Quebec government directive to remove TikTok from mobile devices
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Dear members of the UU直播 community,
Effective immediately, please be advised that the application TikTok must not be installed on any mobile device (i.e., mobile phone or tablet) that has been provided to you by the University, or on any mobile device for which UU直播 covers the cost of the mobile service. If you currently have TikTok installed on your UU直播 mobile device, you must remove it immediately.
Automated uninstallation of unused software on UU直播-managed machines
As part of UU直播鈥檚 ongoing efforts to keep our systems secure, UU直播 IT Services will begin on February 15, 2023, automatically uninstalling unused and outdated software that may contain security vulnerabilities from ICS-managed desktop and laptop Windows computers.听
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Resource Account Information Drop-In Sessions for Sponsors
Hello,
The IT Services team has created 10 information drop-in sessions for the resource account sponsor community to ask any questions they may have regarding their respective account(s) and about the process moving forward, whether your respective account(s) should remain active, deactivated, transferred to a shared mailbox account, or transitioned to another type of non-personal account.
myCourses: Processing delays in course enrolment and unenrolment
An issue affecting myCourses is causing processing delays with course enrolment and unenrolment.听Users may not immediately see their updated enrolment records on myCourses.听
We thank you for your patience while we work to resolve the issue.听
Staff and student versions of It Takes All of Us will be available in myCourses
An updated version of听It Takes All of Us听for all students, staff, and faculty听will be live and available in myCourses as of January 30, 2023. More details: /sv-education/
Free cloud storage for students via Microsoft OneDrive
Did you know... UU直播 students have access to 20 GB FREE personal file space on OneDrive, Microsoft鈥檚 cloud file storage component of the Office 365 package.
Important: New OneDrive storage capacity
Please note that students receive 20GB of storage for UU直播's OneDrive as well as 20GB storage for UU直播's email (Outlook).
Updates to UU直播鈥檚 anti-virus software: Messages displayed on Windows machines during scheduled update
UU直播-managed desktop and laptop Windows computers will receive an important security update beginning on October 31, 2022. Cisco Secure Endpoint, UU直播鈥檚 antivirus software, will receive its regularly scheduled, monthly update. The process to update all affected machines will take approximately 2 weeks.
Enhanced anti-phishing and anti-malware protection to be enabled for the full UU直播 community
On October 24th 2022, IT Services will be adding enhanced anti-phishing and anti-malware protection to your UU直播 email and Microsoft Teams conversations. Here are some details on what鈥檚 changing:听
FAMIS access now on containment site as of June 15, 2022
As of June Wednesday, June 15, 2022听UU直播's Facilities and Space Maintenance System, FAMIS will only be accessible through a remote connection to a secure "containment" environment. This is necessary because FAMIS only runs in Internet Explorer, which is no longer supported by Microsoft.
uPrint price increase as of May 1, 2022
As of May 1, 2022, the price of printing impressions (print and copies) using the uPrint service will be increased to the following:
From:
Black and white impressions: $0.07/per impression Colour impressions: $0.23/per impressionTo: (for all paper sizes)
UU直播鈥檚 Student Directory to be decommissioned on May 30, 2022
UU直播鈥檚 Student Directory, where students can choose to share their contact information with their fellow students or the community at large, will be decommissioned as of May 30, 2022. If you are a student whose information is listed in the directory, no action is required on your part.
UPDATED: Wired and wireless connectivity issues at 5100 de Maisonneuve
Update (March 30, 2022)
The wired network outage at 5100 de Maisonneuve reported last week is ongoing. We have learned that the issue听 was caused by a fire in the manhole, which damaged the fiber cable. Emergency teams from the City of Montreal are on site and we hope to be able to resolve the issue by early next week once their work is complete. Check back here for status updates.
Original message (March 23, 2022)
Tips to avoid issues with Zoom recordings
Tips for all UU直播 If you are signing into Zoom directly, go to https://mcgill.zoom.us - If you are not accessing Zoom through myCourses (recommended method), be sure to sign听into UU直播's zoom site with your UU直播 Username and Password, not the general Zoom.us site. Tips for instructors Automatically record meeting in the cloud听 - It may seem obvious, b
Introducing Gartner Technical Resource Library
In鈥痩ine with our strategic goal鈥痶o鈥痓e a鈥痜irst-class鈥痩earning organization,鈥疷U直播 has engaged with Gartner, an鈥痠ndustry-leading research鈥痑nd advisory service,鈥痶o deepen鈥痑nd鈥痚xpand our insight into IT industry best鈥痯ractices鈥痑nd trends.鈥疻e are pleased to announce that all members of the UU直播 community (administrative staff, academic staff, researchers, students) now have access to this Gartner resource.
UPDATE: myUU直播 portal relocated
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The听myUU直播听portal听is now听located听at听mcgill.ca/mymcgill. For details, please see the full announcement.听
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Original announcements: December 7, 2021
