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IT Help Desk
Kansas State University
214 Hale Library
Manhattan, KS 66506
785-532-7722
helpdesk@k-state.edu

IT topics

This site serves as a repository for data collections on broader, general IT topics and issues of interest to K-Staters. Check the list below for specific topics.

  • Daylight Saving Time
    As a result of the U.S. Energy Policy Act of 2005, Daylight Saving Time (DST) will start earlier and end later for the next four years, (2007-2010), adding four weeks to the DST time period. This change will impact many IT resources and infrastructure. This first year, DST starts Sunday, March 11, and ends Sunday, Nov. 4.
  • Metadata
    Metadata is key to resource discovery on the Internet. Find out what it is and why it's important to K-State.
  • Windows Vista
    The release of Microsoft's new Windows Vista operating system for PCs impacts K-State's central computing environment, IT resources, and infrastructure.