We are excited to announce that we've enabled Single Sign-On (SSO) on Mural for a seamless and secure login experience.

Action required: Please log out of your Mural account and log back in using SSO. This will ensure uninterrupted access and a smoother process for future logins.

 

Classified as: Mural
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Published on: 27 Nov 2024

Exciting news for Office 365 users! Microsoft Forms is now seamlessly integrated with PowerPoint, allowing you to incorporate live polls, quizzes or surveys directly into your slides. This powerful, easy-to-use feature is free and perfect for gathering real-time feedback and boosting engagement in any setting, from lectures to group projects!

Make your presentations dynamic, collaborative and impactful! With MS Forms, it’s easy to bring your audience into the experience, enabling instant engagement and interaction. Get started today and take your presentations to the next level!

Classified as: IT Alerts, IT Announcements, IT Announcement, collaboration, *Communication & Collaboration Tools
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Published on: 14 Nov 2024

Important update for Microsoft Teams users! Starting November 27, 2024, all newly created Microsoft Teams groups were set to Private by default. If you attempt to create a new team, the Public option will be unavailable (greyed out), as shown below:

Greyed out MS Teams public option

Classified as: IT Alerts, IT Announcements, IT Announcement, collaboration, *Communication & Collaboration Tools
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Published on: 14 Nov 2024

Access to myFuture / Accès à myFuture

To access the new myFuture platform, use the following link / Pour accéder à la nouvelle plateforme, utilisez le lien suivant :  https://myfuture.mcgill.ca

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ORIGINAL Message posted June, 2024

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Dear all,

Classified as: myFuture, new students, Graduate Students
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Published on: 19 Sep 2024

McGill’s Emergency Notification System allows you to opt in your mobile device to receive alerts during time-sensitive situations and disruptions in the use of various buildings on campus.

In the past, some mobile phone carriers only allowed voice messages, not SMS text messaging. Today, all carriers support SMS, so we will switch all Emergency Notification System messaging to SMS for mobile phones starting September 18.

If your personal mobile device is configured to use text-to-speech, SMS notifications from McGill will be read aloud.

 

Classified as: Emergency Notification System
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Published on: 10 Sep 2024

After October 18, Classroom telephones will no longer automatically call the Audiovisual support hotline when you remove the telephone receiver from the base.

This change will prevent accidental calls to the hotline.

After that date, you will have to use the press the AV System Support button on the lower-left side of the telephone’s display screen to call the Audiovisiual support hotline. (See below)

Classified as: IT Announcements, IT Alerts, myMcGill portal, myCourses
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Published on: 6 Sep 2024

Congratulations to Emma Hogarth (Biomedical Sciences), for winning the 2024 IT Services Virtual Scavenger Hunt Contest.

Emma scored 100% on our IT Quiz and won a pair of wireless Beats headphones in the prize draw!

Thank you to all who entered and answered skill-testing questions about the IT services available to McGill students.

We had 1513 entries! Within those entries:

Classified as: IT Security awareness, IT Security Awareness Training, IT Services, students, IT Announcements, IT Alerts, myMcGill portal, myCourses, Minerva for Students, procurement
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Published on: 6 Sep 2024

UPDATE: InfoEd is once again available.

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ORIGINAL Message posted September 3, 2024

Classified as: scheduled maintenance, IT systems unavailable/issues
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Published on: 6 Sep 2024

McGill offers a secure version of Microsoft Copilot that protects our data using Commercial or Enterprise Data Protection (secure). Microsoft Copilot, formerly known as Bing Chat or Bing Chat for Enterprise, is an AI tool built into Microsoft Edge. 

By engaging with the Microsoft Copilot AI chatbot, you can: 

Classified as: IT Announcements, information security
Published on: 27 Jun 2024

On November 2, 2024, Zoom will enforce its latest quarterly minimum version requirements. If you are not using at least version 5.17.5 (for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Intune) or version 5.17.0 for Blackberry, Zoom will not work until you update your software.

Classified as: IT Announcements, zoom
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Published on: 27 Jun 2024

On Friday, June 21, the security certificate that secures authentication to McGill's wpa.mcgill.ca, eduroam, and cusm-muhc.mcgill.ca Wi-Fi networks will be renewed. This certificate allows you to sign on to the Wi-Fi network in a secure manner.  

For Android and most Windows devices, the change will be seamless, and no action is required. However, devices that run iOS and MacOS will display a message prompting users to accept the new certificate. 

Classified as: Wireless Connectivity, WiFi, iOS, MacOS, renewal, certificate, IT Announcements, IT Alerts
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Published on: 18 Jun 2024

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The following is a message from McGill IT Services.

ALL owners of "Public" MS Teams groups are required to audit their groups.

Classified as: IT Alerts, IT Announcements, MS Teams, Office365*, personal data, Data Privacy
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Published on: 17 May 2024

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Exciting changes are coming your way! Windows 10 will be upgraded to Windows 11 on ICS-managed computers, bringing you enhanced features and performance. The upgrade will be rolled out gradually. Newly acquired devices will be pre-installed with Windows 11!

 

Classified as: Windows 11
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Published on: 13 May 2024

New changes to the e-election platform!

We would like to advise you that the decision was made to replace the Omnivox solution with an existing, similar tool called Qualtrics. This will allow IT Services to streamline our solutions and reduce service duplication. In addition to this, the Qualtrics solution will bring enhanced features, improved data security, and a more user-friendly interface, all of which will significantly improve your e-election experience. The Qualtrics solution is now available upon request as of May 13, 2024.

Classified as: omnivox, Qualtrics, e-Elections
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Published on: 13 May 2024

VPN Downtime Alert: There will be a temporary interruption in VPN service on Monday, April 29, between 5:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. VPN access will not be available during this period. 

We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.

Classified as: Virtual Private Network (VPN), VPN, downtime, scheduled maintenance; IT Alerts
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Published on: 24 Apr 2024

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