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Tuesday, May 7, 2024
Being at university implies many hours of screen time and we often neglect eye care. You may experience watery eyes, headaches, fatigue due to eye strain. If you look out for the following monitor features you will ensure that you have the best monitor possible for your sensitive eyes. Many of these factors are... More
Friday, September 22, 2023
vscode: Remote Access and Code Editing Step 1: Install vscode Step 2: Install Remote-SSH Extension Step 3: Create Remote-SSH Connection Step 4: Open Folder on Remote Server Step 5: Open a terminal, edit some code, run some code! Troubleshooting: Failed Login Troubleshooting: Disk Full In addition to these instructions, you can find a video... More
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
You may have a number of on line accounts and when account breaches occur you may not be informed that your account information has been compromised. Your account info could then be available on the internet, in a practice called a ‘pawned’ account. There is a great site out there that collects data breaches... More
Tuesday, October 26, 2021
Updated on April 7, 2022 What Emails Exist at Carleton? Current MyCarletonOne accounts/emails @carleton.ca aliases Historical Aliases or Accounts Confirm which emails you have Step 1: Confirm the Primary Aliases Step 2: Test all Emails and Aliases Step 3: Ask IT Support about your emails/aliases Modify Your Emails/Aliases Forward cmail to cunet My... More
Thursday, February 4, 2021
Phishing is the fraudulent practice of sending emails purporting to be from reputable companies in order to induce individuals to reveal personal information, such as passwords and credit card numbers. Carleton University Faculty or Staff will not ask you to send account credentials via email. How can you tell if an email is a... More
There is a common browser scam in which a website can lock your browser session. The page typically will prompt you with a login prompt or Accept or OK button but no matter what click on the page remains active. A popular scam is the Tech Support Pop-Ups where the ad tells you that your computer... More
Do you need to download and installs software from the internet? Someone sent you an attachment and you want to run it? Check it first to see if its safe to use!! The best way to check for viruses is using a virus scanner. Why use a single virus scanner when you can use... More
Have you been sent a URL and you do not know if the site has malware, is used for phishing, or has a bad reputation? VirusTotal has a URL checker that can identify problem websites before you open them:... More
If your running Windows you need at least 2 accounts: Administrator account Regular User account. For everyday work use the Regular User account! You can do much more damage if you launch an exploit as administrator than as a regular user! Sometimes you don’t even know that you have launched an exploit!... More
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