Macs and wireless

From time to time, some Macintosh computers have difficulty maintaining wireless connections, particularly when moving from location to location on campus or when “waking up” from power-conservation mode. If you lose the wireless connection on your Mac, these steps will help you to quickly re-establish your connection to the secure wireless network at W&L:

1. Click on the Apple in the top left-hand corner > System Preferences > Network > Airport > click “Turn Airport off”
2. Then, click “Turn Airport On”
Or,

1. Click the wireless icon in the top right-hand corner > “Turn Airport off”
2. Then, click “Turn Airport On”

For more information, contact the Information Desk (540-458-4357 or help@wlu.edu).

Student passwords: change required just once a year

Although the W&L network password of each undergraduate student has a specific expiration date between Jan. 31 and March 24, 2011, changing the password re-sets the expiration date to one year from the date of the change. For example, if you choose to change your password on Jan. 30, even though your current expiration date is March 1, you won’t have to change your password again until Jan. 30, 2012.

You’ll receive automated reminders to change your password two weeks before the expiration date. If you choose to change your password before that two-week window (in the example above,for instance, if you change your password on Dec. 30, 2011), then you won’t receive the notifications until two weeks prior to the next required change on Dec. 30, 2012.

More details on the password change initiative are available here:

http://itsnewswlu.wordpress.com/2010/11/24/students-change-your-passwords/

PollEverywhere, more in SmartZone

The week of January 24, Information Technology Services and others will offer these 10-15 minute training sessions at 10 a.m., 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. in the Smart Zone in Leyburn Library (Main Level, by the entrance nearest the Commons):

Tuesday, Jan. 25: Using PollEverywhere in classes and meetings

Wednesday, Jan. 26: Introduction to Making Videos at Extranormal.com

Thursday, Jan. 27: Introduction to The Stable and Virtual Desktops

Friday, Jan. 28: Simple Forms with Google Docs

For more information, or to suggest additional topics for Smart Zone training, contact the Information Desk (help@wlu.edu or x4357)

Everyone is welcome!

Fraud: Your Package has Arrived

The following e-mail has been received by some members of the W&L community, and contains a link that will launch a malicious program.

Be very careful about clicking on links in e-mail. It is safer to type in known, safe addresses yourself (for instance, ups.com) rather thank clicking on links in e-mail you are not expecting.

Text of fraudulent e-mail follows:
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From: UPS Shipments [mailto:tracking@ups.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2011 8:45 AM
Subject: Your package has arrived!

Dear client
Your package has arrived.
The tracking# is : 8Z25EH6653036447 and can be used at :

http://www.ups.com/tracking_

The shipping invoice can be downloaded from :

http://www.ups.com/tracking/invoices/download.aspx?invoice_

Thank you,
United Parcel Service
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