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Article Category: <span>Software</span>
Upgrading to Windows 11
We will be making Windows 11 available to machines capable of running it within the next few weeks. There will be an initial popup that lets you know the upgrade is available but, if you miss it, you will also be able to see if the upgrade is available under CLAS Software Center from the
Adding Languages in Windows!
By default, CLAS IT’s Windows machines come with only the English language pack preinstalled. However, you can still use other languages as your computer’s main display language—just remember to set it back to English while you’re receiving tech support! From the Settings menu, navigate to Time & Language. From here, you can set the operating
Quit a Hanging App on a Mac
If an application or program has become unresponsive, then there’s a good chance that trying to place your mouse pointer over the menu bar at the top of the screen will result in a spinning beach ball that doesn’t allow you to select any options. You can of course give the application some time to
Cloud Storage Options – Fall 2022
Available Cloud Storage Options As a faculty or staff member at UF you gain access to Dropbox, OneDrive, and Google Drive as cloud storage options. Each of these platforms have a slightly different layout, but they all share these three common benefits: Redundancy If your hard drive dies on you, not only do you have
Windows 11
Windows 11 is Microsoft’s newest operating system. Officially released in October of 2021, Windows 11 is the modern OS in the Microsoft lineup, however Microsoft will continue to offer support and security updates for Windows 10 until October 2025. In anticipation of the Windows 10 end-of-life, all new Windows computers that CLAS IT deploys will
License Agreements
Quiz time! True or False: A license agreement is a legal contract and because it is a legal contract, faculty and staff may not be allowed to accept the terms and conditions of some license agreements on behalf of the university without seeking approval from UF Procurement even when the software product or service is
Microsoft Teams
Skype for Business, which we have been using for Instant messaging, Screen sharing, and video calling is going away in summer 2021. The replacement for Skype For Business is going to be Microsoft Teams. Microsoft Teams is without doubt a great tool for collaboration. I have embedded a video that will give you some Idea
Adobe Flash Player End of Life
Three years after their announcement in July 2017, Adobe Flash Player is finally coming to an end on December 31, 2020. Now you may be wondering, “What is Flash and how is this going to affect me?” Adobe Flash is a free software that was extremely common a few years back. Flash allowed users to
Zoom Tips and Tricks
Keeping Zoom up to Date Zoom updates their software frequently to address security flaws, bugs, and to provide feature updates. Often, Zoom will let you know an update is available when you leave a meeting, but some minor fixes or feature updates won’t prompt you to update so it’s a good idea to check for
Say Farewell to Windows 7
Windows 7 has been a staple of our University technological environment for quite some time now, but it is nearly time to say goodbye. Microsoft will end all support for the Operating System on January 14, 2020 and beginning in February 2020, UFIT will begin blocking Win7 devices from the network. In anticipation of Windows