Effective July 1, a new fee structure will be put into place for personal computer repair provided by the Information Technology Assistance Center (iTAC). For a list of the new fees, see the Computer Repair website.
Category: Services and support
Q/A: Computers and IT in the residence halls
Parents have been asking a lot of computer-related questions pertaining to the residence halls during this month’s New Student Orientation and Enrollment at K-State. Below are frequent questions and answers. For more information, see the ResNet FAQs on Housing and Dining Services’ website.
Q. Are there printers in the residence halls?
A. Yes, at least one on the main floor of each hall. Contact the front desk of each residence hall for more information.
Q. Can students in the residence halls hook up their gaming devices to the Internet?
A. Yes, devices such as XBox, Wii, PS3, etc. can be connected to the Internet as long as each device is registered for network access through Housing and Dining Services’ procedures. Note that gaming devices must be hooked up on the “wired” network only, not the wireless network.
Q. If my student has the Trend Micro antivirus that’s auto-updated in the residence halls, and they bring their computer home over breaks or for the summer, does it continue to auto-update?
A. Yes, it will, said Harvard Townsend, K-State’s chief information security officer.
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Faculty, grad students: Gain technology skills at Library Day Feb. 18
Looking to add a little technology to your library skills? Faculty and graduate students are invited to attend Library Day Thursday, Feb. 18, in Hale Library. Classes cover topics such as:
- Customizing your laptop to get the most out of your library experience
- Using databases such as ARTstor, Naxos Music Library, and LexisNexis Congressional to enhance your teaching and scholarship
- Using RefWorks to manage all your bibliographies online
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Spotlight Q/A with Barbara Pearson: Redesign of the University Life Café
The University Life Café originated at K-State to support the mental well-being of K-State students. It was launched in February 2009. Eight months after its launch, it went through a redesign based on user needs — to make the contents more accessible and engaging. The layout of the site changed along with the navigational structure. The site was also re-branded for more of a K-State “look-and-feel.”
Original design of UniversityLifeCafe.org
New design of UniversityLifeCafe.org
Question: What is the purpose of the University Life Cafe? For students and for faculty/staff?
Barbara Pearson: The University Life Café is a Web 2.0-based site created by and for K-State students to promote emotional wellness, and academic success leading to increased academic retention. Primary goals of the website are raising awareness of personal well-being as a factor of academic success and de-stigmatizing help-seeking.
UniversityLifeCafe.org is a K-State virtual community where all students can connect and contribute by posting photos, pictures, artwork, articles, and information, and interacting with peers and K-State Counseling Services professionals through the online discussion board.
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Trend Micro antivirus changes coming soon
As reported earlier, changes are in the works for antivirus protection for both Windows and Mac computers at K-State. For Windows, the primary issue was support for Windows 7 since Trend Micro OfficeScan 8 does not support it. For Macs, there were two issues — expiration of the Symantec AntiVirus for Macs license on Oct. 27 and Trend Micro Security for Macs 1.5 (TMSM) not supporting Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard). Fortunately, we now have solutions for all these issues.
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$10 limited free B/W, color printing in labs, InfoCommons, MDC
On Aug. 20, limited free printing in the university computing labs and K-State InfoCommons was reset to $10 for the fall semester. This service is available to all students with an active K-State eID, and is available via printers in those facilities as well as the Media Development Center (Hale 213).
Double-sided (duplex) black-and-white printing is the default in the labs and InfoCommons. Duplex printing costs 18 cents, and single pages are 10 cents.
This summer, all computers in the InfoCommons were updated to provide access to color printing, through the color printer in the Media Development Center. Color prints cost 75 cents per page for 8.5″ X 11″ or 11″ X 17″ sheets. Continue reading “$10 limited free B/W, color printing in labs, InfoCommons, MDC”
Winter-break projects in university computing labs, InfoCommons, tech classrooms
The Information Technology Assistance Center (iTAC) will be working over the winter break refreshing technology in K-State’s technology classrooms, and updating software and computers in the university computing labs and K-State InfoCommons. Here’s a list of some ugrades and projects that will be undertaken over the break:
- Install 22 iMacs in the InfoCommons and university computing labs
- Upgrade 11 projectors in technology classrooms
- Install a new course-capturing system in Justin 109
- Upgrade media link technology in 15 technology classrooms, bringing mobile media player compatibility to these rooms
- Install a new software image on all computers in the university computing labs and InfoCommons
- Install technology in the Quantitative Center (Q Center) studio classroom in Cardwell Hall (estimated completion is early February 2009)
- Install new computers in several locations:
- the Cardwell Physics Studios
- both of the Union computing labs
- the Math/Physics and Architecture libraries
