IT Musings

Feb 10, 2023

Wolfcopy and Papercut Printing in Poole College

Poole College is the first College at NCSU to shift all its shared printing and copying services to the centralized printing solution managed by OIT and Wolfcopy to Wolfcopy Departmental PaperCut for printing to the KonicaMinolta All-in-One printers/copiers scanners. What are the benefits of this service? Why did we make this change? If you haven’t… 

Feb 10, 2023

Microsoft Office has expired! What do I do now?

Previously, the IT Team installed the last stand-alone version of Microsoft Office (version 2016). Up until recently, this version has worked fine for most of you. However, the license for Microsoft Office 2016 is no longer supported and has now expired! So what does that mean for you? To utilize the Microsoft Office suite, you… 

Feb 10, 2023

IT Community Event

Learn more about our IT team and other IT staff across campus presenting at an upcoming IT community event. Learn More » 

Feb 10, 2023

Odds and Ends and Whatnots

It’s the last week before classes, and there are so many things to discuss regarding information technology and college preparedness. Because of this, I decided this week would just be an array of nuggets of information for everyone—a list of happenings, tips, helpful hints, reminders, and what is upcoming, if you will. So hang on… 

Feb 10, 2023

Adobe Creative Cloud License update

As you may have heard, our current licenses for Adobe products (Acrobat Professional, Adobe Creative Cloud- which includes Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign) expired on Friday, August 8. Central IT is working diligently on renewing the Adobe Creative Cloud license as quickly as possible for those who wish to renew. 

Feb 8, 2023

Can I purchase/subscribe to software online with my NC State Pcard? If I do am I signing a contract?

The answer is maybe? So, what do I mean by maybe? What I mean is before you set up an account online for any software and “agree” to the terms please check with the IT department first to see if the software has been approved by central IT by emailing pcom_support@ncsu.edu. Because you are signing… 

Feb 8, 2023

How to send and open confidential e-mails

Did you know you can send messages and attachments with Gmail’s confidential mode enabled to help protect sensitive information or communications from unauthorized access? Following the instructions below you will enable the confidentiality mode which will disable the recipients from forwarding, copying, printing, and downloading the e-mail message or any attachments enclosed. Examples of why… 

Feb 8, 2023

The top reasons to use NC State’s VPN (Virtual Private Network)

To learn more about NC State University’s VPN Service click here: 

Feb 8, 2023

Need IT Hardware or Software?

All purchases for computer hardware must be approved in advance by the PCOM IT department by sending an email to pcom_support@ncsu.edu. This includes, but is not limited to: To request hardware, email pcom_support@ncsu.edu and provide the following: Untitled document More information on IT hardware purchases can be found in the IT Hardware Purchases SOP. 

Feb 8, 2023

How to be successful in a hybrid working environment

As we continue to move towards a shared working environment more and more, we are challenged with sustaining success with our in-office and at-home schedules. Here are some tips to help ensure the best outcomes in both places.