Bits & Bytes

Winding down 2020

There are only eight weeks left of 2020. It's usually at this point when we realise that another year has sped by and there's so much still to do. Even more so this year around when month after month disappeared down the pandemic black hole.

Nonetheless, we do what we can and reshuffle our priorities. I hope the last bite of your year is a satisfactory balance of productivity and ease of mind.

Until next time.

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	Remember to request your Adobe DC license To continue using Adobe DC users have to request a license before the end of November. Adobe has changed the licensing model for all their products and the new model requires staff to have an Adobe ID to use the software.

	Annual Moodle maintenance Assessments and courses are running quite differently in 2020. As a result, the normal November/early December maintenance weekend has been adjusted.

	Onedrive for Business OneDrive for Business is Microsoft’s file-hosting service that allows you to store, share and synchronise work files. It is certified against the internationally recognised information security standards.



	Phishing alert: Zoom invite

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	Here's how to see COVID-19 information in Google Maps

	5 security checks to keep your Android phone safe

	Ransomware vs Work- from-home




Error reporting FAQs

IT HUB: operating hours

Hardware support

Microsoft using more secure encryption

Limited Skype functionality

Teams meeting recordings now saved to OneDrive and SharePoint

Public folders after November

Safe Links: protecting you from phishing

Teams: useful info

Outlook: Report Message add-in


Change your password at home (pdf document)



Hacker and security researcher Samy Kamkar takes a look at a variety of hacking scenes from popular media and examines their authenticity on the WIRED YouTube channel.

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