College of Charleston Information Technology

Empowering students, faculty, and staff at College of Charleston with top-notch tech support and innovation.

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Ready to let AI do the heavy lifting? 🤖

Join expert Dave Birss to move past basic prompts and work smarter.

What you'll master:
⚙️ Automate routine tasks
📈 Data & spreadsheet analysis
💡 Deep research methods

Get the frameworks you need: https://t.co/qzrbQT6rM1

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New students: your easiest first win starts here 🌴💻
Download the CofC IT App and open the New Student IT Checklist to complete key tech setup tasks before classes begin.

Skip the last-minute scramble.
📲 Download today and be ready for day one: https://t.co/6zSLIv4JI2

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It’s hurricane season, don’t be caught unprepared! 

Make sure to:
✔️ Update your emergency plans
✔️ Check the Everbridge app
✔️ Back up files to OneDrive
✔️ Sign up for IT alerts via https://t.co/aweX7Wfb5b

Stay ready. Stay safe. 💻📱🌀

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🎉 Welcome to campus, Class of 2030 students and families! 💻

Information Technology is here to support you every step of the way. 🤝

Stop by our table at the Orientation Information Fair, we’d love to meet you! 👋✨
https://t.co/xmUDAByutD

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📸 Be honest: what's lurking in your Downloads folder?

Mine is full of screenshots and forgotten PDFs. 😅

Quick Fix Friday:
🗑️ Delete what you don't need
📂 File what you do
♻️ Empty the Trash

What's your oldest file?

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Text Adjust is a free extension giving you real-time control over web text. Change fonts, spacing & line height via a draggable panel. Perfect for dyslexia, ADHD, eye strain, or anyone wanting a better reading experience. 100% private.

👉https://t.co/DSIKOPFaKR

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Seen a huge spike in scam calls/texts lately? 📱🛑 Scammers are getting specific, pretending to be local police or Amazon support, verifying fake orders.

Be skeptical! Check your actual apps or look up official phone numbers directly.

🛡️Stay safe: https://t.co/2sOANfV6FU

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✅ Never miss a deadline with Microsoft To Do!

Stop using random sticky notes. Since you have a Microsoft E5 account, you can create a "List" for each class and sync them across your phone, laptop, and Outlook.

Centralize your chaos!

#Productivity #Microsoft365

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Want to learn something new this summer? Check out these fun LinkedIn Learning classes! 🎸 Learn guitar: [https://t.co/H6lDShZazk 📸 Master photography: [https://t.co/mQsi5yTQB9 Let me know how it goes!

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Your laptop’s been working hard—give it a quick refresh:
✔ Restart
✔ Update
✔ Clean up files

A few minutes now = smoother performance later.

Not sure where to start? Find step-by-step guides and tech tips on the https://t.co/xmUDAByutD or https://t.co/L60znvyGSk.

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Think you're multitasking?

Your brain is probably just switching rapidly between tasks and paying a price in focus and energy.

Try this: Close a few tabs, silence notifications, and focus on one thing at a time. Your afternoon might thank you.

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Kids today will never know the anxiety of missing the "Local on the 8s" 📻

Staring at the TV, listening to smooth jazz, waiting for the radar to roll through 5 counties that weren't yours just to see if school was canceled.

Check out 90's retro weather: https://t.co/OY3QiRvgRu

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Minimize downtime with this quick login tip. 🛠️

Before you spend time on a call, check out our Getting Started - Login Help FAQs. Most login hurdles can be resolved in seconds using the self-service steps found here: https://t.co/zpF4TCcPTu

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Communicating with Confidence (1h 16m)

Don't have 75 minutes? Just watch the 5-minute segment on ‘De-escalating conflict; (5 min) to save yourself 70 minutes.

https://t.co/bW42bh1Y0D

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☀️ Hot cars can permanently damage your phone or laptop battery, screen, & hardware — even in 10 minutes. 🔋💻

If you must leave it behind:
✔️ Power it off
✔️ Store it in the trunk

Apple: https://t.co/4tNVOjFtbP
Samsung: https://t.co/kFT007m5FX

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Home for summer but still have a "To-Do" list? ☀️ Let AI help:

✅ Build a workout plan
✅ Create reading lists
✅ Prep for fall internships

Work faster, play longer! Just remember to be the "Librarian"—verify the facts before you use the results!

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Writing research for summer submission? Stop typing. Start talking!

Microsoft Word’s built-in Dictate feature is the ultimate hack for writer's block. Just click the mic & speak—it even handles punctuation on the fly.

IT Takeaway: Voice your rough draft, edit later.

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Maymester moves fast! Don't let a tech issue slow you down before the May 27 finish line.

Back up to the cloud: Save to OneDrive (https://t.co/Jkk0xQnfT2) or Google Drive (https://t.co/1PJF5GL1w4) to keep your work safe.
Skip the frustration: We can help! https://t.co/xmUDAByutD

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🤖 "I am not a robot"... might be a virus. Scammers are using fake CAPTCHA s that ask you to use keyboard shortcuts (like Win+R) to "verify" your identity.

 Fact: A real CAPTCHA will NEVER ask you to run a command. Don't fall for it.

Details here https://t.co/abmYMSz1sD

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Accessibility Tip:  Make Email Easier to Read

An easy change to make in your email more accessible is to change your default font to 14 pt and your font style as a sans-serif font.

To set it up go to Outlook Settings for Mail and Compose and Reply.