This web page has been my home for 5-years and it's finally time for an upgrade. Effective Aug 1st 2008, I'll be moving to Communi-K the new King's College on-line community. Look for me in the Discussions group (The Blog / Ask IITS). In my new home I can be more interactive with everyone so it should be much more fun. This page will remain in place for about a month, so please go check out communi-K and come say Hi in my new home.....BLOG

Are you tired of receiving too much e-Mail sent to ALL? Would you like to see a better more personalized MyKings page? Let your voice be heard! The King’s College SharePoint team is conducting a survey. This survey will help determine the future of many web applications on campus, including a new MyKings page and the future of how messages are sent to ALL on campus. This is a short (10-question) survey and we would like everyone (students, faculty & staff) to participate. At the end of the survey, we will be randomly drawing one lucky respondent to receive a new Creative 4GB MP3 player! (You will be required to login using your e-Mail address & password)..SURVEY ENDS 4/30 Winner will be drawn 5/3!!

Is there something about the technology on campus that really bothers you? If so, tell me about your Technology Pet Peeve, and I'll try to fix it. I can't make any promises for every issue, but if we don't know about a problem, we can't fix it so please tell us your Technology Pet Peeves...

IITS and the Blog will be running "Technology Tips & Tricks" blog entries in the future. These entries will feature useful tips & tricks to make the use of technology on campus easier & more efficient. As part of this project, we are seeking YOUR technology tips & tricks. Send us your tips & tricks!

SOPHOS free anti-virus software is availble to all members of the King's community for on or off-campus use. IITS recommends you keep your SOPHOS software up to date and to always be sure you protect your computers with anti-virus software.

King's College is now providing free access for faculty, students and staff to Wilkes-Barre City wireless internet access. Go to MyKings to sign up and go to the IITS Learning Hub (also on MyKings) for instructions on its use.

On Monday Dec 17th from 7AM – 10AM and again on Wednesday Dec 19th from 9AM to noon the power in Holy Cross Hall we be cutover to new circuits. We do not expect this to cause any significant technology issues on campus. Because the campus phone system and network distribution equipment are both located in Holy Cross we are sending out this notification in case the contractors have significant problems with the planned cutover. There are emergency power systems in place, however please be aware that this process does have the potential to affect phones and computers on campus. Thank you in advance for your cooperation in this matter.

We have rescheduled the SharePoint migration until after the Fall 2007 Semester ends. We will send out notification when a date is chosen.

IITS strongly recommends all users create a backup copy of their critical documents. This protects you and your work in the event of a computer failure. For details on back-up options, please contact the HELP line.

IITS has installed a web cam that will allow your friends or family to see you while you talk on the phone. The camera is located in McGowan Hall 3rd floor lobby and is called the HiMOM Cam. Stand by the camera, call mom on your cell phone and ask mom to go to himom.kings.edu to see you. (This does require a one-time Axis plug-in installation to view the camera--this will happen automatically the 1st time you use it)

King's College has implemented the Emergency Notification system to allow the college to quickly contact members of the campus community in the event of an emergency. This system allows King's College to send emergency text messages to the cell phones and/or e-Mail addresses of students, faculty and staff.

We have recently seen an increase in e-Mail traffic with attached viruses and spy ware. The latest scheme involves sending Adobe Acrobat files attached to e-Mail messages. These Adobe Acrobat files typically end in .pdf and may contain viruses. We have see such e-Mail subjects as “Unpaid Invoice” or “A relative has sent you an e-card” intended to trick you into opening the attached files. As always, we recommend you not open any attachment you are not expecting, even if it appears to come from someone you know. IITS is working to tune our anti-spam and anti-virus software to block these messages in the future.

Beginning April 30th IITS will be surveying all members of the King’s College community. This survey is web-based and is open to all STUDENTS, FACULTY and STAFF at King’s College. The survey is designed to help IITS assess our effectiveness in the delivery of our services and will also help determine future directions and projects. Participation in the survey will guarantee your voice will be heard by IITS and will also give you a chance to win a FREE 4Gig MP3 Player or a 4Gig USB Key. IITS will randomly draw several completed surveys from all respondents to determine the winners. The survey will be open from April 30th through May 11th. Only those respondents completing the entire survey will be eligible for the drawing so please allow sufficient time to complete the entire survey.

Confused about how to login to some of the King's resources? Check out the link below for details...

No more running back and forth waiting for a washing machine. With Laundry View you can check the status of your resident hall laundry machines from any computer. The link can be found on the MyKings page.

As part of the web site rebuild (2/7/2007) any previous web re-direct links were lost. These re-directs were put in 18 months ago as a temporary measure until new web site addresses could be distributed. If for some reason you still need an active web re-direct please contact the HELP line.

King's College IITS has implemented new security on our wireless internet access. In order to use the King's wireless network you will now have to login using your Kings e-Mail address and password. Open any web browser and you'll be prompted for this login information.

Be sure to check the MyKings headlines and system status for the latest IITS notices, warnings and announcements. Don't miss out on important system events!

Recently there has been some confusion logging into WebAdvisor that we’d like to clear up. IF you make a mistake typing your password FIVE times logging into WebAdvisor, your WebAdvisor account will be locked. This is done to prevent someone from guessing another users password. This lock will remain for 15 minutes and then it will be reset automatically. At that point, you can login with your correct password OR click on the What’s My Password? link in the lower right corner of the WebAdvisor screen. This link will allow you to show your password hint, reset your password or setup your password if you are a first time WebAdvisor user. Also please be aware that if there is a hold on your account such as a business office hold, you will not be able to login to WebAdvisor until 24 hours AFTER that hold is cleared. If all of this fails to get you in to WebAdvisor please contact the HELP line.

Be sure to check out the new IITS Learning Hub. You can view the IITS workshop schedule, register for workshops, review materials from past or future workshops and even review what classroom technology resources are available. Be sure to stop by...

King's College has partnered with E-Academy to provide low cost software and hardware to Faculty, Staff and Students. Together, we have created a web site that will allow members of the King's College community to purchase much of the software used on campus at a drastically reduced price!

Please don't hesitate to contact the help line or click on TechWeb if you have any technology questions or concerns.

Have a great summer and be sure to check back in the fall to see who's coming. You're going to love her.

MyKings offers all the vital resources for members of the King's College community. Did you know you can go directly to MyKings? Simply type in the web address my.kings.edu or better yet click on the Make MyKings My Homepage link at the top right of the MyKings page. Once you do this MyKings will be the page your web browser opens every time.

Password Station is a self-help application that provides you with the opportunity to reset your network, email, and WebCt password from any computer connected to the Internet. In order to utilize this application you must first sign up and supply answers to verification questions. Starting 3-15-06, when you login to a computer on campus, you will receive a pop-up box asking if you wish to enroll. Please enroll. If you choose not to enroll the pop-up box will continue to show up until you decide to enroll. Once enrolled you can use Password Station to reset your password from on or off campus.

Because of the extreme volume of PayPal scam e-Mail messages coming on campus we have been forced to quarantine e-Mail being sent from PayPal. This WILL affect legitimate e-mail messages from PayPal. We are making every effort to only block fake messages however we would recommend you send any important PayPal messages to a non-King's e-Mail address. Check back here for updates but currently ALL PayPal messages are being quarantined.

Are with you good with technology ? Looking for a job that pays better than minimum wage ? Then IITS may have an opening for you ! IITS is looking to hire technology savvy students that are looking to gain practical experience in a challenging environment. Click below and send your resume or name/major/contact info and relevant experience. **(THE JOB DETAILS HAVE BEEN ADDED)

Effective March 1 the old version of the Sophos Anti-virus software will stop updating. This will affect home and residence hall installations ONLY (not office or lab computers). If you are still using the old version of sophos you will see a blue flower-shaped icon and/or a red lightning bolt icon near the clock. If you see this icon, please follow the link below to update to the new version of sophos. If you have a blue shield icon near your clock you have the new version and do not need to do anything.

The WebAdvisor software was updated over the holiday break. Please be sure to login first before going to any menu items.

Are with you good with technology ? Looking for a job that pays better than minimum wage ? Then IITS may have an opening for you ! IITS is looking to hire technology savvy students that are looking to gain practical experience in a challenging environment.

King's College has created MyKing's as a resource for the King's College community. MyKing's will contain all the popular links to make your life on campus easier. Be sure to check back often for updates and the latest news and events.

We are finding that MyKings is causing some browsers to crash. If you do not have Service Pack 1 for Internet Explorer on your machine it may cause problems with MyKings. If you are having this problem please contact the HELP line.

Time is running out to upgrade your Anti-virus software and move your student web site. Effective Nov 21st 2006 the old student web server will be removed from service. Any student webs not moved before that time will stop working (See Blog ID# 94 for details). Effective Feb 1st 2006 the old version of Sophos Antivirus will be removed from service. Please upgrade to the new version soon so your Anti-virus software does not stop updating.

This weekend (10/29) we will again be streaming the King's College football game LIVE over the web. Please use the link from the King's Homepage to listen.

IITS has upgraded to a new version of the FREE Anti-Virus software we offer to all Kings's faculty, staff and students. If you have the new version you will see a Blue Sheild near the clock on your computer. If you still have the old version or no Anti-Virus software be sure to download it now. The old version will STOP updating soon so upgrade now.

IITS is working to stream the football game between King’s and Widner this Saturday (10/22) so it will be LIVE on the Web. We will be adding a BLOG entry as well as a link on the main King’s web page that will allow you to listen to the game over the web. This is a bit of an experiment so please bear with us as we work toward putting more events like this on the web. Our goal is to use this technology to allow members of the King’s community as well as members of the broader community to tune into King’s events from anywhere in the world. We hope you enjoy the game. Stay tuned for future events.

HELP is just a phone call or e-Mail away. All faculty, staff and students can call (xHELP), e-Mail (help@kings.edu) or use the TechWeb link to contact the IITS HELP line for help with your computer, network, e-Mail, WebCT, WebAdvisor, classroom/lab technology or even phone problems. No we don’t do plumbing, but we will make every effort to provide the best level of support we can. For fastest and most efficient service we are asking that everyone please contact the IITS HELP line with ALL problems. This guarantees your call will not get lost or overlooked, your call will get prioritized properly and your call will be seen my multiple IITS staff members before being dispatched to the appropriate support staff members. IITS is committed to providing the best level of support to all members of the King’s community and the HELP line is the best way to get that support.

King’s College is in the process to moving to a new collegiate web page. As part of this move we are making some changes to better organize the various types of web pages at the college. Currently a faculty/staff web page has a web address of www.kings.edu/username where username is your network login username. When the conversion is complete, only college web pages will be found under the www.kings.edu web area. All faculty and staff pages will be moving to staff.kings.edu/username as part of the total web conversion. Since there are currently a considerable number of abandon web pages, we are asking for your assistance in this moving process. If you want your faculty/staff web page moved to the new format please contact the HELP (help@kings.edu or xHELP) line by October 16th. ALL faculty/staff web pages not moved by the launch date of the new collegiate web site, will not be available after the launch date. Any faculty/staff that DO contact the HELP line will have their web site moved to staff.kings.edu/username by the launch date. If you contact the HELP line you will be asked for 3 pieces of information: 1)The address of your website (www.kings.edu/username). 2) Whether your web site uses Microsoft FrontPage or not. 3) If you need your new page redirected from the old web address. This option will allow anyone that types in your old web address to be redirected to the new web address. This option is intended for anyone that has given out their old web address (www.kings.edu/username) to enough people to make it difficult to give out their new address in a short period of time.

IITS is in the process of replacing the current student web server with a new web server. If you have a web page that begins with students.kings.edu/ and you want to keep your web page, you will need to move your web page to the new server. Click below to get to the STUDENT migration web page. This page will allow you to create your new web space on the new web server and move your web page from the old web server to the new web server. If your current web address begins with studentwebs.kings.edu/ you do NOT need to do anything. Any student webs remaining on students.kings.edu/ that are not moved will stop working on Nov 21st 2005.

Students Faculty & Staff. The College is moving to a new web site and new web server soon. As part of that process we need your help in moving your individual web sites. This ONLY applies to web sites with your username in them and not your departmental or divisional sites. See the 2 BLOG entries above for information on how to move a STUDENT or STAFF web site.

King’s College has upgraded it’s FREE Sophos Anti-Virus software to a newer version. This newer version will provide more current anti-virus protection for your computer and continues to be FREE to King’s College students, faculty and staff for their residence hall or home computers. While the current version of Sophos will continue to protect your machine we do recommend you install the new version of Sophos on any machine that has the older version or does not have a current Anti-virus software package installed. In the future Sophos will no longer support the older version so we do recommend that everyone migrate to the new version. To install the latest version of sophos you can go to sophos.kings.edu (or click on the link below) for download and installation instructions. IITS has also distributed CD’s to the residence hall assistants and counselors. These CDs will allow you to disinfect your machine, install the latest version of Sophos, and scan your machine for Spyware or required Windows updates. Don’t let your computer get caught without Anti-virus protection.

Thank you to everyone who filled out the 2005 IITS Survey. The 6 USB Key winners have been notified. Please remember to stop by User Services in McGowan 302 to pick up your prize. Thanks again to everyone who filled out the survey.

King's College is in the process of a major phone system upgrade. Please stay tuned here for further details.

Beginning Thursday Aug 11th 2005 at 4PM the King's College phone system will be shutdown to facilitate a major system upgrade. Please plan for there to be NO telephone services from 4:00PM on Thursday through early Friday morning. Arrangements have been made to keep the main telephone number (208-5900) working for incoming calls. The switchboard will have the ability to make an outside call in the event of an emergency. The switchboard will be staffed during this upgrade period. It is important to understand that none of the telephone extensions on campus will be working during this upgrade. If you are going to be on campus during this time period and have a concern being without telephone service, please contact Paul Moran (x5948) as soon as possible. After a successful upgrade, your current telephones and voice mail will continue to work. The deployment of new phones will begin next week. If you have any telephone related problems on Friday morning, please contacte the helpdesk at extension 4357 or email help@kings.edu. Further details of the upgrade will follow later in a seperate notice and on the Blog.

Beginning April 27th IITS will be surveying all members of the King’s College community. This survey is web-based and is open to all STUDENTS, FACULTY and STAFF at King’s College. The survey is designed to help IITS assess our effectiveness in the delivery of our services. The results of the survey will help IITS better distribute our support resources and will also help determine future directions and projects. Participation in the survey will guarantee your voice will be heard by IITS and will also give you a chance to win a FREE 128MB USB KEY. IITS will randomly draw several completed surveys from all members of the King’s Community and give out FREE USB keys to the winning survey respondents, so don’t miss out. The survey will be open from April 27th through May 11th. Only those respondents completing the entire survey will be eligible for the USB key giveaway so please allow sufficient time to complete the entire survey.

Death, Taxes and Passwords. There used to be 2 constants in life, death and taxes. A few years ago IITS added a 3rd; password changes. Just a reminder that the forced password change will happen for most users right around tax Day (April 15th). All passwords will expire a year from when they were last changed, so depending on when you last changed your password you may or may not be forced to change it again on or around April 15th. You will not be allowed to reuse a previous password and your new password must be at least 5-characters in length.

By default the SOPHOS Anti-virus software is installed WITHOUT being set to disinfect viruses. What this means is that it will identify viruses but not remove them. Please go to the King's College Anti-Virus page to check what your settings are and find out how to set yours to disinfect.