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.
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:
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:
The next time you're writing an email to a colleague or friend with your smartphone, try using these helpful tips:
Now that you have settled into your classes, your email inbox is really starting to fill with messages asking you to do certain tasks. Schedule a study group session, make an agenda for an upcoming club meeting, submit a discussion post on Canvas...things pile up fast! Easily take all these task emails and convert them into a to-do list in your Email.
Is your inbox filling up with email asking you to do certain tasks? In Gmail and Exchange, you can easily convert these messages into a to-do list and have it as a reminder to take care of them.
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If you use OWLbox to store and share files, below are a few handy tips to help keep track of them.
Temple provides a variety of resources for storing and sharing your files:
Class is officially in session and with every new semester comes new projects, papers and assignments. Get started on the right foot and take advantage of these free resources available for Temple students:
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