Rensselaer's Division of the Chief Information Officer (DotCIO) department was previously known as Computing and Information Services (CIS).
This section in RPInfo acts as a supplement and alternative to the paper copies of the newsletter, as well as an archive for past issues. (To review previous issues of The Kiosk, or past issues of ITS' News Cache, use the links at the bottom of this page.)
For the most up-to-date information, regularly check the Rensselaer Libraries' and Academic and Research Computing's respective What's New sections in RPInfo.
This issue of The Kiosk includes an important reminder to all members of the Rensselaer community about computer viruses, announces the availability of a new Linux cluster for research computing, describes a veritable host of new and exciting Library databases and utilities, welcomes a number of new employees to the DotCIO staff, lists upcoming special hours for the Martin Luther King Day holiday, announces upcoming ARC short courses, and much more!
This edition of the DotCIO newsletter includes an important reminder that members of the Rensselaer community need to sign up or renew their registration for the EZ-Snapshot service by October 31. In addition, the issue announces new Rensselaer employees' ability to use the on-line pickup program to obtain their userIDs for the Rensselaer Computing System, outlines upcoming holiday hours, describes a number of the Libraries' new databases and other important resources, and much more!
This issue, which welcomes all new and returning students to Rensselaer for the fall 2001 semester, also describes a number of important computing and networking improvements that were made over the summer, and announces Computing and Information Services' recent reorganization to form the Division of the Chief Information Officer, or DotCIO. Freshmen may be particularly interested in the article describing the laptop start-up courses that Academic and Research Computing will be offering during the first week of classes. This issue also lists lab, Help Desk, Library, and Campus Computer Store hours, reminds users of the importance of taking advantage of the EZ-Snapshot file storage backup service, provides an overview of a host of new library services and utilities, gives the latest news from Telecommunications, and much more!
This issue includes a number of last-minute reminders and helpful hints to our laptop users, as well as several important end-of-the-semester reminders about using external ISPs, putting your mailing lists on hold, and cancelling any extra disk space you may rent during the school year. The issue also lists CIS' holiday and summer hours, describes a number of new Library databases, announces Academic Computing Services' upcoming May short courses, and much more! Graduating students should pay particular attention to the article on RCS account expiration; their accounts are currently scheduled to expire on Friday, June 29.
This issue of the newsletter provides students with some useful laptop security tips, lists CIS' Spring Break hours, includes loads of new information about the Rensselaer Libraries' latest new electronic databases, eBook vendor, and trial databases, provides faculty and other instructors with some excellent tips on creating a successful WebCT course site, announces Academic Computing Services' latest documentation updates, and much more!
This edition of the CIS newsletter introduces the new WebMail mail utility, includes a very important reminder to all current EZ-Backup users, announces the new on-line mail forwarding capabilities, provides news from the Libraries regarding their latest resources, announces upcoming ACS and AIS courses, lists CIS hours for the Martin Luther King and Presidents' Day holidays, and much more!
This edition of the CIS newsletter includes a reminder for members of the Rensselaer community to protect their computers against computer viruses, announces upcoming AIS courses and a repeat of Academic Computing Services' "Introduction to UNIX" short course, lists CIS holiday hours, reminds all Rensselaer users to take advantage of the EZ-Snapshot file backup service, announces many new Library services and resources, and much more!
In addition to including a welcome from Academic Computing Services and the Rensselaer Libraries to new and returning students, this issue describes the campus' recent computing and networking improvements, and announces CIS' fall computer lab, Help Desk, Computer Store, and Library hours. Freshmen may be particularly interested in the article describing the laptop start-up courses that Academic Computing Services will be offering during the first two weeks of classes. This issue also includes an important message from the RCS Postmaster, announces the availability of the new EZ-Snapshot file storage backup service, provides a brief overview of a number of laptop-related topics, reminds users of CIS' printing refund policy, outlines various hardware, software, and operating system changes that were made over the summer, and much more!
This issue includes an important announcement about Microsoft's recent security bulletin and patch, as well as several end-of-the-semester reminders about putting your mailing lists on hold, and cancelling any extra disk space you may rent during the school year. The issue also lists CIS' holiday and summer hours, provides some important tips and reminders to laptop users, issues an additional alert regarding computer viruses, and much more! Graduating students should pay particular attention to the article on RCS account expiration; graduating students' accounts are currently scheduled to expire on Friday, June 30.
This issue of The Kiosk includes important information about Microsoft sharing, lists CIS' hours for Spring Break, announces the most recent staff changes, contains many different Library database-related articles, provides reminders about the short courses to be offered by both the Rensselaer Libraries and Administrative Information Services during the remainder of the semester, and lots more! There's also an item announcing the availability of 144 high-speed (56 Kbps) modems by dialing 244-1500.
This issue announces Network Support Services' plans to soon expand the existing modem pool, provides information on short courses to be offered by both Academic Computing Services and Administrative Information Services, announces the most recent CIS staff changes, introduces the "News Flash!" link that is now available from the main CIS homepage, contains loads of news from the Libraries, and much more!
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