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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

As a student of the Open University of Applied Sciences at Oamk, you get to use the same IT services as any student at Oamk:  You get an Oamk student username for your account. The Oamk student account gives you access to electronic services for the whole period of your studies. Your username will be created automatically. The account is […]

N.B.! While the network drives are still in use, the IT services recommend the cloud services.  The cloud services available to you are the Microsoft Office 365 cloud service  (incl. e. g.  e-mail and calendar, OneDrive and Sharepoint) and the Google suite for education (incl. e. g. Google Drive, Youtube). How to map a network drive in Windows Here […]

You can add a printer to a computer, which is maintained by the ICT services and the computer is in the university network or the Oamk kk network (either by cable or WiFi) Choose Start (Käynnistä) Start writing  Devices and printers (Laitteet ja tulostimet) until you can choose it from the search results; open it […]

In Windows,  the default media player is Windows Media Player. However, we recommend you change the default to VLC media player; it is a free, open source multimedia player that plays most multimedia files. In order to do this, you need to install VLC on your computer <https://www.videolan.org/vlc/>. This is how you can then change the default […]

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 […]

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 […]