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Academic department chairs can now use this program as an "early admittance" system to allow faculty to create their accounts in advance. The program is on Sam Menu, under Computer Services. The program will give the new faculty a temporary status allowing online computer account creation. This status will remain active up to three weeks after the semester begins. When the official paperwork is completed, the account will automatically be switched to full faculty status. |
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Summertime and the Living is Easy Three small labs will be open 8 am to 5 pm only during the Summer Sessions: CJC A111, LDB 203, and Thomason 329. The remainder of our labs will be used as teaching labs only during Summer Sessions. |
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Surges happen without warning. Last week's lightning storm damaged a number of computers on campus. We recommend that you spend a little money and add some protection to your computers and printers. Use a surge protector power strip instead of the wall outlets.
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Extreme Makeover Bandwidth Edition-FINALLY As of April 19th, Sam Houston State University is officially running fully on a 200 Mb link. Hope you have noticed that it was worth the wait. We appreciate your taking the time to read the Update. This month, we are giving away toner cartridges. Write in and ask for one of the following: HP LaserJet print cartridge 92A for an 1100-3200, HP color LaserJet toner cartridge C4191A for the 4500-4550 series, and HP LaserJet maximum capacity print cartridges 98X for the HP series 4-5. We are also giving away two SHSU 512 Mb memory sticks. Be the first to ask for one for your departmental use. |
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Want to make your laptop last all the way through your flight or talk? Follow Apple's tips for maximizing your Powerbook or iBook battery charge. The first tip relates to system settings:
Do you turn out the lights in your house when you're not using them? Follow that same logic, and remove DVDs and CDs when not being used. Another tip is to modify your screen brightness. You can press the F1 key to dim and then the F2 key to brighten your screen based on your environment. |
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Training--Here or in Cyberspace You may request one-on-one training at anytime. Just send e-mail to the Helpdesk. |
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Want advice on ways to use technology? Looking for information and tips before starting an online class? Consult the Office of Academic Instructional Technology and Distance Learning. James Van Roekel has moved from Frels to AB2, Room 114--across from the Office of Internal Audit. |
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The upgrade includes many more valuable enhancements to the current Learning System. In order to provide you with these much sought after changes, we will need to take Blackboard down one day in the week after May's Graduation. We appreciate your patience as we add these Blackboard improvements. |
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You can continue to use your e-mail address, as is, permanently from your home or other computers. If you are currently using an Exchange e-mail account, we will be glad to assist you in transferring your information so that you can use it with IMAP from Outlook or other e-mail clients. Just give the Helpdesk a call at extension 41950 for assistance before your retirement date. Congratulations on your retirement! Enjoy! |
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The Helpdesk provides support for university equipment and software on the local area network. Each month's Update will now include the versions of software and minimum requirements for hardware with the new or changed information highlighted and bolded.
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| All offers, training, or software above pertain to faculty and staff at SHSU only. If you have any questions, kudos, comments, or concerns, please let us know.
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Many of you have just hired new faculty for the Fall 2006 semester. The virtue of patience has been a necessity when completing the official process for adding faculty to SHSU's systems. A new Sam Menu program,
SAFS08MG, has just been completed to speed up part of the process. The program, Request E-mail Account for New Faculty, will expedite the process of providing your incoming faculty with their computer accounts and e-mail addresses. 
Three of our largest labs will be open during regular hours for general student use during the summer months: AB1 144, AB4 203, and NGL 200. 
Picking the best, yet cost-effective surge protector can get really complicated. Start with this: Surge energy protection ratings should be at least 2,200 Joules or higher. A good surge protector will have a separate indicator that shows the protective circuit status. If you would like technical assistance in making purchase decisions, just do a 
We will be upgrading Blackboard to version 7 during the break between the Spring semester and Summer I. New features will include an enhanced Discussion Board and a visual text-box editor that runs on any browser. The Assessments feature now allows for unlimited attempts or a specific number, as well as self-assessment options. The Gradebook ties in with the multiple assessment attempts and enables you to choose from the attempts (last, first, lowest, highest, etc.). 
Are you one of the lucky ones nearing retirement? Upon your retirement, your SHSU interactive-login computer account will be switched to an e-mail account only. Make sure you save your documents and files from your S: drive onto a memory stick, DVD, or CD, so that you can take them with you.