News Archive

Achieve Significant Savings on Departmental Hardware Purchases Through July 31, 2013

Post date: Mon, 05/06/2013 - 11:47am

SUNY is conducting a Spring 2013 Educational Enterprise Purchase (EEP) program of technology hardware with participation from Apple, Dell, and Hewlett-Packard. The program will run through July 31, 2013.

Client Support to Begin Deploying Microsoft Office 2013 in June

Post date: Mon, 04/29/2013 - 6:32pm

Client Support will begin deploying Microsoft Office 2013 on University-owned computers beginning in June. View the department-by-department deployment schedule.

Google Issues Incident Report to Explain April 17 Service Disruption

Post date: Fri, 04/19/2013 - 3:52pm

Find out what caused the April 17 service disruption to Google Mail and Google Drive that affected Stony Brook users.

Be Alert to Phishing Scams

Post date: Wed, 04/17/2013 - 8:29pm

Fraudulent email scams are becoming more sophosticated. Learn the signs to watch for.

Windows AutoPlay Being Disabled on University Computers

Post date: Fri, 04/12/2013 - 11:58am

For security reasons, DoIT is permanently disabling AutoPlay on all Microsoft Windows computers currently joined to the "sunysb.edu" Active Directory domain.

Take Google Drive for a Spin!

Post date: Tue, 04/09/2013 - 5:02pm

Are you making the most out of Google Drive's collaborative capabilities? Find out how some folks on campus are using this powerful tool.

Gmail Compose Feature to Change in April

Post date: Tue, 04/02/2013 - 4:07pm

Find out when and what kinds of training DoIT will be providing.

DoIT to Debut Weekly Training Webinar Series

Post date: Mon, 03/25/2013 - 5:04pm

On April 3, 2013, the DoIT Training Office will begin hosting "DoIT Weekly Mini Bytes," a series of webinars focused on hot topics for a duration of 15-30 minutes each. Employees can tune into "Mini Bytes" webinars from their computer workstations every Wednesday at noon

Join Stony Brook's Toner Recycling Program

Post date: Thu, 03/07/2013 - 10:42am

The Managed Output Project Team and Office of Sustainability are leading a campus-wide toner recycling program beginning March 8, 2013 to achieve a 0% landfill impact and cost savings to the University.

SINC Sites are Hiring

Post date: Fri, 03/01/2013 - 8:45am

TLT is  seeking Undergraduate students who are interested in working in the SINC Sites.   All interested students must attend an Information Session

TechQual+ Survey Now Open to Students, Faculty and Staff

Post date: Wed, 02/20/2013 - 10:56am

Stony Brook University is administering its first-ever, campus-wide, comprehensive IT services survey in order to develop outcomes-based benchmarking that will help determine where improvements need to be made in order to serve the community better.

Microsoft Office 2013 Now Available for Download from OnTheHub.com

Post date: Fri, 02/08/2013 - 2:48pm

Microsoft Office 2013 is available to Stony Brook students, faculty, and staff via download through OnTheHub.com.

NMC Higher Ed Horizon Report Released

Post date: Thu, 02/07/2013 - 11:33am

The New Media Consortium (NMC) and EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI) have jointly released the 2013 Higher Education NMC Horizon Report designed to identify and describe emerging technologies likely to have an impact on learning, teaching, and creative inquiry in education during the next one to five years.

EndNote iPad App Now Available

Post date: Tue, 02/05/2013 - 4:44pm

EndNote has released an iPad app on Apple's App Store.

Help Stony Brook Shred the Competition in Recyclemania 2013

Post date: Fri, 02/01/2013 - 5:00pm

Help Stony Brook earn a high finish in this year's competition by recycling old IT equipment and electronic devices by March 30, 2013.

SOLAR Mobile Now Available to Students

Post date: Wed, 01/30/2013 - 12:19pm

DoIT released SOLAR Mobile to make it easier for students to check important SOLAR messages, to-do's, holds, weekly schedules, grades, course history, and bill information right from their smartphones.

Spring 2013 Academic Calendar Available in Google

Post date: Tue, 01/29/2013 - 11:48pm

The Registrar's Undergraduate Spring 2013 Academic Calendar has been shared with the entire campus community and can be accessed by anyone using Stony Brook's Google Calendar application.

West Campus Town Hall Meeting - Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013

Post date: Mon, 01/28/2013 - 9:17pm

Please join us for a town hall meeting about MOOCs

West Campus Town Hall Meeting

Date: Wednesday Feb. 13, 1 p.m. - 2:20 p.m.

Location: Wang Center Theater

Refreshments will be served.

East Campus Town Hall Meeting - Monday, Feb. 11, 2013

Post date: Mon, 01/28/2013 - 9:15pm

Please join us for a town hall meeting about MOOCs

East Campus Town Hall Meeting

Date:  Monday, Feb. 11, 11:30 a.m. - 12:50 p.m. 

Location: HSC Lecture Hall 6 on Level 3 (capacity 128)

Refreshments will be served. 

Two Mac Software Changes in the SINC Sites for 2013

Post date: Fri, 01/18/2013 - 6:11pm

Students, faculty, and TAs who plan on using SINC Site Macintosh services should be aware of two upcoming software changes for the Spring and Fall 2013 semesters.

DoIT Facilities Open on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013

Post date: Fri, 01/18/2013 - 5:12pm

Certain DoIT facilities will be open on Sunday, January 27, 2013 to help students, faculty, and staff prepare for the start of the spring semester.

Be Sure to Update Java on Your Computers

Post date: Tue, 01/15/2013 - 10:25am

There is a high-risk vulnerability in Java 7, a popular software program installed on most computers and servers to enhance user experience when visiting websites. To avoid any potential problems with hackers gaining access to your computer or your data, DoIT strongly encourages you to apply the latest Java software update (Version 7 Update 11) to all your computers whether they be desktop, laptop, work, or personal machines.

Students Lotus Notes accounts will be forwarded to Google

Post date: Tue, 01/15/2013 - 9:15am

On March 4th, all email sent to a student's Lotus Notes account will automatically forward to their Google apps for Education account.

If you would like DoIT to copy your existing Lotus Notes email into your Google Apps for Education account, please fill out the following form using your NetID and NetID password

January is Data Privacy Month

Post date: Mon, 01/07/2013 - 4:08pm

Data Privacy Month, held each January, is an effort to empower people to protect their privacy and control their digital footprint and escalate the protection of privacy and data as everyone's priority.

Google's Winter Cleaning to Affect Some SB Users

Post date: Fri, 12/21/2012 - 12:34pm

As 2012 comes to a close, Google announced it will be retiring some products, features, and services. Two important changes that will surely affect some members of the Stony Brook community involve Google Calendar and Google Sync.

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