April 28, 2008
Written by Joanne Jennings
The Office of Educational Technology can work with you to select a printer based on your needs. Some items to consider when making a printer purchase are your budget; whether you will need a color or black and white printer; whether you alone will use the printer or whether it will be used by others (i.e., whether the printer will be on a network); the warranty; and the cost of replacement toner. Another item to consider is what type of printer you want (e.g., an ink jet or laser printer). Although an ink jet printer tends to cost less, it’s toner may need replacement more often and an ink jet’s life cycle may be shorter than that of a laser printer.
If you are a CHEP faculty or staff member who needs a printer recommendation, write to oet-help@udel.edu.
April 21, 2008
Written by Joanne Jennings
In the past few days, many CHEP clients have received a fraudulent phishing e-mail that requests your University of Delaware (UD) mail account password or UDelNet ID. This is one of the latest phishing scams that spoof organizations, including UD, to request information such as passwords, credit card account numbers, social security numbers, and other personal, non-public information.
If you suspect that you have received fraudulent e-mail, do not reply to it or click on any links within the message; delete it. If you are unsure whether an e-mail is fraudulent, send a note to oet-help@udel.edu. The Office of Educational Technology and Information Technologies (IT), the central computing support organization at UD, will never ask for any information online to keep your accounts active.
For more information on phishing schemes and how to protect yourself, see Information Technologies’ Phishing Alert; Microsoft’s site on how to recognize phishing scams and fraudulent e-mail; and the Federal Trade Commission’s site on how to protect yourself against identity theft. Also, check for news on the latest phishing scams at the University on UDaily.
