November 2021

Nov 15, 2021

Practice good Wi-Fi etiquette

Did you know your wireless router can disrupt others’ connectivity on NC State’s wireless networks?  Campus Wi-Fi networks including eduroam, ncsu and ncsu-guest use a range of publicly available, unlicensed…

Nov 15, 2021

New Drive Approvals coming to Google Workspace

When you work on a project with multiple parties, it can be both difficult and time-consuming to document everyone’s edits and changes. Available later this month in Google Workspace, Drive…

Nov 15, 2021

Take time to learn IT 

Forty-six days remain in this calendar year so you still have plenty of time to sharpen or master some  IT skills. Let OIT help you to accomplish your goals with…

Nov 15, 2021

Ensure your mass emails are delivered correctly 

The Google Service Team (GST) continues to work with campus units to ensure that mass emails have a high deliverability rate and are sent to recipients’ inboxes instead of spam…

Nov 15, 2021

Document Remediation Convenience Contract available

The NC State IT Accessibility Office has established a convenience contract to help the campus community create accessible documents.  The Document Remediation Convenience Contract lists eight approved vendors that can…

Nov 15, 2021

Apply for NC State Captioning Grants

NC State is currently accepting grant applications to assist faculty in providing video captioning when: A student with a disability that requires this accommodation registers in a course that uses…

Nov 15, 2021

Shop safely online during the holiday season

Supply-chain issues are impacting everything from Baby Yoda to computer hardware, and online shopping fraud is on the rise — especially for hot items where demand may exceed supply. To…

Nov 15, 2021

OIT to offer new alumni email-only account

The Office of Information Technology (OIT) has developed a new alumni Google domain and will begin offering alumni email-only accounts to students who graduate in December 2021. Since Google’s implementation…

Nov 15, 2021

Access your Google Calendar via Gmail

Inside Gmail, you typically access your Google Calendar app by clicking the Google Apps menu icon in the top right corner. But there’s an easier way.  Did you know that…