No newsletter next week

Due to the holiday, InfoTech Tuesday will not be published next Tuesday, July 4. Publication will resume Tuesday, July 11.

E-mail slowness Friday due to storage system upgrade

Upgrades to the central storage system were postponed through June to accommodate orientation and enrollment and other events on campus. However, upgrades were done last Friday morning, June 23, due to almost-full capacity, technical staff availability, and hardware issues.

While the upgrade was not noticeable for most services, e-mail users saw an interruption. E-mail was the most visibly affected due to its high activity involving reading and writing of thousands of messages per second. E-mail slowed to a crawl for many users for approximately 35 minutes. Messages were delayed but delivered.

The upgrade has already improved service response, and many projects that were being delayed can now proceed.

July IT training calendar for faculty/staff/grad students

Check out the July IT training calendar and sign up for classes. All classes are free for K-State faculty, staff, and graduate students, but require pre-registration. Courses include: K-Calendar, K-State Online courses for beginners, Introduction to HTML, Introduction to Dreamweaver MX, and Working with CSS in Dreamweaver.

Microsoft Security Training: June 28-29

The Microsoft security training session will be held in the Hemisphere Room on the 5th floor of Hale Library. This lecture-style training session will begin promptly at 9:00 a.m on both days. All training materials will be provided. You must have registered online by June 16 to attend this training session. Questions about the event can be sent to Harvard Townsend, 785-532-2985, harv@k-state.edu.

Support for Windows 98/ME/NT ends Friday, June 30

Users of Windows 98/ME/NT have only a few days left to upgrade their operating systems before K-State begins blocking them from the network. Beginning July 1, Microsoft will no longer provide updates to Windows 98/ME/NT operating systems. As a result, K-State will discontinue support of these systems and will block these users from the network.

Avian flu website available

Check out the Avian flu website created by K-State Research and Extension at http://www.avianflu.ksu.edu. The site will be the location for posting information about the spread of the bird flu. In addition, there are checklists, fact sheets, useful links and more.

LASER Update: Project Timeline announced

Implementation dates have been announced for the new student information system known as iSIS. The phased plan is set to follow the natural business process flows and reporting cycles of a student:

Look for more information about iSIS in future editions of InfoTech Tuesday.

Security tip: A K-State-owned computer is not for play

A K-state-owned computer is not suitable for use by family, friends, or houseguests. It does not matter if these users will be on your computer for only a short amount of time: you cannot control the e-mail attachments they might accidentally open, or the web pages they might choose to browse. At the same time, you could be putting sensitive data at risk. Stay in control of your computing environment.

IT by the numbers: K-State Online Pre-Release training

• Number of instructors enrolled in pre-release training: 115

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June 30 (Fri)
Last day Windows 98/SE/ME/NT computers can connect to K-State's network.

July 1 (Sat)
Authorization code service for personal use will be disabled by Telecommunications.

August
All residence halls will have wireless network by the start of the fall semester.

Fall 2006
Doctoral students will be required to submit dissertations electronically.

Fall 2007
Masters students will be required to submit theses and reports electronically.

A great discussion occuring in the Message Board deserves some prominence, is this possible?

Yes! You can make a direct link to a specific thread in the Message Board.

1. From the Course Tools page, go to to the Message Board.

2. Open the thread you want to make a link to and copy the URL.

3. Open the Manage Files tool.

4. Click the new item link and choose Hyperlink as the type of new item to create.

5. In the Link Text box, type the link text.

6. In the URL box, paste the URL for the Message Board thread.

7. Click the Create button.

8. Publish the URL, the link will go directly to the specific thread in your Message Board.

K-State Calendar Questions

I've made someone my designate, why can't they make changes to my calendar appointments?

When granting designate rights, you must give your designate the right to modify your meetings. To set the designate rights, do the following:

1. On the Tools menu, click Access Rights.
2. On the Designate tab, type the name of the person you would like to grant designate rights to.
3. To assign full designate rights, click Full designate rights.
4. To customize the designate rights, uncheck No designate rights and then choose from the following:
   • Modify - Can create, view, and reply on your behalf.
   • View/Reply - Can view and reply on your behalf.
   • View times only - Can only view the times on your Agenda.
   • None - Has no rights.

Why can't I make changes to an appointment made for me by my designate?

Your designate must open your agenda as a designate in order for you to be able to make changes to appointments made on your behalf. To open another's calendar as their designate, do the following:

1. Begin by signing in to your own Oracle Calendar account.
2. On the File menu, point to Open as Designate and then click Agenda.
3. Select the appropriate individual, if necessary, and then click OK.
4. Depending on the designate rights you were granted, you can create, edit, move and delete entries in the individual's agenda as you would in your own.

IT Services Satisfaction Survey Results

The following are some of the results from the Information Technology Services Satisfaction survey which was sent to all K-Staters in May 2006. Students, faculty and staff gave top importance ratings to the services listed below. The corresponding satisfaction rating is also provided.