Information Technologies

2008 eNews Archive

Volume 108 - 11/20/2008
CAS News: Tom Weber Accepts New Position at Penn State
CAS News: University Statements on Publications and other Printed Pieces
CAS News: Chat with Dell Tech Support
Security News: Spam Volumes Show Drop in November 2008
How Do I... Extend my Desktop to another Monitor
How Do I... Use Field Chooser to Recover Missing Outlook Column Heading
How Do I... Outlook 2007 All Day Events and Away from the Office
Tech Spotlight: Remove Rogue Anti-Spyware Programs
Tech Spotlight: 15 Free Tools for Web-based Collaboration
Tech Spotlight: Online PDF to Word Converter
Tech Spotlight: Print a Portion of a Web Page
All Interest: Top 10 U.S. College Programs for IT
All Interest: Gifts in a Jar Recipes Index
All Interest: "Generation Virtual" (Generation V) Defies Traditional Demographics
Productivity 2.0: How the New Rules of Work Are Changing the Game
All Interest: Build a Muppet with FAO Schwartz
Lighter Side & Interesting Links
Volume 107 - 11/6/2008
CAS News: Enterprise Computer Login Times
CAS News: New Homepage for Extension is Launched
CAS News: Audio Problem Troubleshooting Suggestions from Adobe Connect (Breeze)
CAS News: Upcoming Trainings Available to College Faculty, Staff, and Educators
CAS News: Wireless Locations at University Park
How Do I... Log an Enterprise Computer's Boot Time
How Do I... Reduce Enterprise Computer Login Times
Tech Spotlight: Windows Computer Boot Times
Tech Spotlight: Top 10 Tech Tools for Extension Agents
Tech Spotlight: Network for Young and Beginning Farmers
Tech Spotlight: Tech Tips for the Basic Computer User
Tech Spotlight: Pollock Testing Center: Design and Operation of a High-Stakes Testing Center
All Interest: Directory of over 2500 Learning Tools
All Interest: Circulation Still Dropping for Print Publications
All Interest: Not Information Overload - Filter Failure Instead
All Interest: Stay Safe Online this Holiday Season with Proofpoint's "Five Golden Rules"
All Interest: Tobacco Ads from the Past
Lighter Side & Interesting Links
Volume 106 - 10/23/2008
CAS News: Teaching and Learning with Technology Web site redesigned to help Users
CAS News: Penn State Information Systems Directory
Security News: Clickjacking - Adobe Releases Flash Player 10 to Address Security Vulnerabilities
How Do I... Save a Zoom Setting in Office 2007 Word, PowerPoint, or Excel
How Do I... Empty TEMP Folders Stopped by Perflib, Perfdata, or Perflog Files
Tech Spotlight: QuickBooks Data File Backups and FAQ
Tech Spotlight: Penn State Testing Center
Tech Spotlight: FACULTY Focus - Creating a Course Blog
Tech Spotlight: Mini Surge Protector with USB Charger
All Interest: WPSU's Lobby Talk on the PA Gas Rush
All Interest: Pakistani Techies Stealing European Credit Card Data
All Interest: All Interest: AccuWeather Launches Twitter and Tumblr Feeds
All Interest: Fall Colors for 2008
All Interest: 5 Ways to Shoot Autumn Leaves
Lighter Side & Interesting Links
Volume 105 - 10/9/2008
CAS News: Become an eXtension Question Wrangler!
CAS News: Join the "LEARN" Community
CAS News: Recording of October 1 National Web Conference Available
Security News: Clickjacking Threat
Action Item (Maintenance): Use Disk Check
How Do I... Use Flags and Reminders in Outlook 2007
How Do I... Remove a Name from Outlook's Pop-up List when Addressing an Email Message
Tech Spotlight: eXtension's October 2008 Professional Development Opportunities
Tech Spotlight: External Battery Pads for Notebooks and other Devices
Tech Spotlight: Coldwell Banker Debuts Real Estate Search For iPhone
All Interest: WPSU Addresses Local Issues Surrounding Chesapeake Bay
All Interest: TLT Looks at Copyright Issues
All Interest: Google Takes A Leap Back To 2001
All Interest: Credit Card Skimming at ATM Machines
All Interest: Online Flash Video Converter
Lighter Side & Interesting Links
Volume 104 - 9/25/2008

CAS News: Computer Account Requests - New Processes as of Sept 2, 2008
CAS News: Epsilon Sigma Phi Northeast Region Visionary Leadership Award
How Do I... .Move an Email to a Calendar Appointment
How Do I... Change Text Size in Outlook 2007 Window
How Do I... Add Anonymous Comments in Microsoft Word 2007
Tech Spotlight: Text Fixer - Online Text Tools
Tech Spotlight: Sharing what You Find on the Web
Tech Spotlight: Google Maps for Mobile has Street View
Tech Spotlight: Rogue Anti-Spyware Programs
All Interest: Saying Goodbye to Summer's Security
All Interest: Emoticons Turn 26
All Interest: Websites: How They Looked 10 Years Ago
All Interest: What's the Best Tool for the Job?
Lighter Side & Interesting Links
Volume 103 - 9/11/2008

CAS News: Targeted Phishing Spam links to Fake WebAccess Login Page
CAS News: Request AG Account for County Paid Employee
CAS News: Upcoming Trainings Available to College Faculty, Staff, and Educators
CAS News: Arboretum Webcam Overlooking Construction Site
How Do I... Determine AG Domain Recipient Availability in Outlook 2007
How Do I... Shorten a Long URL for Publications or Emails
Tech Spotlight: Technology in Use around PA Wiki
Tech Spotlight: eXtension's September 2008 Professional Development Opportunities
Tech Spotlight: Schreyer Honors College Launches YouTube Channel
Tech Spotlight: YouTube Adds Captions Feature for Videos
All Interest: 2008 Beloit College Mindset List goes Webcast
All Interest: World's Best Presentation Contest won by "THIRST"
All Interest: Schlage LiNK - Deadbolt your House via the Web
All Interest: HP and Walmart Plan to Cut Laptop Packaging
All Interest: iTunes U: Go to School without Going to School
Lighter Side & Interesting Links
Volume 102 - 8/28/2008
CAS News: Benefits Eligible PSU Employees and AG Accounts
CAS News: What to Do if Your Computer is Stolen
CAS News: Training being offered – Creating Multimedia Presentations using Adobe Presenter
CAS News: ITS Unveils Enhanced Telecommunications and Networking Web Site
Security News: IPAS Project Phases
Action Item (Maintenance): Remove Unneeded or Old Programs
How Do I... Color Code a Calendar in Outlook 07
How Do I... Log into a SharePoint Site
Tech Spotlight: Penn State News now Available through Twitter
Tech Spotlight: Google Suggest - Auto-Complete for Searches
Tech Spotlight: New Enhancements on the Google Content Network
Tech Spotlight: Microsoft Releases Photosynth, Constructs 3-D Images
Tech Spotlight: Comcast to Slow Some Web Traffic for Up to 20 Minutes
All Interest: Sphere: A Multi-Touch Interactive Spherical Display
All Interest: Life without the Internet: Zapped off the grid
All Interest: Oobleck - Non-Newtonian fluid
All Interest: Wall Street Journal (WSJ) Mobile Reader for the BlackBerry
Lighter Side & Interesting Links
Volume 101 - 8/14/2008
CAS News: Help Desk Form Updated
CAS News: Ag Communications & Marketing - Web Services Intake Form
CAS News: iPhone’s 3G Device can connect to College Exchange Server
CAS News: Training being offered – SharePoint 2007
CAS News: YouTube in Extension
CAS News: TechieTalk Club Date Saver
How Do I... Share Large Files with a Remote Client
How Do I... View Files and Folders in Groups
How Do I... Word 2007: Bring Back the Save All and Close All Commands
Tech Spotlight: Icon Restore - Keep My Desktop Icons where I Want Them
Tech Spotlight: Mobile Phone App for High Fuel Cost World
Tech Spotlight: Pittsburgh Police Add Forensic Mac Tools
All Interest: WebVet, WebMD for Pets
All Interest: The Merck Veterinary Manual
All Interest: What is Taking up my Hard Disk's Space
All Interest: Delta Planes to Have Wi-Fi Service by End of 2009
Lighter Side & Interesting Links
Volume 100 - 7/31/2008
CAS News: Bogus E-mail Messages Circulating
CAS News: Spring Cleaning Blog – Checking the Size of Your Email Folder
CAS News: Adobe Connect Server Update - July 30
CAS News: County Server's APC/UPS Battery Replacement
CAS News: Impact Reports - Ninja and Symantec Endpoint Protection (Jan-Jun 2008)
How Do I... Create Cover Pages in Word 2007
How Do I... Make an Appointment or Meeting Repeat Automatically
How Do I... Create, Edit, and Manage Tasks in Outlook
Tech Spotlight: Computer Tutorials Based on Pictures
Tech Spotlight: Transfer Video to your Computer
All Interest: What is the Specific Absorption Rate or SAR of your Cell Phone
All Interest: Pennsylvania Appears in a Top 10 List - Most Spammed States
All Interest: TrekPod Go! - Combination Walking staff, Monopod, and Tripod
All Interest: Sun Sheds Light on Telework Savings
All Interest: Diary of a Deliberately Spammed Housewife
Lighter Side & Interesting Links
Volume 99 - 7/17/2008

CAS News: Spring Cleaning for your Computer – Checking Your Computer’s Warranty Information and Age
CAS News: Unable to Open or View Outlook Attachments
CAS News: TechieTalk Club
Action Item: Log Off or Shut Down the Computer
How Do I... Convert Media Files
Tech Spotlight: Quickly Rename Multiple Files
Tech Spotlight: Meebo - An Online IM Program
Tech Spotlight: 3rd Party Applications Convert PDF files
Tech Spotlight: USB Security Lock
Tech Spotlight: Casio's Exilim Pro EX-F1
Tech Spotlight: Flash Files can be Found and Indexed
All Interest: USDA Image Gallery
All Interest: Inside Microsoft’s Internet Infrastructure & their Future Plans
All Interest: Avoid Laptop loss at the Airport
All Interest: New Words in the Collegiate Dictionary
Lighter Side & Interesting Links
Volume 98 - 7/2/2008
CAS News: Spring Cleaning for your Computer – Cleaning out your Startup Folder
CAS News: Web & Print Resources
CAS News: Unable to Access ServSafe CD due to Missing MSVCR80.dll
CAS News: 2008 Faculty Advisory Committee on Academic Computing Survey
Action Item: Adobe Releases Security Update 1 for Adobe 8.1.2
How Do I... Create & Send a Meeting Request in Outlook
How Do I... Create an Event in Outlook
How Do I... Clear a SharePoint Site's Stored Password
Tech Spotlight: Mini Surge Protector with USB Charger
Tech Spotlight: In Pictures Online Tutorials
Tech Spotlight: Microsoft Offline Online has Set of Summer Templates
Tech Spotlight: Pure Networks Security Scan
All Interest: Woman Rowing the Pacific Ocean with High Tech
All Interest: 11 Top Tips for a Successful Technical Presentation
All Interest: Do You Engage Your Customers?
All Interest: YouTube Screening Room
Lighter Side & Interesting Links
Volume 97 - 6/19/2008

CAS News: Spring Cleaning for your Computer – Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) Part 2
CAS News: Upcoming Trainings Available to College Faculty, Staff, and Educators
CAS News: Emergency Readiness and Disaster Recovery
Action Item: Using Information Technologies How To's
How Do I... Make an Appointment on my Calendar in Outlook?
Tech Spotlight: Beyond Doodle
Tech Spotlight: Use a Password Checker to Test your Password's Strength
Tech Spotlight: Google Docs Adds PDF Support
Tech Spotlight: Google Docs and Creating Forms
Tech Spotlight: Sharing is amazing!!!
All Interest: Welcome to Thanet Earth
All Interest: Eat Drink or Die
All Interest: Spam Emails Rocketing
All Interest: Periodical Cicadas
Lighter Side & Interesting Links
Volume 96 - 6/5/2008

CAS News: Updated How To's for Requesting New Accounts
CAS News: Spring Cleaning for your Computer – Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP)
CAS News: 2008 Teaching and Learning with Technology Symposium
CAS News: Education Technology Services (ETS) Online Resources
Action Item (Maintenance): Cleanup Your Email
How Do I... Customize the Quick Access Toolbar
How Do I... Check my Email while on Vacation
Tech Spotlight: Meeting Setup with Doodle
Tech Spotlight: Hyperconnected with Twitter
Tech Spotlight: Blogging - What's the difference between a Trackback and a Ping?
Tech Spotlight: Google Sites - Create Simple, Secure Group Website
All Interest: Life, Death and Twitter on the African Savannah
All Interest: TimeTube - YouTube in Date Order
All Interest: Colleges Putting Their Own Spin on YouTube
All Interest: Livescribe Paper-Based Computing Platform
Lighter Side & Interesting Links
Volume 95 - 5/22/2008

CAS News: Request Summer Assistant and/or Intern Accounts
CAS News: Spring Cleaning for your Computer – IM Programs
CAS News: New EN Prices until July 31
CAS News: New Training being offered - Online Learning Tool using Adobe Presenter
CAS News: "NorthCentral PA Helps" Wiki uses a Web 2.0 Technology
How Do I... Insert a Movie into PowerPoint 2007
How Do I... Quickly Rename a Selected Folder or File
How Do I... Use Outlook 2007's Forward as Attachment
Tech Spotlight: Drop.io - Store and Share Data in Private
Tech Spotlight: Have Good Penmanship? You'll like this Digital Pen
Tech Spotlight: Microsoft Research WorldWide Telescope
Tech Spotlight: Google Maps Adds "More" Button
Tech Spotlight: SlideRocket Presentation Tool
All Interest: Mobile Optimised Websites
All Interest: GroupTweet - Group Message Broadcasting for Twitter
All Interest: Start Menu Alternative
Lighter Side & Interesting Links
Volume 94 - 5/8/2008
CAS News: Spring Cleaning for your Computer
CAS News: Updating Your Passwords - New Text from ITS
CAS News: May 2008 Adobe Connect Demonstration Sessions
How Do I... Lock my Enterprise Computer
How Do I... Say "No to All" when Overwriting Files
Tech Spotlight: Error Printing Another's Outlook 2007 Daily Calendar
Tech Spotlight: Issue with Outlook 2007, Duplex Print Job, and Collate Copies
Tech Spotlight: Adding One Month to an Excel Date
Tech Spotlight: Moffsoft FreeCalc - Windows Calculator Replacement
Tech Spotlight: Flip Video Camcorder
All Interest: Phishing Scams and Hoaxes
All Interest: Walk Through Memory Lane
All Interest: A Thousand Words
All Interest: Zamzar - Free Online File Conversion
Lighter Side & Interesting Links
Volume 93 - 4/24/2008
CAS News: AutoUpdate.exe - Fatal error on Startup
CAS News: Penn State to Enhance Current Anti-Spam Efforts
CAS News: User Service Conference 2008
CAS News: Penn State IST researchers classify Web searches
CAS News: Summer-Fest Technology Training
Action Item: Sun Releases Java(TM) 6 Update 6
How Do I... Allow "Camera and Microphone Access" for 'psu.edu' in Adobe Connect
How Do I... Change the Default Envelope Fonts in Word 2007
How Do I... Create a Custom Label Layout in Word 2007
How Do I... Clear the Java Plug-in Cache
Tech Spotlight: IAdHide.dll and Backweb - Can they be removed?
Tech Spotlight: PA's Operation Safe Surf Video Contest!
Tech Spotlight: Twitter takes hold in my Physics class
Tech Spotlight: Windows Keyboard Layout Explained
Tech Spotlight: Talk without Background Noise on a Cell Phone
All Interest: Innovation Park at Penn State
All Interest: The Art of Cyber Threats
All Interest: Google Attempts to Index the "Invisible Web"
Lighter Side & Interesting Links
Volume 92 - 4/10/2008
CAS News: State of Spyware Protection for Enterprise Computers
CAS News: Penn State to Increase Wireless Network Security
Action Item: QuickTime 7.4.5 Update Released
Action Item: Apply Microsoft Updates
How Do I... Use a Picture or Symbol as a Bullet in PowerPoint or Word 2007?
How Do I... Add an Identity to my Jump Drive?
Tech Spotlight: What is Adobe Presenter and Why would I want to use it?
Tech Spotlight: Flash Player Update Available to Address Security Vulnerabilities
Tech Spotlight: Beg, Borrow but Don't Steal
Tech Spotlight: New FTC Videos Help Consumers Spot Phishing Scams
Tech Spotlight: Lessons Learned from a Compromised Machine
Tech Spotlight: Rogue AntiSpyware Programs
All Interest: #1 Music Retailer in US is Apple's iTunes
All Interest: Six-grader takes on Network Administrator Duties
All Interest: PA's Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Newsletters
All Interest: Geek And Poke Cartoons
Lighter Side & Interesting Links
Volume 91 - 3/27/2008
CAS News: Email requests for Passwords and Account Information
CAS News: Outlook 07 Meeting Management - Self-Paced Training now Available
CAS News: Apple Software Update offers Safari 3.1 Web browser
Action Item (Maintenance): Cleaning Your Computer
How Do I... Use Adobe Connect?
How Do I... Change the Default Font in Word 2007?
Tech Spotlight: Web 2.0 Resources from Participatory Media Literacy
Tech Spotlight: Outlook's Default Appointment Length
Tech Spotlight: Multi Function Printers (MFP) Page Cost Calculator
All Interest: Computer Systems Security Breach - Wave of the Future?
All Interest: Rising Spam Hits University Accounts
All Interest: The Future of Voice May Be Voiceless
All Interest: Update on MacBook Air and Airport Security
Lighter Side & Interesting Links
Volume 90 - 3/13/2008
CAS News: Web and Print Resources
CAS News: PowerPoint 2007 Compatibility Issues Linked to Default Printer
CAS News: Upcoming Trainings Available to College Faculty, Staff, and Educators
How Do I... Place a screen shot into Word or PowerPoint?
How Do I... Setup Data as a Table and Apply Conditional Formatting in Excel 2007?
Tech Spotlight: Micro Blogging with Twitter
Tech Spotlight: Technology via Audio or Video
Tech Spotlight: Google's 411 Service
All Interest: "Time Management" by Randy Pausch
All Interest: Network threats develop 'antibiotic' resistance
All Interest: The Botnets behind our Spam
All Interest: List of News Organizations using Twitter
All Interest: Caller ID Spoofing
All Interest: MacBook Air confuses Airport Security
Lighter Side & Interesting Links
Volume 89 - 2/28/2008
CAS News: eNews RSS Feed Updated
CAS News: TechieTalk Club
CAS News: Introduction to the Office 2007 Interface - Self-Paced Training Now Available
CAS News: March Adobe Connect Demonstration Sessions
Action Item: Update to Adobe Reader v8 Released (8.1.2)
Action Item: Sun Releases Java(TM) 6 Update 4
How Do I ... Use the Keyboard to Select Cells in a Word Table
How Do I ... Backup and Restore OneNote Notes
How Do I ... Review Instant Search Settings in Outlook 2007
Tech Spotlight: Youth Forestry and Natural Resources Wiki
Tech Spotlight: Working (Safely?) in a Web 2.0 World
Tech Spotlight: IFilters - Extra Windows Desktop Search Functionality
Tech Spotlight: 3rd Party Software Add-ins Slow Opening of Office 2007 Programs
Tech Spotlight: Web 2.0 version of Mathematica
All Interest: How to Speak: Lecture Tips from Patrick Winston
All Interest: New Jargon Term - Agrichar
All Interest: Obsolete Skills
Lighter Side & Interesting Links
Volume 88 - 2/14/2008
CAS News: Low Cost HP Printers may cause Big Time Headaches
Action Item: Update Adobe Reader Software
Action Item (Maintenance): Empty TEMP Folders
How Do I... Freeze, Hide, or Split my View in Excel 2007?
How Do I... Add SharePoint Site to Trusted Sites in IE
Tech Spotlight: Managing Your Email
Tech Spotlight: Google Browser Sync for Firefox
All Interest: Postal Services May Get Their Own Internet Domain
All Interest: Catalog Choice - Eliminate Unwanted Catalogs
All Interest: TSA Launches Blog for "to Talk, to Listen, to Engage with each Other"
All Interest: More Mobiles Than Landlines in Iowa
All Interest: Weather Proverbs
Lighter Side & Interesting Links
Volume 87 - 1/31/2008
CAS News: New IT Website
CAS News: Computer Store Promotes Green Campaign
How Do I... Insert a Chart into PowerPoint, Word or Excel
How Do I... Set My Outlook Contacts as the Primary Address Book
Tech Spotlight: Tech Spotlight: A Master Gardener's Journal
Tech Spotlight: Rule of Three Works for Backups
Tech Spotlight: Curved Monitors
Tech Spotlight: Malware Growth
All Interest: The Davos Question 08
All Interest: Growing Up Online
All Interest: Google Announces 'Innovate or Die' Contest Winner
All Interest: Dell, Microsoft Team on (Product) Red PCs
Goodbye Bill, Good Luck
Lighter Side & Interesting Links
Volume 86 - 1/17/2008

- CAS News: Technology Trainings via Adobe Connect Prep Work
- CAS News: Upcoming Trainings Available to College Faculty, Staff, and Educators
- Action Item: QuickTime 7.4 Update Released
- How Do I...Add or Install a printer on your EN computer?
- Tech Spotlight: Training Master Gardeners via Adobe Connect
- Tech Spotlight: Google's Advanced Search
- All Interest: Spammers Still Working Overtime
- All Interest: Ease of Identity Theft
- All Interest: New Year's Computer Security Resolutions
- All Interest: New Polaroid Pix Printer Does Away With Ink Cartridges
- Lighter Side & Interesting Links
Volume 85 - 1/3/2008
- CAS News: Updating Your Passwords
- CAS News: PowerPoint 07 and Adobe Connect Alert
- CAS News: Outlook 2007 Email has Apostrophes Returned as Question Marks
- Action Item (Maintenance): Disk Defragmenter
- How Do I... Control Word 2007's Automatic Superscript
- How Do I... Use Instant Search in Outlook 2007
- Tech Spotlight: "Turf guys" at the World Series
- Tech Spotlight: On Line Translators (Advanced)
- Tech Spotlight: eXtension's Jan 2008 Professional Development Opportunities
- All Interest: Green buildings Make Employees See Red
- Lighter Side & Interesting Links