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BU Google Apps now includes Drive
Your BU Google Apps account now includes access to Google Drive. Learn more in the Google Drive and Docs overview or when you log in at www.bu.edu/google….
New Educational Technology Blog
Our Educational Technology team has just started a blog to highlight various #edtech projects at BU – blogs.bu.edu/edtech.
Outlook Web Access – file attachment behavior change
Addressing a vulnerability that was identified by Microsoft, there has been a change in file attachment behavior in Outlook Web Access, also known as xmail. File attachments will no longer give you the option to “open as web page”; you will only have the option of downloading an attachment to your computer before you can…
Never Respond to Phishing Attempts!
Please remember that you should never follow links offered to you in unsolicited mail or provide passwords or any personal or financial information via email, just as you wouldn’t when you receive an unsolicited phone call. This should be your guideline no matter how tempting, frightening, or persuasive the email message seems and even if…
Now Available: Research Computing Hardware at Discounted Prices
Boston University faculty can now purchase research computing hardware at specially-negotiated prices, through IS&T’s research computing buy-in program. For many years, the SCV group has allowed researchers to purchase additional hardware which SCV manages as part of the larger shared computing resources, but is priority scheduled for the researcher’s use. Recently, we have created a…
MGHPCC Focuses on Using Less Energy
A July 9, 2012 story in the Boston Globe discusses the many ways in which the Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center (MGHPCC) incorporates energy-efficient and environmentally-friendly engineering. Boston Globe: New data center focuses on using less energy More information about MGHPCC is available on TechWeb….
MGHPCC Draws Businesses to Holyoke
The Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center (MGHPCC), scheduled to begin operation in late 2012, is already proving to be a draw for new businesses in the Holyoke Innovation District. InnovateHolyoke: A Compelling Story: How Holyoke is Redrawing Its Economic Map. More information about MGHPCC is available on TechWeb….
CANCELLED: Host On-Demand Upgrade – Sunday, June 17, 2012
The Host On-Demand upgrade could not be completed successfully, so all changes were reversed and the service has been returned to version 10.0.1. We will post an update when the upgrade has been rescheduled.‬…
Security Alert: LinkedIn and eHarmony Passwords Stolen
If you have a LinkedIn or eHarmony account, you need to change your password. LinkedIn has been hacked. 6.5 million password hashes have been stolen and hackers are feverishly working to crack those password hashes. It is estimated that over 60% of stolen passwords have already been cracked. 1.5 million decrypted passwords from eHarmony have…