I apologize for any confusion created by the change from 12-14-2013 6am-2pm to 12-19-2013 6pm-9pm, however some logistical challenges have necessitated us to reschedule. The good news is that our...
December 11, 2013
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10:31 AM
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Request Tracker (RT) has been in place almost 5 years now running on the same hardware. Over the next 6 months DoIT will be upgrading the hardware and application staring with Phase 1 for the...
December 10, 2013
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2:24 PM
Costello (40 years) & Ostrove (30 years) Among 18 Honorees
At the 2013 UMBC Service Awards, 18 DoIT staff members were recognized for their years of service ranging from 5 years to 40 years. DoIT particularly appreciates the service of Joan Costello (40...
December 6, 2013
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9:43 PM
Over the last year we have seen a number of academic and administrative departments begin to use Skype video conferencing service to interview candidates for positions at UMBC or graduate students...
December 6, 2013
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6:53 PM
The logic of carpooling is simple: it reduces the costs for all parties involved and takes at least one car off the road. If other students are coming from the same area and heading to UMBC around...
December 6, 2013
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2:50 PM
Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) or Use Ours
Starting in January and subject to user demand, as well as support staff capacity, DoIT is going to experiment with offering regular, informal Drop-In consulting sessions that focus on one of the...
December 6, 2013
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2:31 PM
Fall hours at the Technology Support Center (TSC) will end on December 18th. Beginning on December 19th, the TSC will adjust it’s hours to fit with to the Library’s hours. These hours will last...
December 6, 2013
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1:51 PM
DoIT is offering Departments Options for Upgrades
Microsoft is ending support for Windows XP and will no longer be releasing security updates as of April 1, 2014. Audit regulations require that all machines used for administrative or academic use...
December 5, 2013
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5:09 PM
Downtime Will Be 8 a.m. to Noon.
From 8 a.m. to Noon on Monday, December 30th the DoIT staff will be upgrading our OpenAFS file system used to support our Unix environment. The upgrade will involve bringing up new hardware and...
December 5, 2013
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4:56 PM
Got Questions? We Have Answers!
In anticipation of faculty support needs associated with the coming term and Blackboard upgrades, DoIT will be offering additional weekly drop-in hours beginning Monday, December 9th. A DoIT...
December 5, 2013
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3:27 PM