On the surface, Windows XP will look the same on April 9 as it will on April 8. But behind the scenes, criminals and hackers will be quickly moving in.
On April 8, Information and Educational Technology will release major improvements to status.ucdavis.edu, the campus website that displays the operating status of important UC Davis services including SmartSite, email and authentication.
The problem that disrupted campus email and web services during separate outages last week, first on the afternoon of Jan. 10 and again on the morning of Jan. 11, has been identified and solved.
The need for more classes that satisfy upper-division writing requirements has led to the addition of two new computer classrooms in the basement of Shields Library.
The final rounds of testing went well, so the SmartSite team will install an improved "neoportal" for the campus learning management system, as planned, starting at 12:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 21.
Hackers stole account information for about 150 million Adobe customers this fall. Thousands of people at UC Davis use popular Adobe products like Photoshop and Acrobat, which raises the question: What was the impact of the breach on campus?
Before you leave campus for year-end events and celebrations, a word of advice: Keep alert for seasonal online security risks and scams that target places like mobile shopping apps and your email inbox.
The IT Express Computing Services Help Desk will reduce its hours during the long Thanksgiving weekend, but anyone who needs its help during the holiday can still tap its online library of more than 1,000 help documents.
During winter break, SmartSite is scheduled to adopt a redesigned user portal that is easier to use than the current version, especially on small screens.
You've decided to install a password and timeout on your smartphone or tablet. But you could use a hand from someone who knows the technology, just to confirm you're doing it correctly.
The colorful posters showing up on campus bulletin boards this fall depict unhappy events that befell smartphone owners who work or study at UC Davis. But the outcomes could have been much worse.