Author Archives: Anna-Liisa
Adding a printer
With these instructions, you can add the secure print queue to a Windows or Mac computer maintained by ICT Services. If your computer is centrally cloud‑managed by ICT Services, add the printer through the Company Portal. Your device is in centralized cloud management if it has the Company Portal app for installing software. If your […]
How to check how much space is available on your computer’s hard drive
Is your computer running out of space, or do you want to check how much free space is left? This short guide will show how to check the size of your hard drive, and how much space is left available. Contents of this guide: Checking available space on Windows Checking available space on Mac Checking […]
How to make a black and white PDF file
When you print files to the printing queue via email, you cannot help the fact that the colour files will be printed in colour. In case you want to print more affordable black and white prints, you have two options: When you are fetching your print from the Canon printer, use the printers menu options […]
Autodesk software for students
NB. only non-commercial use is allowed. Check out Autodesk University, they offer online courses for free. 1. Go to https://www.autodesk.com/education/free-software/featured 2. To register, choose a product and then create an account (or if you already have one, sign in). Start creating the account by filling out the form with Finland as your country, student as your role and […]
Teacher: Sharing your calendar
If you wish, you can share your calendar through Outlook for other people to see, either per person or through a link that anyone can access. This is done through the Outlook desktop app or the web app. You can access the web app from https://outlook.office.com/mail/. Open the Settings menu by clicking on the cogwheel […]
You can save and share your files in the Microsoft OneDrive (for Business) cloud service
NB! IT services do not take backups from the files in the Microsoft 365 cloud service. The amount of data is so enormous. You are responsible for backing up your own files in Onedrive/Sharepoint. Remember to take caution for ransomware that could encrypt your files so you cannot reach them anymore; the backups of your […]
Malware is the world’s largest security threat: Users negligence is the primary cause of the spread of malware.
Malicious programs are a constant nuisance in Oulu universities. Infected devices are difficult to detect and correct. ICT Services is constantly working to find and correct infected machines. Very often, it is found that the device has been contaminated as a result of user operations. Different firewalls, virus scanners, or any other technical things will […]
Are you unable to login?
You need your password when you log in to your e-mail and other services provided for you by the University of Oulu or Oulu University of Applied Sciences. If your password does not work, it does not necessarily mean you have forgotten it: The first thing to do, is to make sure that you do […]
Take care of updates and backups on your home computer
Software updates and backups are important! To avoid losing your important files, for example your photos, you should take backups of your files on a regular basis. For backups, you can use e.g. an external USB hard drive, which you connect to your computer only for doing or restoring backups. A removable hard disk, which costs […]
(suomi) MS Office–sovellusten asentaminen iPadille
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