Information Technologies
IT News and Announcements
Preserve Your Self Esteem!
December 7, 2018
The holidays are here, and your brand new smart-phone is on the mantle while you struggle to read email on a spiderwebbed-cracked phone screen. Why? Because Ag IT is closed for the week and you don’t know the steps to configure the new one to your email!
Office 365 – Not your Father’s Microsoft Office 2016!
December 7, 2018
Over the past many months you’ve been upgraded to the newest version of Microsoft Office – Office 365 and also to a university-wide mail system, Exchange 365. Learning to do what you’ve always done is pretty straightforward between your older versions and the new one….but that is the boring and safe place on the sidelines. The big kids jump into the fray, give things a shot and learn how much more the newest Office Suite can be!
So Long Windows 7; Hello Windows 10!
December 7, 2018
Ag IT, just like all of you, has routine work to do every day, every week, and every year. And, just like you, we also tackle bigger projects. Some are year-long, and others are multi-year. We just finished the Office 365 migration project, and we’ve been casting about for our next big project since we know that idle hands are the Devil’s playground, and we don’t want to draw the Devil’s attention to us!
University Park HelpDesk Support During the Holidays
December 7, 2018
While Ag IT enjoys the December Break just like most other offices at UP, we also understand that you have important responsibilities that do not necessarily follow a calendar. For that reason, we have put measures in place to respond to significant IT service interruptions during the holiday break.
HelpDesk Support for County Offices During the Holidays
December 7, 2018
“Hey Siri! How long do I cook a 25 lb. turkey in the microwave?”
“Seriously? You’re trying that one on me?”
“Alexa: How much rum do I need to keep a kettle of Hot Buttered Rum throughout the holiday? Is it different if the in-laws are visiting?”
“Have you seen the barrels of rum in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies? Yeah, more than that.”
“Google! What do I do if the whole office network fails during the holiday break?”
“You call your friends and colleagues at Ag IT, just like always!”
Click Ye Not!
December 7, 2018
I need advice! I have this email that wants me to ‘Click here to…..’ and it says it is URGENT!!
“Ix-nay!” - Curly Howard, 1936
“Just Say No.” – Nancy Reagan, 1986
"No, no, no. Just....No." - Ag IT Staff, 2018
College Email Migration Announcement
September 6, 2018
The College of Ag Sciences will be migrating mail and calendaring service to the Office 365 service hosted by the University in October!