan 27, 2012
Asian Festival Celebrates the Year of the Dragon
The 25th annual Asian Festival is happening this weekend at the Institute of Texan Cultures. The festival runs from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 28. The festival will include food, dance, music and crafts, as well as cooking and martial arts demonstrations reflecting the various Asian cultures [...]
BeachBallin’ IT (1/27/12)
Fri, Jan 27, 2012
Announcements/Staff Changes/Jobs (1/20/12)
Fri, Jan 20, 2012
Staff Changes
No staff changes this week.
Currently Posted for Recruitment in STARS
Instructional Development Specialist closes Jan 27
Senior Systems Analyst (UNIX Senior System [...]
Not a full-time employee? Get your W-2
Fri, Jan 20, 2012
~ from Dana Rozelle
Recently, an email went out campus-wide about getting W-2s online. This went to all employees, even part-time and work study employees. Most part-time/work studies do not have access to UT Direct. There are several ways they can get access:
1) Go (in person) to DEFINE Services at University Heights (UH)
2) Go (in [...]
Tech Tips and Tricks (1/20/12)
Fri, Jan 20, 2012
The future of telecommunication?
Apparently the UN (yes, that UN) approved a new standard for telecommunication. The new standard, IMT-Advanced, promises to blow 3G, 4G – heck all of the G’s – out of the water. It is supposed to use the RF spectrum more efficiently and use less bandwidth. Super fast messaging, [...]
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- SOPA / PIPA – What are they and what will they do? Fri, Jan 13, 2012
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UTSA currently has a “term” site license for Autodesk. Software Coordinator Matthew Marr has found that by switching to the “perpetual” license model, we will be able to see cost savings beginning with the fourth year. With multi-year renewals, there is a potential for even more savings. Way to go, Matthew.
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Read more about the Provost’s views on academic topics, personal experiences and other UTSA news on his blog: http://provost.blogs.utsa.edu/
Money Matters
OIT is going to upgrade the Avaya PBX (telephone system). By expediting the purchase to occur before incentives expired, the department was able to save $130,000.
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Friday, January 27, 2012
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