Subject: LTS Digest April 17, 2009 Issue
From: Terry McGinley (tam5@Lehigh.EDU)
Date: Fri Apr 17 2009 - 09:03:22 EDT
*LTS DIGEST --April 17, 2009 Lehigh University Library and Technology Services* * * *CONTENTS:* * * *--LICENSING AFFECTS: ACROBAT, CONTRIBUTE, DREAMWEAVER* *--GOOGLE DOCS FILE MANAGEMENT: THE VIDEO SERIES* *--LAPTOP ENCRYPTION OPPORTUNITY (DEADLINE JUNE 30, 2009)* *--PHISHING PREVENTION AND E-MAIL LINKS* *--FAIRCHILD EXHIBIT HIGHLIGHTS EARTH WEEK* *--EXAM, BREAK, HOLIDAY AND SUMMER SESSION LIBRARY HOURS* Subscription, archive, and contact information is at the bottom of this digest. *NEW LICENSING AFFECTS AVAILABILITY AND SUPPORT OF ADOBE SOFTWARE (INCLUDING ACROBAT, CONTRIBUTE, DREAMWEAVER, FLASH, PHOTOSHOP AND MORE...)* Due to changes in Lehigh's license agreement with Adobe, no new versions of Creative Suites and Acrobat will be available through the Install Software page for faculty and staff use. Existing versions of some programs will remain available through June, 2010; however, support for them will be limited. Faculty and staff who depend on regularly-updated Adobe software are urged to purchase individual copies of the software. JourneyEd offers a significant discount through the AICUP program. For purchasing options or more information, see http://www.lehigh.edu/computing/software/adobe.htm . Adobe software needed for use on a personally-owned computer may *not* be purchased under the AICUP program, but is available at a discounted box copy price from JourneyEd at their website: http://www.journeyed.com/select . Older versions of Adobe and Macromedia software products are available for download on computers running Windows XP only. See http://www.lehigh.edu/computing/software/adobe.htm . *GOOGLE DOCS FILE MANAGEMENT: THE VIDEO SERIES* One of the biggest benefits of having Lehigh's Google apps is that it's now easy to collaborate on documents with others. For new users, Google provides a good Getting Started video for Google Docs at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyjY8ZLzZrw. Help desk staff have prepared a video series for new Google Docs users who would like to find out the basics of file management in Google Docs: https://sites.google.com/a/lehigh.edu/lehigh-google-apps/google-docs-file-management .. *LAPTOP ENCRYPTION OPPORTUNITY (DEADLINE JUNE 30, 2009)* In January 2009, Library and Technology Services (LTS) began a full disk encryption project for University-owned _laptop_ computers containing sensitive or confidential information. Given the more portable nature of laptops, this project is being taken on in anticipation of a future expectation that all University computers be encrypted. As a University computer user, we encourage you to take advantage of this offer to have your Lehigh-owned laptop encrypted by LTS using PGP Whole Disk Encryption software. If you are interested, please enter a work order at: http://www.lehigh.edu/help/. An LTS Computing Consultant will contact you shortly thereafter to schedule a time to install the software and encrypt your hard drive. If you have questions or concerns, please contact your departmental computing consultant or the help desk at 8-4357. *PHISHING PREVENTION AND E-MAIL LINKS* Recently, there have been a lot of scam e-mails arriving in e-mail Inboxes, appearing as if they are coming from LTS, and requesting personal information. Most of these e-mails include links to click on, which inevitably navigate you away from Lehigh's web site and onto another, in an effort to steal your information. The wise thing to do is to NEVER click on links in e-mail that ask for personal information. Unless you are paying close attention, you can easily be navigated to a malicious website and give away your personal ID and password. Currently, you are required to change your Lehigh password every six months. In previous communications from LTS, we provided a link directly to the web page which allowed you to change your password. LTS has come to realize that by providing that link, we are asking users to perform an action we strongly discourage any other time. In an effort to provide consistency, LTS will no longer include those links in password related e-mail. These e-mails will now contain directions on how to access that page manually, rather than clicking on an e-mail link. If you have any questions about an e-mail you have received which is requesting personal information, call your Computing Consultant or the Help Desk at 8-4357. *FAIRCHILD EXHIBIT HIGHLIGHTS EARTH WEEK* Lehigh University celebrated Earth Day with a week of activities designed to "green" the campus and highlight environmental issues on a global scale. Visit the exhibit in the Fairchild-Martindale Library next to the help desk displaying two weeks worth of printing paper discarded from Lehigh's public site computing labs. This exhibit will be on display until April 24th. *EXAM, BREAK, HOLIDAY AND SUMMER SESSION LIBRARY HOURS* *EXAMS: *Beginning Monday, April 27th at 8 am until Wednesday, May 6th at 10 pm Fairchild-Martindale Library will be open 24 x 7 for the spring semester final exams. Library hours for the May break, summer holidays, and summer sessions will not follow the pattern of recent years. Also, during summer session Linderman and Fairchild-Martindale Library hours will differ. _Tentative hours are listed below_. Final hours will be posted by May 1st at www.lehigh.edu/lts/hours.html <http://www.lehigh.edu/lts/hours.html>. *MAY BREAK:* Both libraries will be open 8 am to 5 pm Monday through Friday during the break. Closed weekends except for Reunion weekend when both libraries will open 9 am to 5 pm on Saturday, May 16th, and noon to 5 pm on Sunday, May 17th. *MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND:* Both libraries closed for the (3) day holiday, May 23, 24, and 25. *SUMMER SESSION:* See below for library hours during the two sessions of summer school, May 26th -- July 3rd and July 7th - August 14th. Monday-Thursday: Linderman: 8 am to 6 pm; Fairchild: 8 am to 9 pm Friday: Both Libraries close at 5 pm (same as in the past) Saturday-Sunday: Linderman: CLOSED; Fairchild: 12 noon to 5 pm ****************************************************************** Send your comments or suggestions for future topics by replying directly to the list. TO SUBSCRIBE TO LTS (IR) DIGEST: Send email to: Listproc@lehigh.edu <mailto:Listproc@lehigh.edu> Type in the body of the message: Subscribe irdigest <your name> Call the LTS Help Desk (84357) if you have any difficulty in subscribing. 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