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Category Archive: General CNSIT
By Aaron Vanasse
January 29, 2018 5:15 pm MT
Posted in General CNSIT, Knowledge Base, Tips and Tricks, Windows
January 29, 2018 5:15 pm MT
Posted in General CNSIT, Knowledge Base, Tips and Tricks, Windows
Occasionally when working with in Windows, you may experience a situation where a program or application prompts to make a change or allow a change to “hidden files and/or folders”. The reason we have hidden files and folders is to prevent accidental corruption or deletion of critical files. Most of these files will never have […]
With most fresh user profiles created on a Windows machine, Microsoft Edge (the Windows web browser) will be set as the default PDF viewer. While this may be fine in most environments, CNS affiliates working on CSU/Departmentally owned computers have the advantage of an Adobe Acrobat Pro site license and will may prefer to set […]
In this article we’ll cover what Teams is and why it’s replacing Skype for Business. Later on, we’ll discuss how Teams integrates with other Office apps and even 3rd party apps. Historically, Microsoft created Lync and then years later bought Skype and built Skype for Business from these platforms. Microsoft has been listening to feedback […]
By Ross Madden
November 1, 2017 11:53 am MT
Posted in E-mail, General CNSIT, The Cloud, Tips and Tricks
November 1, 2017 11:53 am MT
Posted in E-mail, General CNSIT, The Cloud, Tips and Tricks
On occasion, CNSIT receives questions regarding the possibility of a message being caught by an incoming e-mail filter. The symptom for the end user is usually that a message they have expected hasn’t been delivered. Typically, there are 3 options for the message’s absence. Junk Folder on the Client The first place to check is […]
Most of us have had to capture our PC screens at some point for work, school or both. It can be a simple or incredibly frustrating experience. With the advent of Snipping Tool, this process has become much simpler and certainly more user friendly, as you’ll see in this walk-through tutorial. One of the great features […]
Backing up your Macintosh computer through Time Machine is super simple. Apple has a great write-up on the topic which only requires an inexpensive external hard drive which can be purchased from any local or online computer hardware retailer. Enjoy! https://support.apple.com/en-us/ht201250
I came across this very nice article about backup up a Windows 10 machine. This can be accomplished with an inexpensive external hard drive from any local or online computer hardware retailer. Enjoy! https://www.windowscentral.com/how-make-full-backup-windows-10
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By Ross Madden
August 8, 2017 3:18 pm MT
Posted in General CNSIT, General Computing, Internet & Networking
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
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 […]
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 […]
