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  • Engineering IT Team Recognition

    JK Stringer  "Star Studded" Service Excellence Awardee

    Amy Morell "Dedicated" Teamwork and Organization Award

    Maggie Nguyen "Quest for Knowledge" Professional Development Award

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  • MultiSim - Student and Research Use

    This article will discuss the installation and activation of Multisim, an industry standard SPICE simulation and circuit design software for analog, digital, and power electronics in education and research.

    • Windows Only Installation.
    • Multisim licensing is renewed annually.
    • The license has been paid for by the ECE department and is for their sole use.
    • Licensing details should be provided by your professor for student course work.
    • Licensing code is a 11 alpha-numeric code.
    • Expires annually.

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  • WIlsdorf200

    Conference Room Upgrades

    Engineering IT is working hard on your behalf to improve conference rooms.

    The following AV system upgrade has been completed.

    • Wilsdorf 200 to a Zoom Room system

    Just a quick note to let everyone know that the AV upgrade in the Wilsdorf 200 meeting room is complete! We installed a ZOOM ROOMS system over spring break and ran into a minor configuration issue, but that has been resolved, and the ZOOM ROOM is running as designed. 

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  • MS Teams General Channel can now be customized.

    Microsoft has heard your cry!  The Owner of the Team can change or customize the name of the General Channel!  And it is easy to do - wait... is that a good thing or a bad thing?

    Just click the 3 little dots to the right of the channel and select  Manage Channel or Rename Channel

    Things to consider before the change:

    There is no going back to General, once you change it, General is no longer an option to rename to.

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  • Using Teams for Meetings? Transitioning from ZOOM? Struggling to make it work the way you want it?

    Check out MS information on how to share and collaborate within MS Teams meeting - its all in the Presenter Control bar!

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  • Labview

    This article discusses the installation and activation of LabVIEW, a graphical programming environment that provides unique productivity accelerators for test system development, such as an intuitive approach to programming, connectivity to any instrument, and fully integrated user interfaces.

    Licensing details should be provided by your professor for student course work

    Licensing needs for Research on University-owned computers should be requested via

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  • UVACollab Is Going Away, What About My Files?

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    Collab does not allow for an easy drag and drop solution, it requires a WebDAV (Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning) connection.  

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  • you've got mail!

    Is That Email Really From My Boss?

    These fraudulent emails or messages often appear to come from trusted sources within the University of Virginia, and sometimes even appear to be from an “@virginia.edu” email address. They ask the recipient to reply with sensitive information, such as login credentials or financial details, enter sensitive data into online forms, click suspicious links, or to download harmful attachments.

    The University will never ask for your password or sensitive personal information via email.

    What to Watch For:

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  • New TEAMS App

    The Classic Teams app is no longer supported by Microsoft security updates, posing a potential security risk.

    New Teams (available as of October 2023) is faster, uses less resources, and performs better on Mac OS devices.

    In addition, New Teams has fewer necessary clicks, new themes, and more options for notifications.

    You may be currently using the NEW Teams app - congratulations on your upgrade!  You can check if you are currently using the CLASSIC or NEW Teams by one of the following methods: 

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