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August 2009

August 31, 2009

Media Center DVDs Now More Visible

MediaCenterLogo Looking for something new to view this weekend? Students, faculty, and staff have always been able to search online and borrow videos from the Media Center at Odegaard Library, UW Seattle. Now you can browse about 2,000 of the 30,000 items in the collection, including those from major producers, on racks similar to those at your favorite video store. See The Daily article for more information.

August 21, 2009

Register Your Home and Cell Phone Number to Avoid Telemarketer Calls

Iphone_pair To avoid receiving calls from telemarketers (which could cost you on your cell phone, depending on how your minutes are charged on your plan), register your phone numbers with the National Do Not Call Registry. It takes 31 days from the time you register for it to go into effect.

August 17, 2009

E-Resource: CQ Almanac

Congress What are the main points of the USA-PATRIOT Act, and which legislators voted for it? Find out with CQ Almanac, an online reference source that offers authoritative coverage and analysis of every major piece of legislation that lawmakers considered during a congressional session from 1945-2006. Browse this UW-restricted resource by subject or decade and view tables, graphs, and charts that help explain the issues.

August 11, 2009

Preview What's Coming in the Redesigned MyUW

MyUW_Logo As part of the UW Reputation Building Initiative, MyUW will release a new version in September that has a new graphical design by UW Marketing. A number of improvements by UW Technology make the site more user friendly. Now you can preview the new version and give your feedback via a short WebQ survey.

August 07, 2009

UW Technology Scheduled Weeks Off Begin in August

In response to the state budget reduction, all UW Technology professional staff will take two mandatory weeks off without pay during Fiscal Year 2010. To accomplish this with minimal impact to faculty, staff and students, most staff will be off August 24-30 (essential staff working that week will take the week of August 10th or 17th off), and again during the winter holiday periods. During these times of reduced staff, UW Technology will respond to critical service interruptions, but routine requests for service maintenance may experience delays. See the UW Technology Web page Spotlight box for details

August 03, 2009

Download iTunes U Videos to Your Phone

Mobile_learning With new iPhone and iPod touch software updates, you can download iTunes U videos -- including ResearchChannel programs -- directly to your phone. The 3.0 software updates make iTunes U directly accessible over both cellular and Wi-Fi networks through the iTunes Store. Look for ResearchChannel on iTunes U's new mobile platform to start downloading videos, including many programs from UWTV, straight to your phone today.