UNHCE Information Technology & Distance Education Blog: February 2004 Archives

To provide easier access to email for staff who are away from their normal computers (conferences, workshops, etc.), we now provide WebMail, an on-line email interface much like that of Yahoo or Hotmail. Using Internet Explorer, go to: http://ceunh.unh.edu and log in using your first initial and last name @ ceunh.unh.edu (e.g., sjudd@ceunh.unh.edu). Your password will be your normal "Eudora" password. WebMail will give you access to your Cooperative Extension account, and allow you to read and send mail from your regular email address. You will be able to see all mail on the server, and if you don't delete it, it will download to Eudora the next time you use it to check mail.

The WebMail interface will only work effectively with Internet Explorer. The staff addresses and distribution lists are available through WebMail, however, items that you have created locally in Eudora are not available in WebMail (e.g., personal addresses, signatures, filters, sent mail, local folders, etc.)

Please note that this service is NOT available to state Family Lifeskills staff whose email is linked through the state server.

Thanks to Sarah Smith for suggesting we look at a utility that optimizes PowerPoint presentations, making them significantly smaller in size without sacrificing slide quality or performance. The software, NXPowerLite, reduces the size of your Microsoft PowerPoint presentations, which decreases the chances of oversized emails being returned and allows you to save most PowerPoint presentations on a floppy disk.
To use NXPowerLite, all you do is drag your PowerPoint file onto the NXPowerLite icon, choose your compression level (highest still leaves you with a great looking presentation) and click on the 'Optimize' button. NXPowerLite will automatically search through your presentation, finding ways to optimize the content.
NXPowerLite is compatible with all recent versions of Microsoft Windows and PowerPoint, costs just $30.21 and can be downloaded directly from their website. Check out the demo version to see for yourself.
Learn more about NXPowerLite by browsing their website: http://www.nxpowerlite.com/

Adobe has just released a software program that offers many of the same capabilities that you find in Photoshop, but in a leaner, cheaper program. Compared to Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Elements is an easier-to-use, less comprehensive and considerably less expensive digital imaging package. Elements costs about $49 and can be purchased through www.Adobe.com or at the UNH computer store.

To assist the ITDE team in repairing laptops and desktops brought to Taylor Hall for service, please bring the following with your machine:

Laptops – All the original software, as well as driver disks for your printer, scanner, etc.
Please bring alll cords and external drives (a modular disk drive, for example)

Desktops – All original software (anything that came with your system), as well as driver disks for your printer, scanner, etc. Bring ONLY the CPU (the tower). There's no need to bring cords.

If advertisements are opening on your computer in a window titled Messenger Service , it may indicate that your system is not secure. You should disable the Messenger Service in Windows XP to help protect your computer from unwanted messenger spam and other potential threats.

Click here to see a tutorial on Disabling Messenger in Windows XP:
http://ceinfo.unh.edu/common/documents/MessSvc.htm