A long requested feature, Dark Mode, has made its way to Google Drive's web application. Users will be prompted to enable Dark Mode the first time the sign into Google Drive as of April 16, and can enable or disable the setting thereafter from Drive > Settings...
Microsoft Copilot, formerly Bing Chat, has been deployed site-wide as a generative AI accessible by all Penn State faculty, staff and students. With new advancements in AI happening faster than ever before, the Penn State community will strive to remain on the...
Earlier this year, Google rolled out encrypted 1:1 video calls between users within the same domain using the Meet mobile app. Starting in the beginning of April, Google will roll out the same encrypted calling mechanisms for calls originating from outside Penn...
What’s changing? You can now pin messages to the top of the meeting chat. Pinned messages will appear for all users, even if they join the meeting after the message was initially sent. This makes it easy to ensure that important messages - like links to...
Penn State IT was recently asked about the future of Zoom at Penn State. Currently, there are no plans to phase out Zoom. Penn State’s contract with Zoom runs through December 2026. Although Microsoft Teams offers some similar functionality, Zoom provides more...
In order to better administer and report on Zoom Rooms, Penn State IT is adopting these changes: Each Zoom Room will now be organized by the business area funding the conference room. Zoom Rooms will be assigned administrators by business area. Zoom Rooms...
To prevent any disruption to your Zoom experience, it is recommended that users periodically check to make sure they are using the latest version of Zoom. Users should update to the latest Zoom version at their earliest convenience before the next forced update on...
Zoom Recordings saved in the Zoom Cloud will be available for 30 days from the date it was recorded, after which the recordings will be moved to trash and queued for permanent deletion after an additional 30 days. Zoom Recordings saved in the Zoom Cloud applies...
Zoom Recordings saved in the Zoom Cloud will be available for 30 days from the date it was recorded, after which the recordings will be moved to trash and queued for permanent deletion after an additional 30 days. Zoom Recordings saved in the Zoom Cloud applies...
On July 1, 2022, the Zoom webinar capacity limit will decrease to 500 attendees from 1,000 attendees for most users. The Zoom webinar capacity limit is decreasing as a way to lower costs without compromising the ability of Penn State users to host large meetings...