The Union Computer Store will be closed from June 28 – July 6 for yearly inventory, installation of a new wood floor, and the July 4th holiday.
After inventory is completed everything in the store will be taken out and the carpet will be replaced with a new wood floor. After the floor is installed, everything will be put back into the store and set back up.
The store will reopen at 8 a.m. on July 6. Stop by then to see the new floor!
Visit our website at www.ksu.edu/computerstore.
On June 30, Kansas State University will soon meet its long-term goal of decommissioning the mainframe. There are campus users still in possession of mainframe tapes. Please return all tapes by Tuesday, July 7, to the dispatcher’s window at CTS Operations, Hale 14. The university will have the tapes shredded by the state-approved vendor. Tapes returned after the deadline will not be accepted.
Individuals who choose to keep tapes will be responsible for their disposal in accordance with the university’s media sanitization policy.
Please direct all questions or concerns to Michael Brown (mibr@k-state.edu, 785-532-7847).
K-State’s new Student Information System (iSIS) replaced several legacy systems that had been running on the mainframe, including SIS, BRS, and FAMS. iSIS also replaced KATS, the system that provided users with web-based access to mainframe student data. As a result, the university will meet its long-term goal of decommissioning the mainframe on June 30.
Questions or concerns with shutting down the mainframe June 30 should be directed immediately to Michael Brown (mibr@k-state.edu, 785-532-7847).
Final grades for non-standard courses, which includes all summer school courses, must be submitted in iSIS by five business days after the course ends. Grade rosters for non-standard courses are available to instructors in iSIS for grade entry the day after the last day of class. NOTE: The grade submission process is not complete until instructors approve grades AND click the Save button.
There are still plenty of licenses available for the Microsoft Office online training purchased by Information Technology Services earlier this year. The tutorials are free for all K-State faculty and staff, but registration is required for access, so a license can be assigned to each user. Continue reading “Licenses still available for Microsoft Office online training”
Apple announced on June 8 that Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard will be shipping in September. It includes a number of new refinements including a smaller footprint, faster joining to a wireless network, faster wake-up and shutdown, quicker Time Machine backup, faster installation, PDF text selection, OpenCL, 64-bit support and 32-bit compatible, and Grand Central Dispatch. Continue reading “Snow Leopard operating system coming for Macs”
Where last week was an introduction to microblogging, this week is about learning some tools and strategies for managing the plethora of services and ways of communicating in this social media landscape. The immediate problem that occurs for most people who choose to engage in social media is how to choose which communities/services to get involved with and how to most seamlessly integrate them into their daily lives online. Here’s the scenario:
In real life (IRL) Joe knows Bob, Adam, and Sue. Joe’s looking to start venturing more into social media, to see what all the buzz is about. Joe created a Facebook account a while ago, but never uses it. Joe is friends with Bob on Facebook, but Adam and Sue don’t use Facebook. Joe chats with Adam on IM, but Sue and Bob don’t do IM. Joe knows Sue is a huge fan of Twitter, but Bob and Adam don’t like it one bit. Joe really just wants to connect with all of them online and it seems like such a hassle to have three different ways of communicating with them using social media.
In this common scenario, Joe is overwhelmed by it all and gives up before even getting started. While there is a lot to keep track of, it can be simplified a bit.
Apple’s back-to-school promotion started May 27 and runs through Sept. 8.
The Union Computer Store, an Authorized Apple Campus Store, participates in this event, which features a “free iPod ” after mail-in rebate with purchase of a qualifying Mac.
A little more than two years ago, a new form of communication was birthed: microblogging.
Microblogging is a short form of blogging that allows users to send brief text or multimedia updates and publish them to a private or public audience. These messages can be published via a variety of means including text messaging, instant messaging, e-mail, or the Web.
While you may not be familiar with microblogging, you have probably heard of Twitter. Twitter has become the default example of microblogging, due in large part to its popularity. Twitter is a service that started as a side project by Odeo in March 2006. Shortly after spinning off as its own company in August 2007, it quickly became apparent that there was something unique and useful about the service.
Continue reading “Microblogging: A guide to Twitter and the rest”
How often do you use Bluetooth wireless protocol on your mobile device? Probably not very often unless you’re using one of those “stylish” wireless earpieces. What does Bluetooth do while it’s just sitting there? Simple; it’s using up battery power.
A little-known fact about Bluetooth technology is that it’s quite power-hungry. Some individuals have reported significant gains in battery life simply by disabling Bluetooth technology on their mobile devices.
Continue reading “Mobile device tip: Disable Bluetooth and gain battery life”
