Kategorie: ‘Students’
Keeping Cool in the (Home)Office – Our 5 Tips for Hot Days.
Summer Office
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Many people love the summer temperatures. But hot days in the (home) office can also be very exhausting.
When the air stands still and the thermometer rises to 25 degrees+, it’s not easy to stay productive. We feel listless, tired and our ability to concentrate decreases.
We have collected five simple tips for you that will help you to keep cool. Read the rest of this entry »
Changeover of the University Library Account
Source: Martin Braun
The University Library (UB) of RWTH Aachen University is changing its systems. This will change a lot in the background, but not much for you as users.
Why are we telling you this?
From August 2022, you will be able to log in to the university library using RWTH Single Sign-On.
The advantage for you?
You will have to remember one password less 🙂
The IT Center Picture Puzzle: High Performance Computing (HPC) Office
Source: Own Illustration
MeetMeWednesday: Our series “The IT Center Picture Puzzle” has already gone into the fourth round. Could you guess which word we were looking for this time?
The required word “coordination” stands for the High Performance Computing (HPC) Office. Did you guess it? In this blog post, we present the corresponding interview with the HPC Office, in which you can learn more about the activities and exciting insights of the Office.
Cleaning up the Microsoft Accounts
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“Tidiness is half the battle” – for this reason, we have now started a clean-up campaign of the Microsoft accounts in the RWTH-Tenant!
“But what actually is the RWTH-Tenant? What is this cleanup campaign all about? Does it affect my Microsoft account?”
We have summarized the answers to these and other questions for you in today’s article, so that you don’t miss any important information on the topic of Microsoft 365 at RWTH Aachen University and stay up-to-date on innovations in good time. Read the rest of this entry »
Connecting Multiple Apple Devices to Eduroam
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Some students and staff receive a connection error when trying to connect to eduroam on multiple Apple devices at once. The Apple keychain prevents connecting to eduroam when using multiple eduroam identifiers.
#ITbites – Part 2
Quelle: Eigene Darstellung
Whether it’s a shortcut, tutorial, tip or trick – since February 2022, we’ve been providing you with all kinds of life hacks from the IT sector every three weeks via our social media channels Facebook and Twitter using the hashtag #ITbites.
Don’t have one of the two social media accounts? No problem! Today we’re recapping the #ITbites from Q2 2022 for you here on the blog so you don’t miss a thing. You missed the lifehacks from the 1st quarter? Then feel free to check out our last post 😊 Read the rest of this entry »
CEO Fraud: When “Superiors” ask for Money
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Online fraud schemes are constantly evolving and becoming more devious. In some cases, it can be extremely difficult to spot the scam. Yet one particular fraud method seems to be growing in popularity in recent years and, more importantly, causing ever greater damage: the CEO Fraud. In this article, we’ll explain exactly how this method works and how you can protect yourself from it. Read the rest of this entry »
Feedback on the Beta Version of the RWTHapp 2.0
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As part of the beta test, you had the opportunity to test the new RWTHapp in advance in mid-May – which around 3,000 of you did diligently. With the help of your feedback, we are now continuing to work on the app, which is expected to be ready for launch in the course of the coming winter semester 2022/2023 and will accompany you through your daily university life.
Of course, we do not want to deprive you of the results of the beta test and have summarized them for you in this report. Read the rest of this entry »
E-Mail Attachments and Their Challenges
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Everybody has experienced this: You are working on documents with several people. When the work statuses then need to be exchanged, there are various approaches.
Still popular is the sending of attachments via e-mail. Sounds easy, but it can cause some difficulties.
To support you at this point, the IT Center has prepared a handout on how to deal with attachments. But let’s start from the beginning…
A Look Behind the Scenes – The Proportion of Women in German IT Companies
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What does the proportion of women in German IT companies actually look like? The industry association Bitkom investigated this question and took a close look at 500 companies. We also took the results of the survey as an opportunity to take a look behind the scenes at the IT Center. You can read about this and more in this blog post. 🙂
