Year: 2012

Windows 7 Supported by the College of Charleston

College of Charleston’s Information Technology department has exciting news! Windows 7 will soon be deployed to faculty, staff, and classroom PCs across campus. Windows 7 simplifies computer security, making it easier to reduce the risk of damage caused by viruses, spyware, and other malware. Windows 7 also features an improved backup solution to help keep…Continue Reading Windows 7 Supported by the College of Charleston

OAKS Planned System Maintenance on May 10

OAKS will have an interruption to normal services on Thursday May 10, 2012 starting at 8 am for planned system maintenance. We expect the system to be unavailable most of the day. Please plan to not use OAKS during this time period. We will send another notification when the system maintenance is complete. Thank you…Continue Reading OAKS Planned System Maintenance on May 10

A few tips to help keep your computer clean from malware and spyware

Do not open emails or email links from unknown senders. Do not download or stream media from suspicious websites. Be careful of links from social networking sites.  If you do not know the person sending you a link, it is safe to assume it has a virus. Do not click on pop-up windows.  They are…Continue Reading A few tips to help keep your computer clean from malware and spyware

Microsoft Exchange Server Upgrade for Faculty/Staff at the College of Charleston

Information Technology is beginning implementation of a new Microsoft Exchange 2010 server that will modernize our communication capabilities on campus!  This project has been in the planning phase for several months and we are proud to announce that we are about to begin the implementation phase of the project.  Our new Exchange 2010 server offers…Continue Reading Microsoft Exchange Server Upgrade for Faculty/Staff at the College of Charleston

High Performance Computing Forum February 14

The College of Charleston will host a High Performance Computing Forum on February 14, 2012 at 10:30 am in Room 100 of the Science Center.  The presentation will provide an overview of high performance computing, technologies for hpc, application to research, and best practices. Guests will include: Marc Hamilton – Vice President – HPC Bryan…Continue Reading High Performance Computing Forum February 14

State of SC calling card service changes

Effective Jan. 28, 2012, Spirit Communications will make changes in the State of SC calling card service.  All calls that originate domestically, anywhere within the 50 States, will continue to be processed and billed, whether the calls terminate within the United States or Internationally.  HOWEVER,  Spirit will NO longer support calling card calls that originate…Continue Reading State of SC calling card service changes

IT Outage Notification for Janaury 12, 2012 4:45 PM

We are experiencing technical difficulties with the FS1 file server. Users will be unable to access files located in their Department folder until the problem is resolved.  At this time we anticipate access will be restored in approximately three hours.   We will send additional information as soon as it becomes available.  Thank you very much…Continue Reading IT Outage Notification for Janaury 12, 2012 4:45 PM

iTunes U Scheduled Maintenance January 9th, 2012

On Monday, January 9th, between 9PM and 12AM PT, iTunes U Public Site Manager will be inaccessible due to scheduled system maintenance. You will not be able to log in to the iTunes U Public Site Manager during this time. Users will still be able to access iTunes U sites and content during this time….Continue Reading iTunes U Scheduled Maintenance January 9th, 2012