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The November 2012 issue of Benchmarks Online is now available. Learn more below or from Claudia Lynch.

 Featured articles in Benchmarks Online are: 

• Campus Computing News: 50 Years of Computing at UNT! Things have changed a lot in the last 50 years and perhaps nothing has changed quite so much as computing. Come by Sage Hall from 2 to 4 p.m. Dec. 6 to hear what Richard Harris, retired associate vice president for computing and CIO for the Computing and Information Technology Center, and others have to say about their years in computing at UNT. Help us celebrate this milestone.
• Expanded UIT Helpdesk Hours - To better serve UNT, the UIT Helpdesk has expanded our Sunday hours. The Helpdesk is now open from 8 a.m. to Midnight on Sundays.
• Thanksgiving Break Hours -Thanksgiving and all the good things normally associated with it is almost here. Find the hours for Computing and Information Technology Center-managed facilities during the Thanksgiving break here.
• Today's Cartoon - information age humor.
• By the Numbers - A glimpse behind the scenes of the volumes of data and spam processed, managed and otherwise handled.
• RSS Matters - monthly column by the Research and Statistical Support Group in Academic Computing and User Services. This month's article is a bit different from the usual fare. It is titled "Creating a Great Conference Poster Presentation with our Data Visualization Resources."  
• The Network Connection - This month, Dr. Philip Baczewski delivers a cautionary tale titled “Just When you Thought it was Safe to go Back on the Internet.” 
• Link of the Month - This month’s link is “UNT Writing Lab."
• Helpdesk FYI - “How to tell if your account is locked." is this month’s topic. 
• Training - This column keeps you up-to-date on all sorts of training opportunities. This month we’re featuring some more new offerings from New Horizons as well as the Ed2go blog. As always, SPSS and SAS courses are offered online only. R is also online only. All employees need to take an Information Security course. 
• Staff Activities - New employees, people who are no longer employed by UIT, awards and recognitions and other items of interest featured here.