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Friday, November 7th, 2014

radio2This September Bits & Bytes celebrated one year on air. Initially Bits & Bytes started out as a newsletter to staff, but over time we realised we have too many interesting things to share, we just can’t keep it to ourselves anymore. But what more could we do?

The answer was obvious. With an audience of 30 000 listeners between the ages of 14 and 28, we knew MFM would be the perfect match. And so Bits & Bytes, the radio version was born. For the past year and a bit we had a weekly slot during the AM-PM-show at 11:45 on Tuesday mornings.

Initially Tian Petersen was the IT voice, but we decided to add some spice and Marc-Allen Johnson joined later.

Bits & Bytes on air isn’t another institutional mouthpiece to promote IT, but became a platform to discuss all kinds of technological developments, gadgets – some weird and some even handy. With each programme we try to combine news relevant to students and staff, as well as interesting developments on the technological front, in an informal style.

We do realise not everyone will be able to listen to the show due to limited access, therefore we have an alternative so you won’t miss out on anything. You can now also listen to the broadcasts online by browsing to WWW.SUN.AC.ZA/BB.

There you will find all 34 broadcasts Tian and Marc-Allen has done.  Just click on the mp3 link. These clips are hosted within the SU network and won’t rocket your internet costs – so you can listen with ease. You’ll also find all previous versions of the Bits & Bytes newsletter.

If you do want to listen to the direct broadcast, tune in every second Tuesday at 11:45 on the AM to PM Show on MFM with Eduard and our two resident IT gurus, Tian and Marc-Allen.  Click HERE to listen to MFM live.

You’re also welcome to send comments and questions during the show via Twitter and if there’s enough time Tian will address them. Tweet us at @ITStellenUni!

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Die afgelope September het ons een jaar op die lug gevier. Bits & Bytes het aanvanklik begin as `n nuusbrief vir personeel,  maar daar was net te veel interessante dinge om te deel – ons kon dit nie net vir onsself hou nie. Maar wat meer kon ons doen?

Die antwoord was maklik. Met `n gehoor van 30 000 luisteraars tussen die ouderdom van 14 en 28, het ons geweet MFM is die perfekte pasmaat. En so is Bits & Bytes, die radio-weergawe gebore. Vir die afgelope jaar het ons `n weeklikse insetsel gedurende die AM-PM-show om 11:45 Dinsdagoggende gehad met Tian Petersen as aanvanklike stem vir IT, maar mettertyd het Marc-Allen Johnson by die span aangesluit.

Bits & Bytes is nie nie bloot nog `n institusionele mondstuk wees nie, maar het mettertyd `n platform geword waar interessante tegnologiese verwikkelinge en speelgoed, bespreek kan word. Met elke insetsel probeer ons om `n kombinasie van relevante nuus vir studente en personeel, sowel as interessante verwikkelinge op die tegnologiese front op `n informele trant aan luisteraars oor te dra.

Ons besef egter dat almal nie toegang het om daarna te luister nie en het dus die fasiliteit geskep waar jy, nadat dit uitgesaai is, steeds aanlyn na die uitsendings kan luister. Al wat jy hoef te doen is om na WWW.SUN.AC.ZA/BB te gaan waar daar `n lys van alle vorige nuusbriewe is, maar ook al 34 vorige radio-uitsendings. Kliek bloot op die mp3-skakel.

Die insetsels word binne die US-netwerk gehuisves, dus gaan dit nie jou internetkoste opvreet nie – jy kan met `n geruste hart luister. As jy wel die regstreekse uitsending wil hoor, skakel gerus elke tweede Dinsdag om 11:45 op die AM to PM Show op MFM saam met Eduard en ons eie Tian en Marc-Allen in. Kliek HIER om aanlyn na MFM te luister.

Jy is ook welkom om kommentaar en vrae in daardie tydsgleuf via Twitter aan ons te stuur en indien daar geleentheid is, sal Tian dit op die lug beantwoord. Tweet ons by @ITStellenUni!

Bits & Bytes officially on airBits & Bytes amptelik op die lug

Friday, September 20th, 2013

A month ago we proudly announced the arrival of a new IT segment every second Tuesday on MFM. (Read the article here)

The radio version of Bits & Bytes had it’s second successful broadcast on Tuesday and the feedback has been extremely positive. With each programme we try to combine news relevant to students and staff, as well as interesting developments on the technological front, in an informal style.

This week’s topics included e-mail storms, a new smart watch, our latest survey and news on the brand new IT Student Centre launching January 2014.

We do realise not everyone will be able to listen to the show due to limited access, therefore we have an alternative so you won’t miss out on anything. You can now also listen to the broadcasts online by browsing to www.sun.ac.za/bb. On the site you’ll find all the previous newsletters, as well as previous broadcasts. Just click on the mp3 link.

These clips are hosted within the SU network and won’t rocket your internet costs – so you can listen with ease.

If you do want to listen to the direct broadcast, tune in every second Tuesday at 11:45 on the AM to PM Show on MFM with Ella, Eduard and our resident IT guru, Tian.

You’re also welcome to send comments and questions during the show via Twitter and if there’s enough time Tian will address them. Tweet us at @ITStellenUni!

`n Maand gelede het ons julle met trots ingelig dat daar voortaan `n spesiale IT-segment elke tweede Dinsdag op MFM uitgesaai sal word. (Lees die berig hier.)

Die radio-weergawe van Bits & Bytes het die afgelope week sy tweede suksesvolle uitsending gehad en die terugvoer het ons verwagtinge oortref. Met elke insetsel probeer ons om `n kombinasie van relevante nuus vir studente en personeel, sowel as interessante verwikkelinge op die tegnologiese front op `n informele trant aan luisteraars oor te dra.

Dié week se onderwerpe het e-pos storms, `n nuwe “slim”-horlosie wat eendag selfone se rol mag oorneem, ons nuutste opname en nuus oor die splinternuwe IT-Studentesentrum wat in Januarie bekendgestel word, in. 

Ons besef egter dat almal nie toegang het om daarna te luister nie en het dus die fasiliteit geskep waar jy, nadat dit uitgesaai is, steeds aanlyn na die uitsendings kan luister. Al wat jy hoef te doen is om na www.sun.ac.za/bb te gaan waar daar `n lys van alle vorige nuusbriewe is, maar ook alle vorige radio-uitsendings. Kliek bloot op die mp3-skakel.

Die insetsels word binne die us-netwerk gehuisves, dus gaan dit nie jou internetkoste opvreet nie – jy kan met `n geruste hart luister.

As jy wel die regstreekse uitsending wil hoor, skakel gerus elke tweede Dinsdag om 11:45 op die AM to PM Show op MFM saam met Ella, Eduard en ons eie Tian in.

Jy is ook welkom om kommentaar en vrae in daardie tydsgleuf via Twitter aan ons te stuur en indien daar geleentheid is, sal Tian dit op die lug beantwoord. Tweet ons by @ITStellenUni!

IT: Geared for the futureIT: Gerat vir die toekoms

Friday, March 9th, 2012

Until recently the common perception on campus has been that IT’s main responsibility is the maintenance and support of computers on campus. The people you call when your frustration levels have reached new heights and you have the urge to throw your pc out the window. Fortunately things are changing.

Previously two of IT’s departments, IT Technical Services (ITTS) and IT User Services (ITUS) functioned as two separate entities. However, to ensure that Information Technology stays at the forefront of technology and operates in line with the University’s key aims, the need arose to merge the two departments.

ITTS and ITUS will henceforth function as one department – IT Infrastructure and User Support. The main focus will primarily be Research and Development, Network Infrastructure and Telephone Systems and Hardware and Software Services and Support.

Zenobia Davidse, Hoof: IT Infrastruktuur en Gebruikersondersteuning The responsibility of managing the successful integration of services and continuous support on campus rests on the shoulders of Zenobia Davidse and her team of 26.

With the restructuring the range of focus will also be broadened and moved away from the traditional IT functions. Thanks to technology we can now look at differently at datastorage on clouds in stead of conventional storage on harddrives. More attention will be given to testing of new hardware and software, analysis of users’ technological needs, consultations and selfhelp guides for staff.

IT Infrastructure and User support will become your one stop for any enquiries on e-waste, phone issues, the installation of WAP’s, purchasing and much more.

To improve communication with the rest of campus, faculty representatives will be nominated to speed up problem solving within departments. The additional functions and specialist areas of the various members of the IT staff will also be introduced in Bits & Bytes from now on.

Tot onlangs was die afdeling Informasietegnologie se gesig op kampus hoofsaaklik slegs die van `n diensverskaffer. Die mense wat jy bel as jou rekenaar gekalf het en gemoedere hoog loop van frustrasie. Min mense weet egter presies wie of wat IT is en dat hulle meer doen as om te sorg dat jou rekenaar elke dag werk en jy jou email en internet kan kry.

Voorheen het twee van IT se afdelings, IT Tegniese Dienste (ITTD)en IT Gebruikersdienste (ITG), gefunksioneer as twee aparte eenhede. Om egter te verseker dat Informasietegnologie  in lyn met US-doelwitte en aan die voorpunt van nuwe tegnologie bly, is besluit op die integrasie van die twee afdelings.

Die vorige afdelings word een integrale afdeling wat bekend sal staan as  IT Infrastruktuur en Gebruikersondersteuning met die fokus op drie verskillende areas – Navorsing en Ontwikkeling, Netwerkinfrastruktuur en Telefoonstelsels en Apparatuur- en Programmatuurdienste en ondersteuning.

Zenobia Davidse, Hoof: IT Infrastruktuur en Gebruikersondersteuning Die groot verantwoordelikheid om die suksesvolle integrasie van dienste en voortdurende ondersteuning aan kampus te bestuur, rus op die skouers van Zenobia Davidse en haar span van 26 personeellede.

Met die herstrukturering sal wyer gefokus word op nuwe tegnologie en wegbeweeg word vir meer tradisionele IT-funksies. Daar sal, onder andere, anders gekyk moet word na datarugsteuning op kampus deur gebruik te maak van “cloud”-berging in plaas van rugsteuning op hardeskywe, toetsing van nuwe apparatuur en programmatuur,  analise en konsultasies van gebruikers se behoeftes ten opsigte van tegnologie, sowel as selfhelp-gidse vir personeel.

IT Infrastruktuur en Gebruikersondersteuning word dus die een-stop-plek vir e-waste, enige telefoonnavrae, installasies van WAP’s, aankope, bystanddienste en vele meer. 

In `n poging om kommunikasie met kampus te verbeter sal daar binnekort fakulteitsverteenwoordigers aangewys word wat probleemoplossing binne departemente sal bespoedig. Addisionele funksies en spesialisareas van die onderskeie personeellede word ook voortaan in Bits en Bytes bekendgestel.