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.
Join us Tuesday, April 12, from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm to celebrate the Computer Recycling Center’s (CRC) new location and storefront at 152 Pearson Hall, lobby area.
Stop by and learn about the center’s resources, take a tour of the new space, and enjoy giveaways, while supplies last.
When you've finished using a computer in a computer lab or shared space, just closing the browser is not enough.
For security reasons, it is important to actually log off when you're done so others can't open the browser and get into your accounts.
This is critical when you use the computer to access email, grades, banking, social media or any other personal information.
To avoid putting your information at risk, when you're finished:
If you’re visiting friends at another university, be sure to check if the institution is an eduroam® (education roaming) member. If it is, you can enjoy free and secure wireless access during your visit. Local participating institutions include Bryn Mawr College, Drexel University, Penn State and the University of Pennsylvania.
Did you know that you can highlight a single word, a complete sentence or even an entire paragraph in Word without clicking and dragging?
It’s simple! Just use these shortcuts:
Try out the new Print on the Go Web option for a quick way to print documents at campus locations.
Using a laptop or desktop computer, go to printcenter.temple.edu, log in and upload your document. Your document will be available for printing up to six hours at any Print on the Go print station location.
If you’re visiting another university, be sure to check if the institution is an eduroam® (education roaming) member. If it is, you can enjoy free and secure wireless access during your visit. Local participating institutions include Bryn Mawr College, Drexel University, Penn State and the University of Pennsylvania.
If you're giving a presentation and you want to get the audience's full attention or take a break, try this very simple tip. PowerPoint allows you to display a black or white slide at any time during your presentation by pressing a single key.
Press the "B" key to display a black screen or the "W" key to display a white screen. Press any key or click the mouse to return to your presentation.
Taking time off for Spring Break next week? Try these fun tips to help you plan ahead. Just type the commands below in the Google search box.
Owls, Spring Break is just five days away! Try these fun tips to help you plan ahead. Just type the commands below in the Google search box.
Google Trends gathers and identifies popular topics and stories that are trending across Google Search, Google News and YouTube at the same time.
To find out what topics are currently trending, go to Google Trends. You can also click the main menu icon Google main menu icon in the top left corner of the trends screen for other options: