Technology Institute
Coming Fall 2012, Microsoft Office for Home Use Available to Students
Beginning Fall 2012, students will be able to download a copy of Microsoft Office for Windows or Macintosh for use on their personal computers. More details will be available closer to the Fall term.
Printing with the Pharos System -- Phase 3
Our new Pharos Printing System is moving into the third phase of implementation for Summer, which starts June 4th. Read more about how it works on the Pharos page.
Applications for Help Desk
Applications for HelpDesk positions in the Learning Commons (library) and Johnson Hall can be made at: http://www2.tntech.edu/its/labs/helpdeskapplication/
Accessing the campus wireless
The TTU wireless network is available in many locations across the campus. The wireless network is protected by the BlueSocket wireless gateway. This allows for control over who may use the wireless network, reserving the available band width for TTU students, faculty, and staff.
To connect directly to it: use https://bluesocket-1.tntech.edu
Find out more about the TTU Wireless Access.
Student Email provided via Live@edu
Student email is provided via the Microsoft Live@edu program. New students must first reset their password from their T Number to something else. View more information about how to login and useful features, such as the SkyDrive that allows you to safely save your classwork.
Faculty/Staff: This email change does not affect faculty/staff email accounts. However, when sending emails to students you will need to send it to username@students.tntech.edu (NOTE: the plural "students").
The class distribution lists remain the same (e.g. math1910-001@students.tntech.edu) and will be delivered to the student's email account.
Preventing Identity Theft
Identity Theft is one of the fastest growing crimes in the United States. Someone has their identity stolen every 4 seconds in the United States, and there are over 10 million identity theft victims in the US each year. The average costs for recovering from an attack on your identity is $8,000, plus an average of 600 hours in paperwork and other activities to clear your name. The majority of victims don't discovery the theft until months after it occurs. Read more about identity theft.
What can you do to avoid scams and protect your password?
You know the story, you are logged in to your email and you see a message that looks urgent. The subject line is "Your Webmail Quota Has Exceeded The Set Quota/Limit". A panic ensues and you open the email to find out the details. In the email you are told that you are currently running on 19.8GB due to hidden files and folders on your mailbox. You must send in the information below to make sure your account doesn't get deleted. They need your First Name, Username/ID, Password and you should confirm your password.
Your first clue that this is not a legitimate request is that places of business will not ask for this information. Another clue might be when you look at the email it has been sent from. It is supposed to be from the TnTech Email Administrator but the address is webmaildeptadmin@emailclick.com. That is definitely not a TTU address.
Find out how you can protect your passwords from phishing and other email scams.
IT increases Wide Area Network speeds across campus
Information Technology Services is pleased to announce that our Wide Area Network speeds have increased from 45Mbps to 200 Mbps for our academic and administrative circuit. In addition, the Resnet circuit has increased from 34 Mbps to 100 Mbps. Both of these upgrades were obtained through a bid process that resulted in a substantial decrease in our internet connectivity costs while providing increased connection speeds. If you have a question, you may contact jeboyd@tntech.edu
