John Schroeder’s Friendfeed John Schroeder’s Live Spaces blogEver since I upgraded to Vista, I’ve had trouble with automatic updates to Adobe products. Since I was rebuilding my tablet PC to use Vista, I figured I would find out what was going on.
The problem, in nutshell, is that Adobe Updater would report that updates were available for Reader, but when I tried to [...]
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How to protect yourself against the latest computer worm, Conficker/Downadup.
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We are in the process of installing a new mail filtering system to replace our existing SonicWall Email Security servers. The new systems, BorderWare Security Platform and Borderware Quarantine Server, will handle all in and outbound mail filtering for the college. They utilize new technology that promises to drop 85% or more of inbound spam [...]
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I like to attend the Faculty Technology Sessions, which focus on various technology areas that can be used by the faculty (and us lowly staff) in furtherance of our jobs. I kept notes at this page.
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When you have a problem with your computer or a program / system on your computer, you should contact the helpdesk and open a work order. If you aren’t willing to wait on the phone, send an email. That’s the right way to get your problem fixed. Plus, your issue gets logged and tracked by multiple people.
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I attended the first of several sessions offered by our Library and Instructional Technology folks, which they call the Thursday@3@Addlestone sessions. This seemed like an opportune place to start using the blog, particularly when I discovered that the other people in the room hadn’t gotten their blog sites yet!
Here’s the notes from the first session.
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