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Category Archive: General CNSIT
As you have probably heard, ACNS is updating the NetID password Policy, starting April 1st. This change will not affect everyone at once, but beginning in April, all new password reset messages you conduct will require the following rules to be applied: Passwords must be between 15 and 30 characters long. Passwords must include at […]
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By CNS IT
February 6, 2013 7:04 pm MT
Posted in General CNSIT, Knowledge Base, Software, Tips and Tricks
By CNS IT
February 6, 2013 7:04 pm MT
Posted in General CNSIT, Knowledge Base, Software, Tips and Tricks
The new software for the LAS 500 is now located on pangea in the bmbequipment/IQTL folder. The department has a 5 user floating license that is installed on the BMBTYPHOON computer. This means that 5 licenses or 25 windows can be used at once. If that is exceeded the user will get an access denied […]
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By CNS IT
December 18, 2012 4:17 pm MT
Posted in General CNSIT, Knowledge Base, Security, Security News
By CNS IT
December 18, 2012 4:17 pm MT
Posted in General CNSIT, Knowledge Base, Security, Security News
Rootkit Viruses are stealthy viruses that can cause great damage to your operating system and even to your hardware if they are in the “firmware rootkit” class. Several classes of rootkit viruses exist: persistent, memory-based, user-mode, kernel-mode and firmware driven. Installation of these rootkit viruses are automated and can evade many anti-virus programs. Removal of […]
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By Ross Madden
December 17, 2012 5:21 pm MT
Posted in General CNSIT, Pangea
By Ross Madden
December 17, 2012 5:21 pm MT
Posted in General CNSIT, Pangea
A New Pangea? That’s right! CNSIT South has purchased a new server to act as the Pangea head machine. This new server boasts additional memory, CPU capacity, redundant power supplies, and bonded network adapters. With any new hardware upgrade, we are also looking at how we can improve the service and simplifying administrative functions. Below […]
With the Biology Lobby remodel project located in the east side of the Anatomy/Zoology Building, we now have a number of Digital Signage setups available for content delivery. The hardware used for these setups currently includes, 5 55″ Samsung LED displays, each with its own Apple Mac Mini to provide the content. We have developed […]
To use the confocal microscope located in the Biochemistry building, room MRB 224 please contact Barbara Bernstein via email at Barbara.Bernstein@ColoState.EDU. Once Barbara has approved your eid to use the calendar then you may begin to sign yourself up for the confocal instrument. To access the calendar, please go to the following link (via your […]
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By CNS IT
July 23, 2012 3:56 pm MT
Posted in E-mail, General CNSIT, Knowledge Base, Tips and Tricks
By CNS IT
July 23, 2012 3:56 pm MT
Posted in E-mail, General CNSIT, Knowledge Base, Tips and Tricks
Backing up your outlook inbox, local folders and sent folder to a .pst file on a regular basis can serve you well if your computer ever crashes. Making these backups a weekly or monthly routine is a good idea. To backup your Outlook 2010 email, please follow these instructions: 1. Bring up Outlook 2010 2. […]
Having problems with your outlook auto-caching email addresses? It is nice to be able to type in the first few letters of an email address and have outlook give you recent cached email addresses to choose from. This is a real time saver! If suddenly your auto cache is no longer working chances are your […]
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By Ross Madden
May 8, 2012 2:13 pm MT
Posted in Apple, General CNSIT, Knowledge Base, Pangea
By Ross Madden
May 8, 2012 2:13 pm MT
Posted in Apple, General CNSIT, Knowledge Base, Pangea
We have just uploaded some much needed updates to the Pangea connection application for Mac! Technically, this is just a simple Applescript which instructs the Finder application to do a Connect To Server operation. The issue we were seeing with the older versions is that users who had passwords that contained certain special characters were […]
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By Ross Madden
April 26, 2012 9:00 am MT
Posted in E-mail, General CNSIT, Knowledge Base
By Ross Madden
April 26, 2012 9:00 am MT
Posted in E-mail, General CNSIT, Knowledge Base
ACNS is planning a server upgrade/switch for Lamar this summer. While they are making that switch, they are also going to tighten it down a bit more in the security department by requiring users connect via the Secure IMAP protocol. Basically this means that IMAP clients will need to use an SSL connection to port […]
