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Apple announces battery recall for an older generation of MacBook Pro Laptops
Thursday, July 11, 2019

Find out what to do if the battery in your older 15-inch Retina MacBook Pro is affected.

Topics: apple, laptop, macbook, battery, recall
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Incoming students: Creating an MIT online identity
Tuesday, July 9, 2019

Kerberos? Duo? Certificates? Here’s everything you’ll need to get yourself set up with a digital identity 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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Incoming students: Getting started with IT @ MIT
Tuesday, June 25, 2019

Here’s the hardware you’ll need to succeed at MIT and where can you find key information about IT at the Institute.

Topics: back to school, incoming students, hardware, mobile, OS, operating system, resources, KB, knowledge base, windows, mac, linux
It’s MIT certificate renewal season!
Wednesday, June 12, 2019

Renew your digital certificates before they expire on July 31.

Topics: certificates, certaid, renewal
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Spring Cleaning: What happens to your MIT digital presence after graduation
Wednesday, May 29, 2019

Graduating students must not only say goodbye to MIT, but also to their Institute digital accounts and permissions.

Topics: spring cleaning, graduation, offboarding, students
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Find out about Pharos: MIT’s free hold-and-release printing service
Tuesday, May 21, 2019

Hold-and-release printing is free for the MIT community, easy to use, and environmentally friendly.

Topics: pharos, printing, printers
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Spring Cleaning: Tech recycling starts at the Property Office
Tuesday, May 14, 2019

Learn how to recycle outdated MIT-owned computers and laptops.

Topics: spring cleaning, laptop tagging, recycle, backup
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The Knowledge Base: Your savvy source for IT answers
Tuesday, May 7, 2019

Use the Knowledge Base to find answers to your computing and IT questions at MIT.

Topics: knowledge base, KB, self help
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Spring Cleaning: How to clean your laptop
Tuesday, April 30, 2019

Follow these easy steps to make your laptop look shiny and new again just in time for spring.

Topics: spring cleaning, hardware, laptop
Common MITnet connection problems for end users at MIT
Thursday, April 18, 2019

Learn what you can do if you're experiencing a poor connection to the MIT SECURE network.

Topics: wi-fi, mitnet, access point, network, wireless

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