/it/taxonomy/term/826/all en /it/channels/news/updates-coming-myfuture <p class="note"><strong>Access to myFuture / Accès à myFuture</strong></p> <p>To access the new myFuture platform, use the following link / Pour accéder à la nouvelle plateforme, utilisez le lien suivant :  <a href="https://myfuture.mcgill.ca/" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://myfuture.mcgill.ca</a></p> <p>-------------</p> <p><strong>ORIGINAL Message posted June, 2024</strong></p> <p><a href="#francais"><i>La version française suit ci-dessous.La version française suit ci-dessous.</i></a></p> <p>Dear all,</p> Fri, 17 May 2024 16:16:28 +0000 sara.distefano@mcgill.ca 45961 at /it /it/channels/news/changes-mcgill-alert-mobile-device-notifications-359509 <p>±«ÓãÖ±²¥â€™s Emergency Notification System allows you to opt in your mobile device to receive alerts during time-sensitive situations and disruptions in the use of various buildings on campus.</p> <p>In the past, some mobile phone carriers only allowed voice messages, not SMS text messaging. Today, all carriers support SMS, so <strong>we will switch all Emergency Notification System messaging to SMS for mobile phones starting September 18</strong>.</p> <p>If your personal mobile device is configured to use text-to-speech, SMS notifications from ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ will be read aloud.</p> <p> </p> Tue, 10 Sep 2024 14:45:26 +0000 james.c.martin@mcgill.ca 46080 at /it /it/channels/news/win-beats-headphones-enter-it-services-virtual-scavenger-hunt-contest-358271 <p>Welcome to a new term! The <strong>IT Services Virtual Scavenger Hunt </strong>is now open to all ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ students for <strong>a chance to win Beats wireless headphones!</strong></p> <p><b>How to enter: </b></p> Wed, 07 Aug 2024 18:49:24 +0000 sara.distefano@mcgill.ca 46041 at /it /it/channels/news/resolved-service-disruption-inbound-telephone-calls-358743 <p><strong>This issue has been resolved.</strong></p> <p>±«ÓãÖ±²¥'s telephone services are currently experiencing an unexpected outage affecting inbound calls. Please note that outbound calls are operating normally at this time.</p> <p>This issue is a result of planned maintenance work conducted by Bell Canada. While no downtime was expected during this maintenance, an unforeseen complication has disrupted our inbound call services.</p> Thu, 22 Aug 2024 14:45:26 +0000 james.c.martin@mcgill.ca 46059 at /it /it/channels/news/secure-version-microsoft-copilot-available-mcgill-community-357835 <p>±«ÓãÖ±²¥ offers a secure version of Microsoft Copilot that protects our data, known as the Commercial Data Protection version. Microsoft Copilot, formerly known as Bing Chat or Bing Chat for Enterprise, is an AI tool built into Microsoft Edge. </p> <p>By engaging with an AI chatbot, Microsoft Copilot can: </p> Thu, 27 Jun 2024 18:01:49 +0000 jessica.jones2@mcgill.ca 46019 at /it /it/channels/news/maintenance-scheduled-network-file-share-servers-358309 <p>Please be advised that maintenance is scheduled for Network File Share servers from <strong>Tuesday, August 13</strong><i><strong>th</strong></i><strong>, 2024 10:00 PM till Wednesday, August 14</strong><i><strong>th</strong></i><strong>, 2024 1:00 AM</strong>.</p> <p>During this period, the file shares will be shutdown and will not be accessible. The following services will be impacted</p> Mon, 12 Aug 2024 17:24:55 +0000 paul.espinosa@mcgill.ca 46042 at /it /it/channels/news/important-onedrive-and-mcgill-outlook-email-storage-space-reduction-354241 <p><b>Students! Please read carefully since the information contained in this announcement will affect your ability to store files in your OneDrive account and may affect your ability to send emails from Outlook after May 31<sup>st</sup> 2024.</b></p> <p>Microsoft is introducing changes to our service offering across our Microsoft 365 Education suite that require us to place limits on storage. <b>As of May 31<sup>st</sup>, 2024, students will have 20GB (Gigabytes) of OneDrive storage space, in addition to 20GB of Outlook email storage.</b></p> Mon, 15 Jan 2024 15:40:56 +0000 stephane.boivin@mcgill.ca 45821 at /it /it/channels/news/it-services-2023-annual-report-now-available-356525 <p>Take a look back at IT Services’ achievements in 2023, another busy year of providing ±«ÓãÖ±²¥â€™s nearly 50,000 students, staff, and faculty with a unified, secure, sustainable, and strategic digital experience. We invite you to read our <a href="/it/annual-report" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="/it/annual-report">Annual Report</a>.</p> Thu, 28 Mar 2024 19:54:23 +0000 jessica.jones2@mcgill.ca 45932 at /it /it/channels/event/virtual-book-talk-privacy-fallacy-harm-and-power-information-economy-354150 <h2>Virtual Book talk: The Privacy Fallacy - Harm and Power in the Information Economy </h2> Wed, 10 Jan 2024 22:31:59 +0000 uma.viswanathan@mcgill.ca 45815 at /it /it/channels/news/elevating-security-enhancing-2fa-327663 <p>In ±«ÓãÖ±²¥â€™s ongoing efforts to strengthen our security, we will continue to introduce enhancements to Microsoft Authenticator, including: </p> Wed, 13 Jan 2021 19:45:14 +0000 sara.distefano@mcgill.ca 44322 at /it /it/channels/news/important-update-retirement-wiki-feature-microsoft-teams-jan-2024-352512 <p>Are you the owner of an MS Teams workspace featuring a wiki tab, typically used for meeting notes?</p> <p>If so, we would like to inform you about a significant change concerning the wiki feature (usually used for meeting notes) in Microsoft Teams. Microsoft has announced that as of <b>January 2024</b>, the wiki feature will be retired and replaced by OneNote.</p> <p>In this article:</p> <p><a href="#affect">How does this affect you?</a></p> <p><a href="#actions">Actions you will need to take</a></p> <p><a href="#export">Steps to export wiki content to OneNote</a></p> Mon, 06 Nov 2023 20:31:30 +0000 sara.distefano@mcgill.ca 45703 at /it /it/channels/news/now-live-minervas-login-page-has-been-updated-implement-2fa-and-sso-351548 <p>The login page for Minerva has been updated to implement Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) and Single Sign-On (SSO). </p> <div> <div> <div> <p>The new login page includes two options to log in.<strong> Please take note of which login method you should use: </strong></p></div></div></div> Mon, 02 Oct 2023 14:31:38 +0000 jessica.jones2@mcgill.ca 45655 at /it /it/channels/news/safe-usage-your-mcgill-username-and-password-351172 <p>Weak or stolen passwords are hackers’ primary points of entry. If you use the same password for various accounts (even if it a strong password), a security breach for one of those accounts puts all accounts at risk.</p> <p>If you are prompted to <b>create new credentials</b>, make sure to <a href="https://mcgill.service-now.com/itportal?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB0010918">create a unique password</a> for your new account and:</p> Thu, 21 Sep 2023 17:12:52 +0000 sara.distefano@mcgill.ca 45545 at /it /it/channels/news/wi-fi-network-messages-ios-and-macos-devices-349056 <p>On July 11th, the security certificate that secures authentication to ±«ÓãÖ±²¥'s wpa.mcgill.ca, eduroam, and cusm-muhc.mcgill.ca Wi-Fi networks was renewed. This certificate allows you to sign on to the Wi-Fi network in a secure manner. For Android and most Windows devices, no change was necessary, but most iOS and MacOS devices are displaying a message that prompts users to accept the certificate.</p> <p><b>Please follow these instructions to accept the certificate (see attached document for screenshots): </b></p> <p><b>iOS:</b></p> Wed, 12 Jul 2023 20:39:24 +0000 uma.viswanathan@mcgill.ca 45484 at /it /it/channels/news/microsoft-teams-issue-mac-347732 <p>Microsoft's recent standard service update inadvertently introduced a code error causing Microsoft Teams to intermittently crash for Mac client users. Microsoft is on track to deploy a fix by the end of May. However, it may take up to a month for Microsoft to complete the deployment. As the deployment progresses, users may start to experience mitigation relief.  </p> Thu, 13 Apr 2023 17:43:53 +0000 james.c.martin@mcgill.ca 45382 at /it