Kategorie: ‘Fun & Facts’
Basics at RWTH: E-Mail
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As part of our blog series “Basics at RWTH”, today we are introducing you to the RWTH e-mail service, which is essential for your daily communication in everyday university life. We have compiled the most important information for you so that you can get started quickly and easily with your e-mail inbox – if you haven’t already done so.
11th Aachen Company Run – Not Without My (It Center) Team
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Not only can we do the maths, we can also run: At the 11th Aachen company run, the IT Center once again proved its sporting prowess and even took 3rd place in the individual classification! True to the motto “We’re not just good at computing”, the running team took the opportunity this year to grow together as a team and achieve new personal bests. Read our impressions of the sporting event of the year in this article.
IT Center Oktoberfest 2024
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On September 27, 2024, the IT Center celebrated Oktoberfest 2024, which was opened by the management with warm words. Professor Matthias Müller opened the celebration with a short speech and got the guests in the mood for the festive occasion.
A special highlight of the event was the tribute to Daniel Bündgens, who celebrated his 25th anniversary of service. With warm words, congratulations and a small gift, he was honored for his many years of loyalty and commitment to the IT Center.
Today is World Smile Day
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Smile, please! Today is World Smile Day. We would like to take this day as an opportunity to motivate you to give your fellow human beings or strangers an honest and sincere smile on this day. In this article, you will learn more about the background of World Smile Day and inspiring wisdom about smiling.
Software Freedom Day and One Web Day 2024
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In our increasingly digital world, there are two important awareness days that underscore the importance of free and accessible digital spaces: Software Freedom Day and One Web Day. This year, the two awareness days took place on the same weekend, which is why we would like to dedicate this blog post to both days.
IT Professionals Day: Invisible Heroes
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On September 17, 2024, we are celebrating IT Professionals Day – a global day of honor that puts the spotlight on all those people who often work behind the scenes but are indispensable to the functioning of our digital world. At the IT Center of RWTH Aachen University, we would like to use this occasion to pay well-deserved tribute to the IT professionals, the invisible heroes, who work behind the scenes every day.
Security in E-mail Traffic 3: LDAP Address Book
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The LDAP address book (LDAP = Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) is a type of database or directory that an email application queries via a predefined path (server name, port, branch/search base) in order to find out the user certificate of an email address, for example. If such an LDAP address book is integrated into your own email application, encrypted emails can be sent directly, for example, provided the recipients have published their user certificate in the LDAP address book. Not every e-mail has to be sent encrypted, but you can select this option if you wish and after successful setup. Read more about the encryption of emails in part 2 of the blog series.
Digital Minimalism: Less is More
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In today’s increasingly digital world, it’s easy to get lost in the endless flood of information, notifications, and digital distractions. While these technologies offer many benefits, their overuse can also lead to stress, overwhelm, and a lower quality of life. This is where digital minimalism comes into play. But what exactly is digital minimalism, how can it be practised, and what benefits does it offer? In the following blog post, we aim to explain this in more detail.
Security in E-mail Traffic 2: Encryption
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It regularly happens that personal data or other sensitive information such as temporary passwords, application documents etc. need to be transmitted quickly. The choice often falls on the exchange by e-mail. However, this data must be protected against unauthorized access by third parties. In order to still be able to use e-mail, the e-mails must be encrypted. We will show you how this works in the following blog post, along with other relevant information on the subject. Go back to the first blog post in our series to read more about digital signatures.
Overleaf at RWTH Aachen University
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On 6 February 2024, Overleaf officially went into regular operation at RWTH Aachen University. Thanks to the cooperation with the Technical University of Darmstadt (TU Darmstadt), employees with active status at RWTH Aachen now have access to a powerful, web-based LaTeX platform that is revolutionising the creation of scientific documents. This introduction marks a significant step towards more efficient and collaborative research and teaching.
