UNHCE Information Technology & Distance Education Blog: July 2004 Archives

APC, a major manufacturer of UPS's (Uninterruptible Power Supply) has a trade in program for old UPS's. The savings on a new UPS can run up to 40% as well as save you the hassle of disposing of your old UPS. I recently priced a UPS at $109 at PCconnection. The price with a trade-in on the APC web site was $85. A savings of $24. You can check out the program at the following URL:

APC trade-in

From now until Labor day Office Depot and HP are offering free recycling of computer hardware and electronics. For more information you can go to the following web site:

http://www.officedepot.com/promo.do?file=/promo/pages/recycle.jsp

One of the newest trends in Internet threats is a process called “Phishing”. In it the user receives an innocent looking email from their bank, credit card company or even Amazon.com. Although “Phishing” uses a lot of different tag lines the most frequent message is that there may be a problem with their security, or your account. They then ask you to help fix/test/protect their system. They frequently ask you to go to there web site and login your information regarding your account. They even provide you with a handy link to go to the site. This could be anything from your social security number, bank account number, or credit card number. Once you log in to there web site they then own that information.

How do you know if you are being “Phished”. First you should be aware of the problem and view any and all messages you get, no matter what they look like, with a healthy sense of scepticism. Because of the nature of the web someone running this scam can download all the graphics from a web site and build an identical site. So just because it looks official does not mean it is! Second, realize that no legitimate business that you deal with will ask you to perform these types of activities for them. If you do get a official looking message check out the URL they give you. The URL will look very close to the actual address of the site they are trying mimic. For example www.amazon.com may be www.amason.com. If you are not paying attention you may overlook the misspelling and think that it is a legitimate address.

What should you do. First, don’t do what they want you to do! Second, go to the address of the business they are trying to use via a different method. Use your bookmarks of the site or search for it on a search engine. Don’t use their link. Once you go to the site you may find information about the “Phishing” scheme and what to do about it. If you don’t find out anything on the web site, call the company and report the “Phishing”. Lastly, DONT do what they want you to do! A good rule of thumb is never do anything contained in an email. This includes helping orphans in Nigeria, forwarding prayers, or helping a poor company fix your account.

For more information on “Phishing” and other related Internet problems check these links out. (They have been tested and are safe:)

http://www.antiphishing.org/

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1625219,00.asp

http://www1.us.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/security?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs

http://enterprisesecurity.symantec.com/content.cfm?articleid=3864&EID=0

Some of you have asked how to add the UNHCE Sidebar to your home office browser (Netscape). Here's what you do:

1. Go to the following link: http://wp.netscape.com/sidebar/preview.html
2. Where it says "Tab Name" type in UNHCE Intranet
3. Where it says " Tab URL" type in ceinfo.unh.edu/UNHCETab.htm
(the http:// is already there).

The UNHCE Tab will be in your sidebar (either top or bottom). Click on it to open.

Item: Panasonic PT-LB10SU LCD Projector
From: Gov Connection
(check with BSC for where you may order from if on campus)

Item #: 5112212
Cost: $1,633.90
Weight: 4.7lb

Designed for both top performance and easy mobility, the Panasonic PT-LB10SU LCD projector packs an array of powerful functions into a compact, lightweight body. It boasts an outstanding 2000 lumens of brightness, 400:1 contrast ratio, SVGA 800 x 600 (x 3) resolution, a 4:3 image aspect ratio and support for 16.7 million colors. The PT-LB10SU has scanning frequencies of 15-91kHz horizontal and 50-85Hz vertical.

Operation is quick and convenient. With Speed Start your image appears in approximately 5 seconds after you press the power button. And when the presentation is completed, Direct Power Off lets you disconnect the power cable and move the projector right away because the cooling fan keeps operating until the lamp is cooled. These features combine with others such as onetouch auto setup and automatic keystone correction.

The PT-LB10SU is also equipped with a host of antitheft features including a password system, control panel lock, text superimposing and Kensington lock support. Other conveniences include auto power off, card-type wireless remote control and RGB input indication. The PT-LB10SU is HDTV compatible, has a low 30db noise output and comes with a three-year warranty.

This guide contains information on training resources available in applications utilized by employees of UNHCE, including Microsoft Office, Adobe products (Acrobat, PageMaker, PhotoShop), as well as operating systems, and applications used by smaller audiences, such as DreamWeaver, Blue Ribbon YOUTH enrollment, or WordPerfect.

Included in this guide is a listing of Extension or University-owned Computer-based Training CD-ROMs (CBT), which can be used for free. A listing of CBT is available at: http://ceinfo.unh.edu/Intranet/ITDE/trg/trcdtoc.pdf

To access the complete guide, go to: http://ceinfo.unh.edu/Intranet/ITDE/trg/indextrg.htm