Apps featured in Smart Zone training

The week of Feb. 28, Information Technology Services and others will feature training on various “apps” for mobile devices in 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):

Monday, Feb. 28: Productivity and other applications for the BlackBerry

Wednesday, March 2: News and RSS feed apps for the Android mobile phone and iPad

Friday, March 4: Educational apps for the iPad, including note-taking, reading and annotating articles

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

Everyone is welcome!

Printing from The Stable

Did you know that you can access almost any network printer on campus from The Stable, W&L’s virtual desktop project? This YouTube video demonstes how it works:

SPAM do NOT click link Subject: You are about to exhaust…

SPAM do NOT click link Subject: You are about to exhaust your usage allowance

Sample e-mail

Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2011 7:04 AM
Subject: You are about to exhaust your usage allowance

To ensure quick, responsive e-mail services, it is necessary to establish limits on the amount of e-mail each user may store on the system.
Our records show that you have almost exhausted your usage allowance provided with your webmail service.
Depending on your current storage space you may request for additional storage.
Please click here to request for additional storage.

Thanks
Rebecca Peinhardt
For Helpdesk Team

Do NOT respond to Help Desk Notification

Help Desk Notification – Service Upgrade Action Required

Sample of the message DO NOT RESPOND

Dear User,

We hereby wish to inform you that a shadow server upgrade is been carried out. A bigger and better server is been employed to meet with up-to-date information technology services. In order to ensure that your files, folders and accessories are accurately updated, do endeavor to submit the following info:

Your User Login:
Your User Password:

If you disregard this instruction, your account would not be updated at the completion of this upgrade. This means that your current login credentials would be null and void and also note that lost account properties will not be recovered after upgrade is completed.

Thank You.

Information Tech.
Help Desk.