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Options for creating a website at MIT
Wednesday, January 26, 2022

MIT community members have a range of services for creating and hosting websites available to them, many of which are free of charge.

Topics: web, website, wiki
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Creating email lists at MIT
Tuesday, January 4, 2022

Mailman and Moira lists make it easy for those at MIT to create and manage mailing lists and to send mass emails.

Topics: moira, mailman, mailing lists, mailing, mailing list, mail list, email, email list, emailing list, email lists, mailman help, moira help
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5 ways to be secure when working remotely
Tuesday, October 12, 2021

IS&T recommends that community members follow these best practices when engaging in activities remotely to help reduce the chance information and data being compromised.

Topics: secure computing, remote working, zoom, webex, information protection
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Learn how to avoid a phishing scam
Tuesday, October 5, 2021

Scammers are getting smarter. Learn how to identify and avoid phishing attempts with these tips.

Topics: phishing, scam, scams, scamming, scammers, scammer, security, safety, email safety, email security, email tips
Back-to-School raffle prizes
And the Back-to-School raffle winners are….
Tuesday, September 7, 2021

Many MIT students entered but only five could win a great prize from IS&T.

Topics: back to school, raffle
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Incoming students: Prepare for life on campus
Monday, August 16, 2021

Get ready for your life on the MIT campus with these IT-related tips and resources.

Topics: security, incoming students, incoming freshmen, freshmen, Dropbox, drupal, drupal cloud, free software, cloud services, eduroam, GitHub, MIT Mobile, microsoft, microsoft office, matlab
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MIT students: Enter IS&T’s Back-to-School raffle!
Tuesday, August 10, 2021

Undergraduates and graduate students who will be enrolled at MIT this fall can enter to win noise-cancelling headphones, a Bluetooth speaker, an Amazon gift card, or another great prize!

Topics: back to school, back-to-school, raffle, incoming students, students, new students
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Incoming students: Get useful software and cloud services
Monday, July 26, 2021

Find out about all of the software and cloud-based services you have access to while you’re an MIT student and where can you find them.

Topics: incoming students, free software, cloud services, Dropbox, onedrive, GitHub
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Incoming students: Secure your devices and data
Monday, July 12, 2021

Here’s what IS&T recommends you do to be digitally secure at MIT.

Topics: incoming students, incoming freshman, new students, back to school, new student, Kerberos, MIT Certificate, certificate, duo, email, SIPB Mailto
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Time to renew your MIT certificates!
Monday, June 21, 2021

Renew your digital certificates before they expire on July 31.

Topics: certificates, certaid, renewal

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