Filter Keys is an annoying Windows feature that can be turned off permanently in one simple step. Filter Keys ignores keyboard input unless the key is held down for a significant period of time, and is triggered when you hold down a key, such as shift, for 8 seconds. Tech/engineering blog //engtech explains how to disable Filter Keys permanently:

Control Panel >>
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Note: When you type the first letter of a name in the To, CC, and BCC boxes, AutoComplete begins to suggest possible matches based on the names of whom you have sent an item to before.

Here's the deal with blinking lights on your Blackberry:

a) Service light.

Turn it off in Settings > Screen/Keyboard

'LED Coverage Indicator' on/off

b) New Message light

It's the red light. You can disable the lights for

each profile. Go to Profiles and edit the one you use.

Students: If you are using Apple's "Pages" to create your documents,

you need to save as a Word document before you turn in your work.

Here's how:

1. In Pages, go to File > Save as

2. Click the down arrow by the Save As box.

3. Check the box, "Save Copy as: Word Document"

You can also go to: http://www.wlu.edu/x49936.xml and download

Office 2008 for the Macintosh. (W&L has a site license for Microsoft

Office for all university computers and for all student computers so

that everyone has access to a common software set.)

Applies To: Students

Turn Off Alerts

1. On the Tools menu, click Options.

2. On the Preferences tab, click E-mail Options, and then click Advanced E-mail Options.

3. Under When new items arrive in my Inbox, clear the Display a New Mail Desktop Alert (default Inbox only) check box.

Note To suppress other notifications such as playing sounds, changing the mouse pointer, or displaying an envelope icon in the notification area, clear the Play a sound, Briefly change the mouse cursor, or Show an envelope icon in the notification area check box, respectively.

Applies To: Faculty, Staff

http://spam.wlu.edu

Applies To: Faculty, Staff

• Click on the name of the document library.
• In the ribbon at the top of the page, choose "Library" under "Library Tools"
• Select Library Settings (right side of ribbon)
• Select "Versioning Settings"
• Scroll to the bottom of the page. Under "Require Check Out", select "No"
• Click "OK"

Not initially.  The Safe Senders list can only be set up by enabling Automatic Email Filtering (Junk Folder) in Outlook Web Access (http://owa.wlu.edu) Once complete you can manage your safe senders list in Outlook 2010 and 2013.

Applies To: Faculty, Staff