Summer hours for the IT Help Desk
by Betsy Edwards, Information Technology Assistance Center
published May 29, 2007
The IT Help Desk's shorter summer hours began May 14 and run through Aug 19.
The schedule is posted on the IT Help Desk homepage and updated weekly
through the summer.
Due to less traffic during the summer months, the help desk scaled back slightly, open until
10 p.m. Mondays-Fridays (instead of midnight), 1-5 p.m. Saturdays, and 1-8 p.m. Sundays.
CHECK conference materials available online
by Rebecca Gould, Information Technology Assistance Center
published May 29, 2007
Materials for some of the sessions for the May 23-24 Conference on Higher Education Computing in Kansas
held at Pittsburg State University are now available. To review the materials in PDF or PowerPoint format,
see the CHECK conference proceedings page.
Student documentaries on cable TV June 6
by Traci Taylor, Educational Communications Center
published May 29, 2007
KST8 (cable channel 8) will have a
premier airing of "It's All in the Story: K-State Student Documentaries"
at 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 6. It will
feature four student documentaries:
- Academia 2.0 Integration of Education -- Integrating technology into education
- The Quest to Beat the Deadline -- Student Architects All-Nighters
- The Process -- Getting involved in local politics
- Everyday Is Day One -- A day in the life of a local musician.
The videos were produced this spring in the Documentary Production class taught by Ron Frank, professor in the
Department of Communications.
IT survey results: Reading InfoTech Tuesday
by Aimee Hagedorn, Information Technology Assistance Center
published May 29, 2007
Results from this year's IT Services Satisfaction Survey are shared in InfoTech Tuesday and on the
IT surveys webpage. The results will be used to improve IT at K-State.
This week's IT services survey question:
Do you read InfoTech Tuesday, the weekly online newsletter
about technology? Choose the response that best describes your usage
within the past 12 months.
| Reading InfoTech Tuesday in past year |
Response |
| Yes, every week | 274 (19.53%) |
| Yes, at least twice a month | 49 (3.49%) |
| Sometimes | 156 (11.12%) |
| I am not aware of the InfoTech Tuesday newsletter | 405 (28.87%) |
| Never | 355 (25.3%) |
| No response | 164 (11.69%) |
Security tip: Anti-spyware recommendations for Windows Vista
by Harvard Townsend, interim IT security officer
published May 29, 2007
Microsoft's anti-spyware product, called
Windows Defender,
is now included with Windows Vista to prevent, detect, and remove spyware.
Spyware protection was not built into previous versions of Microsoft
Windows operating system, so K-State's SIRT recommended using
Spybot Search & Destroy
for this purpose and to comply with K-State security policy (see the
Spyware/Adware Protection section of PPM 3340).
SIRT revisited this recommendation in light of the integration of Windows
Defender with Vista. Since no single anti-spyware tool will protect your
computer from all forms of spyware and adware, SIRT still recommends
running Spybot Search & Destroy on Windows Vista computers and all
other supported versions of Microsoft Windows. The combination of Windows
Defender, Spybot Search & Destroy, and Trend Micro OfficScan will provide
effective protection against spyware, adware, and other forms of malicious
software.
IT by the numbers: K-State Online use in past week
by Rebecca Gould, Information Technology Assistance Center
published May 29, 2007
| K-State Online use in past seven days | Number |
| Students active | 4,661 |
| Faculty active | 636 |
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