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Illinois State University has been officially added to the iTunes U Store! To be accepted by Apple, universities are required to complete a rigorous approval process. This inclusion means that Illinois State's public podcasts are now searchable by anyone in the world.
Check out ISU on iTunes U! (iTunes required)
Overview of iTunes U
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Stream audio and video from your website or personal blog using the campus media streaming server. For more information, including details on how to get access, refer to the Overview of media streaming server.

Windows 7 released on Oct. 22, 2009. This article covers key issues students, faculty, and staff should consider before upgrading to Windows 7.

All university employees (excluding student workers and extra help employees) must complete the State of Illinois online ethics training. University employees have from October 20 through November 18 to complete the training.

October is National CyberSecurity Awareness Month! Learn about phishing scams, viruses and spyware, social networking (Facebook) and copyright. Register to win an iPod Nano and an Xbox 360!

As of January 1, 2010, Illinois State University will no longer support Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, and Windows 2000.

McAfee Security for Mac is the latest anti-virus application for Mac OS X. It replaces McAfee VirusScan for Mac. Students who connect to ResNet should continue using McAfee VirusScan 8.6.1, unless they are running Snow Leopard, in which case they can install McAfee Security for Mac.

Help us celebrate iTunes U during the week of September 14-18! Join us for iTunes U Day in the Bone Student Center. Take the iTunes U Quiz and register to win an iPod Touch!

Everyone at Illinois State has a personal blog. Share your opinions, photos, videos and more using your personal blog space. Blogs are easy to get into and start using, and if you're a faculty member, they're a great way to host information for your classes. Log in to your personal blog today.