New look for Microsoft Teams
Microsoft has released a new viewing option for Teams which turns the Teams section from a list of your teams to a tiled view. Some more information can be found here. From within the tile you can then...
View ArticleWhere do I get software from?
At the University of Reading, we provide free access to commercial level software including Microsoft Office 365 (Teams, Word, Excel), plus academic software such as MATLAB, NVivo, SPSS etc. These are...
View ArticleChanges to email distribution lists
Email distribution lists are used throughout the university to send one email to lots of people simultaneously. These mailing lists could include people outside the University (external) as well as...
View ArticleThe Retiring Activedition project – 40,000 webpages later
In DTS and MCE, the retiring Activedition project, which has recently come to an end, has seen nearly 40,000 webpages migrated (or removed) from Activedition to the new CMS system, Sitecore. The aim...
View ArticleMicrosoft to Disable Legacy Email Protocols 01-10-22
What is happening? Microsoft are making a mandated change on the 1st of October 2022 and will be retiring Basic Authentication for legacy protocols in Exchange Online. About email and authentication...
View ArticleWindows 7 end of life announcement
Last call for Windows 7 On 10th January 2023, all remaining Windows 7 computers will be taken off the University of Reading network. This is to protect us and you from cyber attacks. Windows 7 is “end...
View ArticleUpdate to SailPoint IIQ (myid.reading.ac.uk) – summary of changes
SailPoint IIQ user account menu On April 25th 2023, a new release of SailPoint IIQ (accessed via myid.reading.ac.uk) will be going live. This release includes several new features as well as...
View ArticleRemoval of Windows 10 “Mail” app
What is happening? We will be removing (i.e. uninstalling) the native Windows 10 and 11 “Mail” application from all University of Reading managed Windows computers in the next few weeks. Windows Mail...
View ArticlePC Labs & Tech Tables – Microsoft 365 Apps (Office 365) rollout plus BYOD
Autumn Term classroom technology improvements The DTS managed computers in classrooms (aka tech tables) and PC Labs are being upgraded from Office 2016 to Microsoft 365 Apps. Most of you will be...
View ArticleClassroom Technology Sessions: January 2024
The DTS (Digital Technology Services) Audio-Visual team are offering staff sessions in the new year to demonstrate how to use various classroom technologies. These sessions are aimed at new teaching...
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