[Micronet] LaTeX to Word doc Conversion
I received this email from one of our faculty asking this question and I had no idea what to suggest to him. Any help is most appreciated. Beth I'm looking for a service (on or off campus) I can use to take an existing > LaTeX formatted paper and convert it to a Word doc in a particular > journal's template. I'm parlaying a workshop paper (LaTeX) into an extended > journal paper and am not interested in doing the conversion myself. I'll be > using start-up funds to pay for it ($50-$300). Any recommendations? > Thanks -- *** Beth Muramoto Computer Resource Specialist Graduate School of Education University of California, Berkeley 1650 Tolman Hall Berkeley, CA 94720 Email: mailto:bmura...@berkeley.edu Phone: (510) 643-0203 Fax: (510) 643-6239 “Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities have crept in – forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.” -Emerson This is the essence of forgiveness. You can't change what happened but you can make sure it doesn't have the power to prevent you from being happy tomorrow. -Paul Boese “Kind words do not cost much yet they accomplish much.” -Blaise Pascal *** - The following was automatically added to this message by the list server: To learn more about Micronet, including how to subscribe to or unsubscribe from its mailing list and how to find out about upcoming meetings, please visit the Micronet Web site: http://micronet.berkeley.edu Messages you send to this mailing list are public and world-viewable, and the list's archives can be browsed and searched on the Internet. This means these messages can be viewed by (among others) your bosses, prospective employers, and people who have known you in the past. ANNOUNCEMENTS: To send announcements to the Micronet list, please use the micronet-annou...@lists.berkeley.edu list.
Re: [Micronet] Printer spam.....
Thanks for doing the research for these options and testing them. I have to admit that I was at a bit of a loss reading the security.berkeley.edu site about all the best practices, and having no idea about how to approach it. Between this and the OS updates, I feel pretty overwhelmed so I'm ever grateful for the information. Beth On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 2:05 PM, Baril wrote: > To all, > > Well if you all "thought" you had your printer settings locked down, > then I guess we were proven wrong with all the printer spam spewing from > our printers. I have read the Storify piece on "Weev" (below link) and > gleaned enough info out of it to apply further controls on my printers > here. We have a combination of HP laser printers and some Ricoh > copier/printers. The Ricoh link below explains "diprint" protocol that > uses port 9100 and in the HP config pages you will find the 9100 port > referenced. You need to disable anything that uses port 9100 to prevent > the current rash of spam from printing. Good luck to all! > > https://storify.com/weev/a-small-experiment-in > > http://support.ricoh.com/bb_v1oi/pub_e/oi_view/0001036/0001036377/view/netsys/unv/0130.htm > > Best, > > Roy > > -- > Roy A. Baril > Director of Technology > Graduate School of Journalism > University of California > 121 North Gate Hall > Berkeley, CA 94720 > 510-643-9215 -- Work > 510-643-9136 -- Fax > 925-352-9543 -- Cell > > > > - > The following was automatically added to this message by the list server: > > To learn more about Micronet, including how to subscribe to or unsubscribe > from its mailing list and how to find out about upcoming meetings, please > visit the Micronet Web site: > > http://micronet.berkeley.edu > > Messages you send to this mailing list are public and world-viewable, and > the list's archives can be browsed and searched on the Internet. This > means these messages can be viewed by (among others) your bosses, > prospective employers, and people who have known you in the past. > > ANNOUNCEMENTS: To send announcements to the Micronet list, please use the > micronet-annou...@lists.berkeley.edu list. > -- *** Beth Muramoto Computer Resource Specialist Graduate School of Education University of California, Berkeley 1650 Tolman Hall Berkeley, CA 94720 Email: mailto:bmura...@berkeley.edu Phone: (510) 643-0203 Fax: (510) 643-6239 “Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities have crept in – forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.” -Emerson This is the essence of forgiveness. You can't change what happened but you can make sure it doesn't have the power to prevent you from being happy tomorrow. -Paul Boese “Kind words do not cost much yet they accomplish much.” -Blaise Pascal *** - The following was automatically added to this message by the list server: To learn more about Micronet, including how to subscribe to or unsubscribe from its mailing list and how to find out about upcoming meetings, please visit the Micronet Web site: http://micronet.berkeley.edu Messages you send to this mailing list are public and world-viewable, and the list's archives can be browsed and searched on the Internet. This means these messages can be viewed by (among others) your bosses, prospective employers, and people who have known you in the past. ANNOUNCEMENTS: To send announcements to the Micronet list, please use the micronet-annou...@lists.berkeley.edu list.
Re: [Micronet] Neo-Nazi Printer Spam
John, A user here received the same message. I tried to employ disabling Telnet and FTP which worked on the other printers; features that were discussed back during the holidays when printers campus wide were being "attacked", but for some reason the IPs for these printers (HP Laserjet 400) didn't allow it. If you haven't disabled Telnet and FTP, I would do that to see if that will stop future attacks. Beth On Thu, Mar 24, 2016 at 11:33 AM, John McChesney-Young < jmccyo...@berkeley.edu> wrote: > This morning I found a flyer from the Neo-Nazi site _The Daily > Stormer_ in our printer's output tray: > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Daily_Stormer > > Have others on campus been getting anything similar or was it just > sent to our printer's IP address randomly? This is only the second > time in 4 years I'm aware of our getting printer spam so the volume is > clearly not a major problem, but given the nature of it is there > anyone to whom it should be reported? > > Thanks! > > John > > -- > John McChesney-Young, Administrative Assistant > History of Art Department, 416 Doe MC6020 > U. C. Berkeley, Berkeley CA 94720-6020 > jmccyo...@berkeley.edu // voice 1-510-642-5511 // fax 1-510-643-2185 > > > - > The following was automatically added to this message by the list server: > > To learn more about Micronet, including how to subscribe to or unsubscribe > from its mailing list and how to find out about upcoming meetings, please > visit the Micronet Web site: > > http://micronet.berkeley.edu > > Messages you send to this mailing list are public and world-viewable, and > the list's archives can be browsed and searched on the Internet. This > means these messages can be viewed by (among others) your bosses, > prospective employers, and people who have known you in the past. > > ANNOUNCEMENTS: To send announcements to the Micronet list, please use the > micronet-annou...@lists.berkeley.edu list. > -- *** Beth Muramoto Computer Resource Specialist Graduate School of Education University of California, Berkeley 1650 Tolman Hall Berkeley, CA 94720 Email: mailto:bmura...@berkeley.edu Phone: (510) 643-0203 Fax: (510) 643-6239 “Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities have crept in – forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.” -Emerson This is the essence of forgiveness. You can't change what happened but you can make sure it doesn't have the power to prevent you from being happy tomorrow. -Paul Boese “Kind words do not cost much yet they accomplish much.” -Blaise Pascal *** - The following was automatically added to this message by the list server: To learn more about Micronet, including how to subscribe to or unsubscribe from its mailing list and how to find out about upcoming meetings, please visit the Micronet Web site: http://micronet.berkeley.edu Messages you send to this mailing list are public and world-viewable, and the list's archives can be browsed and searched on the Internet. This means these messages can be viewed by (among others) your bosses, prospective employers, and people who have known you in the past. ANNOUNCEMENTS: To send announcements to the Micronet list, please use the micronet-annou...@lists.berkeley.edu list.
[Micronet] Forwarding mechanism for a defunct mail server
We had a mail server that also contained data on it that we finally retired. It was a Linux/Unix machine and the sys admin for it retired. For the most part we were able to get people to stop using it as a mail server years ago to use @berkeley.edu, but no sooner than when we disconnected this server from the network than there was one faculty member who wants to put in place a forwarding mechanism as some of his papers etc. had references to it (don't get me started on why he didn't change over to @ berkeley.edu) and he can't notify or change every reference to it. There is no one here who knows Linux/Unix and the computer is out of date and sets off alerts with security@berkeley. I don't want to keep it alive for this one purpose, however, I don't know how I can forward an email addressed to an @soe.berkeley.edu to an @berkeley.edu or even have a "vacation" message of sorts in place to say the other address is no longer valid without putting that server back on the network. Does anyone know of a way or knows if there is a campus "service" that will "masquerade" as the @soe.berkeley.edu server and perform this forwarding? Thanks for any suggestions. Beth -- *** Beth Muramoto Computer Resource Specialist Graduate School of Education University of California, Berkeley 1650 Tolman Hall Berkeley, CA 94720 Email: mailto:bmura...@berkeley.edu Phone: (510) 643-0203 Fax: (510) 643-6239 “Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities have crept in – forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.” -Emerson This is the essence of forgiveness. You can't change what happened but you can make sure it doesn't have the power to prevent you from being happy tomorrow. -Paul Boese “Kind words do not cost much yet they accomplish much.” -Blaise Pascal *** - The following was automatically added to this message by the list server: To learn more about Micronet, including how to subscribe to or unsubscribe from its mailing list and how to find out about upcoming meetings, please visit the Micronet Web site: http://micronet.berkeley.edu Messages you send to this mailing list are public and world-viewable, and the list's archives can be browsed and searched on the Internet. This means these messages can be viewed by (among others) your bosses, prospective employers, and people who have known you in the past. ANNOUNCEMENTS: To send announcements to the Micronet list, please use the micronet-annou...@lists.berkeley.edu list.
Re: [Micronet] Garbled print jobs - others seeing this?
Vivian and MIcronet, I, too, have been having issues with this and wanted to log in to turn off FTP and TelNet etc. but when I set up the HP Laserjet 600 models a couple of years ago, I didn't see a way to create an account so that I could access via IP though the browser. I haven't found information on the HP site to guide me. Has anyone done this with this model or other HP models (it's occurred to me that this has been happening to 3 printers also in particular all Laserjet 600 models -- Jay, were yours HPs?) Thanks for any help and feedback. Beth On Mon, Jan 4, 2016 at 11:02 AM, Vivian Sophia wrote: > Hi Jay, > > CSS IT has seen a marked uptick in these types of prints during the last > month or so. They can be caused by an incorrect print driver, but this > latest batch seems to be an attack, that comes through the FTP port. Ways > to alleviate: > > 1) Turn off FTP and other protocols not in use on your networked printers. > 2) Set up IP filtering to allow printing only from subnets that should be > sending jobs > 3) Turn off printers at night, if that is when these attacks take place > 4) Add an admin password to the HTTP interface to prevent unauthorized > personnel from making changes > > You also could set up a firewall on your subnet, but that's a lot more > trouble > > > > > Vivian Sophia > Berkeley IT > CSS IT High-Impact Client Support Lead > Micronet Community of Practice Coordinator > University of California, Berkeley > 310B Durant Hall > (510) 541-6120 > Berkeley identity > <http://www.berkeley.edu/brand/img/positioning/tone-3.png> > > On Mon, Jan 4, 2016 at 10:49 AM, jsparks wrote: > >> Hi, >> over the course of the past several months, three different networked >> printers are printing garbled text. >> Usually just one line per page, but 20 -30 pages at random times! I'm not >> sure how to troubleshoot this. >> I assume I have a user sending these jobs but I'm not sure how to locate >> or >> block. The jobs queue do not show any active. >> ANy thoughts please? >> >> Jay >> >> >> >> >> -- >> View this message in context: >> http://micronet-at-uc-berkeley.840177.n3.nabble.com/Garbled-print-jobs-others-seeing-this-tp4029588.html >> Sent from the Micronet at UC Berkeley mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> >> >> - >> The following was automatically added to this message by the list server: >> >> To learn more about Micronet, including how to subscribe to or >> unsubscribe from its mailing list and how to find out about upcoming >> meetings, please visit the Micronet Web site: >> >> http://micronet.berkeley.edu >> >> Messages you send to this mailing list are public and world-viewable, and >> the list's archives can be browsed and searched on the Internet. This >> means these messages can be viewed by (among others) your bosses, >> prospective employers, and people who have known you in the past. >> >> ANNOUNCEMENTS: To send announcements to the Micronet list, please use the >> micronet-annou...@lists.berkeley.edu list. >> > > > > - > The following was automatically added to this message by the list server: > > To learn more about Micronet, including how to subscribe to or unsubscribe > from its mailing list and how to find out about upcoming meetings, please > visit the Micronet Web site: > > http://micronet.berkeley.edu > > Messages you send to this mailing list are public and world-viewable, and > the list's archives can be browsed and searched on the Internet. This > means these messages can be viewed by (among others) your bosses, > prospective employers, and people who have known you in the past. > > ANNOUNCEMENTS: To send announcements to the Micronet list, please use the > micronet-annou...@lists.berkeley.edu list. > > -- *** Beth Muramoto Computer Resource Specialist Graduate School of Education University of California, Berkeley 1650 Tolman Hall Berkeley, CA 94720 Email: mailto:bmura...@berkeley.edu Phone: (510) 643-0203 Fax: (510) 643-6239 “Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities have crept in – forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.” -Emerson This is the essence of forgiveness. You can't change what happened but you can make sure it doesn't have
[Micronet] Happy Holidays to all and one last question to pose for 2015 from me
Happy Holidays to everyone! Thank you for another year of wonderful support and learning opportunities. As with every year, I have been eternally grateful for the knowledge that I have shamelessly mined from all of you and I appreciate every response I have received without recrimination no matter how ridiculously obvious my question was. I wish you a warm and happy (hopefully stress-free and restful) holidays with family and friends and a fantastic start to 2016. I leave you with one last really obvious question and "poll". I am SICK of Apple Mail and its irritating quirks, but for most users who have multiple email accounts, they need a client that allows them to see and access multiple in-boxes, sent-boxes etc. without having to log into each account. I admit that I have been out of touch with what's available, if anything, or what features are contained in Outlook and Thunderbird or other clients that have been around for awhile so once again I am seeking sage advice and recommendations for hopefully other options than Apple Mail. As always, any and all suggestions are appreciated. Thank you all again. Beth -- *** Beth Muramoto Computer Resource Specialist Graduate School of Education University of California, Berkeley 1650 Tolman Hall Berkeley, CA 94720 Email: mailto:bmura...@berkeley.edu Phone: (510) 643-0203 Fax: (510) 643-6239 “Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities have crept in – forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.” -Emerson This is the essence of forgiveness. You can't change what happened but you can make sure it doesn't have the power to prevent you from being happy tomorrow. -Paul Boese “Kind words do not cost much yet they accomplish much.” -Blaise Pascal *** - The following was automatically added to this message by the list server: To learn more about Micronet, including how to subscribe to or unsubscribe from its mailing list and how to find out about upcoming meetings, please visit the Micronet Web site: http://micronet.berkeley.edu Messages you send to this mailing list are public and world-viewable, and the list's archives can be browsed and searched on the Internet. This means these messages can be viewed by (among others) your bosses, prospective employers, and people who have known you in the past. ANNOUNCEMENTS: To send announcements to the Micronet list, please use the micronet-annou...@lists.berkeley.edu list.
Re: [Micronet] Google Spam Filter Problem?
Mike, We've had faculty report this problem as well and when my colleague talked to CSS, he was told there was nothing that could be done. Maybe that's true, but I'm glad that you're reporting the same issue. I'd be interested in if others are experiencing the same thing and just haven't reported it. I only just started to look into my SPAM folder and like you, the NYTimes is ending up there among others that never used to end up there even though I have tried to denote it as "not spam". Beth On Fri, Oct 23, 2015 at 1:33 PM, Mike Friedman wrote: > Hi, > > Has something gone awry with the Google spam filter lately? For the > past few weeks, I'm finding my regular mailings from such places as the > NY Times and Netflix in my spam folder. I've been hoping to "train" the > filter by selecting "Not Spam" (in the Chrome interface), to no avail. > This started happening only in the past couple of months or so; before > that, no problem. > > Any words of wisdom would be welcome. > > Thanks. > > Mike > > -- > Mike Friedman > mi...@berkeley.edu > http://mikefberkeley.com > > > > - > The following was automatically added to this message by the list server: > > To learn more about Micronet, including how to subscribe to or unsubscribe > from its mailing list and how to find out about upcoming meetings, please > visit the Micronet Web site: > > http://micronet.berkeley.edu > > Messages you send to this mailing list are public and world-viewable, and > the list's archives can be browsed and searched on the Internet. This > means these messages can be viewed by (among others) your bosses, > prospective employers, and people who have known you in the past. > > ANNOUNCEMENTS: To send announcements to the Micronet list, please use the > micronet-annou...@lists.berkeley.edu list. > -- *** Beth Muramoto Computer Resource Specialist Graduate School of Education University of California, Berkeley 1650 Tolman Hall Berkeley, CA 94720 Email: mailto:bmura...@berkeley.edu Phone: (510) 643-0203 Fax: (510) 643-6239 “Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities have crept in – forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.” -Emerson This is the essence of forgiveness. You can't change what happened but you can make sure it doesn't have the power to prevent you from being happy tomorrow. -Paul Boese “Kind words do not cost much yet they accomplish much.” -Blaise Pascal *** - The following was automatically added to this message by the list server: To learn more about Micronet, including how to subscribe to or unsubscribe from its mailing list and how to find out about upcoming meetings, please visit the Micronet Web site: http://micronet.berkeley.edu Messages you send to this mailing list are public and world-viewable, and the list's archives can be browsed and searched on the Internet. This means these messages can be viewed by (among others) your bosses, prospective employers, and people who have known you in the past. ANNOUNCEMENTS: To send announcements to the Micronet list, please use the micronet-annou...@lists.berkeley.edu list.
Re: [Micronet] WiFi options for short term visitors/guests - CalVisitor not "safe" to use?
Thanks for your insight here, Graham. I was thinking the same about not sharing an spa account generated AirBears2 key to give guests access outside of CalVisitor for the very reasons you mentioned because guests often bring their own equipment to present with. This still begs the question of what other alternatives are there if encryption is needed. I just now got an email about someone conducting a Saturday class with non-Berkeley attendees who need wifi access. Do you or anyone in Micronet know if the AirBears Guest Account feature still works? On Tue, Sep 15, 2015 at 9:34 AM, Graham Patterson wrote: > > It is reasonable for departmental assets. An SPA account has many of the > rights of a real person, and an AirBears2 key is one of them. I use an > SPA account on one of our Android Players for our Navori display manager > so that it can get AirBears. Useful to be able to hook up a screen > anywhere in wireless range and get full digital signage control. > > One area where you may need to plan ahead is if you have a lot of > devices - you do not want them all booted off the network because one > device caused the account to be blocked for wireless service. > > I would not put an SPA account on non-university equipment. > > Graham > > > On 9/15/15 9:12 AM, Beth Muramoto wrote: > > Charles, > > > > This is COOL! I'm just learning the various ways I can use our > > departmental spa accounts for access like this so thanks for educating > > me on another one. We have Airs that get checked out on loan and I was > > just pondering how to get them onto AirBears2 without using a person > > CalNet ID. Your idea was brilliant. > > > > Would distributing a departmental account or creating one to create an > > associated AirBears2 key to disseminate to guests for their laptops etc. > > make sense as a strategy for the need for encrypted wifi access? > > > > Beth > > > > On Tue, Sep 15, 2015 at 8:04 AM, Charles Lam > <mailto:charles@berkeley.edu>> wrote: > > > > Beth, > > > > If you have access to a Special Purpose Account (SPA), you can use > > it to log in to AB2. I recently used a newly created SPA for some > > external auditors who needed access to their own VPN server. > > > > Below are instructions copied strict from CSS-IT's wiki: > > > > > > Step-by-step guide > > > > 1. Go to the Manage My Keys page http://idc.berkeley.edu/mmk > > 2. You can log in one of 2 ways: > > 1. username: spa account name+calnetid (ex: > > spa-econhelp+mycalnetid, password is personal calnet > > passphrase of client > > 2. username: +calnetid, password is personal calnet passphrase. > > This will bring up a list of accounts and allow the person > > to choose the departmental account. > > 3. Once logged in, set your AirBears2 key as usual > > > > When logging into AirBears2, use the following: > > > > username: spa account name (ex: spa-econhelp) > > > > password: AirBears2 key you just defined > > > > > > *Charles Lam* > > Tech Lead - Lower Bancroft (Zone 4) > > Campus Shared Services IT <http://sharedservices.berkeley.edu/it/> > > University of California, Berkeley > > > > *To request IT services, please choose one of the three methods > below: > > * > > 1. Call us at *(510) 664-9000 *, option 1 > > – */fastest method!/* > > 2. E-mail us at itcssh...@berkeley.edu itcssh...@berkeley.edu> > > 3. Submit a ticket > > <https://shared-services-help.berkeley.edu/new_ticket/it> > > > > On Tue, Sep 15, 2015 at 7:57 AM, Beth Muramoto > > mailto:bmura...@berkeley.edu>> wrote: > > > > Now that AirBears has retired and CalVisitor is being > > recommended for general web surfing where encryption isn't an > > issue, I wondered about short term guests who are here for more > > than a couple of days or for a month maximum who are not getting > > CalNet IDs (or getting affiliate status) to create AirBears2 > > keys, but are, for example, logging into email servers from home > > institutions, some in other countries. Isn't using CalVisitor, > > which isn't encrypted, ill advised to recommend? > > > > Also, it wasn't clear whether the AirBears guest account option > > is still an available option. I've assumed that it went away > >
Re: [Micronet] WiFi options for short term visitors/guests - CalVisitor not "safe" to use?
Charles, This is COOL! I'm just learning the various ways I can use our departmental spa accounts for access like this so thanks for educating me on another one. We have Airs that get checked out on loan and I was just pondering how to get them onto AirBears2 without using a person CalNet ID. Your idea was brilliant. Would distributing a departmental account or creating one to create an associated AirBears2 key to disseminate to guests for their laptops etc. make sense as a strategy for the need for encrypted wifi access? Beth On Tue, Sep 15, 2015 at 8:04 AM, Charles Lam wrote: > Beth, > > If you have access to a Special Purpose Account (SPA), you can use it to > log in to AB2. I recently used a newly created SPA for some external > auditors who needed access to their own VPN server. > > Below are instructions copied strict from CSS-IT's wiki: > Step-by-step guide > > >1. Go to the Manage My Keys page http://idc.berkeley.edu/mmk >2. You can log in one of 2 ways: >1. username: spa account name+calnetid (ex: spa-econhelp+mycalnetid, > password is personal calnet passphrase of client > 2. username: +calnetid, password is personal calnet passphrase. > This will bring up a list of accounts and allow the person to choose the > departmental account. >3. Once logged in, set your AirBears2 key as usual > > When logging into AirBears2, use the following: > > username: spa account name (ex: spa-econhelp) > > password: AirBears2 key you just defined > > *Charles Lam* > Tech Lead - Lower Bancroft (Zone 4) > Campus Shared Services IT <http://sharedservices.berkeley.edu/it/> > University of California, Berkeley > > > *To request IT services, please choose one of the three methods below:* > 1. Call us at *(510) 664-9000 <%28510%29%20664-9000>*, option 1 – *fastest > method!* > 2. E-mail us at itcssh...@berkeley.edu > 3. Submit a ticket > <https://shared-services-help.berkeley.edu/new_ticket/it> > > On Tue, Sep 15, 2015 at 7:57 AM, Beth Muramoto > wrote: > >> Now that AirBears has retired and CalVisitor is being recommended for >> general web surfing where encryption isn't an issue, I wondered about short >> term guests who are here for more than a couple of days or for a month >> maximum who are not getting CalNet IDs (or getting affiliate status) to >> create AirBears2 keys, but are, for example, logging into email servers >> from home institutions, some in other countries. Isn't using CalVisitor, >> which isn't encrypted, ill advised to recommend? >> >> Also, it wasn't clear whether the AirBears guest account option is still >> an available option. I've assumed that it went away with AirBears, but I >> still see the link at the site. We have created 7 day guest accounts for >> guests coming for meetings here. Also, it sounds like the CalNet >> sponsorship option doesn't give AirBears2 access. >> >> Just wanted to know how all of you are handling these temporary wifi >> access situations. >> >> Thanks as always for your perspective. >> >> Beth >> >> >> -- >> *** >> Beth Muramoto >> Computer Resource Specialist >> Graduate School of Education >> University of California, Berkeley >> 1650 Tolman Hall >> Berkeley, CA 94720 >> Email: mailto:bmura...@berkeley.edu >> Phone: (510) 643-0203 >> Fax: (510) 643-6239 >> >> “Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some >> blunders and absurdities have crept in – forget them as soon as you can. >> Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a >> spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.” >> -Emerson >> >> This is the essence of forgiveness. You can't change what happened but >> you can make sure it doesn't have the power to prevent you from being happy >> tomorrow. >> >> -Paul Boese >> >> “Kind words do not cost much yet they accomplish much.” >> >> -Blaise Pascal >> >> >> *** >> >> >> >> - >> The following was automatically added to this message by the list server: >> >> To learn more about Micronet, including how to subscribe to or >> unsubscribe from its mailing list and how to find out about upcoming >> meetings, please visit the Micronet Web site: >> >> http://micr
[Micronet] WiFi options for short term visitors/guests - CalVisitor not "safe" to use?
Now that AirBears has retired and CalVisitor is being recommended for general web surfing where encryption isn't an issue, I wondered about short term guests who are here for more than a couple of days or for a month maximum who are not getting CalNet IDs (or getting affiliate status) to create AirBears2 keys, but are, for example, logging into email servers from home institutions, some in other countries. Isn't using CalVisitor, which isn't encrypted, ill advised to recommend? Also, it wasn't clear whether the AirBears guest account option is still an available option. I've assumed that it went away with AirBears, but I still see the link at the site. We have created 7 day guest accounts for guests coming for meetings here. Also, it sounds like the CalNet sponsorship option doesn't give AirBears2 access. Just wanted to know how all of you are handling these temporary wifi access situations. Thanks as always for your perspective. Beth -- *** Beth Muramoto Computer Resource Specialist Graduate School of Education University of California, Berkeley 1650 Tolman Hall Berkeley, CA 94720 Email: mailto:bmura...@berkeley.edu Phone: (510) 643-0203 Fax: (510) 643-6239 “Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities have crept in – forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.” -Emerson This is the essence of forgiveness. You can't change what happened but you can make sure it doesn't have the power to prevent you from being happy tomorrow. -Paul Boese “Kind words do not cost much yet they accomplish much.” -Blaise Pascal *** - The following was automatically added to this message by the list server: To learn more about Micronet, including how to subscribe to or unsubscribe from its mailing list and how to find out about upcoming meetings, please visit the Micronet Web site: http://micronet.berkeley.edu Messages you send to this mailing list are public and world-viewable, and the list's archives can be browsed and searched on the Internet. This means these messages can be viewed by (among others) your bosses, prospective employers, and people who have known you in the past. ANNOUNCEMENTS: To send announcements to the Micronet list, please use the micronet-annou...@lists.berkeley.edu list.
[Micronet] Color Printer Recommendations
We have a unit who would like to have a good quality color printer and willing to spend $1,000 to produce moderately high quality color publications every once in awhile, saving some outsourcing costs. They realize that inexpensive consumer color printers can be a mixed bag, but they are hoping to do flyers and the like themselves and save up for the really high-end printing to outsourced services. Does anyone have any recommendations? The choices are mind boggling. Is 1200 x 1200 dpi good enough? What's a good way to compare? Places like Main Street on BearBuy can have wildly ranging models from $600+ to upwards of $1200+ claiming 1200 x 1200 dpi. Thanks for sharing your experience and lending guidance as always. Beth -- *** Beth Muramoto Computer Resource Specialist Graduate School of Education University of California, Berkeley 1650 Tolman Hall Berkeley, CA 94720 Email: mailto:bmura...@berkeley.edu Phone: (510) 643-0203 Fax: (510) 643-6239 “Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities have crept in – forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.” -Emerson This is the essence of forgiveness. You can't change what happened but you can make sure it doesn't have the power to prevent you from being happy tomorrow. -Paul Boese “Kind words do not cost much yet they accomplish much.” -Blaise Pascal *** - The following was automatically added to this message by the list server: To learn more about Micronet, including how to subscribe to or unsubscribe from its mailing list and how to find out about upcoming meetings, please visit the Micronet Web site: http://micronet.berkeley.edu Messages you send to this mailing list are public and world-viewable, and the list's archives can be browsed and searched on the Internet. This means these messages can be viewed by (among others) your bosses, prospective employers, and people who have known you in the past. ANNOUNCEMENTS: To send announcements to the Micronet list, please use the micronet-annou...@lists.berkeley.edu list.
Re: [Micronet] Another non-berkeley.edu mailing, this time from UCRS
Nils, I agree with you. I as well as a couple of other users deleted this message because it was extremely vague and I also mistakenly told people to delete it as well. Given all the rules we're supposed to abide by and that should assist us in not only recognizing, but teaching users how to recognize SPAM or phishing emails, these emails make it really difficult to educate people. Luckily, you took the time to email cons...@berkeley.edu, but is it realistic to instruct people to email consult@berkeley every time a confusing email like this one comes through? I would think that would inundate consult@berkeley. Bottom line, I'm concerned that I'm misleading people with my confusion. Beth On Tue, May 19, 2015 at 1:38 PM, Nils Ohlson wrote: > Hi Micronetters, > > This morning I received an email, in English and Spanish, ostensibly from > UCRS (the Retirement folks) about an upcoming advisory board ballot. The > email came from the non-Berkeley.edu domain > "ucrs_election_ad...@vres.us" > and it landed in my Spam folder. > > Consult@berkeley assures me that this is NOT spam. But it does tick me > off. Not only does this sort of unannounced non-berkeley.edu or ucop.edu > email encourage deviation from best practices by the readers, it could have > gone unnoticed or been deleted, leading to the disenfranchisement of many > UCRS members. > > Am I just grumpy, or is this yet another in a long string of questionable > UC-generated emails farmed out in a clumsy way to 3rd party mailers (this > time in Texas)? It's one or the other, folks! > > Thanks in advance for your wisdom. > > -Nils > > -- > Nils Ohlson > Administrative Analyst > U.C. Berkeley College of Chemistry > Business Office > 410 Latimer Hall #1460 > Berkeley, CA 94720-1460 > > (510) 642-1325 phone > (510) 642-4313 fax > > nilso...@berkeley.edu > > > > - > The following was automatically added to this message by the list server: > > To learn more about Micronet, including how to subscribe to or unsubscribe > from its mailing list and how to find out about upcoming meetings, please > visit the Micronet Web site: > > http://micronet.berkeley.edu > > Messages you send to this mailing list are public and world-viewable, and > the list's archives can be browsed and searched on the Internet. This > means these messages can be viewed by (among others) your bosses, > prospective employers, and people who have known you in the past. > > ANNOUNCEMENTS: To send announcements to the Micronet list, please use the > micronet-annou...@lists.berkeley.edu list. > > -- *** Beth Muramoto Computer Resource Specialist Graduate School of Education University of California, Berkeley 1650 Tolman Hall Berkeley, CA 94720 Email: mailto:bmura...@berkeley.edu Phone: (510) 643-0203 Fax: (510) 643-6239 “Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities have crept in – forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.” -Emerson This is the essence of forgiveness. You can't change what happened but you can make sure it doesn't have the power to prevent you from being happy tomorrow. -Paul Boese “Kind words do not cost much yet they accomplish much.” -Blaise Pascal *** - The following was automatically added to this message by the list server: To learn more about Micronet, including how to subscribe to or unsubscribe from its mailing list and how to find out about upcoming meetings, please visit the Micronet Web site: http://micronet.berkeley.edu Messages you send to this mailing list are public and world-viewable, and the list's archives can be browsed and searched on the Internet. This means these messages can be viewed by (among others) your bosses, prospective employers, and people who have known you in the past. ANNOUNCEMENTS: To send announcements to the Micronet list, please use the micronet-annou...@lists.berkeley.edu list.
Re: [Micronet] bMail and Kindle Fire
Thanks, Bernie and Vivian for this link. I was a little worried about doing a google search figuring it would give me just a way to set up a personal gmail account and not a bMail version, but I see that there is an Other option which matches how to set up bMail on other devices. Beth On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 12:19 PM, Bernie Rossi wrote: > Hey Beth, > > The best thing to do is to Google it. > > > http://www.cnet.com/how-to/how-to-add-google-apps-gmail-accounts-to-the-kindle-fire/ > > Bernie > > On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 11:51 AM, Beth Muramoto > wrote: > >> I was searching on the KB for how to set up bMail on a Kindle Fire and >> couldn't find any articles. >> >> Does this mean that the only way to get bMail on it (and on Nexus tablets >> etc.) is to use the web interface? >> >> Thanks again for your feedback and help. >> >> Beth >> >> -- >> *** >> Beth Muramoto >> Computer Resource Specialist >> Graduate School of Education >> University of California, Berkeley >> 1650 Tolman Hall >> Berkeley, CA 94720 >> Email: mailto:bmura...@berkeley.edu >> Phone: (510) 643-0203 >> Fax: (510) 643-6239 >> >> “Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some >> blunders and absurdities have crept in – forget them as soon as you can. >> Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a >> spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.” >> -Emerson >> >> This is the essence of forgiveness. You can't change what happened but >> you can make sure it doesn't have the power to prevent you from being happy >> tomorrow. >> >> -Paul Boese >> >> “Kind words do not cost much yet they accomplish much.” >> >> -Blaise Pascal >> >> >> *** >> >> >> >> - >> The following was automatically added to this message by the list server: >> >> To learn more about Micronet, including how to subscribe to or >> unsubscribe from its mailing list and how to find out about upcoming >> meetings, please visit the Micronet Web site: >> >> http://micronet.berkeley.edu >> >> Messages you send to this mailing list are public and world-viewable, and >> the list's archives can be browsed and searched on the Internet. This >> means these messages can be viewed by (among others) your bosses, >> prospective employers, and people who have known you in the past. >> >> ANNOUNCEMENTS: To send announcements to the Micronet list, please use the >> micronet-annou...@lists.berkeley.edu list. >> >> > -- *** Beth Muramoto Computer Resource Specialist Graduate School of Education University of California, Berkeley 1650 Tolman Hall Berkeley, CA 94720 Email: mailto:bmura...@berkeley.edu Phone: (510) 643-0203 Fax: (510) 643-6239 “Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities have crept in – forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.” -Emerson This is the essence of forgiveness. You can't change what happened but you can make sure it doesn't have the power to prevent you from being happy tomorrow. -Paul Boese “Kind words do not cost much yet they accomplish much.” -Blaise Pascal *** - The following was automatically added to this message by the list server: To learn more about Micronet, including how to subscribe to or unsubscribe from its mailing list and how to find out about upcoming meetings, please visit the Micronet Web site: http://micronet.berkeley.edu Messages you send to this mailing list are public and world-viewable, and the list's archives can be browsed and searched on the Internet. This means these messages can be viewed by (among others) your bosses, prospective employers, and people who have known you in the past. ANNOUNCEMENTS: To send announcements to the Micronet list, please use the micronet-annou...@lists.berkeley.edu list.
Re: [Micronet] Setting up Apple TV on the campus network
Jay, Thanks for this! I'll give it a shot when things get quieter...sigh... Am I registering this via DHCP to get the IP or do I have to give it a static IP? Or would dynamic DNS be a good route for something like this? And forgive yet another luddite question, but how would this be found via bluetooth? Would it be how we do that for bluetooth keyboards and mice? Beth P.S. Thanks for your call on the AirBears2 issue. You had just missed me as I had left for vacation (which I needed vacation to recover from -- Not good). I did contact Gary and got some great help and solutions from him. On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 2:00 PM, Jay BRYON wrote: > Hi all, > > We've run down this road a few times, and there is apparently a way to do > this (without causing your campus network engineers to cry). Props to ETS > who discovered the solution: > > Put the Apple TV on a *wired* connection. Users will locate the IP of > the apple tv via bluetooth and then stream to that address over the network > (including campus wireless). No wifi should be enabled on the apple tv > itself. > > Hope that helps- > -Jay > > On Fri, May 8, 2015 at 3:23 PM, Beth Muramoto > wrote: > >> I have Apple TVs that need to be set up on the campus network and I have >> to admit that I have no experience in how to do that (I live on just basic >> cable and a cable box at home -- does that make me a TV luddite of sorts?). >> >> We have LCD monitors that we'd like to connect to as well as HDMI cables, >> but I didn't know how to register them (no ethernet ID on boxes) and when I >> tried connecting them to the LCDs, nothing came up and I tried all of the >> HDMI options offered by the set up on the LCDs. Should it be the PC >> option? I admit I haven't tried that yet. >> >> I know I'm missing something obvious. Any assistance is appreciated. >> >> Oh, by the way, thanks for all of the options everyone emailed about a >> user's AirBears2 problem. Unfortunately nothing worked. I will try to >> contact Gary and maybe connect him to the user as I've run out of ideas of >> things to try. >> >> Beth >> >> -- >> *** >> Beth Muramoto >> Computer Resource Specialist >> Graduate School of Education >> University of California, Berkeley >> 1650 Tolman Hall >> Berkeley, CA 94720 >> Email: mailto:bmura...@berkeley.edu >> Phone: (510) 643-0203 >> Fax: (510) 643-6239 >> >> “Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some >> blunders and absurdities have crept in – forget them as soon as you can. >> Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a >> spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.” >> -Emerson >> >> This is the essence of forgiveness. You can't change what happened but >> you can make sure it doesn't have the power to prevent you from being happy >> tomorrow. >> >> -Paul Boese >> >> “Kind words do not cost much yet they accomplish much.” >> >> -Blaise Pascal >> >> >> *** >> >> >> >> - >> The following was automatically added to this message by the list server: >> >> To learn more about Micronet, including how to subscribe to or >> unsubscribe from its mailing list and how to find out about upcoming >> meetings, please visit the Micronet Web site: >> >> http://micronet.berkeley.edu >> >> Messages you send to this mailing list are public and world-viewable, and >> the list's archives can be browsed and searched on the Internet. This >> means these messages can be viewed by (among others) your bosses, >> prospective employers, and people who have known you in the past. >> >> ANNOUNCEMENTS: To send announcements to the Micronet list, please use the >> micronet-annou...@lists.berkeley.edu list. >> >> > > > -- > Jay Bryon > Senior Network Engineer, U.C. Berkeley/IST/IS/Network Operations and > Services > j...@berkeley.edu > 2-5636 > > -- *** Beth Muramoto Computer Resource Specialist Graduate School of Education University of California, Berkeley 1650 Tolman Hall Berkeley, CA 94720 Email: mailto:bmura...@berkeley.edu Phone: (510) 643-0203 Fax: (510) 643-6239 “Finish each day and be done with it. You have
[Micronet] bMail and Kindle Fire
I was searching on the KB for how to set up bMail on a Kindle Fire and couldn't find any articles. Does this mean that the only way to get bMail on it (and on Nexus tablets etc.) is to use the web interface? Thanks again for your feedback and help. Beth -- *** Beth Muramoto Computer Resource Specialist Graduate School of Education University of California, Berkeley 1650 Tolman Hall Berkeley, CA 94720 Email: mailto:bmura...@berkeley.edu Phone: (510) 643-0203 Fax: (510) 643-6239 “Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities have crept in – forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.” -Emerson This is the essence of forgiveness. You can't change what happened but you can make sure it doesn't have the power to prevent you from being happy tomorrow. -Paul Boese “Kind words do not cost much yet they accomplish much.” -Blaise Pascal *** - The following was automatically added to this message by the list server: To learn more about Micronet, including how to subscribe to or unsubscribe from its mailing list and how to find out about upcoming meetings, please visit the Micronet Web site: http://micronet.berkeley.edu Messages you send to this mailing list are public and world-viewable, and the list's archives can be browsed and searched on the Internet. This means these messages can be viewed by (among others) your bosses, prospective employers, and people who have known you in the past. ANNOUNCEMENTS: To send announcements to the Micronet list, please use the micronet-annou...@lists.berkeley.edu list.
Re: [Micronet] Setting up Apple TV on the campus network - Another perspective
It occurred to me as I've been getting great responses that I may need to ask a different more broad-based question so I wanted to pose it here and an amendment to this email. Has anyone used Apple TV on campus and if so, in what ways? I realized that maybe I'm treading on new/uncharted territory or perhaps even "forbidden" territory with my goal/attempt to connect the Apple TVs to the campus network (wireless or otherwise). Thanks for your patience on this "new perspective". Beth On Fri, May 8, 2015 at 3:23 PM, Beth Muramoto wrote: > I have Apple TVs that need to be set up on the campus network and I have > to admit that I have no experience in how to do that (I live on just basic > cable and a cable box at home -- does that make me a TV luddite of sorts?). > > We have LCD monitors that we'd like to connect to as well as HDMI cables, > but I didn't know how to register them (no ethernet ID on boxes) and when I > tried connecting them to the LCDs, nothing came up and I tried all of the > HDMI options offered by the set up on the LCDs. Should it be the PC > option? I admit I haven't tried that yet. > > I know I'm missing something obvious. Any assistance is appreciated. > > Oh, by the way, thanks for all of the options everyone emailed about a > user's AirBears2 problem. Unfortunately nothing worked. I will try to > contact Gary and maybe connect him to the user as I've run out of ideas of > things to try. > > Beth > > -- > *** > Beth Muramoto > Computer Resource Specialist > Graduate School of Education > University of California, Berkeley > 1650 Tolman Hall > Berkeley, CA 94720 > Email: mailto:bmura...@berkeley.edu > Phone: (510) 643-0203 > Fax: (510) 643-6239 > > “Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some > blunders and absurdities have crept in – forget them as soon as you can. > Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a > spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.” > -Emerson > > This is the essence of forgiveness. You can't change what happened but you > can make sure it doesn't have the power to prevent you from being happy > tomorrow. > > -Paul Boese > > “Kind words do not cost much yet they accomplish much.” > > -Blaise Pascal > > > *** > > -- *** Beth Muramoto Computer Resource Specialist Graduate School of Education University of California, Berkeley 1650 Tolman Hall Berkeley, CA 94720 Email: mailto:bmura...@berkeley.edu Phone: (510) 643-0203 Fax: (510) 643-6239 “Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities have crept in – forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.” -Emerson This is the essence of forgiveness. You can't change what happened but you can make sure it doesn't have the power to prevent you from being happy tomorrow. -Paul Boese “Kind words do not cost much yet they accomplish much.” -Blaise Pascal *** - The following was automatically added to this message by the list server: To learn more about Micronet, including how to subscribe to or unsubscribe from its mailing list and how to find out about upcoming meetings, please visit the Micronet Web site: http://micronet.berkeley.edu Messages you send to this mailing list are public and world-viewable, and the list's archives can be browsed and searched on the Internet. This means these messages can be viewed by (among others) your bosses, prospective employers, and people who have known you in the past. ANNOUNCEMENTS: To send announcements to the Micronet list, please use the micronet-annou...@lists.berkeley.edu list.
[Micronet] Setting up Apple TV on the campus network
I have Apple TVs that need to be set up on the campus network and I have to admit that I have no experience in how to do that (I live on just basic cable and a cable box at home -- does that make me a TV luddite of sorts?). We have LCD monitors that we'd like to connect to as well as HDMI cables, but I didn't know how to register them (no ethernet ID on boxes) and when I tried connecting them to the LCDs, nothing came up and I tried all of the HDMI options offered by the set up on the LCDs. Should it be the PC option? I admit I haven't tried that yet. I know I'm missing something obvious. Any assistance is appreciated. Oh, by the way, thanks for all of the options everyone emailed about a user's AirBears2 problem. Unfortunately nothing worked. I will try to contact Gary and maybe connect him to the user as I've run out of ideas of things to try. Beth -- *** Beth Muramoto Computer Resource Specialist Graduate School of Education University of California, Berkeley 1650 Tolman Hall Berkeley, CA 94720 Email: mailto:bmura...@berkeley.edu Phone: (510) 643-0203 Fax: (510) 643-6239 “Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities have crept in – forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.” -Emerson This is the essence of forgiveness. You can't change what happened but you can make sure it doesn't have the power to prevent you from being happy tomorrow. -Paul Boese “Kind words do not cost much yet they accomplish much.” -Blaise Pascal *** - The following was automatically added to this message by the list server: To learn more about Micronet, including how to subscribe to or unsubscribe from its mailing list and how to find out about upcoming meetings, please visit the Micronet Web site: http://micronet.berkeley.edu Messages you send to this mailing list are public and world-viewable, and the list's archives can be browsed and searched on the Internet. This means these messages can be viewed by (among others) your bosses, prospective employers, and people who have known you in the past. ANNOUNCEMENTS: To send announcements to the Micronet list, please use the micronet-annou...@lists.berkeley.edu list.
Re: [Micronet] AirBears2 Login keeps coming back
Michael, No, I haven't advised the user to do that just because the key worked on her iPhone set up, so I assumed it wasn't related. Beth On Tue, Apr 28, 2015 at 12:51 PM, Michael Chung wrote: > Beth, > > Have you tried resetting the AirBears2 key for this customer? > > Michael > > Sent from my mobile phone. > > On Apr 27, 2015, at 4:30 PM, Nathaniel Baldwin > wrote: > > I don't have a real solution, but I can note that (on my fairly new > MacBook Pro) I have what sounds like the same issue; AirBears2 / eduroam > credential windows will pop up frequently on connecting to WiFi. What I've > found is that if I simply hit cancel / esc to close the login prompt, > within the next minute it will connect normally, password remembered. Not a > solution, but a workaround. > > On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 4:15 PM, Beth Muramoto > wrote: > >> This might be an itshelp question, but I wanted to see if anyone on the >> list might have some theories. >> >> I have a user (using a Macbook - older while plastic model) who is >> constantly being asked to enter her AirBears2 credentials (both at shut >> down, restart, and even disconnecting from it from the wifi and >> reconnecting to it). This a recent issue in that she was able to do this >> until she logged onto a Starbucks wifi. I don't think there's a >> correlation, but let me know if I'm missing something. >> >> I've checked in Network and deleted as many of the listed joined networks >> she had (she didn't want to delete some like home and known wifi like other >> libraries -- we deleted hotels, airports, and other misc guest logins -- >> there was no starbucks listed there though). >> >> I looked into her Keychain Access and didn't see anything obvious, but if >> you can point me to what to look for maybe I missed something there. Is >> there a plist I should be seeing other than the system preferences one? >> >> The AirBears2 access point near my office is working as we were able to >> log in using our iPhones. >> >> She is having the same problem with connecting to eduroam as well. >> >> She can connect to other wifi accesses without a problem so I don't think >> it's a physical/antenna issue. >> >> I've tried all I had in my cache, so if anyone has other suggestions, >> they are appreciated. >> >> Beth >> >> -- >> *** >> Beth Muramoto >> Computer Resource Specialist >> Graduate School of Education >> University of California, Berkeley >> 1650 Tolman Hall >> Berkeley, CA 94720 >> Email: mailto:bmura...@berkeley.edu >> Phone: (510) 643-0203 >> Fax: (510) 643-6239 >> >> “Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some >> blunders and absurdities have crept in – forget them as soon as you can. >> Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a >> spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.” >> -Emerson >> >> This is the essence of forgiveness. You can't change what happened but >> you can make sure it doesn't have the power to prevent you from being happy >> tomorrow. >> >> -Paul Boese >> >> “Kind words do not cost much yet they accomplish much.” >> >> -Blaise Pascal >> >> >> *** >> >> >> >> - >> The following was automatically added to this message by the list server: >> >> To learn more about Micronet, including how to subscribe to or >> unsubscribe from its mailing list and how to find out about upcoming >> meetings, please visit the Micronet Web site: >> >> http://micronet.berkeley.edu >> >> Messages you send to this mailing list are public and world-viewable, and >> the list's archives can be browsed and searched on the Internet. This >> means these messages can be viewed by (among others) your bosses, >> prospective employers, and people who have known you in the past. >> >> ANNOUNCEMENTS: To send announcements to the Micronet list, please use the >> micronet-annou...@lists.berkeley.edu list. >> >> > > > -- > Nat Baldwin > Unix Systems Supervisor > Infrastructure Services, SA-IT > UC Berkeley > > > - > The following was automatic
[Micronet] AirBears2 Login keeps coming back
This might be an itshelp question, but I wanted to see if anyone on the list might have some theories. I have a user (using a Macbook - older while plastic model) who is constantly being asked to enter her AirBears2 credentials (both at shut down, restart, and even disconnecting from it from the wifi and reconnecting to it). This a recent issue in that she was able to do this until she logged onto a Starbucks wifi. I don't think there's a correlation, but let me know if I'm missing something. I've checked in Network and deleted as many of the listed joined networks she had (she didn't want to delete some like home and known wifi like other libraries -- we deleted hotels, airports, and other misc guest logins -- there was no starbucks listed there though). I looked into her Keychain Access and didn't see anything obvious, but if you can point me to what to look for maybe I missed something there. Is there a plist I should be seeing other than the system preferences one? The AirBears2 access point near my office is working as we were able to log in using our iPhones. She is having the same problem with connecting to eduroam as well. She can connect to other wifi accesses without a problem so I don't think it's a physical/antenna issue. I've tried all I had in my cache, so if anyone has other suggestions, they are appreciated. Beth -- ******* Beth Muramoto Computer Resource Specialist Graduate School of Education University of California, Berkeley 1650 Tolman Hall Berkeley, CA 94720 Email: mailto:bmura...@berkeley.edu Phone: (510) 643-0203 Fax: (510) 643-6239 “Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities have crept in – forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.” -Emerson This is the essence of forgiveness. You can't change what happened but you can make sure it doesn't have the power to prevent you from being happy tomorrow. -Paul Boese “Kind words do not cost much yet they accomplish much.” -Blaise Pascal *** - The following was automatically added to this message by the list server: To learn more about Micronet, including how to subscribe to or unsubscribe from its mailing list and how to find out about upcoming meetings, please visit the Micronet Web site: http://micronet.berkeley.edu Messages you send to this mailing list are public and world-viewable, and the list's archives can be browsed and searched on the Internet. This means these messages can be viewed by (among others) your bosses, prospective employers, and people who have known you in the past. ANNOUNCEMENTS: To send announcements to the Micronet list, please use the micronet-annou...@lists.berkeley.edu list.
[Micronet] Geographic Mapping software
A faculty here emailed me about getting suggestions for geographic mapping software and since I have no idea how to even find something like that, I turn to all of you in the hopes you'll have some ideas for me to pass along to the faculty member. The exact wording of the faculty's email to me is below. If you need more specifics, let me know and I'll pass them on to him. Thanks as always, Beth > *What geographic mapping software would you recommend I use?* > *I'd like to find a software application (or add on) that will permit me > to map Excel data into traditional maps.* > *I'm hoping that software with these capabilities will be available via > Berkeley's software unit.* *Thanks.* -- ******* Beth Muramoto Computer Resource Specialist Graduate School of Education University of California, Berkeley 1650 Tolman Hall Berkeley, CA 94720 Email: mailto:bmura...@berkeley.edu Phone: (510) 643-0203 Fax: (510) 643-6239 “Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities have crept in – forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.” -Emerson This is the essence of forgiveness. You can't change what happened but you can make sure it doesn't have the power to prevent you from being happy tomorrow. -Paul Boese “Kind words do not cost much yet they accomplish much.” -Blaise Pascal *** - The following was automatically added to this message by the list server: To learn more about Micronet, including how to subscribe to or unsubscribe from its mailing list and how to find out about upcoming meetings, please visit the Micronet Web site: http://micronet.berkeley.edu Messages you send to this mailing list are public and world-viewable, and the list's archives can be browsed and searched on the Internet. This means these messages can be viewed by (among others) your bosses, prospective employers, and people who have known you in the past. ANNOUNCEMENTS: To send announcements to the Micronet list, please use the micronet-annou...@lists.berkeley.edu list.
Re: [Micronet] AnandTech MacBook Review
John,
Thanks for these resources. One faculty member did inquire about it and I
only knew of the features from the keynote. It will be great to get reviews
to understand the full scope of the new MacBook. One of the things that he
missed was that there were adapters available to juggle the need for
multiple ports (VGA, HDMI as well as power and USB) with the new USB-C. $80
was a bit of a shock.
Your resources will hopefully clarify the pluses and limitations of the
MacBook before people "impulse" buy.
Thanks again.
Beth
On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 1:21 PM, John McChesney-Young <
jmccyo...@berkeley.edu> wrote:
> I haven't had any faculty or staff ask about the new MacBook, and
> although I've read a good number of shorter articles and know what I'd
> say to almost everyone ("Not yet, not this generation") I appreciated
> and expect some of you might also value a typical 12-page AnandTech
> review of the new line:
>
> http://www.anandtech.com/show/9136/the-2015-macbook-review/
>
> Did you know the Core M chip is 1.04 mm thick? Amazing!
>
> Here's the direct link to the "Final Words" page:
>
> http://www.anandtech.com/show/9136/the-2015-macbook-review/12
>
> with a good summary.
>
> John
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Re: [Micronet] Laptops as primary computer
Email *itcssh...@berkeley.edu * > -- > > On Fri, Apr 3, 2015 at 3:06 PM, Baril wrote: > >> You might want to check out this link. Great product! >> >> http://www.landingzone.net/ >> >> Best, >> >> Roy >> >> >> On 4/3/2015 2:58 PM, Beth Muramoto wrote: >> >> As always, please bear with the lengthy and likely extraneous >> explanation: >> >> >> We are noticing a trend among staff requesting laptops with external >> monitors for use as their primary computer versus the standard desktop. >> They are attending more meetings and instead of taking notes and >> transcribing them when they get back to their offices, they want to be able >> to type everything then and there. >> >> We don't have a budget for letting them have both a desktop and a >> laptop, but understand the need that the laptop would fulfill. My thoughts >> stray to the "good old days" of docking stations. I forgot the Apple laptop >> that had that available. So I guess this is really something whose time has >> finally come for us. >> >> However, I know that there are a LOT of things to consider like from a >> security standpoint, liability issues, insurance etc. >> >> I've listed the kinds of questions I'm wrestling with (and if anyone >> has other things I need to think about, please do mention them if I haven't >> considered them or have forgotten to mention them here) and I want to tap >> anyone who might have already gone through this kind of process and what >> steps did you take to ensure some of the "dangerous ground" that we'll be >> treading. >> >> I have considered some of the security issues such as logging into the >> computer both when turning on the computer as well as when it sleeps, >> locking them away in locked drawers or locked offices when leaving the >> office or use a cable lock to secure them to the desks, creating an admin >> account for me as IT (to control installs etc.), a standard login for the >> user (we already do this with the desktops to meet campus security >> standards), and considering the potential for someone taking the laptop >> home and needing VPN to access online services, >> >> Here are questions I don't have an answer to and would love to have >> some guidance on. >> >> Have any of you or does campus have liability document that the user >> has to sign for situations of loss, destruction or theft? >> >> Should we insure these laptops for replacement in case of loss, >> destruction or theft? >> >> Is there a way to implement Find My Mac (forgot to mention that they >> will be Macbook Pros) on the laptops to track lost laptops and erase data >> remotely? If so, would I have to use my personal Apple ID account or can I >> create a "departmental" one with an iCloud account that would give me this >> ability? >> >> >> This is a really big step and I want to make sure I cover all of the >> specific pitfalls and security measures for going this route and I realize >> that I'm probably not thinking about how to cover every consequence. >> >> Any help or suggestions are welcome and as always appreciated. >> >> Beth >> >> >> >> -- >> *** >> Beth Muramoto >> Computer Resource Specialist >> Graduate School of Education >> University of California, Berkeley >> 1650 Tolman Hall >> Berkeley, CA 94720 >> Email: mailto:bmura...@berkeley.edu >> Phone: (510) 643-0203 <%28510%29%20643-0203> >> Fax: (510) 643-6239 <%28510%29%20643-6239> >> >> “Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some >> blunders and absurdities have crept in – forget them as soon as you can. >> Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a >> spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.” >> -Emerson >> >> This is the essence of forgiveness. You can't change what happened but >> you can make sure it doesn't have the power to prevent you from being happy >> tomorrow. >> >> -Paul Boese >> >> “Kind words do not cost much yet they accomplish much.” >> >> -Blaise Pascal >> >> >> *** >> >> >&
[Micronet] Laptops as primary computer
As always, please bear with the lengthy and likely extraneous explanation: We are noticing a trend among staff requesting laptops with external monitors for use as their primary computer versus the standard desktop. They are attending more meetings and instead of taking notes and transcribing them when they get back to their offices, they want to be able to type everything then and there. We don't have a budget for letting them have both a desktop and a laptop, but understand the need that the laptop would fulfill. My thoughts stray to the "good old days" of docking stations. I forgot the Apple laptop that had that available. So I guess this is really something whose time has finally come for us. However, I know that there are a LOT of things to consider like from a security standpoint, liability issues, insurance etc. I've listed the kinds of questions I'm wrestling with (and if anyone has other things I need to think about, please do mention them if I haven't considered them or have forgotten to mention them here) and I want to tap anyone who might have already gone through this kind of process and what steps did you take to ensure some of the "dangerous ground" that we'll be treading. I have considered some of the security issues such as logging into the computer both when turning on the computer as well as when it sleeps, locking them away in locked drawers or locked offices when leaving the office or use a cable lock to secure them to the desks, creating an admin account for me as IT (to control installs etc.), a standard login for the user (we already do this with the desktops to meet campus security standards), and considering the potential for someone taking the laptop home and needing VPN to access online services, Here are questions I don't have an answer to and would love to have some guidance on. Have any of you or does campus have liability document that the user has to sign for situations of loss, destruction or theft? Should we insure these laptops for replacement in case of loss, destruction or theft? Is there a way to implement Find My Mac (forgot to mention that they will be Macbook Pros) on the laptops to track lost laptops and erase data remotely? If so, would I have to use my personal Apple ID account or can I create a "departmental" one with an iCloud account that would give me this ability? This is a really big step and I want to make sure I cover all of the specific pitfalls and security measures for going this route and I realize that I'm probably not thinking about how to cover every consequence. Any help or suggestions are welcome and as always appreciated. Beth -- *** Beth Muramoto Computer Resource Specialist Graduate School of Education University of California, Berkeley 1650 Tolman Hall Berkeley, CA 94720 Email: mailto:bmura...@berkeley.edu Phone: (510) 643-0203 Fax: (510) 643-6239 “Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities have crept in – forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.” -Emerson This is the essence of forgiveness. You can't change what happened but you can make sure it doesn't have the power to prevent you from being happy tomorrow. -Paul Boese “Kind words do not cost much yet they accomplish much.” -Blaise Pascal *** - The following was automatically added to this message by the list server: To learn more about Micronet, including how to subscribe to or unsubscribe from its mailing list and how to find out about upcoming meetings, please visit the Micronet Web site: http://micronet.berkeley.edu Messages you send to this mailing list are public and world-viewable, and the list's archives can be browsed and searched on the Internet. This means these messages can be viewed by (among others) your bosses, prospective employers, and people who have known you in the past. ANNOUNCEMENTS: To send announcements to the Micronet list, please use the micronet-annou...@lists.berkeley.edu list.
Re: [Micronet] Apple Mail Behaviors
rver: > > To learn more about Micronet, including how to subscribe to or unsubscribe > from its mailing list and how to find out about upcoming meetings, please > visit the Micronet Web site: > > http://micronet.berkeley.edu > > Messages you send to this mailing list are public and world-viewable, and > the list's archives can be browsed and searched on the Internet. This > means these messages can be viewed by (among others) your bosses, > prospective employers, and people who have known you in the past. > > -- *** Beth Muramoto Computer Resource Specialist Graduate School of Education University of California, Berkeley 1650 Tolman Hall Berkeley, CA 94720 Email: mailto:bmura...@berkeley.edu Phone: (510) 643-0203 Fax: (510) 643-6239 “Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities have crept in – forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.” -Emerson This is the essence of forgiveness. You can't change what happened but you can make sure it doesn't have the power to prevent you from being happy tomorrow. -Paul Boese “Kind words do not cost much yet they accomplish much.” -Blaise Pascal *** - The following was automatically added to this message by the list server: To learn more about Micronet, including how to subscribe to or unsubscribe from its mailing list and how to find out about upcoming meetings, please visit the Micronet Web site: http://micronet.berkeley.edu Messages you send to this mailing list are public and world-viewable, and the list's archives can be browsed and searched on the Internet. This means these messages can be viewed by (among others) your bosses, prospective employers, and people who have known you in the past.
Re: [Micronet] Apple Mail Behaviors
Vivian, This is great and useful information. None of the users who are having this Apple Mail problem are using Yosemite (it's a mixed bag of Snow Leopard and Mountain Lion so far), but when we upgrade staff in the next year, this information will be good to have. Thanks for sharing it. Beth On Wed, Jan 28, 2015 at 9:34 AM, Vivian Sophia wrote: > Beth, there is a new setting in the Yosemite version of Apple mail that > "fixes" your settings so that they are broken. It is on the advanced tab of > the account settings. You need to uncheck "automatically detect and > maintain account settings" because it will change the settings to > calmail.berkeley.edu (based off the mx record, I presume). > > You will have to remove the "fixed" account and re-do it, then uncheck the > setting, to prevent Mail from "fixing" it back into a broken state. > > > > Vivian Sophia > Berkeley IT (CSS) > Business/Tech Support Analyst > University of California, Berkeley > 310B Durant Hall > (510) 541-6120 > > > On Wed, Jan 28, 2015 at 9:11 AM, Beth Muramoto > wrote: > >> Full disclosure, this email is as much to seek answers, inconclusive or >> otherwise, but to also find out how many people are using Apple Mail in >> general. >> >> Users who are using Apple Mail like it because they can juggle multiple >> accounts in one place. It's not the only client that does it but being an >> Apple environment, it seemed the logical route to take for us. This feature >> is why some people didn't leave it for bMail on the web. >> >> However, frequently, users have been reporting that Apple Mail will lose >> their passwords/google keys and they have to re-enter them. Sometimes just >> doing that isn't good enough and they have to delete their accounts and >> re-create them and even that often doesn't work. >> >> Case in Point: One user has a particularly puzzling behavior in that Mail >> on his iPhone for bMail works perfectly so I know that his account and >> google key are correct, but no matter how many times I delete his bMail >> account and re-enter all of the credentials, he can't get bMail on his >> Apple Mail. It just keeps spitting out the window to enter his password. >> I'm hoping to avoid deleting a plist that could mean re-entering his other >> accounts (yahoo, personal gmail and a couple of other accounts stemming >> from consultant work) as they are working and to be honest, this user isn't >> very patient and telling him to start all over again would be tantamount to >> "killing the messenger". Think of this as selfish self-preservation on my >> part (hee). >> >> So the specific question is does anyone have any suggestions on what else >> I can try to make the bMail "stick" in Apple Mail. I've been using the KB >> instructions in bconnected as well. >> >> The general question (and I have googled this with all kinds of >> descriptors and have found nothing concrete): Does anyone know what >> triggers this strange password "amnesia" in Apple Mail? >> >> Lastly, is there another client software that works well on a Mac for >> multiple accounts? Admission: I've only worked with Thunderbird and Outlook >> minimally and years ago and wasn't too impressed with their interface then >> and some users I gave those options to weren't impressed either. So new >> options are welcome or convincing "sales pitches" for Thunderbird and >> Outlook as they are today (since I'm assuming updates could have made them >> better than past versions years ago) are welcome as well. >> >> Thanks for listening and as always I value and appreciate any feedback >> offered. >> >> >> Beth >> >> -- >> *** >> Beth Muramoto >> Computer Resource Specialist >> Graduate School of Education >> University of California, Berkeley >> 1650 Tolman Hall >> Berkeley, CA 94720 >> Email: mailto:bmura...@berkeley.edu >> Phone: (510) 643-0203 >> Fax: (510) 643-6239 >> >> “Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some >> blunders and absurdities have crept in – forget them as soon as you can. >> Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a >> spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.” >> -Emerson >> >> This is the essence of forgiveness. You can't change what happened but >> you can make sure it doesn't have the
Re: [Micronet] Apple Mail Behaviors
Ian, Ah! The dreaded keychain. I had forgotten about that and to be honest, I have toiled over keychain issues in the past (some dealing with using terminal to rectify old password/new password computer login conflicts -- not pretty) that I have a bit of an "avoidance"/mental block behavior about it as well. The user is on Mountain Lion, but he's had this account problem when he was using Snow Leopard as well so it "carried over" which could mean keychain might be a good place to check. He doesn't use iCloud (don't get me started on that). Thanks. I'll investigate that. Beth On Wed, Jan 28, 2015 at 9:23 AM, Ian Crew wrote: > What version of Mac OS X are they on? In my experience, Apple Mail was > badly borked on Mac OS X 10.9.x (Mavericks), but is somewhat better on Mac > OS X 10.10.x (Yosemite). > > You might also poke around in Keychain Access > (/Applications/Utilities/Keychain Access) and make sure that they don't > have tons of duplicate entries in their keychains (check both their "Login" > and "iCloud" keychains) for their bMail accounts. > > Cheers, > > Ian > > On Jan 28, 2015, at 9:11 AM, Beth Muramoto wrote: > > Full disclosure, this email is as much to seek answers, inconclusive or > otherwise, but to also find out how many people are using Apple Mail in > general. > > Users who are using Apple Mail like it because they can juggle multiple > accounts in one place. It's not the only client that does it but being an > Apple environment, it seemed the logical route to take for us. This feature > is why some people didn't leave it for bMail on the web. > > However, frequently, users have been reporting that Apple Mail will lose > their passwords/google keys and they have to re-enter them. Sometimes just > doing that isn't good enough and they have to delete their accounts and > re-create them and even that often doesn't work. > > Case in Point: One user has a particularly puzzling behavior in that Mail > on his iPhone for bMail works perfectly so I know that his account and > google key are correct, but no matter how many times I delete his bMail > account and re-enter all of the credentials, he can't get bMail on his > Apple Mail. It just keeps spitting out the window to enter his password. > I'm hoping to avoid deleting a plist that could mean re-entering his other > accounts (yahoo, personal gmail and a couple of other accounts stemming > from consultant work) as they are working and to be honest, this user isn't > very patient and telling him to start all over again would be tantamount to > "killing the messenger". Think of this as selfish self-preservation on my > part (hee). > > So the specific question is does anyone have any suggestions on what else > I can try to make the bMail "stick" in Apple Mail. I've been using the KB > instructions in bconnected as well. > > The general question (and I have googled this with all kinds of > descriptors and have found nothing concrete): Does anyone know what > triggers this strange password "amnesia" in Apple Mail? > > Lastly, is there another client software that works well on a Mac for > multiple accounts? Admission: I've only worked with Thunderbird and Outlook > minimally and years ago and wasn't too impressed with their interface then > and some users I gave those options to weren't impressed either. So new > options are welcome or convincing "sales pitches" for Thunderbird and > Outlook as they are today (since I'm assuming updates could have made them > better than past versions years ago) are welcome as well. > > Thanks for listening and as always I value and appreciate any feedback > offered. > > > Beth > > -- > *** > Beth Muramoto > Computer Resource Specialist > Graduate School of Education > University of California, Berkeley > 1650 Tolman Hall > Berkeley, CA 94720 > Email: mailto:bmura...@berkeley.edu > Phone: (510) 643-0203 > Fax: (510) 643-6239 > > “Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some > blunders and absurdities have crept in – forget them as soon as you can. > Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a > spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.” > -Emerson > > This is the essence of forgiveness. You can't change what happened but you > can make sure it doesn't have the power to prevent you from being happy > tomorrow. > > -Paul Boese > > “Kind words do not cost much yet they accomplish much.” > >
[Micronet] Apple Mail Behaviors
Full disclosure, this email is as much to seek answers, inconclusive or otherwise, but to also find out how many people are using Apple Mail in general. Users who are using Apple Mail like it because they can juggle multiple accounts in one place. It's not the only client that does it but being an Apple environment, it seemed the logical route to take for us. This feature is why some people didn't leave it for bMail on the web. However, frequently, users have been reporting that Apple Mail will lose their passwords/google keys and they have to re-enter them. Sometimes just doing that isn't good enough and they have to delete their accounts and re-create them and even that often doesn't work. Case in Point: One user has a particularly puzzling behavior in that Mail on his iPhone for bMail works perfectly so I know that his account and google key are correct, but no matter how many times I delete his bMail account and re-enter all of the credentials, he can't get bMail on his Apple Mail. It just keeps spitting out the window to enter his password. I'm hoping to avoid deleting a plist that could mean re-entering his other accounts (yahoo, personal gmail and a couple of other accounts stemming from consultant work) as they are working and to be honest, this user isn't very patient and telling him to start all over again would be tantamount to "killing the messenger". Think of this as selfish self-preservation on my part (hee). So the specific question is does anyone have any suggestions on what else I can try to make the bMail "stick" in Apple Mail. I've been using the KB instructions in bconnected as well. The general question (and I have googled this with all kinds of descriptors and have found nothing concrete): Does anyone know what triggers this strange password "amnesia" in Apple Mail? Lastly, is there another client software that works well on a Mac for multiple accounts? Admission: I've only worked with Thunderbird and Outlook minimally and years ago and wasn't too impressed with their interface then and some users I gave those options to weren't impressed either. So new options are welcome or convincing "sales pitches" for Thunderbird and Outlook as they are today (since I'm assuming updates could have made them better than past versions years ago) are welcome as well. Thanks for listening and as always I value and appreciate any feedback offered. Beth -- *** Beth Muramoto Computer Resource Specialist Graduate School of Education University of California, Berkeley 1650 Tolman Hall Berkeley, CA 94720 Email: mailto:bmura...@berkeley.edu Phone: (510) 643-0203 Fax: (510) 643-6239 “Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities have crept in – forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.” -Emerson This is the essence of forgiveness. You can't change what happened but you can make sure it doesn't have the power to prevent you from being happy tomorrow. -Paul Boese “Kind words do not cost much yet they accomplish much.” -Blaise Pascal *** - The following was automatically added to this message by the list server: To learn more about Micronet, including how to subscribe to or unsubscribe from its mailing list and how to find out about upcoming meetings, please visit the Micronet Web site: http://micronet.berkeley.edu Messages you send to this mailing list are public and world-viewable, and the list's archives can be browsed and searched on the Internet. This means these messages can be viewed by (among others) your bosses, prospective employers, and people who have known you in the past.
[Micronet] Druva - Campus Backup- Status
Happy New Year to all! I hope that all of you had a wonderful holiday with family and friends and are well-rested (hahaha) for the return back to work. I thought I was for the latter, but am finding that my refreshed state is already starting to wither…did you have users who seemed to have saved everything over the holidays for you to do in order to present them on your first day back and oh, have done by the end of the week? If not, then I'm truly "loved". Whew! I didn't know whether this question was best suited to be asked on Micronet or to CSS, but any feedback is welcome. Last year as we transitioned to CSS, one of the things that had been mentioned was a campus backup system called Druva. I haven't heard anything more about this, but wanted to know if there was any progress on this front or what the status of a campus back up system was. I don't even know if UC Back up is still in play. Reason for asking is that we're doing our own feeble attempts at backing up our administrative users, but it's proven to be labor intensive and time consuming and we're hoping to off load the "responsibility" to a campus-wide system at minimal or no cost. Here's to another year of invaluable help and commiseration. Beth -- *** Beth Muramoto Computer Resource Specialist Graduate School of Education University of California, Berkeley 1650 Tolman Hall Berkeley, CA 94720 Email: mailto:bmura...@berkeley.edu Phone: (510) 643-0203 Fax: (510) 643-6239 “Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities have crept in – forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.” -Emerson This is the essence of forgiveness. You can't change what happened but you can make sure it doesn't have the power to prevent you from being happy tomorrow. -Paul Boese “Kind words do not cost much yet they accomplish much.” -Blaise Pascal *** - The following was automatically added to this message by the list server: To learn more about Micronet, including how to subscribe to or unsubscribe from its mailing list and how to find out about upcoming meetings, please visit the Micronet Web site: http://micronet.berkeley.edu Messages you send to this mailing list are public and world-viewable, and the list's archives can be browsed and searched on the Internet. This means these messages can be viewed by (among others) your bosses, prospective employers, and people who have known you in the past.
[Micronet] Discounts on computers for Faculty and Staff
I expect to hear laughter and snorts of disbelief with this question, but back in the day, faculty and staff got discounts (piddly to non-existent as they were, especially for Apple products) on buying their own computers through Scholar's Workstation. Does that even exist anymore? You can commence laughing now. Beth -- *** Beth Muramoto Computer Resource Specialist Graduate School of Education University of California, Berkeley 1650 Tolman Hall Berkeley, CA 94720 Email: mailto:bmura...@berkeley.edu Phone: (510) 643-0203 Fax: (510) 643-6239 “Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities have crept in – forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.” -Emerson This is the essence of forgiveness. You can't change what happened but you can make sure it doesn't have the power to prevent you from being happy tomorrow. -Paul Boese “Kind words do not cost much yet they accomplish much.” -Blaise Pascal *** - The following was automatically added to this message by the list server: To learn more about Micronet, including how to subscribe to or unsubscribe from its mailing list and how to find out about upcoming meetings, please visit the Micronet Web site: http://micronet.berkeley.edu Messages you send to this mailing list are public and world-viewable, and the list's archives can be browsed and searched on the Internet. This means these messages can be viewed by (among others) your bosses, prospective employers, and people who have known you in the past.
Re: [Micronet] Eduroam
John, This is great! I hope you don't mind if I share your instructions to our faculty. No names, of course. I don't want anyone to misunderstand and contact you for "support". You did such a great job with your instructions that re-writing seems unnecessary and dare I admit that I'm lazy by nature. Thanks for sharing this! Beth Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 4, 2014, at 10:16 AM, John McChesney-Young > wrote: > > A message went out last night from Larry Conrad to all staff and > faculty about CalVisitor and eduroam. A lot of our faculty travel > frequently, so I sent out a note encouraging them to set themselves up > with AirBears2 if they haven't already and I included a couple of > links I thought might be helpful. Since our department manager thought > it worth passing along to the other departments she manages I thought > I'd share it here too in case any of you might find it useful as a > basis for something to send out to people you support. Feel free to > edit, remix, etc. If any of you have experience with eduroam > elsewhere already and have any tips or caveats, please let us know! > > John > > *** > > A little while ago you will have gotten a message from Larry Conrad > about new WiFi options, but since many of you travel for research and > conferences I wanted to underscore the second, eduroam. This will > allow those of you who've set up an AirBears2 key to log onto wireless > networks at many other institutions. > > I know some of you have already switched from AirBears to AirBears2, > but not all of you have. You may find this makes it worth the few > minutes required. > > See: > > https://www.eduroam.us/eduroam_us_institutions > > for a map and list of US institutions that accept eduroam (UC Berkeley > isn't listed yet); see: > > http://monitor.eduroam.org/eduroam_map.php?type=all > > for a map of non-US institutions. You can also see them as a (very > long) list by clicking on "text" after "List of service locations" at > the top. (Hint: It's probably easiest to use your browser's search > function - Control-F or Command-F - to check for an institution of > interest instead of scrolling to look for it.) > > To set up an AirBears2 key, see: > > https://kb.berkeley.edu/page.php?id=30571 > > The great practical advantage of using AirBears2 here on campus over > ordinary AirBears is that you don't need to enter your username and > password nearly as often; ideally, just once. > > *** > > -- > John McChesney-Young, Administrative Assistant > History of Art Department, 416 Doe MC6020 > U. C. Berkeley, Berkeley CA 94720-6020 > jmccyo...@berkeley.edu // voice 1-510-642-5511 // fax 1-510-643-2185 > > > - > The following was automatically added to this message by the list server: > > To learn more about Micronet, including how to subscribe to or unsubscribe > from its mailing list and how to find out about upcoming meetings, please > visit the Micronet Web site: > > http://micronet.berkeley.edu > > Messages you send to this mailing list are public and world-viewable, and the > list's archives can be browsed and searched on the Internet. This means > these messages can be viewed by (among others) your bosses, prospective > employers, and people who have known you in the past. - The following was automatically added to this message by the list server: To learn more about Micronet, including how to subscribe to or unsubscribe from its mailing list and how to find out about upcoming meetings, please visit the Micronet Web site: http://micronet.berkeley.edu Messages you send to this mailing list are public and world-viewable, and the list's archives can be browsed and searched on the Internet. This means these messages can be viewed by (among others) your bosses, prospective employers, and people who have known you in the past.
Re: [Micronet] Today's Halloween and ... Micronet turns 25!
Thank you for this reminder, Aron. Micronet members are not only made up of a knowledgeable group of highly regarded professionals, who have rescued me time and time again with their generosity of time and expertise, but they were the speediest responders and never made me feel like I was asking a stupid or obvious question. Thank you to all of you for being there for me in times of crisis and troubleshooting. Happy 25th. May Micronet continue to reign. Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 31, 2014, at 7:37 AM, Aron Roberts wrote: > > Twenty-five years ago, on October 31, 1989, 18 people filtered into Hearst > Memorial Gym for what was anything but a routine morning meeting. In an era > when email wasn't ubiquitous, many had - quaintly - learned about this > meeting via memos sent in campus mail. A number of participants wore their > Halloween costumes. > > That long-ago meeting, called by a campus IT staff member and dBase > programmer who was hoping to “avoiding reinventing the wheel" in his work, > represented Micronet's birth as a campus user group for IT professionals. > > We're planning to further celebrate this anniversary in one or more ways over > the days to follow, but for now, please give thanks for 25 years of Micronet > on this very special Halloween Day! > > Chris Kosienski > Micronet Coordinator > > Aron Roberts and Ian Crew > Micronet Mailing List Co-administrators > > P.S. The group started out being called the Administrative PC Users Group, > then was renamed to UC MicroManagers, finally becoming known as Micronet > sometime during 1990. > > - > The following was automatically added to this message by the list server: > > To learn more about Micronet, including how to subscribe to or unsubscribe > from its mailing list and how to find out about upcoming meetings, please > visit the Micronet Web site: > > http://micronet.berkeley.edu > > Messages you send to this mailing list are public and world-viewable, and the > list's archives can be browsed and searched on the Internet. This means > these messages can be viewed by (among others) your bosses, prospective > employers, and people who have known you in the past. - The following was automatically added to this message by the list server: To learn more about Micronet, including how to subscribe to or unsubscribe from its mailing list and how to find out about upcoming meetings, please visit the Micronet Web site: http://micronet.berkeley.edu Messages you send to this mailing list are public and world-viewable, and the list's archives can be browsed and searched on the Internet. This means these messages can be viewed by (among others) your bosses, prospective employers, and people who have known you in the past.
