Minerva for Guests - IT-announcements

Mural login now using Single Sign-On (SSO)

��VR��Ƶ — Wed, 27 Nov 2024 16:00:13 +0000

We are excited to announce that we've enabled Single Sign-On (SSO) on Mural for a seamless and secure login experience.

Action required: 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.

Boost engagement in your PowerPoint presentations with Microsoft Forms!

��VR��Ƶ — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 13:26:45 +0000

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!

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!

Microsoft Teams update: Private Teams only for enhanced security!

��VR��Ƶ — Fri, 29 Nov 2024 18:48:24 +0000

Important update for Microsoft Teams users! Starting November 27, 2024, all newly created Microsoft Teams groups were set to Private by default. If you attempt to create a new team, the Public option will be unavailable (greyed out), as shown below:

The new myFuture platform is now available / La nouvelle plateforme myFuture est maintenant disponible

��VR��Ƶ — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 17:57:33 +0000

Access to myFuture / Accès à myFuture

To access the new myFuture platform, use the following link / Pour accéder à la nouvelle plateforme, utilisez le lien suivant : https://myfuture.mcgill.ca

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ORIGINAL Message posted June, 2024

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Dear all,

Changes to MCGILL ALERT! mobile device notifications

��VR��Ƶ — Tue, 10 Sep 2024 14:59:58 +0000

��VR��Ƶ’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.

In the past, some mobile phone carriers only allowed voice messages, not SMS text messaging. Today, all carriers support SMS, so we will switch all Emergency Notification System messaging to SMS for mobile phones starting September 18.

If your personal mobile device is configured to use text-to-speech, SMS notifications from ��VR��Ƶ will be read aloud.

Winner announced! Beats Headphones - IT Services Virtual Scavenger Hunt contest!

��VR��Ƶ — Fri, 06 Sep 2024 15:02:07 +0000

Congratulations to Emma Hogarth (Biomedical Sciences), for winning the 2024 IT Services Virtual Scavenger Hunt Contest.

Emma scored 100% on our IT Quiz and won a pair of wireless Beats headphones in the prize draw!

Thank you to all who entered and answered skill-testing questions about the IT services available to ��VR��Ƶ students.

We had 1513 entries! Within those entries:

Change to the classroom telephones autodial behavior

��VR��Ƶ — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 20:14:28 +0000

After October 18, Classroom telephones will no longer automatically call the Audiovisual support hotline when you remove the telephone receiver from the base.

This change will prevent accidental calls to the hotline.

After that date, you will have to use the press the AV System Support button on the lower-left side of the telephone’s display screen to call the Audiovisiual support hotline. (See below)

InfoEd is now available

��VR��Ƶ — Fri, 06 Sep 2024 12:26:00 +0000

UPDATE: InfoEd is once again available.

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ORIGINAL Message posted September 3, 2024

Secure version of Microsoft Copilot available to ��VR��Ƶ community!

��VR��Ƶ — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 18:01:50 +0000

��VR��Ƶ 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.

By engaging with the Microsoft Copilot AI chatbot, you can:

Important: Keep your Zoom software updated

��VR��Ƶ — Fri, 01 Nov 2024 13:52:34 +0000

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.

Wi-Fi network: Action required for devices on iOS and MacOS to renew certificate

��VR��Ƶ — Tue, 18 Jun 2024 13:43:10 +0000

On Friday, June 21, the security certificate that secures authentication to ��VR��Ƶ's wpa.mcgill.ca, eduroam, and cusm-muhc.mcgill.ca Wi-Fi networks will be renewed. This certificate allows you to sign on to the Wi-Fi network in a secure manner.

For Android and most Windows devices, the change will be seamless, and no action is required. However, devices that run iOS and MacOS will display a message prompting users to accept the new certificate.