September 2026

Hello from LAITS!

We hope that the start of the semester has gone smoothly! This month we're focusing on maintaining your computer. Security is super important at UT and one major way to protect yourself and UT is to make sure your computer is staying current with updates. While we push updates to your machines, it is still important to make sure the computers are on for a chunk of time at least once a week to pull and install those updates. 

The one big reminder this month is the retirement of Stache and the migration to 1Password. Stache will be retired in December, please read our documentation which is linked below or give us a chat or call and we'd be happy to assist you in migrating or even just explaining how to use 1Password.

Have a great start to the Fall and we'll see you back here at the end of October!

Bill Murphy

Director of Computer Support

Privileges Keep Your Computer Safe: Updates and Restarting

Keeping your computer up to date is essential for security and functionality! Keep an eye on your update popups periodically. Restarting your computer will facilitate the updates to go through as well as help the computer work as efficiently as possible.

More Information Here

If you're having issues with your browser or accessing a website, follow this guide on how to clear browser cookies and cache. Keep in mind you will be signed out of everything on that browser, remember to save everything.

Clear Cache Information

Reminder that Stache will be migrating to 1Password! Please take a read on the article for more detailed information. There’s instructions on how to set up 1Password as well as the transfer of your entries.

Stache Migration

Warning about rising computer prices

If you or your management team are thinking of purchasing any new computers this year, it might be best to do it sooner than later. Hardware costs are only going to go up in the coming months. Due to higher AI and cloud service demands for data centers and memory chips.

Further reading