K-State Credit Union thwarts e-mail hoax last week
by the editors, InfoTech Tuesday
published May 24, 2005
Last Friday, some K-Staters received a forged e-mail that appeared to be from
the K-State Credit Union. The e-mail requested recipients to change their
K-State Credit Union password by visiting a specific web address. Late that afternoon, the president of the
K-State Credit Union sent out an e-mail to all those
who had received the original "phishing" e-mail, identifying the
fraudulent nature of the original e-mail.
K-Staters are reminded that reputable organizations do not request this type
of secure information in an e-mail. If ever in doubt, contact the
organization directly before sharing any personal information via e-mail or the Internet.
"Brand bar" being created for K-State webpages
by J. Croft, Computing and Network Services
published May 24, 2005
A "brand bar" for K-State webpages has been created by the CNS Web Technologies team
in conjunction with the Office of University Publications.
The purpose of the design is to
bring a greater degree of consistency in branding and navigation to as many K-State webpages as possible.
The K-State brand bar
is a thin gray bar that runs across the top of a webpage and contains
the university name and logo; links to K-State Home and Directories; and an
integrated search field. It will provide quick and reliable access to the most commonly used areas
of the K-State site, as well as help to emphasize the K-State brand.
This brand bar will become available June 2, and will be automatically added to webpages
already using the newer K-State templates. This summer, it
will become available as a stand-alone element that can be
added to official K-State pages that are not using the templates.
Union Computer Store has new e-mail address
by C. Loehr, K-State Student Union Computer Store
published May 24, 2005
The Union Computer Store now has its own @ksu.edu e-mail address:
computerstore@ksu.edu.
This matches the store's updated website which went live last summer
at union.ksu.edu/computerstore.
Faculty/staff: Try online tutorials this summer
by S. Silva, Information Technology Assistance Center
published May 24, 2005
Through Kan-ed and iTAC, K-State faculty and staff have access
to free online training created by Atomic Learning. Thousands of
1- to 3-minute tutorial movies address many topics and are
available for both the Windows and Macintosh platforms.
Atomic Learning has created tutorials for many of today's most
popular software applications, including Adobe, Macromedia, Microsoft, Sun, and Apple.
While some of the tutorials can be viewed without subscription at the Atomic Learning website
(www.atomiclearning.com),
K-State employees can access the full library of tutorial movies thanks to a recent license agreement
between Kan-ed and Atomic Learning.
To request access to the online tutorials, e-mail Sarah
Silva (gr8ful@ksu.edu) with your name and K-State eID. Once your
access is set up, instructions will be e-mailed to you.
C2C seeking award nominations
by R. Gould, Information Technology Assistance Center
published May 24, 2005
Each year, Colleague to Colleague (C2C) in conjunction with the Kansas Digital
Learning Advisory Board (KANDL) recognizes individuals who have made an
impact in digital learning and instructional technology in Kansas. Awards are
presented at the SIDLIT conference, which this year is Aug. 3-4 at Johnson County
Community College. Visit the SIDLIT website for details.
The awards are given for
- Outstanding online teaching
- Outstanding technical support
- Outstanding online course
- Excellence in leadership
Please consider nominating colleagues at K-State and at other Kansas institutions
of higher education. The criterion
are available on the C2C awards webpage.
Nominations must be sent to Dennis King (dking@fhsu.edu)
no later than June 1.
CHECK conference registration deadline June 1
by B. Edwards, Computing and Network Services
published May 24, 2005
The CHECK conference program is now available on the website at
www.check.gen.ks.us. The
conference is June 20-21 (Mon-Tue) at the Memorial Student Union at
Washburn University in Topeka. See the website for the
program schedule, registration, maps, lodging, and more.
June 1 is the registration deadline. The conference fee is $65, which
includes conference materials, schedules, information packet, parking,
snacks, and Monday evening food. This conference is
open to all members of educational institutions throughout Kansas.
| Q/A: IT questions from K-Staters |
by the editors, InfoTech Tuesday
published May 24, 2005
Why is the People Directory showing only eIDs for students?
The People Directory shows complete directory information
for students enrolled during summer semester (not including those who have
opted out for privacy reasons).
However, students who completed the spring semester but are not enrolled
for summer are listed only with their e-mail addresses, since no summer
registration data is available.
Have a question or comment?
TellTuesday@ksu.edu.
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The history of Memorial Day
by the editors, InfoTech Tuesday
published May 24, 2005
Although many Americans honor all their deceased loved ones on Memorial Day, this holiday was
originally for military personnel who had died, according to the History
Channel's
Memorial
Day webpage. More details from that site:
- It "was originally known as Decoration Day because it was a time set
aside to honor the nation's Civil War dead by decorating their graves."
- It was first widely observed on May 30, 1868.
- It was declared a national holiday by Congress in 1971, to be
celebrated the last Monday in May.
Find a good site? TellTuesday@ksu.edu.
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