ITS News
Select Office 2003 ITS Training Courses Added
Two in-depth classes dealing with Office 2003 components have been added to the IT Services training schedule. Both Excel 2003 and Outlook 2003 will be covered in a pair of two-day workshops during the week of October 20. Each session is approximately three hours and starts with the basics before mo…
WebCT Access Restored
WebCT was not available beginning at 6 p.m., Friday, September 12, 2008, and was restored at 12:35 p.m., Sunday, September 14.
If students are experiencing any difficulty with WebCT operations, please contact the Solution Center at 515-294-4000 or solution@iastate.edu. Faculty and instructors sho…
Durham Center Hours
Open hours for the Durham Center building and computer labs for fall semester 2008 are:
MondayThursday -- 7:00 am to 12:00 midnight
Friday -- 7:00 am to 5:00 pm
Saturday -- 7:00 am to 5:00 pm
Sunday -- 10:00 am to 10:00 pm
University Holidays -- Closed
Solution Center Hours, Holiday Weekend
The Solution Center will not be open over the Labor Day holiday weekend. Computer labs will not be monitored when the Solution Center is not open. Schedule is below:
Friday, August 29 -- 7 am to 5 pm
Saturday, August 30-Monday, September 1 -- Closed
Tuesday, September 2 -- 7 am to 12 midnight
Students: Help Connecting Computer During Move-In Week
If the thought of connecting your computer to the network is scary, never fear, SNAP is here! The Student Network Access Program (SNAP), will have friendly, knowledgeable crews out in the residence halls to help anyone who needs or wants assistance in connecting to the network. See schedule below …
We Will Not Ask For Your Password in an Email
Email allegedly from the IASTATE.EDU message center has been circulating, again, on campus. One of the latest versions indicates that were upgrading our data base and email account center, as well as deleting unused IASTATE.EDU email accounts to create more space for new accounts.
This is not f…
Upgrade Windows Printing Utility; Old Won't Work After August 14
If you use NetPrint (i.e., PCLPR) on Windows to print to networked printers, you should install the newest PCLPR version now. It is available via Scout (see http://www.it.iastate.edu/downloads/).
This new version fixes a major bug so it's important to upgrade as soon as possible. On August 14, …
Reconfigure Kerberos to Use Version 5
If you did not reconfigure Kerberos on your computer last spring or over the summer, you will need to do so to be able to use the newest version. Kerberos needed to be reconfigured on or before May 15, 2008 to disable a "Kerberos-5-to-4" ticket generation that was occurring.
During the transit…