Tag: Microsoft
Sophos Virus Protection for Windows 8
Ask IT: Question & Answer Forum: I have a new Dell PC with Windows 8 at home. The McAfee Virus Protection will expire soon and I would like to replace it with the free Sophos Virus Protection download offered through FIT. Will this work on Windows 8 PC? Is there anything I should be aware of? -Alice Rydel [...]
365 Days for Windows XP
Windows XP users be warned that Microsoft will no longer provide support for the 2001 operating system after April 8th, 2014. After this point, security updates and fixes will no longer be pushed out. More information can be found on this TechCrunch post. Microsoft is suggesting those still using the XP OS should upgrade to [...]
MS Office for Student Laptops
Ask IT: Question & Answer Forum: Does FIT offer downloads of the MS office for our laptops? I have never heard of a school not including this. - by Julianna Alabado Answer: Hello Juliana, Unfortunately, no we do not not give out Microsoft Office for students but we do offer a discounted Microsoft Office. To purchase [...]
Use MS Word & Acrobat Pro to create Table of Contents for a PDF
Have a large PDF document you’d like to create a table of contents for? Well today’s you’re lucky day, here’s the how to tutorial: If the video size is too small to follow in this blog post, direct link here.
7/22 Leave your campus computer on!
Notice to FIT Community: IT 4 FIT is preparing to install new desktop management software on all administrative Microsoft Windows computers. This software will allow IT to reduce troubleshooting time and to perform faster remote installations of software applications. The installation is scheduled for late in the evening on Thursday July 22. We need all [...]
New Student Computers
To all of the new and returning students is fall – welcome! We wish you the best for a great semester. A question that we get frequently is, “What computer should I buy?” It’s a good question, especially with the deals to be had right before the new school semester. Every department here has its [...]
Lynda.com accessible through MyFIT!
Lynda.com for FIT! After a very successful trial with Lynda.com, the IT department has negotiated a new contract with Lynda.com to continue it’s tutorial service from BOTH on and off campus for FIT faculty, staff, and students. You can now access Lynda.com through the MyFIT portal at http://myfit.fitnyc.edu On thei right hand-side of the window [...]
Lynda.com accessible from campus!
We have been getting increbile feedback on the trial account with Lynda.com. Thanks, and please continue to let us know your thoughts. Just a reminder that the service is only available on campus right now, so if you are off-campus you will receive a “Permission Error” message. Here is the link again in case you [...]
Lynda.com Up and Running!
Due to an overwhelming response to the new offering to try Lynda.com an error message “Your organization’s licenses are currently all in use. Please try back again later.” was received by many trying the service. The number of concurrent sessions availabe has been increased so everyone should be able to access the site now. We [...]
Lynda.com Page Error
Good morning. We are aware of the permission error received when clicking on the new training site for Lynda.com. This should be cleared very shortly. Thank you for your patience. Another post will go up as soon as we are back on track.
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