BNI Corporate Web Presence
If you need access to a portion of the BNI intranet that you do not currently have access to, call me. If you need changes made to information regarding your newspaper on BNI's corporate website, give me a call. If you have changes that need to be made to your newspaper's website, you would need to call whoever handles your web hosting for your newspaper.
PBS Servers
If you need access to PBS, or if you need a higher level of access, call me. I would request the authorization for access. If you are having printing-related problems, call me. If you are having trouble with a specific function of PBS, I may not be able to help, but I can refer you to one of our in-house PBS experts.
Antivirus Software
I am responsible for sending out the company's antivirus software. However, the installation of the antivirus software is the responsibility of each newspaper. If you need help on the installation, you would need to contact General Cybernetics or someone local. If you suspect one of your computers is having trouble with it's virus definitions updates, give me a call.
Steven manages the BNI corporate web presence and provides support for the PBS servers, antivirus software and each site's connection to the company network. He is also responsible for other areas unrelated to providing support.
Wes provides secondary support to Steven along with maintaining the information systems for the BNI corporate office, implementing company-wide IT projects and managing vendor relationships.
General Cybernetics is the primary BNI outsourcing partner for desktop and network support. Any IT problems specific to your site should be directed to General Cybernetics. Examples would be hardware failure, computer setup and connectivity issues for individual computers.
The next three day's entries will address in detail 1) when to call Steven, 2) when to call Wes and 3) when to call General Cybernetics.
]]>1) A user receives an email with a unexpected attachment.
2) When the attachment is opened a virus is launched.
3) The virus finds email addresses in the user's address book, sent or deleted items to use in the From email field of an email.
4) Infected messages are sent out using the stolen address in the From field.
5) Often an antivirus server captures the infected message and sends a warning to the address in the From field.
6) An uninfected email user gets a mistaken virus warning even though they did not send the message.
Many companies have disabled email virus warning notifications because so many notifications are false and create confusion.
For more information you can visit the following link: spoofed sender viruses.
]]>Google provides a free toolbar that contains an effective pop-up blocker. A link to the software with installation instructions can be found here: Google toolbar add-on.
Google's toolbar provides many other free services described at their website.
]]>Archives- Usually archives of older posts are organized by month. On the left-hand side of the main blog page you will find an archive link and calendar.
Comments- Often a blog author will allow for comments to postings. See the link below entitled Comments.
Hyperlinks- Blogs often embed links to other sites inside postings. For example, you can research viruses at the Symantec Anti-virus Research Center (www.sarc.com).
Permalinks- This is a link to a individual blog entry that will remain unchanged for future reference. See the link below entilted Permalink.
Blogs usually contain frequent postings to encourage visitors to return on a regualr basis.
If you have any suggestions or general feedback on the BNI tech blog, please feel free to enter comments via the comments link below.
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1) Create a folder in your inbox called "spam" (without quotes). The folder cannot be a subfolder.
2) Clicking on the following link to download the new rule: spamrule.rwz
3) Inside Outlook, click on Tools.
4) Click on Rules Wizard.
5) Click on Options.
6) Click on Import Rules.
7) Navigate to the file downloaded in step 2 and click Open.
8) Click OK.
Now all messages classified as spam will be automatically delivered to your spam folder. They can then be deleted at your discretion. Holding down the shift key while deleting will permanently remove the messages.
If need further help, please contact General Cybernetics at (205) 345-2600 opt. 1.
]]>Updates can be installed on any Windows 98, 2000, ME and XP computer with Internet access. The steps to updating Windows are listed below.
1) Open Internet Explorer.
2) Left-click on Tools.
3) Left-click on Windows Update.
4) Beside the green arrow, left-click on Scan for updates.
5) Left-click on Review and install updates.
6) Repeat this process until the screen reads "There are no critical updates to install at this time."
Windows 98 must be updated manually. To view the manual update instructions click on the following link: Manually Updating Windows. Windows 2000, ME and XP can also be updated manually using the same instructions.
To automate updates for Windows 2000 or XP, see the steps listed below.
1) In Control Panel, double-click Automatic Updates.
2) Click Automatically download the updates, and install them on the schedule that I specify.
3) Click to select the day and time that you want to download and install updates. [Once a week is recommended]
1) In Control Panel, double-click System.
2) On the Automatic Updates tab, click Automatically download the updates, and install them on the schedule that I specify.
3) Click to select the day and time that you want to download and install updates. [Once a week is recommended]
A calculator: just write an equation backwards (e.g., =20*5) and Google will solve it.
A dictionary: Google will define words if you type "define:" before your search (e.g., define: journalism).
A telephone directory: enter a person's first (optional) and last name followed by the city and state and Google will display their phone number and address (e.g., george bush austin, TX).
***You can also search by category and zip code (e.g., hospital 35476) for a "yellow pages" style directory.
A package tracker: enter the tracking number for FedEx, UPS or USPS and the tracking results will be displayed.
For a more detailed description of the above features and a few extras, just visit: Google features.
]]>If you need to receive a file with one of the above mentioned endings, also known as extensions, please ask the sender to "zip" the file first. If zipping the file is not an option, please contact postmaster@boonenewspapers.
Click on the"continue reading" link below to see what file types are associated with the blocked extensions.
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