Tech Tips
- Google’s elimination of unlimited free storage for higher education customers will require CU Boulder to make significant changes, including removing the Google Photos offering and setting individual quotas for Google Drive.
- Undergraduate and graduate students: OIT will enroll student accounts in Microsoft multi-factor authentication during the spring 2022 semester; however, if you want to start protecting your account right now, you can self-enroll.
- In order to enhance the security of Outlook, OneDrive, Teams and other Microsoft Office 365 applications, all CU Boulder employee accounts belonging to faculty, staff and student-employees will be enrolled in multi-factor authentication starting in early November.
- The Zoom service features a number of updates, including gender pronoun sharing and new support options. Check them out with details from the Office of Information Technology.
- OIT technology copilots are assistants who accompany instructors throughout the semester, helping them manage classroom and remote technologies such as Zoom and audiovisual equipment. Request a copilot.
- Google is applying a security update in Google Drive to make sharing links more secure. The update will change links used for some Google Drive files shared in November 2017 and prior. Here’s what you need to know.
- Computer issues don’t take a break over the summer and neither does the Buff Techs desktop support service. Schedule an appointment today for free in-person or remote support.
- Microsoft has released a security update for Windows that the Office of Information Technology recommends Windows PC users install (if applicable) as soon as possible, given the severity of the vulnerability.
- July is the best time to purchase an Adobe Creative Cloud subscription because it only costs $95 and you can use it for the rest of the fiscal year.
- The Office of Information Technology is offering a resource webpage with recommendations on how to manage everything from your office phone to your meetings, computer and more in a hybrid work environment.