ISSUE

26


September 2013

ITU Logo with text

TOUCH BASE

e-Newsletter


Content

1. Reminder on Single Sign On (SSO) Service

2. SkyDrive Pro - Cloud Storage for Student

3. Choosing Printer in Student Computer Centre (SCC)

4. Extension of Mega Sales Period




1. Reminder on Single Sign On (SSO) Service

It is a gentle reminder that SSO service has been activated for some IT service, e.g., my.HKCC / my.SPEED, E-learning System (Moodle), which logging in one of the SSO enabled systems allowing access to others. Students are STRONGLY ADVISED to log out system and PC after use to protect your CPCE AD account.

For enquiries on SSO service, please contact ITU helpdesk at 3746-0818 / 3746-0819.

ITU SSO

2. SkyDrive Pro - Cloud Storage for Student

With the beginning of new semester, student starts to work with different documents, e.g., lecture notes, worksheet, project document. It is known USB thumb drive is a common device for storing data by student while there are some drawbacks, e.g., data leakage due to device lost. There is an alternative which is SkyDrive Pro, a cloud storage for student with 7GB in size.

To access SkyDrive Pro, student can simply click "SkyDrive" on menu bar inside student email account,

Sky Drive Pro

There are different options like uploading document, creating MS office document using office web apps (Web version of MS Office) in SkyDrive Pro,

Sky Drive Pro

There is an Online help "?" on the right hand size of menu bar which student can find necessary information for using SkyDrive Pro.

Student is reminded SkyDrive Pro is bundled with student email account which will be terminated on graduation and therefore backing up data before that is necessary.

SkyDrive

3. Choosing Printer in Student Computer Centre (SCC)

Beside using the default printer for printing materials, student can observe and select other printers with shorter queue available in SCC to submit their print jobs when necessary, it helps save lot of times for queuing to collect the print out.

CPCE Printer

Printer Name is put on printer and nearby area

CPCE Printer

CPCE Printer

4. Extension of Mega Sales Period

To allow more time for those who miss previous mega sales event, Mega Sales period of various brands are extended to the end of September or earlier October. CPCE members are welcome to take this opportunity to select IT device and please visit "IT Mega Sales" inside CPCE Portal for updated information.

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