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• WVU eCampus, Systems Extended Maintenance on November 22 [OIT News] November 17, 2009
  On Sunday, November 22, the WVU eCampus maintenance period (normally from 8:00 a.m. until noon) will be extended until 2:30 p.m. for necessary upgrades and patches to the system. In addition, the OIT Systems Group will upgrade a server on November 22. During the server move, the following services will not be available from 8:00 a.m. [...] […]
• EXSMTP Server Upgrade, User Configuration Changes by 12/30/09 [OIT News] November 10, 2009
  In an effort to further consolidate services under WVU MasterID accounts, OIT has created a new secure outgoing mail server for use by third-party email clients. The old server, exsmtp.systems.wvu.edu, which used CentralID accounts, will be taken out of service on December 30, 2009. Users of the old server should update their configurations as soon as [...] […]
• Facebook Applications and Third Party Ads [OIT Blog] November 6, 2009
  I recently read about the issue with Facebook’s social gaming applications, such as Farmville and Mafia Wars. Facebook has a partnership with companies who advertise on these applications. From what I’ve read, people are persuaded into signing up for credit cards and other subscriptions in exchange for game credits. Some are also attracted to surveys [.. […]
• Free Information Security Posters Available [OIT News] November 2, 2009
  October was Cyber Security Awareness Month, a nationwide effort to increase awareness and prevention of online security issues. The WVU Office of Information Security “Information Security is Everybody’s Business” series of blog posts is still available on the Office of Information Technology website http://infosecurity.wvu.edu. In addition, informatio […]
• You just got an iPhone. Now what? [OIT Blog] October 29, 2009
  This is an introductory look at making the most of your battery, and a small list of what I think are must-have apps. Extend the time between charges. This section is a list of things you can do to increase battery life. Go to Settings> … Notifications Unless you have an app where Notifications are needed, turn this off. Sounds Turn off [...] […]