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The New NELL
The new
NELL is up and running. As an example of the increased processing
speed, a Payroll batch job took 2 hours on the old NELL. With the
new system, the same batch job took only 20 minutes.
New Workstations
Faculty workstation
upgrades are continuing. You will be contacted regarding a convenient
time. If you are having problems with slow response time, crashes, or
other system difficulties, call the Helpdesk at 1950. A technician will
check out your machine as soon as possible.
The
minimum recommended Macintosh workstation to be on the Local Area
Network is a 120 Mhz, O.S. 7.6.1, 32MB Ram, a 500 MB hard disk and
a CD-Rom drive. Check out your staff members' workstations now and
upgrade if needed.
 Break
Tips
Do
you need assistance in accessing your voice mail or e-mail while you're
gone? Call the Helpdesk for one-on-one support.
If
you are leaving for the break, remember to leave your workstation
power on---but logged off. This will permit network patches to your
machine during your absence.
The
deadline has passed for requesting software installations for the
Fall semester. However, it's not too late to request lab reservations
for Summer and Fall. Send e-mail to Ken Clark at ucs_kdc.
The newest lab is AB2 110. It is now fully equipped with 50 PCs.
SamInfo-Web
The online Faculty evaluations are continuing for the
College of Education and Applied Science. Approximately 50% have been
completed at this time.
 We're
in the final stages of testing credit card payments via the web. This
will first be used for allowing students to make their university
tuition and fee payments. We plan to expand this into other areas
such as athletic and concert tickets or donations. If your department
is interested in using this capability, send e-mail to ucs_mms.
We'll add you to our project list.
Training
 With
the semester break, it should be a good time to retool your tech skills.
Take a class here on campus
or sign up with our online training source. ZDNet has now changed
names. The new name is Element
K. Several faculty and staff have already started taking classes
with this system. Just send e-mail to ucs_nls
if you'd like to get access to this system. Element K provides a wide
variety of courses; check out their course catalog and find an area
of interest
If you
are interested in a class on other software packages such as WordPerfect,
just send a request to Helpdesk.
We will design the training specifically for your department.
If you
need assistance in entering grades, call the Helpdesk at 1950 to set
up an appointment. We'll be glad to send someone to your office to
walk you through the process the first time.
| Reminder:
Intersted in taking a course not listed on our calendar? Send
e-mail to the helpdesk
and we will set up individual training just for you! |
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