Category Archive: General CNSIT

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By Ross Madden
August 8, 2017 3:18 pm MT
Posted in General CNSIT, General Computing, Internet & Networking

I would like to use this post to maintain some important information regarding IT and the impending move to the new Building! Card Readers Card readers are currently being worked on by facilities.  Some work, some do not.  We will keep the department updated, and alert everyone via the departmental e-mail list once these are […]

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By Ross Madden
July 11, 2017 3:12 pm MT
Posted in General CNSIT, General Computing, Internet & Networking

I would like to use this post to maintain some important information regarding IT and the impending move to the new Building! Card Readers Card readers are currently being worked on by facilities.  Some work, some do not.  We will keep the department updated, and alert everyone via the departmental e-mail list once these are […]

By Ross Madden
April 17, 2017 10:47 am MT
Posted in General CNSIT

First off, a sincere thank you to everyone that completed the CNSIT Spring 2017 survey!  We received a total of 100 responses.  One of the main purposes of a survey like this is to make sure we are still in line with the needs of our customers.  IT often operates on a notion of “No […]

By Ross Madden
March 28, 2017 3:56 pm MT
Posted in General CNSIT

CNSIT would like to solicit feedback on how things are going in terms of IT.  The Department of Psychology gracious enough to allow us to use their Qualitrics server for this purpose. The CNSIT Spring 2017 survey is now closed.  Thank you very much to all who participated! Click here to view the results!  

By Ross Madden
January 24, 2017 2:30 pm MT
Posted in Apple, General CNSIT, General Computing, Knowledge Base, Tips and Tricks, Windows

Is your hard drive in the red and you have no idea where all that space is being consumed?  We often use the following free programs to interpret this mysterious phenomenon.  These utilize a type of graph called a Treemap, which attempts to visualize the files in blocks.  The larger the block, the more space […]

By Ross Madden
September 14, 2016 10:54 am MT
Posted in General CNSIT, Knowledge Base

In an effort to improve the CNSIT support experience, I have put together the following reasons for using our CNSIT ticket system instead of a direct email.  So, read through this article, and be sure to submit a CNSIT ticket when you next need support!  It is way faster and more convenient for both CNSIT […]

By Ross Madden
August 15, 2016 1:24 pm MT
Posted in General CNSIT, Internet & Networking, Knowledge Base, Tips and Tricks

Your CSU NetID Account Your CSU NetID is your university wide username.  This, in combination with your CSU password, is what you will use to gain access to almost all resources you have access to. CSU VPN and DUO 2-Factor Authentication Access to most services will now require the use of 2-Factor authentication.  Immediately after […]

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By Ross Madden
July 29, 2016 2:41 pm MT
Posted in General CNSIT

I have just learned, from Scott Baily, director of ACNS, that the online online education company that offers thousands of video courses in software, creative, and business skills is once again available.  This time, it is available either through the Poudre Valley Library system! Here is Scott’s message with the details, enjoy! Years ago the […]

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By Ross Madden
March 24, 2016 2:01 pm MT
Posted in General CNSIT, Pangea

Pangea is evolving!  We have some exciting changes to announce with relation to the Pangea file serving service available to CNSIT South affiliates.  Over the past few years, we have been able to carefully watch how folks are utilizing Pangea.  This usage information, along with technological advances (and some handy changes in how we can […]

By CNS IT
March 10, 2016 1:34 pm MT
Posted in General CNSIT, Tips and Tricks

NOTE: This article is many years old, and the descriptions may not work as described.  “If you do not have a local email program configured on this computer, you may also save this file, and email it directly to bmb-orders@lists.colostate.edu” There is a new BMB Order Form! It looks and acts very much like the […]

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