What Vended Products Need a Review Under University Policy 5.12, all vended products used at Cornell should meet the current Web Content Accessibility Guidelines standard. This means all vended products should undergo a review process, whether by the unit that intends to use the product or by the…

How the Search Works (OR operator) By default when you put in several words, the search engine looks on IT@Cornell for pages that have any of those words in them. If you search for Microsoft office the results will show if they have the word Microsoft OR office in them.

The Outlook desktop application is in the process of being updated to a "New" version. Details about this change can be found in the Microsoft announcement.

Cornell's Microsoft OneDrive file storage and collaboration service has experienced major improvements in speed, organization, and personalization. OneDrive is integrated with Microsoft Teams and other Microsoft 365 services, and can be accessed through Microsoft Office apps or directly at onedrive…

The Strategic Storage Initiative, launched in 2021, continues its efforts to provide services that meet Cornell's storage needs in a financially sustainable manner. Over its history, the project has implemented processes that help manage storage use. These include:

"My Drive" is For You - Not For Projects In a shared project, it is common for people to share content in someone's personal Cornell Google Drive. With all of the information in one location, everyone feels secure that all the materials are gathered up in a safe place. Then a project member…

The updated IT@Cornell website (it.cornell.edu) went live after the close of business hours on Monday, September 25, 2023. The launch concludes the new site project, which began late in 2022. The new version of the website runs on Drupal 9, a supported version of the web platform that brings…

Ben Maddox, the chief academic technology officer at New York University, has been named chief information officer for the Ithaca campus and Cornell Tech. He will begin his new role November 6, 2023. As CIO for the Ithaca campus and Cornell Tech, Ben Maddox will create a more agile and innovative…

HTML-Formatted Email HTML formatted email is the default for most email clients, including Outlook on the Web. Sending email to a non-Cornell address Your URLs will not be formatted by Safe Links when you send an email.

Secure Connect enables you to use your fingerprint or your facial features (your biometrics) to log in to services that require your NetID and password. On Windows, you may know this feature as Windows Hello. On Mac, it’s called Touch ID. Increasingly laptops, smartphones, and other devices include…

Biometric verification uses physical characteristics of a person to verify their identity. The fingerprint login or facial recognition you might use on your smartphone or computer are examples of biometrics. On Windows, you may know this feature as Windows Hello. On Mac, it’s called Touch ID.

Over the next two months, SiteImprove will migrate away from Classic QA reports, replacing it with Dashboard Reports.

The Business Analysis Special Interest Group (BA-SIG) has been meeting for over a year discussing BA tools & techniques and sharing testimonials about the BA practice in the real world. In addition to the standing topics, guest speakers have covered: Quality Assurance, Stakeholder Analysis…

The Secure Connect project is planning and implementing the rollout of the new service to the Cornell community. Phase 1: Enhanced Login Safety The initial launch of Secure Connect will only be available for Cornell-owned devices and will provide login access to the 1,000+ systems (Workday, CU…

Generative artificial intelligence (AI), offered through tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, Bard, Copilot (Microsoft, GitHub, etc.), and DALL-E, is a subset of AI that uses machine learning models to create new, original content, such as images, text, code, or music, based on patterns and structures…

Do you have any pressing questions about web accessibility, or just want to know more about how to make your website accessible to all? The CIT Web Accessibility team is starting monthly Web Accessibility Office Hours, the first Thursday of every month, at 1 pm.

It is now possible to set your pronouns in Cornell's Microsoft Office 365 through Teams or Outlook on the web. If you choose to make use of the feature, the information will appear on your profile card in apps like Teams and Outlook. For more information, see Microsoft's Pronouns on your…

Starting August 7, 2023, Ithaca Microsoft Office 365 settings will be changed so that individuals at Weill Cornell Medicine and elsewhere outside Cornell can see presence status (like Available, Busy, or Do not disturb) for members of the Ithaca and Cornell Tech communities. WCM presence is already…

To avoid an interruption to the ability to attend scheduled Zoom meetings, Zoom and Zoom Room clients should be updated to version 5.12 or greater before August 5, 2023.