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.
As we start a new semester, please help Information Technology Services spread the word about Temple's technology resources available for students.
You know can take a screenshot of your computer but did you also know that you can take a screenshot of your phone or tablet? Here's how:
Phone, iPad or iPod touch
Press and hold down the Sleep/Wake button on the top or side of your device, then press and release the Home button. To view the screenshot, go to the Photos app, select Albums and then Camera Roll.
Lynda has a wide range of technology-related training available, but did you know that there are other fun online tutorial gems for personal enrichment too?
Use the 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.
Buy any computer from Temple's Computer Recycling Center and get a CRC staff-choice refurbished 19" or 17" monitor free - while supplies last! All orders must be submitted online by Wednesday, December 21 and picked up by Thursday, December 22, at noon to qualify. The 19" or 17" monitor will be added to your order when you come to pick it up.
Buy any computer from Temple's Computer Recycling Center and get a CRC staff-choice refurbished 19" or 17" monitor free - while supplies last! All orders must be submitted online by Wednesday, December 21 and picked up by Thursday, December 22, at noon to qualify. The 19" or 17" monitor will be added to your order when you come to pick it up.
The breakout rooms in the Main Campus TECH Center, Health Sciences Center TECH Center and Tuttleman Computer Center are filling up fast during this busy time of the semester. If you need to work with a group or practice a presentation, you can easily reserve a breakout room online.
You can reserve breakout rooms up to one week in advance and maybe even for same day use. To reserve a breakout room online:
OWLbox is a helpful resource for centrally managing work files. But what happens if you are out of the office for an extended period of time or permanently leave Temple? For business continuity, it's a good idea to ensure your important work files can be accessed by a supervisor or colleague. Failure to take measures in advance of these types of situations can result in lost access to files or even worse, permanent loss of shared files.
The last thing you need during this busy time of the semester is to lose all the work you've done on your papers and projects. To avoid this risk, back up your work in the cloud using Temple's free cloud-based storage options:
Hackers use all kinds of tricks to try and learn valuable information about you or extort money. So what should you do?