News

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Phishing Attacks: How to Spot Fake Emails

Phishing emails often pretend to be from your bank, credit card company, eBay or PayPal. However, you also get legitimate messages from these companies, so how do you tell the real ones from the...

Posted: September 12, 2011, 6:15 PM

Google Calendar General Workshop September 14th...

Full Title: Google Calendar General Workshop September 14th 12:30pm - 2:30pmInstructor: Kathy Raab Sign Up: http://my.umbc.edu/groups/training/events/8074 Option 1: We highly recommend our...

Posted: September 9, 2011, 2:19 PM

Known Issue: Students Can't Access Bb Course Files

DoIT is tracking a problem that has emerged in a dozen Fall 2011 Blackboard courses in which students see the following error: Workaround Actually, the files DO exist in the course, but...

Posted: September 7, 2011, 8:53 AM

myUMBC Quick Update: September 6, 2011

Some small tweaks for our fellow programs.

We just posted some changes you'll enjoy: Community Menu The Your Groups section will now grow to show all of your groups without scrolling. Groups Groups can now subscribe to a Flickr...

Posted: September 6, 2011, 1:20 PM

myUMBC Quick Update: September 1, 2011

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We've made a few small updates to myUMBC we wanted to share: Events There is now a link in the sidebar for events to download the event into your personal calendar Downloading the list of...

Posted: September 1, 2011, 12:22 PM

UMBC Blackboard Update: FA2011

UMBC Blackboard update is provided by the Division of Information Technology for students, faculty and staff using Blackboard at UMBC. If you have questions or need help, please consult the...

Posted: August 25, 2011, 6:49 AM

UMBC Blackboard Help Now Part of myUMBC Help Wiki

As part of campus-wide user support changes announced by the Division of Information Technology (DoIT) earlier this summer, the Blackboard Help tab inside Bb (available at...

Posted: August 24, 2011, 7:16 AM

WT 2012 Alternate Delivery Program Provides Hybrid...

Full Title: WT 2012 Alternate Delivery Program Provides Hybrid Course SupportThe Alternate Delivery Program (ADP), sponsored by the Office of the Provost, and the Office of Summer , Winter and...

Posted: August 23, 2011, 9:04 PM

Known Issue: Blackboard Supported Browsers

DoIT staff have received a number of reports from faculty and students regarding incompatibilities between Blackboard and some of the newer versions of web browsers. Examples include the...

Posted: August 23, 2011, 8:28 PM

Blackboard Weekly Maintenance Schedule Reminder

This is just a friendly reminder to the UMBC campus community of the Blackboard weekly maintenance schedule window from Friday 10 pm to Saturday 1 am. Although this maintenance window is not...

Posted: August 23, 2011, 1:35 PM