Tag Archives | Computing and Networking Notices

The Student, Human Resources and Payroll applications of PeopleSoft Online Services will be unavailable from 7 p.m. – 11:30 p.m., Thursday, August 30, to allow for software maintenance. The PeopleSoft Financials system will not be impacted and will remain available during this period. A post will be placed on the OTS alerts Web site when […]

Below is a list of our upcoming free training workshops. Scroll down to get this week?s software tip! Friday, July 20 SharePoint Designer (Level 2): Web Components, 10 a.m. ? noon, Cook 3 Tuesday, July 24 Creating Accessible PDF Documents, 1:30 ? 3:30 p.m., Cook 3 Wednesday, July 25 Word 2010: Shapes, Pictures and Charts, […]

Printing Services will be moving to our Digital Store Front On-Line Ordering System for all Towson University stationery orders. This includes letterhead, business cards, envelopes, notepads, and second sheets. The effective date will be August 1. The old email version of submitting stationery orders will be discontinued effective July 31. The Printing Services? Web page […]

Microsoft has been aggressively making Internet Explorer 9 (IE 9) available since it was released in March 2011. Most home users have already received it as a “critical update” through Microsoft Windows Update. This new version provides enhanced security, over previous versions of Internet Explorer, as well as some very nice additional features. Starting on […]

The digital media classrooms located in Cook Library reservation form have gone digital. If you are interested in reserving the DMC to record your course during the semester or to record short presentations as supplemental material, please complete the new online reservation form. The form can be accessed from the DMC website at {www.towson.edu/dmc} and […]

Below is a list of our upcoming free training workshops. Scroll down to get this week?s software tip! Tuesday, July 10 CLA Classroom Technology Orientation, 9 ? 10 a.m., LA 3105, Faculty Only Word 2010: Working with Tables, 10 a.m. ? noon, Cook 3 Thursday, July 12 Excel 2010: More Functions and Formulas, 9:30 ? […]

Below is a list of our upcoming free training workshops. Scroll down to get this week?s software tip! Thursday, June 7 Excel 2010: Program Fundamentals, 10 a.m. ? noon, Cook 3 Tuesday, June 12 PowerPoint 2010: Getting Started with Presentations, 2 ? 4 p.m., Cook 3 Monday, June 18 CLA Classroom Technology Orientation, 9 ? […]

Below is a list of our upcoming free training workshops. Scroll down to get this week?s software tip! Thursday, June 7 Excel 2010: Program Fundamentals, 10 a.m. ? noon, Cook 3 Tuesday, June 12 PowerPoint 2010: Getting Started with Presentations, 2 ? 4 p.m., Cook 3 Monday, June 18 CLA Classroom Technology Orientation, 9 ? […]

The Student, Human Resources and Payroll applications of PeopleSoft Online Services will be unavailable from 7 p.m. to 11:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 29, to allow for software maintenance. The PeopleSoft Financials system will not be impacted and will remain available during this period. A post will be placed on the OTS alerts website when the […]

Below is a list of our upcoming free training workshops. Scroll down to get this week?s software tip! Thursday, June 7 Excel 2010: Program Fundamentals, 10 a.m. ? noon, Cook 3 Tuesday, June 12 PowerPoint 2010: Getting Started with Presentations, 2 ? 4 p.m., Cook 3 Monday, June 18 CLA Classroom Technology Orientation, 9 ? […]

The Office of Technology Services (OTS) has received reports of e-mail messages sent to Towson University account holders with a subject line such as “IT Helpdesk.? The email body looks like the following: “Ref: 03/243/IT2012 Due to the recent Virus attack on our database,We are currently upgrading our database and all email accounts need to […]

The Office of Technology Services (OTS) has noticed more people reporting getting locked out of their accounts due to consecutive failed password attempts. Most lockouts seem to happen soon after people change their password. If you use multiple devices like laptops, iPads, and smart phones, your chances may increase due to the way these devices […]

Student Computing Services (SCS) maintains a collection of digital cameras, audio recorders and other associated devices from which TU students, faculty and staff may borrow for academic and business purposes. A borrower must use his/her TU email address to make a reservation and present his/her valid TU OneCard when picking up equipment from CK 35. […]

The Office of Technology Services (OTS) is advising users of Symantec?s pcAnywhere to disable the service. Security vendor Symantec has advised users of its pcAnywhere remote control software to disable it because hackers with access to the product’s source code could exploit security holes identified in the application. pcAnywhere lets users remotely access and control […]

System maintenance will be performed this Sunday, 7/31, from 6 a.m. until 12 p.m. All services, including but not limited to the following, will be offline or sporadically unavailable while maintenance is being performed: o Faculty/staff email o Student email o Peoplesoft Campus Solutions and Financials o Blackboard o Campus website o Inside.towson.edu o Network […]

System maintenance will be performed from 8 to 9 a.m. Sunday, March 6. During this time, the following services will be unavailable: ? Students’ H: drives ? Students’ web pages ? WebDisk As maintenance is completed, posts will be made to the OTS alerts website, {http://alerts.towson.edu}. As a reminder, the Office of Technology Services? maintenance […]

The Office of Technology Services plans to upgrade network equipment and services in several buildings during summer 2010. The OTS networking team has been working many months to prepare for this upgrade and wanted to share information with the campus community. Understanding the critical nature of the network for campus email and business operations, OTS […]

An email scam is soliciting your email account information claiming to be from PeoplePc.com. OTS doesn?t do business with this establishment and would not ask for this information. Do not respond or otherwise fall for this scam. Delete the message immediately. Additional helpful information can also be found on the OTS Information Security web site. […]

Below is a list of our upcoming free training workshops. Scroll down to get this week?s software tip! Wednesday, January 20 Excel 2007 – Sorting, Filtering and Subtotaling, 9 ? 10:30 a.m., Cook 3 Thursday, January 21 Teaching @ Towson: Using Writing as a Learning Tool Across the Disciplines, 9:30 ? 10:30 a.m., Cook 404A […]