Update on Yosemite Following our testing of Yosemite, IS&T recommends that staff do not upgrade to the new Apple Operating System on University-owned Macs. We have encountered a few issues during our testing (and there have been many more reported on Mac user forums) so upgrading does pose a risk of users ending up with …
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To find what software is available around the University, you can check the software list. It tells you what is installed in which rooms. Students can find it on shuspace in the Learning Essentials’ tab.
Mac users – we’re testing Yosemite at SHU
October 20th, 2014 | Posted by in Uncategorized - (0 Comments)Apple released the latest version of its operating system, OSX 10.10 Yosemite, as a free upgrade on 16 October. In the past there have been some issues with using new versions of OS X on the University’s network so IS&T is currently testing Yosemite to see if there are any issues or problems with it working here. …
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Clearing up – How we support the University’s admissions process
October 16th, 2014 | Posted by in Uncategorized - (0 Comments)
The University’s most critical business processes need careful planning and lots of support. Student recruitment has gone well this year and our student numbers are up. For a look at the work Corporate Systems does alongside the Admissions team at this busy time of year, see our article in SLS News.
End of change restriction period – How we protect the University during its most critical business period
October 15th, 2014 | Posted by in Uncategorized - (0 Comments)Now that most of the confirmation, clearing and enrolment work is finished for this academic year, the annual IS&T change restrictions period has ended. This means we will revert to the usual process for handling requests for any changes to IT services. The change restrictions period is one of a number of measures taken by …
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Keep your personal settings and shortcuts on different University PCs
October 14th, 2014 | Posted by in Uncategorized - (0 Comments)By Simon Alexander IS&T is providing a new service to let staff and students use their personal settings on different PCs around the University. This will improve the teaching and learning experience because application presets will be retained between sessions so staff and students won’t need to re-configure them each time they log in. For …
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