Information Technology Services produces technology news items called TECH Bits geared primarily to Temple University faculty and staff. TECH Bits are distributed via e-mail on a weekly basis during the semester. An archive of these messages appears below. For more information about Temple resources, visit the Faculty or Staff websites.
What's the best way to keep your skills current, learn about basic or advanced software features, explore a new programming language, tweak your songwriting talent or find out how to use Instagram? Take advantage of Lynda.com.
Just log in to TUportal and, on the left, click Lynda.com and then click Continue to Lynda.com to get started.
The last thing you need during this busy time of the semester is to lose all the work you've done on your projects and other important documents. To avoid this risk, back up your work in the cloud using Temple's free cloud-based storage options:
What's the best way to keep your skills current, learn about basic or advanced software features, explore a new programming language, tweak your songwriting talent or get advice on interviewing? Take advantage of Lynda.com.
As a Temple student, you have free access to a wide variety of over 22,000 online tutorials. Just log in to TUportal and, on the left, click Lynda.com and then click Continue to Lynda.com to get started.
Wish there was an easy way to see two different sections of a word document to help you copy a paragraph and paste it in a different location in the file, without the need to scroll? How about to simply compare two different sections of the document, such as the introduction and conclusion? Try Microsoft Word's split view feature to "split" your document into two different screens.
As we come to the end of National Cyber Security Awareness Month, we want to share some take-away tips so you can stay safe online:
Did you know that students, faculty and staff have access to reports from Gartner, a leading research company? Gartner reports give you background on emerging topics in various industries, "hype cycle" graphs that chart popular and receding trends, and analyses with key findings. You can search for topics on technology, human resources, finance, communications, compliance and more.
To access the Gartner reports, log in to TUportal and click Gartner Gateway on the alphabetical list on the left.
Did you now that you can use Google Maps to take a peek back in time? For some locations, mostly in urban areas, you can view the evolution of neighborhood development by accessing the photographs that Google has taken during previous years.
Did you know that you can customize your Temple email address by creating an alias? An alias is a nickname used to personalize your @temple.edu email address and you can have up to five email aliases for your account. An identifiable email address is easier to share with colleagues and students.
Been thinking about buying a computer, printer or other electronic equipment from the Computer Recycling Center (CRC)? Now is a good time to do it! For the next two weeks, you will receive a free 24" Dell monitor with any order you place through the online Computer Recycling Surplus Store. The free monitor will be included at the time of pickup at the CRC so you don't have to add it when you place your order online.
Cyber criminals love to take advantage of our reliance on the internet. That's why they often try to fool you into providing personal information and passwords via email phishing scams.
To kick off National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM), which starts next week, here are five tips to recognize phishing scams so you don't get caught: