UNL Information Services News http://is.unl.edu/connectivity UNL CIO Mark Askren talks Green IT on Educause Now podcast ...(Read more) http://is.unl.edu/connectivity/news_2009_1013.shtml A bad Microsoft Update 73879 has caused many Windows Vista computer to experience blue screen of death lockups. ...(Read more) http://is.unl.edu/connectivity/news_20090827.shtml "Microsoft is investigating a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Video ActiveX Control. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the local user....(Read more) http://is.unl.edu/connectivity/news_20090708.shtml University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Harvey Perlman has announced the selection, after a national search, of Mark S. Askren as the new Chief Information Officer for UNL....(Read more) http://newsroom.unl.edu/releases/2009/06/24/Askren+selected+as+UNL%27s+first+Chief+Information+Officer Virtualization is thinking—and computing, out of the box. Information Services is offering GOVirtual, a new server virtualization solution...(Read more) http://is.unl.edu/connectivity/connectivity_2009_05a.shtml Faculty members who would like to add guests from outside UNL to their My.UNL (Blackboard) courses will follow a new procedure...(Read more) http://is.unl.edu/connectivity/connectivity_2009_05b.shtml Heat from the Scott Engineering Data Center is used to help heat the entire building during the winter months...(Read more) http://is.unl.edu/connectivity/connectivity_2009_05d.shtml The UNL Libraries website (iris.unl.edu) offers students, faculty and staff access to numerous electronic resources including databases, digital images, book collections...(Read more) http://is.unl.edu/connectivity/connectivity_2009_05c.shtml Check out the people who bring you technology...(Read more) http://is.unl.edu/serviceawards/2.shtml Information Services will be performing a system fail over test of both Network Services and System applications...(Read more) http://is.unl.edu/connectivity/news_20090506.shtml AAll current UNL voicemail system users should setup their voice mailboxes on the new system beginning today. Please dial 6-7200 (or 436-7200 from off-campus) and a voice prompt will guide you through the process ...(Read more) http://is.unl.edu/connectivity/news_20090311.shtml Access to Bigred email will be disabled February 27, 2009. Now is the time to get your new email account on huskers.unl.edu ...(Read more) http://bigred.unl.edu/ Vulnerability in Internet Explorer Could Allow Remote Code Execution...(Read more) http://is.unl.edu/connectivity/news_20081216.shtml MPC Corp has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Details on sales website...(Read more) http://sales.unl.edu/catalog/Prime_Vendors.asp UThe upgrade will allow faculty to enter student test scores more efficiently, select specific display types, freeze names for easier scrolling, and drop lowest and highest scores. Sign up for training...(Read more) http://itg.unl.edu/myunlupdate/ UNL users have been receiving false email notices to verify their email accounts...(Read more) http://is.unl.edu/connectivity/news_20080915.shtml Starting Sept. 14, your Windstream pager will no longer work and needs to be exchanged for a new pager and number. ...(Read more) http://is.unl.edu/connectivity/news_200808909.shtml A new round of phishing emails is targeting UNL users.. ...(Read more) http://is.unl.edu/connectivity/news_20080829.shtml Hacker attacks designed to control internet traffic flow have been hitting computers and servers worldwide in the past few days. It is important for all computers users to keep their operating systems updated with the current system security patches.. ...(Read more) http://is.unl.edu/connectivity/news_20080725.shtml The Internet2 IPv6 Working Group today announced it will begin a broad outreach program to help promote the adoption of the IPv6 protocol among the research and education community and beyond. ...(Read more) https://mail.internet2.edu/wws/arc/i2-news/2008-07/msg00002.html On June 8, 2008, University of Nebraska at Kearney officials learned of a security breach involving certain desktop computers in the College of Natural and Social Sciences....(Read more) http://www.unk.edu/securityincident/ Quilts and technology at first seem like strange bedfellows-but the combination is hotter than an electric blanket...(Read more and watch the video) http://is.unl.edu/connectivity/connectivity_2008_04_a.shtml Do you have a ton of email that you just can't throw away?...(Read more) http://is.unl.edu/connectivity/connectivity_2008_04_b.shtml It's tax refund season, which also means it's open season for identity theft from criminals posing as the Internal Revenue Service. The University of California Irvine has received over 120 identity theft crime reports from their graduate students. In each case, the victim had submitted their IRS tax return, usually electronically, only to be notified by the IRS that someone else has already used their name and/or social security number and claimed a refund. ..(Read more) http://is.unl.edu/connectivity/news_20080417.shtml Migration, in technology terms, can be counted on as dependably as the intuitive drive of the sandhill crane.... (Read more) http://is.unl.edu/connectivity/connectivity_2008_04_d.shtml Specialized software developed for academic applications or for collaboration may be particularly useful in the academic community..(Read more and ADD YOUR SUGGESTIONS) http://connectivityblog.blogspot.com/2008/02/productive-software.html UNL considers outsourcing student email ... (Read more) http://is.unl.edu/connectivity/connectivity_2008_02_a.shtml Gary Aerts has been appointed as Interim Associate Vice-Chancellor of Information Services...(Read more) http://is.unl.edu/connectivity/connectivity_2008_02_b.shtml It is generally acknowledged that technology has no feelings-and that's correct. ..(Read more) http://is.unl.edu/connectivity/connectivity_2008_02_d.shtml Law enforcement and computer security firms have released warns regarding a new variant of the Storm Worm, this one engineered with a Valentine's Day theme....(read more) http://is.unl.edu/connectivity/news_20080214.shtml UNL is considering enhancing student email by outsourcing services. Representatives from Google and Microsoft will be on campus February 19-21 and the campus is invited to their presentations. Please mark these dates in your calendar...(read more) http://is.unl.edu/connectivity/news_20080201.shtml John Gilliam connects people via videoconferencing... http://is.unl.edu/connectivity/connectivity_2007_12_a.shtml DBAN is more effective than a hammer for erasing data... http://is.unl.edu/connectivity/connectivity_2007_12_b.shtml Encryption key to keeping data secure... http://is.unl.edu/connectivity/connectivity_2007_12_c.shtml Bring a Toy and Receive a Printer... http://is.unl.edu/holiday/ New name, new facilities for IS Computer Help Center... http://is.unl.edu/connectivity/connectivity_2007_09_a.shtml See the latest and greatest at the 2007 Technology Fair, Oct 2-3... http://is.unl.edu/connectivity/connectivity_2007_09_b.shtml NSave has been the data backup and recovery tool of choice at UNL since 2000. This service, however, was only available for desktop users-until now... http://is.unl.edu/connectivity/connectivity_2007_09_c.shtml If you are currently using Lotus Notes version 6.x.x client(s) on any computer, you must upgrade to verision 7.0.2 to avoid service interruption... http://notes.unl.edu/newnotes2/index.shtml For Microsoft Office users who have upgraded to MS Office 2007, a significant change is the default file format... http://is.unl.edu/connectivity/connectivity_2007_09_d.shtml It's not a technology issue....it's a policy issue.... http://is.unl.edu/connectivity/connectivity_2007_09_g.shtml Two IS colleagues are named to the Campus Computer Resellers Association... http://is.unl.edu/connectivity/connectivity_2007_09_f.shtml Information Services has announced that campus voicemail service, which was interrupted for several hours on Monday, September 17, has been restored... http://is.unl.edu/connectivity/news_20070917.shtml Files can be lost when using Windows Vista and saving Microsoft Office Files.. http://is.unl.edu/connectivity/news_20070817.shtml Information Services has announced a new flat-rate fee for all wired network connections... http://is.unl.edu/connectivity/news_20070801.shtml IS congratulates its 2007 UNL Service Award recipients... http://is.unl.edu/serviceawards/ On May 18, 2007 a data-speed record was shattered at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. http://is.unl.edu/connectivity/connectivity_2007_07_a.shtml A new and improved Personal Response System (PRS) will be phased in this fall at UNL http://is.unl.edu/connectivity/connectivity_2007_07_b.shtml The last Friday of July is System Administrator's Day (July 27, 2007) It is a special day to acknowledge the worthiness and appreciation of the people who keep businesses running with technology. http://is.unl.edu/connectivity/connectivity_2007_07_c.shtml Gartner, Inc. analyst John Pescatore shares his extensive experience and knowledge of information security practices. He identifies various ways we can further limit UNL's risk exposure, and to consider the social engineering solutions that we can adopt. This video requires a login to the NU Tech site. If you're not a member, join today and view the video! (TRT: 78 min) http://is.unl.edu/connectivity Part of the role of Connectivity is to connect you to the people of Information Services. Tom Hansen, Manager of Computer Aquisitions for Information Services, is also an accomplished photographer. This collection of black and white photography is a nostalgic look at small town life: its innocence and obsolescence. http://is.unl.edu/connectivity/video2007_004.shtml This is a test. For the next ten seconds, think of how you would find out if there was an emergency situation on campus. You might be told by a coworker. You might receive a phone call or hear about it on the radio. UNL Police also want your computer to tell you. http://is.unl.edu/connectivity/connectivity_2007_05_a.shtml Not getting the quality photos you had hoped from your digital camera? Own Adobe PhotoShop, but can't do a thing with it? Get the skills you need by going to camp. http://is.unl.edu/connectivity/connectivity_2007_05_b.shtml Who provides the best line of defense in keeping UNL data and computers secure? You do. Information Services and Shared Computing Services developed an online form to report computer security incidents at UNL. http://is.unl.edu/connectivity/connectivity_2007_05_c.shtml We thank our student workers! http://is.unl.edu/studentrecog2007.shtml Jeff Erb demos the dual presentation system found in select classrooms. http://is.unl.edu/connectivity/video2007_002.shtml Brad Severa recaps the video game tournament held on March 31. http://is.unl.edu/connectivity/video2007_003.shtml At the most recent NU Technology Day, participants wearing paper glasses watched video imagery that seemed to float in front of the screen. Unlike the 3D horror films of the 1950s....(READ MORE) http://is.unl.edu/connectivity/connectivity_2007_04_a.shtml A computer sits on a desk. A user checks email, surfs the web and builds a few spreadsheets. After the user leaves, the computer resumes work by itself, sifting through reams of research data. (READ MORE) http://is.unl.edu/connectivity/connectivity_2007_04_b.shtml Instructors have more space to teach, but the size of the rooms haven't changed..(READ MORE) http://is.unl.edu/connectivity/connectivity_2007_04_c.shtml Lt. Governor Sheehy presents podcasting equipment. http://is.unl.edu/connectivity/video2007_001.shtml The UNL Help Desk, Athletics and ResNet all operate call centers. All use Automatic Call Distributor ACD technology.(READ MORE) http://is.unl.edu/connectivity/connectivity_2007_02_a.shtml The 2007 NU Technology Day will be held March 14, 2007 at University of Nebraska-Omaha Alumni Center, in Omaha.(READ MORE) http://is.unl.edu/connectivity/connectivity_2007_02_b.shtml Tips on PowerPoint(READ MORE) http://is.unl.edu/connectivity/connectivity_2007_02_c.shtml