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Improve Your WIFI Connection
Posted April 10, 2019
By: Curt Price
Your internet router uses a specific channel to send data wirelessly. WIFI is convenient and generally and generally fantastic, but a couple problems are:
- There are a limited number of channels available on each router band.
- Most routers default to the same channel.
If you live in a building or dense neighborhood with a lot of access points (wireless connection points, or hotspots), there is therefore, a fairly decent chance that another wifi network in range is using the ...
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OneDrive Sharing Now Simplified
Posted April 10, 2019
By: Jodie Nehrt
It’s a common recommendation from ITS to faculty: “Save your files on OneDrive and link them in your course.” Until a few weeks ago, that recommendation was followed by a set of instructions to change the share setting to limit student access so they could see and download but couldn’t alter your original documents and files.
Now, you can link content to Blackboard with fewer clicks! This updated Knowledge Base article, Share a File or Folder from OneDri...
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Spring cleaning with CCleaner
Posted April 10, 2019
By: Emily Macios
NOTE: Ccleaner is for HOME USE ONLY and is not free for corporate use. Ccleaner could also cause conflicts with enterprise level software currently installed on your machine. This is not to be installed on SIUE machines.
Computer getting bogged down? Just as we accumulate junk in our everyday lives, our computers also accumulate junk. Over time, Windows can get slowed down by these junk files and performance can be negatively impacted. When this happens, your computer is in ne...
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Quizlet: A simple learning app
Posted April 10, 2019
By: Emily Macios
If you're new to online learning platforms, the Quizlet app is an interesting option. With an easy-to-use and simple user interface, Quizlet is a mobile app for creating your own study content or searching existing user-generated content. Already used by one third of college students, and half of high school students in the US, the app aims to reach 1.5 billion worldwide.
The Quizlet app lets you create your own study content by using flashcards, diagrams, etc. It will sync yo...
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