Talk About IT

Mike Wilson, Creative Services Manager for IT Services, talks about desktop videoconferencing solutions available at Iowa State University.

Darrin Fischer, Systems Analyst for IT Services, talks about remote computing solutions (Remote Desktop and Cisco VPN) available at Iowa State University.

Jeanne Wiebke, Program Coordinator for Iowa State University Extension IT, talks about how the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) pertains to the Web, and websites at Iowa State University.

The new ISU Alert system will quickly alert Iowa State University students, faculty, and staff of potentially dangerous situations.

Mike Lohrbach, Systems Analyst for IT Services, talks about using mobile devices such as PDAs and smartphones at Iowa State University.

Kevin Kane, Director of the Iowa State University GIS (Geographic Information Systems) facility, talks about geographic information technology and its role at Iowa State University.

Mike Wilson, Production Supervisor for IT Services, talks about RSS feeds and podcasting at Iowa State University.

Pete Englin, Director of the Department of Residence, and Co-Chair of the Pandemic Flu Task Force, at Iowa State University, talks about ISU's Pandemic Flu Preparedness Plan on AccessPlus and the process that all units at ISU are required to complete.

Illegal file sharing is a hot topic on many college campuses across the country. In this episode of Talk About IT, three experts explain illegal file sharing as it relates to the Iowa State University community.

Frank Poduska, Manager of the IT Services Solution Center, talks about Windows Vista support at Iowa State University. Windows Vista is Microsoft's latest operating system, and raises many support questions for Windows users.

Maury Hope, Associate Chief Information Officer for IT Services at Iowa State University, talks about the University's IT Security policy, and the new risk assesment tools and resources.

Cheryl Langston, Director of Customer Services for IT Services at Iowa State University, talks about collaborative learning spaces. The Durham Center is now host to six collaborative learning spaces designed for student project and work sessions.

Kent Ziebell, Senior Systems Analyst for IT Services at Iowa State University, talks about spam, what it is, how we get it, what you can do to help stop it, and what IT Services is doing to keep it from showing up in your inbox.

John Kingland, Associate Chief Information Officer for IT Services at Iowa State University, talks about BOREAS-Net. BOREAS-Net is a high-speed Regional Optical Network (RON) that connects Iowa State University to national and international research networks.