I'm one of those people who despise any form of manual or documentation, so if you're anything like me, you probably won't be too excited to read about our new End user equipment and Media Policy.

Sure, it does have some less interesting parts (we don't think so of course), but the bottom-line is it will change the way we look at, and deal with technology on campus.

If policies make you yawn, we also have some info in the news SU homepage and a new (free!) course.

Tech greetings, The IT crowd

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SELECTED STUDENT SERVICES UNAVAILABLE TONIGHT

At 22:00 on Friday evening, 26 April, selected services and web applications (OIC and SOA Webserver ) will be moved from old to new hardware to ensure a more stable environment for future usage.

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DIGITAL LITERACY COURSE

Ok, so you consider yourself a literate person – you can string words together – whether they’re written or spoken. But are you digitally literate? (And no, Facebook doesn’t count)

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PROPOSED GUIDELINES FOR ACCESS CONTROL ON SU AND PRIVATE DEVICES

With choice and freedom, inevitably comes some guidelines, rules or policies. This is also the case with the university's approach to the usage of electronic equipment, such as laptops, phones and tablets in the near future.

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DRM - NOT A CENTRAL AFRICAN COUNTRY

The abbreviation sounds like a reference to a Central African country and although DRM has to do with management, it's about managing something less tangible and with less defined borders.

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SAFECOM - THE FACTS AND THE FUTURE

The mere mention of the word Safecom has been causing a combination of panic and frustration over the last few months – and this just among IT staff. Just like you, our patient users on campus, we’ve been worn out by all the problems. However, the good news is, after months of pulling our hair out, we’re closer to a solution and the light at the end of the tunnel is, indeed, not an oncoming train.

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STILL MISSING OUT ON THE NEW HOMEPAGE?

On Monday when we browsed to www.sun.ac.za, most of us were met with a fresh new Stellenbosch University web site. For those of you who still haven't managed to see what the fuss is about, here's how to fix that.

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