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.
Changed Opening Hours on September 27, 2024
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Due to an internal event, the IT-ServiceDesk will only be open for you during limited opening hours on Friday, September 27, 2024.
MoodleCafé – Exchange Format for Good Teaching With RWTHmoodle
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Are you looking for good practice examples for the use of RWTHmoodle in teaching? Then visit the ‘MoodleCafé’.
In this new digital exchange format, lecturers from different departments at RWTH Aachen University will present concrete examples of how they use specific functions such as StudentQuiz, PDF annotation or gamification to benefit their teaching. Take the opportunity to familiarise yourself with previously little-known functions in RWTHmoodle, exchange ideas about challenges and solutions and benefit from the positive experiences of your colleagues.
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.
Welcome, New MATSE Trainees!
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This year, we are delighted to welcome an impressive number of 103 new MATSE trainees who are starting their dual studies in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science at FH Aachen. These young talents, who are being trained as mathematical-technical software developers, were warmly welcomed to the IT Center on September 3.
There was also an exciting program for our new MATSEs on September 5, which we have summarized in this blog post.
Preferred Names at RWTH
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Names are important – they give us identity and recognition value. They simply belong to us.
Some of us don’t just have one first name, but several. In everyday language, however, they are not always used consistently. This is where the so-called preferred name comes into play. This is the name by which you are usually addressed.
In principle, a preferred name is automatically stored for each person in Identity Management. In the simplest case, the person only has one first name, which means that the preferred name is identical to the first name.
If there are several first names, the preferred name is initially automatically set to the first first name.
Whenever the preferred name is changed – i.e. also when the first name is entered – people with more than one first name are informed by e-mail and can take corrective action if necessary.
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.
Storage Space Reduction on OneDrive & SharePoint Online
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Microsoft products play a major role in everyday university life, especially for many students. Services such as Word, PowerPoint, Excel and OneNote are part of the Microsoft licences included in the Microsoft federal contract that RWTH Aachen University has concluded with Microsoft. This gives students (and employees) the necessary rights to use the software.
Due to new votes and licence changes on the part of Microsoft, the storage space for OneDrive and SharePoint Online on the tenant for students has been redefined.
You can find out what has changed for you and how to proceed in this blog post.
