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We love TechSmith Relay!

Sometimes it’s just easier to show than tell. Using TechSmith Relay, faculty can capture and narrate the content displayed on their computers and then publish an online “screencast” video tutorial...

February 2, 2015 · 8:42 AM

Critical Security Flaw in Core Linux Library

Allows for complete control of a system with no credentials

Earlier this week a critical security flaw in the gethostbyname() function of glibc in Linux was exposed. This effects many major linux distributions including Redhat 5 and Redhat 6 Enterprise....

January 31, 2015 · 10:59 AM

Clicker Updates Reflect Secure Connection for New Blackboard

Students will need to re-register their devices

Since UMBC migrated to the new Blackboard managed hosting site, instructors who use clickers must now include https with the URL to access TurningPoint course participant lists. The full URL is...

January 29, 2015 · 12:18 PM

Blackboard Maintenance Scheduled Friday Jan 30, 12:01 AM-6AM

Blackboard will be offline from 1AM - 5AM during this period

Blackboard engineers will perform infrastructure maintenance at the datacenter where we are hosted on Friday, January 30, 2015 from 12:01 AM - 6AM. Blackboard itself will also be offline from...

January 23, 2015 · 12:54 PM

DoIT Student Intern Published in Educause Review

Please join me in congratulating Laura Lefavor on her recent article published in Educause Review Online called Beyond the IT Help Desk. EDUCAUSE® is a nonprofit association and the foremost...

January 21, 2015 · 12:25 PM

January 2015 RT Users Group Meeting Year in Review

Please take a moment and review this event for this coming Thursday, January 22, 2015 at 1:00pm. in Engineering 022. Your feedback is very important to the success of RT. Thanks Joe Kirby

January 20, 2015 · 8:39 AM

2015-01-15 RT Down

RT went down today around 3:30pm. Systems, database, and networking teams are looking into this immediately. As soon as I have more information to share I will re-post to this page. I apologize...

January 15, 2015 · 3:43 PM

sites.umbc.edu Scheduled Maintenance 1/17/2015

On Saturday January 17th, 2015 we will be upgrading the software running the sites.umbc.edu environment. Maintenance is scheduled for the whole day and the Admin area of your site may not be...

January 13, 2015 · 12:34 PM

Quick Update on Saved Search Adjustment for RT

There are 10 standard reports available to everyone via the Saved Search portion of your RT-at-a-Glance. As part of a new option to store these reports under 1 area rather than needing to...

January 12, 2015 · 11:35 AM

Quick Update on Saved Search Adjustment for RT

There are 10 standard reports available to everyone via the Saved Search portion of your RT-at-a-Glance. As part of a new option to store these reports under 1 area rather than needing to...

January 10, 2015 · 3:10 PM

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