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Updated November 12 at 2:52 PM Earlier this afternoon, a facilities issue occurred that resulted in damage to networking equipment in Nagler Hall. Due to the damage, all Internet services, including wired and wireless connections, are unavailable on floors 1-4, including the Nagler workroom. The Division of Information Technology is awaiting the all-clear from Buildings […]
Resolved November 11 at 7:43 PM Phone services were interrupted due to equipment failure. The hardware was replaced, and services have been restored. Updated November 11 at 7:15 PM We continue to work to resolve a telecommunications service interruption. External outbound and inbound calling are currently unavailable on some FIT campus phones. Extension to extension calling is […]
October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, a nationwide effort between government and industry to raise awareness about the importance of cybersecurity and help provide the resources we all need to be safer and more secure online. The Division of Information Technology has created a strong educational program for National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Members of our […]
Two-factor authentication (2FA) is a security feature designed to prevent unauthorized access to many online accounts, like your email account and your social media accounts. If you enable two-factor authentication, you’ll be asked to enter a special login code or confirm your login attempt each time access to your account is attempted from an unauthorized […]
What’s changing Last year, Google introduced a new version of Classroom that provides additional features, including a Classwork page to help teachers better organize assignments. Newly created classes automatically include this Classwork page, with the option for instructors to revert classes back to the version of Classroom without Classwork. The previous version of Classroom (without […]
To better assist the FIT community, we have rolled out a new IT ticketing system including an improved self-service portal. The self-service portal will allow us to keep track of your requests and respond accordingly. We will use the key data to tailor the technology services to your needs. With the self-service portal, you will be […]
In accordance with new cybersecurity guidelines, the college will be updating its FIT password requirements from eight-character passwords that expire every 120 days to 12-character passwords that expire every 365 days. Beginning August 1, 2019, any password reset or change must contain a minimum of 12 characters. In order to transition to a 365-day password […]
What do I do at the start of class? Restart the computer Hold the power button until the computer shuts down completely, wait 10 seconds and press the power button again to turn the computer back on. This will refresh the settings and will also log off anyone that may have locked the computer. Turn on […]
On Tuesday July 16, 2019, FIT is upgrading from Lynda.com to LinkedIn Learning! LinkedIn Learning offers more than 5,000 on-demand courses on business, creative, and technology skills, and it’s available at no additional cost to all active FIT faculty, staff, and students. Watch this video introduction to LinkedIn Learning for Lynda.com users to learn about […]
What’s changing The “Team Drives” feature of Google Drive will be renamed to “shared drives.” on the web, Android, and iOS. This will impact: Google Drive shortcuts: Any desktop shortcuts that link to content inside of shared drives, formerly Team Drives, will need to be updated. Drive File Stream: Beginning on May 31, 2019, with the Drive […]