Updates

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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Learn how to recycle outdated MIT-owned computers and laptops.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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Tech tools for teaching and learning
Tuesday, April 9, 2019

Find out how MIT instructors use technology to improve the teaching and learning process.

Topics: teaching, technology, tools
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Something different in MIT’s computer labs: Macs
Wednesday, April 3, 2019

Learn why macOS-based computers offer users more options than traditional Debathena terminals. 

Topics: athena, clusters, macs
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The ins and outs of filtering spam at MIT
Monday, March 25, 2019

Here’s a quick overview of the new spam filtering options at MIT.

Topics: email, spam, forwarding
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Changes to MIT’s email service
Wednesday, March 20, 2019

IS&T is making changes to MIT’s email infrastructure to improve community members’ experience with two features of MIT’s email services: automatic forwarding and spam filtering.

Topics: email, spam, forwarding
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Find out if that smart device isn’t quite smart enough for MIT’s wireless network
Tuesday, March 5, 2019

That cool smart gadget might not work on the Institute’s wireless networks. 

Topics: mitnet, wireless, smart devices

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