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IT > IT Tech Updates > January 2006 IT Tech Updates - January 2006  The IT Technology Update: This electronic bulletin is published by the Office of Contents: 1.
Requesting AV equipment from NMI 2. End of the Road for IE on the Mac 3. My old password is so last month, how do I
change it? 5. Virus definitions are out of date 6. Wireless access for students in the Main
building 7. Hyperion training available WebCT News 10. Browsers
for Mac Users of WebCT Vista
1. Requesting AV equipment from NMI Need
AV help with the Smart Classrooms or the lecture hall? Need to use a
microphone for your presentation? You may now request AV equipment from the
New Media Institute via email at IT_AV@medaille.edu.
This account is monitored by several staff members, and is monitored on
weekends and over holidays. To make sure your request can be filled, please
give us at least 1 week’s notice.
2. End of the Road for
IE on the Mac Microsoft ended its support for
Internet Explorer on the Macintosh as of the end of 2005. As of January 31,
2006, IE will no longer be available for download from Mactopia. Notice of this
withdrawal of support and development was given by Microsoft in June 2003. IT recommends that Macintosh users
who have been using Internet Explorer switch to Safari, included with Mac OS X
since version 10.2. Safari is capable of importing your IE favorites and uses
the MacOS keychain to store usernames and passwords, so no information should
be lost in migration.
3. My
old password is so last month, how do I change it? Your username/password gives you access to all electronic
technology at To change your password: -
go to https://accounts.medaille.edu/
and log in using your email ID and your current password. -
Click on the large key icon that is located in the
middle of the page -
Enter your old password and your new password twice.
There are a few rules to remember when creating your new password: o
1. The password must be between 6 and 8 characters in
length. o
2. It must have at least two letters and at lease one
non-letter in it. o
3. The password can't be a word in any dictionary. o
4. The new password has to be different than the old
one in at least three characters. That is, you can't just change one character. o
5. If you ignore the beginning and ending characters
that are not letters, the remaining characters must contain a non-letter. -
Click on OK and your password is now changed.
4. IT technology
request forms “I would like to order a Flux Capacitor, where do I find the form
for that?” IT technology request forms (and other important college
forms) can be downloaded and printed out from: Authorizing signatures are required. You must have your
department head sign these. The form then needs to be sent to the IT
department for review. Forms are no longer necessary for data/reporting
requests. Those should be done via email to helpdesk@medaille.edu.
5. Virus definitions are out of
date My computer is telling me that my virus definitions are out of date. If you get a message on your computer stating your virus
definitions are out of date, please notify the You can update your virus definitions yourself by doing the
following: -
Click on Start -> All Programs -> Symantec
Client Security -> Symantec AntiVirus -
Click on the Live Update button -
Click on Next when the Live Update window appears -
Click on Finish when it is done. -
Your virus definitions will now be up to date.
6. Wireless access for
students in the “My students keep asking for the wireless key, what is that and how
do they get it?” The WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy, a security protocol
for wireless local area networks
(WLANs) ) key is a code
that is used by our wireless router to help keep it secure. If someone wants
to connect to the wireless network, they must enter this code into their
wireless connection properties. The IT department does not give out the WEP
key to students. We will give it out to professors and they can decide if they
want to give it out to their students. All a professor has to do is to stop in
the IT office and request it. We will be expanding our wireless connectivity in the
7. Hyperion training available Hyperion, the software used for adhoc
Banner reporting – is available. Training is held on Wednesdays 12:30-2:00
in H215. Reservations are required. Contact the IT department at 716-880-2282 to reserve your seat.
If
you are having WebCT problems and have access to email, please use our new email contact – WebCT@medaille.edu. This account is
monitored by several staff members, and is monitored on weekends and over
holidays. The
WebCT email account may also be given out to your students. There
is also a plethora of Webct information available from Drexel at http://www.drexel.edu/irt/services/webct/vista/index.html.
*Submitting Assignments with
Attachments Yes, Medaille students can submit
their assignments with attachments in WebCT Vista. They may find it easier,
however, if they first watch a short video that illustrated the process. There is a link in the Student
Orientation section in WebCT Vista, or they may go directly to * WebCT Vista enhancements in
Service Pack 6 include improved HTML Creator for home page design and page
authoring; the ability to hide Sections in your Course List; and a more
granular student tracking capability. You can watch a short video illustrating
these. The link is posted in the DES-101 section in WebCT Vista, or you can go
directly to * If html pages load slowly when you
edit them in WebCT Vista, you can make some minor adjustments to speed up the
process. Instructions in pdf format can be accessed at http://broadcast.drexel.edu:8080/pdf/classes/VISTA_DEMO_SP6/VISTA_DEMO_SP6Slow_Page_Loads.pdf. * The new version of Firefox (v1.5)
is problematic with WebCT Vista according to some reports. We recommend that
you use Firefox v1.0.7. If you had already installed v1.5, you'll need to
uninstall it and then re-install v1.0.7. * You can log in to WebCT Vista
directly as an alternative to using the MedailleOne portal. Go to http://vle.dcollege.net, click on * Respondus, the quiz-creation
software that works seamlessly with WebCT Vista, has released some useful video
snippets. They are available in the DES-101 Course Designers Forum section in
WebCT Vista. If you do not see that on your Course List, email
10. Browsers for Mac Users of WebCT Vista With the installation of the latest
Service Pack on Internet Explorer is no longer shown
as a supported web browser for the Macintosh platform. This is related to
Microsoft's cessation of support of IE for the Mac. We recommend that you use the latest
version of Safari in place of IE. We also recommend that you keep your
OS up to date with the latest software updates from Apple. Some of these
contain software that is necessary for WebCT Vista to run properly on your
computer. For information about browsers to be
used with WebCT, see http://www.webct.com/tuneup/viewpage?name=tuneup_browser_tuneup_information. For problems or questions, please
contact us at webct@medaille.edu.
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