LET'S COMMUNICATE
Agriculture Communication Newsletter
January 2007, No. 133
Contents
Videoconferencing Support
Distribution Center Reminders
Write the Right Word
The Latest on Windows Vista
Beware of Free Wi-Fi Scams
Pegasus Mail Manuals Available Online
Videoconferencing Support
The Ag Consortium videoconferencing Web site has been updated at
http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/agcomm/videoconf/videoconferencing.html Please
refer to it for instructions on how to schedule videoconferences, the required
scheduling and change forms, a database of videoconferencing sites across the
state and much more.
To make your videoconference experience run smoothly:
* Make sure sites turn their equipment on at least 10 minutes before the meeting
is to begin. The IVN bridge begins calling the sites 10 minutes before start
time, and if the equipment isn't on, the site may not connect properly, even on
the second try.
* If any of the sites don't connect, call the IVN help desk at 777-6486. Do not
call the scheduler since the connections are made through IVN.
* If you might need local technical support, such as running PowerPoints or a
DVD, work with the local technician before the videoconference. Sites can't
guarantee help will be available if you don't ask for it ahead.
* Try to confirm people at sites before scheduling a videoconference. Changes
are more paperwork than an original reservation.
Gail Hokenson, 231-7881, gail.hokenson@ndsu.edu
Distribution Center Reminders
* When mentioning publications in meetings, news releases or other messages,
remember to point out the price of the publication (if there is a charge) and
the shipping fee if the material is ordered from the Distribution Center. There
is a shipping and handling fee even for free publications if sent from the
Distribution Center. If you don't want to handle money at a meeting, include
materials costs in a meeting registration fee.
* NDSU offices pay the wholesale price for charge publications and sell them at
the retail price, and may keep the difference.
* Only staff may check out 4-H trunks. If a 4-H leader or another person wants a
trunk, a county staff person must check it out and take responsibility for it.
Similarly, only staff may request 4-H literature.
Sharon Lane, 231-7883, sharon.lane@ndsu.edu
and Ardis Carvell, 231-7882,
ardis.carvell@ndsu.edu
Write the Right Word
Me, myself and I. These three little words seem to give writers big problems.
Here are two simple rules to help you decide when to use �myself.�
* Do not use �myself� as a substitute for �me,� as in �He presented the award to
Tom, Dick and myself at the conference.� The correct way to say that is: �He
presented the award to Tom, Dick and me at the conference.� Here�s another
example: �For more information about the workshop, contact me at (701) 231-
5391.�
* Use �myself� only if the word �I� comes before it in the same sentence. For
example, �I watched myself in the mirror.� �I did the work myself because no one
would help me.�
As a youngster, your parents or teacher probably drilled into you that you need
to use �I� instead of �me� in almost every instance. Unfortunately, they were
wrong in some cases, particularly when using a dual construction, such as �Bill
and I� or �Bill and me.� To know which is right, simply eliminate the second
person.
So, in the case of �Bill and I/me went to the play,� it would be �I� because if
you dropped Bill, the sentence would read correctly as �I went to the play.� But
if you said, �Jane went with Bill and I/me to the play,� �me� would be correct
because without Bill, you would say, �Jane went with me to the play.�
Ellen Crawford, 231-5391,
ellen.crawford@ndsu.edu
The Latest on Windows Vista
Windows Vista will soon be available with new computer purchases, but a new
computer shouldn't necessarily mean a new operating system. Several NDSU
baseline software programs are not compatible with Vista. There may also be
issues with older software on Windows XP computers.
The functionality of Vista isn't that different when compared to XP; it mostly
has some visual differences. The hardware requirements are much steeper to
experience all the Vista differences, but these aren't necessarily required for
functionality. Microsoft is already planning a service pack update, so there
could be benefits to waiting a while before jumping in.
Future announcements will provide information about when Vista will be fully
supported by NDSU.
Jon Fry, 231-7934, jon.fry@ndsu.edu
Beware of Free Wi-Fi Scams
A new computer security issue involves rogue wireless networks that can be found
in public places, such as airports. They are run from someone's wireless
computer and pretend to be free access. The catch is that they can allow enough
access to your computer to let them take information or install offending
software, such as spam bots. These dangerous networks have been found at
LaGuardia, O'Hare and other public locations.
To learn about the potential problems and how to recognize and avoid these
networks, see
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9008399&taxonomyId=16&intsrc=kc_top
or from www.computerworld.com , click
on the Knowledge Center titled Networking, then on "Don't fall victim to the
'Free Wi-Fi' Scam."
Jerry Ranum, 231-6395, gerald.ranum@ndsu.edu
Pegasus Mail Manuals Available Online
If you use Pegasus as your e-mail client, manuals are now online at http://www.pmail.com/downloads.htm.
The author says, "The manuals still contain text indicating that they are
licensed and should not be distributed. This is because I simply have not had
the opportunity to amend and regenerate them. You may now use the manuals on the
same terms as the software. All restrictions other than copyright have now been
lifted on them."
Roger Egeberg, 231-7382, roger.egeberg@ndsu.edu
LET'S COMMUNICATE
If you have questions or comments, or would like to submit information or
make a suggestion, contact:
Agriculture Communication
Attn: Becky Koch
7 Morrill Hall
Phone: 231-7875
FAX: 231-7044
e-mail: bkoch@ndsuext.nodak.edu
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