Subject: IR Digest - May 4 Issue
From: Lori Marchand (lsm2@Lehigh.EDU)
Date: Wed May 03 2000 - 08:28:28 EDT
IRDIGEST May 4, 2000 Lehigh University Information Resources CONTENTS: - HELP DESK HINTS (Summer Email & Customizing Taskbars) - NETSCAPE EMAIL SPRING CLEAN-UP - BLACKBOARD CourseInfo TO BE UPGRADED THIS SUMMER - COREL WordPerfect OFFICE SUITE NEWS - SITE AND CLASSROOM UPGRADES - FAIRCHILD-MARTINDALE OPEN CONTINUOUSLY DURING EXAMS Subscription, archive and contact information are at the bottom of this digest. HELP DESK HINTS This is a regular feature of two or three quick hints generated by staff at the Information Resources Help Desk. A compendium of more of these items can be found on the Help Desk FAQ (frequently asked questions) page at: http://www.lehigh.edu/~inhelp/faq/ Going away for the summer? Set up your email! Many faculty, staff, and students leave campus during the summer. To avoid email "overflow" and possible disk quota problems, you can use one of 3 options: mail forwarding, vacation notification, or IMP mail. A description of each option is below: Mail forwarding: This option allows email sent to your Lehigh account to be forwarded to another email account. Mail does not accumulate in your inbox, but is forwarded to an alternate account that you specify. Use this option if you have an alternate mail account that you intend to check periodically. To enable/disable this feature, click on the "mail forwarding" hyperlink on the Lehigh Accounts Management Web page http://www.lehigh.edu/account IMP mail (Web-based mail): This option lets you read your Lehigh mail through a Web-based email program called IMP. IMP can be accessed using any Web browser/Internet Service Provider. This means you can access your email without dialing into Lehigh's modem pool and incurring long distance charges. To access and use IMP mail, go to http://www.lehigh.edu/imp Vacation notification: this is a special form of forwarding in which the message is received into your INBOX, and a message (of your choosing) is automatically returned to the sender informing him or her of your absence. Note that your mail accumulates in your inbox while you are away. Depending on the length of your absence, the volume of email, and the size of email files (e.g. attachments) you receive, you may exceed your disk quota. To enable/disable this feature, click on the "mail forwarding" hyperlink on the Lehigh Accounts Management Web page http://www.lehigh.edu/account How can I customize the taskbar on my Windows 95/98 desktop? The taskbar normally displays at the bottom of the Windows screen. You can customize the taskbar by right-clicking on an empty portion of the taskbar and choosing 'Properties'. Customization options include: Always on Top: prevents the taskbar from being covered by other windows. If this were turned off, maximizing a window would cover the taskbar. Always on top must be enabled for Autohide to work with maximized windows. Autohide: this will hide the taskbar until you move the mouse pointer to the edge of the screen containing the taskbar -- then the taskbar will appear. Show small icons in Start Menu: allows for the display of more options in the Start menu Show clock: toggles the display of the clock on and off NETSCAPE EMAIL SPRING CLEAN-UP Take some time this spring to clean up your email account! Helpful tips for managing your email can be found at http://www.lehigh.edu/~inhelp/faq/qa/SpringCleaningEmail.html BLACKBOARD CourseInfo TO BE UPGRADED THIS SUMMER The course management tool, CourseInfo (now known as Blackboard) has been growing in popularity since Lehigh University adopted it nearly a year ago. During this time, Information Resources has been researching ways to increase the efficiency of the product within the computing environment at Lehigh. During the summer, a number of Blackboard upgrades will be performed to enhance the use and delivery of Blackboard CourseInfo courses and materials to the campus community. The first upgrade is planned before the first summer session and faculty training sessions will be announced during the summer and the beginning of the fall semester. Since the number of courses being developed using Blackboard CourseInfo has increased by over 30% since fall 1999, a new IBM Netfinity server is being ordered to replace the current Blackboard CourseInfo server. This upgrade will decrease the load on the current system, thereby increasing its speed and efficiency. Secondly, the Blackboard CourseInfo server operating system is being changed from AIX to LINUX. Since Blackboard CourseInfo provides limited support for AIX systems, this change will help expedite system upgrades as well as increase the level of support provided by Blackboard. Finally, the current Blackboard CourseInfo software will be upgraded prior to the beginning of the first summer session. Even though the user interface of the newer product is similar to the old one, there are many enhancements to the newer version that will increase the overall functionality of the product. COREL WordPerfect OFFICE SUITE NEWS This summer, Information Resources (IR) will be providing a new version of the Corel office suite of products. Corel WordPerfect Office 2000 (standard edition) includes WordPerfect 9, Quattro Pro 9, and Presentations 9. This suite will be licensed for 150 simultaneous users on all IR public machines (computer labs, sites, and classrooms). These floating licenses will also be available for network installations of the product for use in University offices and departments. This software will be offered under a two-year agreement similar to the agreement under which Corel WordPerfect Suite 8 is now offered. Corel WordPerfect Suite 8 will remain available through Wininstall until the licenses expire which is October 31, 2000. The Corel WordPerfect Suite continues to be available for purchase by individuals who desire home use, or by University offices or departments who wish local installations of the product, through the Lehigh University Bookstore. Prices range from $36 for an office/department license (only) to $59 for the full shrink-wrapped product. Additional information regarding this new version is available at: http://www.corel.com/office2000/standard.htm IR continues to provide full support for the Microsoft Office suite, which includes Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, FrontPage, and Visual Studio. The Microsoft Campus agreement covers university-owned microcomputers in university offices, departments, and public computing sites. Home installation is permitted to faculty and staff, with the exception of the Windows operating system. SITE AND CLASSROOM UPGRADES Beginning in May and continuing throughout the summer there will be updates at the following computing classrooms and public sites: Mudd 464, Fritz 605, EWFM Computing Center 180, EWFM Media Center & Linderman Media Production, Grace 28, Iacocca Hall B103, Imbt Lab B101, Lewis Labs 316, Packard 502, and Whitaker 257. A new Accounting/IR semi-public teaching site will be created in Rauch Business Center 51 with 37 PCs and projection capabilities. For more details on all these projects connect to: http://www.lehigh.edu/~lucc/operations/facilities/sitenews99.html In addition, IR, Facilities Planning and the Deans are currently planning to upgrade other classrooms with computing and presentation technology. These rooms will be listed as soon as all input has been received and details finalized. FAIRCHILD-MARTINDALE OPEN CONTINUOUSLY DURING EXAMS For detailed Library Hours consult: http://www.lehigh.edu/ir/irhelp/irmain.html For detailed Computing Hours consult: http://www.lehigh.edu/ir/irhelp/computreg.html ************************************************************************* Send your comments or suggestions for future topics by replying directly to the list. TO SUBSCRIBE TO IRDIGEST: Send email to: Listproc@lehigh.edu Type in the body of the message: Subscribe irdigest <your name>. Call the IR Help Desk (84357) if you have any difficulty in subscribing. IRDIGEST archives are located at: http://www.lehigh.edu/lists/archives/irdigest
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