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Time and technology

Maintaining a healthy balance between work and personal life when technology enables us to always be online is a challenge — even more so when working from home.

This month we suggest some tools to simplify your life, whether it's an interactive map to find your way on campus or adjusting the text size on your screen. Another helpful tool is our ICT Partner Portal where you can request IT services and assistance. Instead of calling the Service Desk, try using the portal. Your requests will be assigned to a techician faster and you won't have to stay on the line to be assisted.

For those of you who are able to take a break over the short school holiday have a good rest and stay safe. Until next month.
Find time with FindTime.
If the responsibility of organising meetings often falls on your shoulders you will know that it could be a challenge to find a time which works for everyone. Fortunately Microsoft has an add-in for the problem. Read more.
   
WiFi coverage in buildings
Almost a year ago Facilities Management introduced their custom-made, interactive campus map. The map was developed in collaboration with Information Technology and Esri South Africa and is particularly handy for new students who are not yet familiar with our campus. Read more.
 
WiFi during load-shedding
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We realise that a stable internet connection in classrooms is vital for lecturers to stream academic content to students. In most university buildings we have generators in place to provide a backup for load-shedding. Read more.
   
Adjust your font size
Are the characters in your emails suddenly substantially smaller than a year or two ago? Not? Then you are clearly still too young. For the rest of us – you know who you are, I see you squinting at your screen – there is a solution. Read more.
- Do you use Eduroam?
- Useful Windows 10
features
- Who is tracking
you online?
- SUNLearn support
for students
- New student
on-boarding site
- Look what your
Google Calendar
can do
- Block scam phone
numbers
- IT HUB: students only
- Log an issue
- Hardware support hours
- Electronics supply shortage
- Change passwords
online
- Report junk mail
and phishing
- Fixed internet fee
included in reactivation
- Eduroam replacing
Maties WiFI
- Careful of Reply All
- Emails to large groups
- VPN for Linux
- Citrix replaces
FortiClient
- Goodbye Inetkey
- Getting ready for
POPIA
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