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Category Archive: General CNSIT
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
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
March 24, 2016 2:01 pm MT
Posted in General CNSIT, Pangea
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 […]
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 […]
By CNS IT
March 3, 2016 5:33 pm MT
Posted in General CNSIT, Internet & Networking, Knowledge Base, The Cloud
March 3, 2016 5:33 pm MT
Posted in General CNSIT, Internet & Networking, Knowledge Base, The Cloud
OneDrive is Cloud Storage available for CSU faculty, staff and students. Currently, 5 TB of personal storage is available to each individual. To login to Microsoft 365, go to https://portal.office.com Please keep in mind that for authenticating to M365 services at CSU, your Username must be in the format of NetID@colostate.edu (you will still use […]
By Ross Madden
March 3, 2016 12:08 pm MT
Posted in General CNSIT, Internet & Networking, Knowledge Base, Pangea, The Cloud, Tips and Tricks
March 3, 2016 12:08 pm MT
Posted in General CNSIT, Internet & Networking, Knowledge Base, Pangea, The Cloud, Tips and Tricks
Personal storage has been handled by many different technologies over the years. At first, the term was just used to describe data on your personal computer – stored on it’s local hard drive. We may have supplemented this storage with the use of external hard drives that we could move around from one computer to […]
The following directions will instruct you on how to connect a Windows 10 computer to a network printer. A network printer is a printer that connects directly to the Internet via an Ethernet cable; it does not connect directly to another computer. In order to set up and print to a network printer, your computer […]
We are often asked about what computer we recommend as a personal purchase by affiliates. So much of what makes a computer the right computer for you are very subjective and personalized choices. Screen size, the way a keyboard feels, and weight to name a few. There are also preferences for brand, many of which […]
By Ross Madden
October 28, 2015 3:29 pm MT
Posted in Apple, CNS Computer Lab, Computer Labs, General CNSIT, Printing, Tips and Tricks, Windows
October 28, 2015 3:29 pm MT
Posted in Apple, CNS Computer Lab, Computer Labs, General CNSIT, Printing, Tips and Tricks, Windows
PDF files sometimes give us a lot of trouble when we try to print them. The causes are usually unknown, but may stem from inefficient PDF creation on the publisher side (not everyone uses Adobe Acrobat Pro to create their PDFs, unfortunately). Here are some tips to help you get that pesky PDF to print […]
Microsoft Office 2016 Professional Plus is now available for CNSIT South departmental computers. This version is available for both Windows (32 bit and 64 bit) and Mac OS X operating systems. Here is a good collection from Microsoft about what is new with Office 2016: https://support.office.com/en-us/article/What-s-New-and-Improved-in-Office-2016-95c8d81d-08ba-42c1-914f-bca4603e1426 CNSIT South will be using this version as the […]
