SERVICES | LOG A REQUEST | READ ONLINE | PREVIOUS EDITIONS | AFRIKAANS

 
 

Goodbye

In today's newsletter we say goodbye to Outlook's public folders, MatiesWiFi and FortiNet VPN. Why you ask? It's the end an era for these outdated software applications. In their place we are providing new applications which are not only more efficient, but more importantly, safer for you and the University.

In a few weeks it's also the end of an unexpectedly bizarre and challenging year. We can only hope that with a new year things will slowly be looking up and that we can go back to some form of normal, albeit a "new normal".

Look after yourselves during this high risk holiday period. May you have enough time to recuperate and be safe, wear that mask.

Until next year.

PS. For news from the world of technology and the latest updates, please follow us on Twitter?

 
 

MatiesWiFi discontinued
From January 2021 MatiesWiFi will no longer be available and all users will be required to use eduroam for wireless connections.
Request your Adobe license
To continue using Adobe DC users had to request a license before the end of November.  Adobe has changed the licensing model for all their products and staff now require an Adobe ID.
   
Moodle maintenance:
13-17 December
Assessments and courses are running quite differently in 2020. As a result, the normal end of year maintenance weekend had to be adjusted.
FortiClient VPN replaced by Citrix
Many of you have been using FortiClient VPN to access internal University services i.e. Tera Term. However, FortiClient is built on outdated technology which will be unavailable from February 2020.
   
  Laundry, meal and printer
quotas closing date
How to report junk
mail or phishing
(PDF document)
Outlook public folders
no longer available
To do before you leave
  Spot fake news and scams
with a simple Google trick
  FindTime: Office add-in
 
  Onedrive for Business  
  Phishing alert:
Zoom invite
 
  Error reporting FAQs  
  IT HUB: hours  
  Hardware support hours  
  Limited Skype functionality  
  Teams meeting recordings
now saved to OneDrive
and SharePoint
 
  Safe Links: protecting you
from phishing
 
  Teams: useful info  
  Change your password
at home
(PDF document)
 
 
 

How false news can spread

In previous decades, most
news with global reach came
from several major
newspapers and networks
with the resources to
gather information directly.
The speed with which
information spreads now,
however, has created the
ideal conditions for
something called
circular reporting.

Noah Tavlin sheds light on
the phenomenon
in this
YouTube video.

 
 
 
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this newsletter are strictly those of the page author(s) and content contributor(s). The contents of this page have not been reviewed or approved by Stellenbosch University. Information Technology does not endorse any of the services or products discussed in this newsletter.