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As some of you may have read, Windows 7 support ended on January 14, 2020. However, FIT has purchased extended support for our Windows 7 computers, so they will continue to receive security and other updates. The Division of Information Technology developed a roll-out plan for Windows 10 and are continuing to make progress on […]
Resolved January 8, at 12:47 pm Listserv services have been restored. If you sent an email that did was not recieved, it should now go out automatically. Original Post January, 8 at 11:21 am Messages being sent to listservs (those listservs ending in s.fitnyc.edu)are not being received by the list recipients. The email will appear […]
On Friday, January 10, Room C305B will no longer be the Faculty and Staff TechHelp location; front-line walk-in tech support will be consolidated to one location in the Feldman Center: Room C307A. This change is part of our ongoing effort to improve and streamline support processes to enhance the user experience across campus as announced […]
The Division of Information Technology regularly deploys updates and system patches to fix security vulnerabilities and improve overall computer performance. To allow critical upgrades to be installed and to help computers run more efficiently, they should be rebooted regularly. Over the winter recess and winter term, we will begin a program to reboot office computers […]
As part of the FIT Facilities Master Plan, and following a decision that was made nearly two years ago, a few more service units within the Division of Information Technology are moving to the 333 Seventh Avenue building. The move date is now scheduled for January 10th. A good portion of IT service units are already housed […]
Google Fusion Tables and the Fusion Tables API will be turned down December 3, 2019. Embedded Fusion Tables visualizations — maps, charts, tables and cards — will also stop working that day. Maps using the Fusion Tables Layer in the Maps JavaScript API v3.38 will start to see errors in August 2019. Read on for recommended actions to take. Full Notice […]
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 […]