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[:en]Feedback on Office365 outage[:af]Terugvoer oor Microsoft-onderbreking[:]

Friday, January 25th, 2019

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On Thursday, 24 January, from 10:30 to 22:00 Outlook users across large parts of the world were left without email. A major outage affecting, among others, South Africa, South America and Europe was caused by a technical problem at one of Microsoft’s data centres in Europe. 

Subsequently, all Stellenbosch University staff could also not access their email. Connectivity to Microsoft Exchange was restored Thursday evening late and staff and students were able to access their emails again. For a full report from Microsoft on the incident, click here 

Keep in mind that cybercriminals could use incidents like these to launch attacks on email users. Neither Microsoft, not IT will ever ask you to reactivate your Microsoft account or divulge personal details.

Please take note that, in instances where email is unavailable, our Twitter feed will be used as the main communication channel and the latest updates will be posted on the feed. For any inquiries please contact the IT Service Desk at 021 808 4367 or log a request on the ICT Partner Portal.

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Weens ʼn onderbreking in die Microsoft Exchange diens Donderdag (24 Januarie) vanaf 10:30 tot 22:00 het personeel en studente geen toegang tot e-pos gehad nie. Die onderbreking is veroorsaak deur tegniese probleme by een van Microsoft se datasentrums in Europa en het, onder andere, Suid-Afrika, Europa en Suid-Amerika beïnvloed. Die verbinding tot Microsoft Exchange is Donderdagaand weer herstel en personeel en studente kon Vrydagoggend weer volledige toegang tot e-pos te hê. Vir `n volledige verslag oor die insident deur Microsoft, kliek hier

Hou in gedagte dat kuberkriminele hierdie tipe kan insidente misbruik om aanvalle loods teen e-posgebruikers. Nie IT of Microsoft sal jou ooit vra om jou Microsoft rekening per e-pos te heraktiveer of vra vir persoonlike inligting nie.

Neem asb. kennis dat Informasietegnologie in gevalle waar e-pos nie beskikbaar is nie ons Twitter-rekening sal gebruik as hoof-kommunikasiekanaal en dat die nuutste inligting op hierdie platform geplaas sal word.Vir enige navrae kontak asb. die IT Dienstoonbank by 021 808 4367 of meld ʼn versoek aan op die ICT Partner Portal.

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Tell your story with SwayVertel jou storie met Sway

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2015

Are you tired of predictable PowerPoint presentations seeping into meetings? Especially those with added sound and image effects. Save your office from boredom and convince your colleagues to start using Microsoft’s Sway.

Office Sway is a presentation program and part of the Microsoft Office family of products.  Microsoft markets it as a “digital storytelling app”. On a practical level the software can be utilised to create presentations, reports, newsletters, etc.

Apart from adding your static content, Sway allows you to add interactive content such as videos and charts. You also don’t have to worry about formatting or design – Sway does it for you. Users can pull content locally from the device in use, or from internet sources such as Bing, OneDrive, YouTube, and Facebook. Additionally it suggests relevant images, videos and tweets you might want to add to your presentation.

Sway is available as a downloadable app for Windows 10, iPhone and iPad or as part of the Office online package. Keep in mind that Windows 10 is not yet used on campus PCs, but you can install it on your home PC.

 [SOURCES: www.wikpedia.org, www.gizmag.com, www.techradar.com]

Is jy moeg vir voorspelbare PowerPoint-aanbiedings wat steeds in vergaderings insypel? Veral dié met klank en grafiese effekte. Red jou kantoor van verveling en oortuig jou kollegas om Microsoft Sway te gebruik. 

Office Sway is `n program vir die saamstel van aanbiedings en deel van die Microsoft Office familie. Microsoft bemark dit as `n toepassing om digitaal stories mee te vertel. Op `n basiese vlak is dit sagteware wat gebruik kan word vir die skep van aanbiedings, verslae, nuusbriewe, ens. 

Buiten statiese inhoud, laat Sway jou toe om interaktiewe inhoud soos videos en tabelle te inkorporeer. Jy hoef nie bekommerd te wees oor jou formaterings- of ontwerpvaardighede nie – Sway doen dit vir jou. Gebruikers kan inhoud byvoeg vanaf hul eie toestel of  internetbronne soos Bing, OneDrive, YouTube en Facebook. Dit gee ook voorstelle vir relevante twiets, grafika en videos wat jy dalk by jou aanbieding sou sou kon byvoeg.

Sway is beskikbaar as `n aflaaibare toepassing vir Windows 10, iPhone en iPad of as deel van die Office aanlyn pakket. Hou in gedagte dat Windows 10 nog nie op kampusrekenaars gebruik word nie, maar dat jy dit wel op jou tuisrekenaar kan installeer.

 [BRONNE: www.wikpedia.org, www.gizmag.com]