CCI Tech Tip Tuesdays

Looking for something simple to help keep you organized?  Google now has a tool that lets you create to do lists, link tasks to your calendar, and more.   It's called  Google Tasks  and you can read more here:  https://gsuite.google.com/ learning-center/products/apps/ keep-track-of-tasks/#!/   

Courtesy of Gene Sorkin, Associate Director of Information Technology Support, here are some telltale signs to look for the next time an email that smells phishy hits your inbox.  Keep an eye out for misspellings, such as legitimate business names that are missing or off by just one or two letters. Additionally, an unexpected email from an address that you never communicated with before is a good early sign of a possible scam. Subject lines containing too-good-to- be true offers or threatening statements meant to elicit an emotional reaction are clues that someone’s trying to phish you. Watch out for mass email sends or unexpected emails to email aliases like the example below. Any messages addressed generically, especially ones regarding financial transactions are suspicious. Extreme caution should be exercised with any link appearing in an unexpected or unsolicited email. Hover over the hyperlink text to see where the URL would actually direct you if clicked. Scamm...

Trying to host a conference call or video call that includes people outside CCI?  Want to have a dial-in only option?  Google Meet, Google's new video calling service, has a lot of features including: You can share your screen You can schedule meetings in advance  Google Meets is free for CCI staff, if you login to Google with your  courtinnovation.org  (or other CCI-approved google account) People can dial in with just their phone if they're not near a computer You can call someone's phone directly through Google Meet No time limits for meetings Read more about Google Meet  here . To use Google Meet, go to  https://meet.google.com/   and login with your  courtinnovation.org  account or other CCI-approved google account. If you're hosting a video call with CCI staff only, and everyone has a computer with a speaker or headset, you can continue to use Skype for Business.  While Skype for Busine...