/it/taxonomy/term/5/all en /it/channels/news/resolved-mercury-online-course-evaluation-system-currently-down-361704 <p><strong>Update - Monday, December 2, 2024 - Afternoon:</strong></p> <p>Mercury online course evaluation system is back online.</p> <p><strong>Original announcement - Monday, December 2, 2024 - Morning:</strong></p> <p>We regret to inform you that the Mercury online course evaluation system is currently down due to unforeseen technical issues. IT Services is working to resolve the problem as quickly as possible.</p> <p>Staff and students will not be able to access Mercury during this time.</p> Mon, 02 Dec 2024 17:44:35 +0000 paul.espinosa@mcgill.ca 46291 at /it /it/channels/news/microsoft-teams-update-private-teams-only-enhanced-security-361587 <p>Important update for Microsoft Teams users! Starting November 27, 2024, all newly created Microsoft Teams groups were set to <b>Private </b>by default. If you attempt to create a new team, the <b>Public</b> option will be unavailable (greyed out), as shown below:</p> <p><img alt="Greyed out MS Teams public option" height="289" width="500" style="width: 500px; height: 289px;" class="media-element file-extra-large " src="/it/files/it/styles/wysiwyg_extra_large/public/greyed_out_public_team.png?itok=U8xTgcyL" /></p> Fri, 29 Nov 2024 18:48:24 +0000 sara.distefano@mcgill.ca 46290 at /it /it/channels/news/microsoft-forms-in-powerpoint <p>Exciting news for Office 365 users! Microsoft Forms is now seamlessly integrated with PowerPoint, allowing you to incorporate live polls, quizzes or surveys directly into your slides. This powerful, easy-to-use feature is free and perfect for gathering real-time feedback and boosting engagement in any setting, from lectures to group projects!</p> <p>Make your presentations dynamic, collaborative and impactful! With MS Forms, it’s easy to bring your audience into the experience, enabling instant engagement and interaction. Get started today and take your presentations to the next level!</p> Mon, 11 Nov 2024 19:15:38 +0000 sara.distefano@mcgill.ca 46257 at /it /it/channels/news/mural-login-now-using-single-sign-sso-361495 <p>We are excited to announce that we've enabled Single Sign-On (SSO) on <a href="https://teachingkb.mcgill.ca/tlk/group-collaboration-in-mural">Mural</a> for a seamless and secure login experience.<br /> <br /> <strong>Action required: </strong>Please log out of your Mural account and log back in using SSO. This will ensure uninterrupted access and a smoother process for future logins.</p> <p> </p> Wed, 27 Nov 2024 15:55:33 +0000 james.c.martin@mcgill.ca 46262 at /it /it/channels/event/web-services-2024-year-end-presentation-361466 <p>Register to attend our annual year-end Web Services presentation, a co-production of Digital Communications and the Web Service Group.</p> Tue, 26 Nov 2024 20:24:22 +0000 admin 46261 at /it /it/channels/event/ltl-2-office-365-forms-and-surveys-357920 <hr /> <p class="note"><strong>NOTE:</strong> This course will be held remotely. You will be provided information on how to attend once you register.</p> Tue, 09 Jul 2024 16:01:45 +0000 sara.distefano@mcgill.ca 46021 at /it /it/channels/news/important-keep-your-zoom-software-updated-360863 <p>On November 2, 2024, Zoom will enforce its latest quarterly minimum version requirements. If you are not using at least version 5.17.5 (for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Intune) or version 5.17.0 for Blackberry, Zoom will not work until you update your software.</p> Fri, 01 Nov 2024 13:52:31 +0000 james.c.martin@mcgill.ca 46184 at /it /it/channels/news/secure-version-microsoft-copilot-available-mcgill-community-357835 <p>³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ offers a secure version of Microsoft Copilot that protects our data using Commercial or Enterprise Data Protection (secure). 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 the Microsoft Copilot AI chatbot, you can: </p> Thu, 27 Jun 2024 18:01:49 +0000 jessica.jones2@mcgill.ca 46019 at /it /it/channels/news/cartoon-month-333187 <h2><strong>Cartoon caption:</strong> "I’m afraid you’ll have to go, son. When I accepted the terms on their website, I didn’t see that we had to give up our first born!"</h2> <h3>Surprises may lurk in the fine print</h3> Wed, 08 Sep 2021 17:34:49 +0000 sara.distefano@mcgill.ca 44612 at /it /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>³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ’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 ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ 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/infoed-now-available-359113 <p><strong>UPDATE: </strong>InfoEd is once again available.</p> <p>-------------</p> <p><strong>ORIGINAL Message posted September 3, 2024</strong></p> Fri, 30 Aug 2024 18:16:05 +0000 sara.distefano@mcgill.ca 46070 at /it /it/channels/news/phishing-scam-mcgill-university-shared-docs-you-359121 <p>A targeted phishing email is currently circulating, asking you to open an attachment that contains a fraudulent link to shared documents. See an example of the message on the top of this page.</p> <p><strong>Please DO NOT click any links or reply to the message. Delete this email immediately! It does NOT come from a ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ source.</strong></p> Fri, 30 Aug 2024 20:34:53 +0000 sara.distefano@mcgill.ca 46071 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