Author Archives: Anna-Liisa
Web accessibility online course
Accessible online services are a pre-requisition for successful digitalisation: when the service is accessible, as many people as possible can take care of their affairs online without outside help. The Act on the Provision of Digital Services obliges public bodies to produce accessible online services. The Act also applies to higher education institutions. If a […]
Office 365 – Outlook: Encrypt your email
(English translation by Joni Liikala) Encrypting means that your email and it’s attachments are transformed from a natural language to an encrypted form, that only the recipient can open with a one-time passcode. Sending an encrypted message Receiving an encrypted message Sending an encrypted message You can encrypt your email message in Outlook by adding […]
Problems with the Canon uniFLOW devices?
Canon takes care of all the Canon printers in use at Oamk and the University of Oulu. Canon takes care of both the papers and ink on the devices. If a machine is out of paper or ink, or if there is a functional disorder, Canon’s services are notified about the issue automatically. Canon’s service will […]
The wireless networks available to university students and staff at Oamk
On the Oamk campuses, you can typically find these three wireless networks: KK (=Oamk’s own network), Eduroam and panOULU. Always use KK when possible. That is the easiest option: You don’t need a VPN connection when you are already inside the Oamk’s own network. When you need to use Oamk’s web-based services, we recommend you should […]
How to fill a personal data protection information sheet (= GDPR privacy notice)
Unfortunately, this guideline is not available in English yet.
OneDrive Files On-Demand helps you access all your files in OneDrive without having to download all of them and use storage space on your device.
OneDrive Files On-Demand helps you access all your files in OneDrive without having to download all of them and use storage space on your device. This feature comes with Windows 10 and 11. Keep your computer uptodate with latest security and performance patches and updates for Windows! Please read more about the OneDrive Files On-Demand from the […]
Is your computer ok? Scan your computer to detect malware with an online virus scanner
NB! This ESET tool will only look for possible malware, thus it will not remove any: If your computer is infected, you need to use other programs to clean it up (e.g. the ESET full version, which has a free 30 days trial.) Go to this web page: https://www.eset.com/us/home/online-scanner/ When you clock the “SCAN NOW” button, you will download […]
Prevent ransomware attacks targeted at users of Microsoft products (e.g. Excel, Outlook, Word) by answering No in a dialog that asks for permission to use data from linked files
If you get an Office document, a calendar link or another file to your email and when you are handling the file it gives you a dialog or warning prompt that looks something like this: Always answer No, just like you would do with any Office Macros. Background: Microsoft’s Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) is an old (1987) feature of MS products (mainly […]
Tuudo user guide
English translation by Joni Liikala You can get the Tuudo application from Google Play Store and Apple’s App Store (Introduction to Tuudo). Table of contents: Sidebar Home screen Studies Schedule Map Restaurants Chat (= forums in Tuudo) Plaza (= a bulletin board in Tuudo) 1. Sidebar All the features of Tuudo are in the sidebar. […]
IT support at Oamk – read this before you send a service request!
ICT Services is responsible for IT support of Oulu University of Applied Sciences (Oamk). IT support will help you with IT problems related to your studies. If you encounter a problem, e.g. you cannot reach a service, it could be because of scheduled maintenance work. (NB. The regular maintenance window is every Friday from 7 AM to […]