home

=3/19/12= =mac post-config:= -update casper inventory -update star inventory -If its a single user's (teacher) machine, log in as the iit, open Directory Utility and enable create mobile accounts at login, log-in as the user, and make their account an admin, and then disable mobile account creation in Directory Utility.

All Mac Labs are ready to deploy, email to go out to schedule each building Will find H courtyard "hidden" cart- DONE need power strips brought down from Danby Librarian iPads Meeting on Thursday, March 22nd. Will get names for those that are missing.

=3/13/12 Desktop Team Meeting- PDC= Mobile Lab Carts Don't Fit 30 -High School -Boyton?

Summer Updates 1. Summer Help Desk - July 9th- Aug 10th 2. Summer Updates/Planning 3. Summer School Support - Tim's Plan is for Boces Tech to support. 4. New Teacher's Computers. - 5. Getting Equipment Back from Departing Staff 6. Communicate Help Desk Summer Hours Hours out by 5/1 7. Staff for SHD - Bill 8. Staff for Summer Sweeps Tony 9. Help Desk Open for Year on 8/27th 10. Summer Sweeps July 9th-Aug 10th 11. Summer Set up 8/13-8/31

Star Enhancements/Bug Fixes Tony & Bill -Does Tim want to be in the meeting? Not needed -Bill can talk on Tuesday

Working on Tech Mentor iPads in Librarians and Tech Mentors

=3/6/12 Desktop Meeting - Danby=

where your Cleaning up clothing. - I want to clean out 128 of all Hardware that can be recycled. Update on Bill

__Peter transition:__

__Group__ -benches? -Casper inventory and static/smart groups -iPad setup (and subsequent casper inventory)

__Taking to Sys Admin position__ -printers (on \\ps) -printers on Casper? -Managed Preferences in Casper (?share w/ specialist(s)?) -Policies in Casper(?share w/ specialist(s)?)

__Bill & Next Specialist__ -Casper admin -Deploy Studio Admin -Casper policies -Casper imaging -Casper Mobile App management (facilitator accounts and loading codes)

__Next Technician__ -LACS tech committee meetings -state of SH (intro to tech mentors and librarians) -state of BS -state of SH -expand setup room to image 30 machines at once

=2/27/12 Desktop Meeting - PDC= Andy Patros - GST - Imaging the Cafe Dell Process - 9:00 ish Bad Hardware ? Do we call or do they? Bill Out Tuesday Am for Sure may be back for 1:30 Bill out Thursday all day Staffing Update - Tim Where are new Copiers? Are they Servered Yet? Are there Batch Files for adding ?

Cafe Computers Image using USB Key ( XP) Add AV Add Real VNC - Password Ithaca Add Ithaca with * password make Local Admin? Add icsd\ICSDFSP to administrator Group

=2/20/12 No Meeing - Stay home and Sleep= =2/13/12 Desktop Meeting -PDC= Exit form computers - As I am updating I am changing Star to decomission and Out of Service. Imagine Learning - HP Tony working on - Done by end of the week - Need 3 dozen 7 ft cables from OHM on Open Smartsboard are in 26 - Need to be inventoried - Plan to Inventory on Wedensday - Installation Starting 2/22 =2/6 /12 Desktop Meeting - Location Danby= Casper - Certificate expired. How do we fix. = = =1/30/2012 Desktop Team Meeting= Google Crome - for Mac 10.7 users - Peter to Add to Self Services Ultra VNC - Windows 7 - Does not work with Windows 7 properly - Use RDC for Now - Update coming If new product requires only a password use Local admin Password instead of * password Fee & Mac using Same itunes account. Need to check with Both. Do Track-it Calls for a Week before going back to Insititue Labs - ? Break Week - Week of 2/20 - ( 2/20 is a Holiday) - Tuesday AM Meet in Danby - Work on getting Recycle stuff Cleaned up Tony off Break week? 6 ipads in E48 w/o Chargres anyone know where they are - Cody has them - Full Size Keybards & Mice for hp mini's =1/9/2012 Next Desktop Team Meeting= Vacation time GST Boces & Cafe Computers Thursday Helpdesk Coverage Peter Will Cover

itunes accounts for ipads - Naming convention ICSD0001@..... Through ICSD0200@.... Will be created as aliases and pointed iitipad2@.... We need to determine who will name what ipad - what =1/3/2012 Desktop Team Meeting= Status of E1 - Mac Side is Done - Waiting for Technolgy to Give Go ahead for Windows Side. E11 - Nothing Boynton Library Locks are in - Velcro is in - Check Library Staff on Placement of Velcro - Boynton B205 Velcro is in - Check Library Staff on Placement of Velcro BJM 210 Velcro is in - Check Library Staff on Placement of Velcro Caroline 13 Velcro is in - Check Library Staff on Placement of Velcro E11 Computers going to 4 Enfiled - There are Track-ti calls Do not need Dew getting 3 - With Carts from Boyton Maint Getting 3 Transportation getting 3 need 1 at Boynton Kurzweil - Upgrade Delayed - Due to Technical Issues.
 * Institute iPads by Building ||
 * || # of iPads || name(s) to be used ||
 * Administrative Board Building || 1 || icsd0001 ||
 * Alternative Community School || 5 || icsd0002-icsd0006 ||
 * Belle Sherman Annex Elementary || 1 || icsd0007 ||
 * Belle Sherman Elementary || 8 || icsd0008-icsd0015 ||
 * Beverly J. Martin Elementary || 8 || icsd0016-icsd0023 ||
 * Boynton Middle School || 14 || icsd0024-icsd0037 ||
 * Caroline Elementary || 13 || icsd0038-icsd0050 ||
 * Cayuga Heights Elementary || 8 || icsd0051-icsd0058 ||
 * DeWitt Middle School || 13 || icsd0059-icsd0071 ||
 * Enfield Elementary || 8 || icsd0072-icsd0079 ||
 * Fall Creek Elementary || 9 || icsd0080-icsd0088 ||
 * Ithaca High School || 32 || icsd0089-icsd0120 ||
 * North East Elementary || 9 || icsd0121-icsd0129 ||
 * South Hill Elementary || 12 || icsd0130-icsd0141 ||

Insitute Laptops & Ipads E1, E11 & Math Lab. How are we going to distrubite these items - Tech Mentors? Help Desk ? Other ideas? Discuss Pitfalls of using Tech Mentors and the inconsitent way they are passed out - Some teachers get a introl some do not - Priority in the Building should be based on Age of current computer or if the computer is not working -
 * This Months's major Project**
 * Distribution of New Equipment**
 * Contact users Getting new computers - Principles - Tech Mentors - Pick a time/Date bring computers & Ipads to distribute to users. Use handout - Peter is preparing - Is the HS a Exception?**

**Recycle Changes**
No longer need to remove Hard Drive unless it's a IIT computer or one from Super's Office. Recycling Company provides certified Destruction Service.

=12/5/11 Desktop Team Meeting= 12/12 - Meet in Caroline for Lap Replacement 12/19 - Meet in E1/E11 Alternative Dates 12/29 & 12/30 12/26 Holiday Bill to Follow up with Jason/Scott Re: Boynton B205 Bill to Follow Up with Scott B re: 12/19 Items to setup Work Area. Get Prices to Tim 12/12

=11/28/2011 Next Desktop Team Meeting= 1) 5 Year Plan - Desktop Team - Where are we - Where do we want to be - How do we get there 2) Top Ten things we would like Teacher to know - Send List to Roger a) How to enter A snoopy b) Wait till network login r available before you try logging into Mac ( ~ 60 seconds) c) Adding a printer - Naming Convention d) How to save to your Network Drive ( mac or Windows) e) Help Desk Purpose & Hours h) f) Summer Help Desk g) How to force restart a computer before entering a Snoopy h) Network Jack VS Phone Jack i) Wall Jack-->ip phone---> Computer or Switch j) How to Duplex - l) Secure Printing

3) Support for 5 year or older **computers** that are being replaced If they stay in the building Before it goes to new room: a)Check AV Software to be sure it's working correctly b) Rename and Update Star c) No support beyond above for these computers. If a snoopy call is entered the user either does it themselves or the comptuer goes to recycle. We will not even add printers that is up to the user. If the AV Software stops working on 10.4 then the computer comes out of the room & off the network - There are no exceptions.

Is 10.7 Image ready - where there any Beta Testing issues? Casper Enrollement Not working quite right Macbook Replacment schedule for December Tentative In this order - Order Not tentative 1) Boynton Library Dec 2 - Need all hands at leat for start of Day - Date is confirmed 2) BJM Library Wednesday Dec 7th - Date not yet confirmed with BJM 3) Caroline Monday - Dec 12 - Date not yet confirmed with Caroline 4) Boynton B205 - Friday Dec 16 Date not yet confirmed with Boy 5) Tech mentors and Department Leaders - We can work on these between labs

=11/21/2011 Desktop Team Meeting Canceled= Short Work Week - Monday-Wednesday - Thursday - Turkey Day - Friday - Black Friday - Off Bill off - =11/14/2011 Next Desktop Team Meeting= 5 Year Plan - Desktop Team - Where are we - Where do we want to be - How do we get there Peter and Bob working With Apple on Casper Inventory is completed. Make Sure you record Tag# in Track-it Calls as New Computer going out Track-it Calls - Over Dues - Update by end of the week Starting - 11/28 - Daily 3 - 3 track-it calls we are going to work on each Day - Track-it 10.5 has a Ipad Application. Can we Upgrade =11/7/2011 Next Desktop Team Meeting= 1. Institute Teachers Labs 1:1 Teachers = = =10/31/2011 Next Desktop Team Meeting= Identify More 10.7 Beta Testers Dan ( Principal @ BS)? Lisa ( Principal @ Enf) ? Deluca @CHES Anne B From Dewitt OK ? From Boynton ( 1:1 teacher if there is one who want a mac) Kim Swarts from HS - OK Ryan Harrington - CHES Armin from HS ? from ACS Need at least one more Elementary - 1 more HS ? Lillian from Boynton OK Bill of rest of week pending Tim's OK - Cody to cover Help Desk Tuesday Thursday Coverage - Cody Reviewer for T! Calls -Tony Color printer for Boynton Art Room - Mac image status Ready for Beta Testing Windows image Status - still has Issues. Work on it this week - Inspration 9 256 copies - Media maybe in E48 check with Bob

Bill - revise check sheet for 10.7 testing Tony to check with Mike Simons about color printer he may not want Color Printer from Library may be an option - teachers could use - IIT Office printer. Peter & Bob Casper today Inventory Of Order moving alone.

Volume License for Windows 7 Pro? laser Barcode Scanner? =10/17/2011= Department Meeting on Wednesday - Some Discussion Identify Beta Tester - Deluca @ CHES Need Office 2011 on Roger Computer ASAP Windows Image Status - Tony's working on Capturing Plato Image - for HP - Needs Beta Testing Windows image Status - Master image - Based on Pato image so All windows machines will work with Plato Mac image in Alpha testing - Let's Finish by the end of Day Tuesday and get comments back to Peter- via a Track-it Call - Assignment tagged to the WO referanced in Email FAT Mail Client on the Mac. MacMail works Well on 10.6 & higher with Exchnage -It's buggy on 10.5 and does not work at all with 10.4. So as we re-image 10.5 machines they should get 10.6. Does HS Technology want to keep Displays?

= = =Next Desktop Team Meeting 10/17/11 PDC=

Here are a few tips for communication for planned & unplanned events:
 * 1) Communicate frequently (timely) – information is a consumable; it does not last, and needs to be given repeatedly.
 * 2) Communicate concisely (50 words max is good and no techie language or acronyms!)
 * 3) Communicate accurately (stick to the facts, avoid editorializing)

Work on Windows 7 image 64 Bit- Plato Image - Not working with UIU. **Tony working with Computing Center** Wireless for 1:1 - Track-it Calls coming in for Mark

New Sh*T - starting arriving Friday ? **750 MacBooks 430 ipads** Need to inventory - starting tonight - Track-it work order is xxxx Tony - can you unbox from out box Peter & Dale can you tag & enter into star. Conversation with Math Dept Chair Re Math applicaitons - They will need a 10.7 test for their applications to see what does not work - PLTW Macs Windows side is Ready ? Mac Side in testing?

Still Waiting on 70 Macbook Pros 400+ HP Netbooks

Mac 10.7 Testing - Bill Peter Cody Tony Math Dept Bob Mike Roger

Inventory Plan - Start with Ipads - Need 10 of the Macbook for Testing - 20 Hours OT Peter Bill - Dale Monday Peter And Dale Tuesday -Thursday Bill & Peter & Dale

Cody Not here 10/18 But here 10/20

= = =Next Desktop Team Meeting 9/26/11 PDC= Van Keys are done Peter will Pick up Today Desktop Van Is totaled Meeting with Mike Friday 9/30 8;45 PDC Next scheduled Desktop Team Meeting will be 10/17 750 Mac 250? Ipads - 400 HP netbooks - Lease @SED for Approval We need to get the 21 Plato Network working - 3 PLTW Machine in Boynton to Finish 1 has HW issues one POST another on the Floor Dewitt PLTW - Peter Checking - on Status today

= = =9/19/11= Tony - need to talk about van usage it is becoming a problem now that there is only one van. Peter - is going to make 5 Keys one for each Desktop Team Member - One for Mark - Ignition Key will be kept in cup holder just like we did with Desktop - Van -

Gather Agenda Items for a Desktop Team meeting with Mike 1) nComputing 2) Out of title work/replacement for Bob? 3) 2nd Van?

School Tools/IEP viewer issue - with Safari 5.1. Cause: Adobe Plug-in incompatable with this version of Safari Solution - Replace Safari 5.1 wth Safari 5.0 - Must use 5.0x version from 10.5 on 10.5 and 5.0x version from 10.6 on 10.6 they are not the same. Tested both using ARD and this appears to work-

How do we implement? So far SH and NE have reported via Snoopy Building Wide issues VIA Principal. Implementation Plabn is for Teacher to Enter A Snoopy call if they are having issues. Bill will talk woth Denise next. PLTW Status T3400 Series did not work on T3500- Peter still working on getting a working image - Repeating Steps he used to make the T3400 Image. Also waiting on Windows 7 Liceneses. Once we have both this goes to the top of the list.

Teacher Laptop Status - If you bring what you need done down town to E48 with a T! with the computer I will image & Configured. You may have to deliver.

Bill out Wedensday and 10/3 Tony Out 10/3 - Medical No Desktop Meeting on 10/3 Cody needs to check in with Peter. Invite Server/Network Team Member to next Meeting = = =9/12/2011= PLTW Status - E16 Done - Expect Printers E11 done - Expect printers E1 has at least one machine without a Valid Windows 7 License Dewitt has been image but needs Windows 7 Licenses & Config Boynton Needs to image - Windows 7 Licenses & Configured I have asked Ellen for Quota on 140 Windows 7 Licenses 8 Tech Teachers but we have no licenses Image for Teacher Laptops needs to be resized. We ( Bill and/or Bob ) need to verify how many windows 7 liceses were a) Purchased B) activated. c) In use

Building Status NE Good shape Car Good Shape Boy Good Shape ( B205 has only 22 wokring emac in a class of 21)( HS - Moile Art Lab - needs updated - Cody Check Art to see when they need it( By end of the Day Tuesday) Need to be done before Cody leaves Tuesday Dewitt? Enfield - Tony ( from email ) will visit Tuesday Fall Creek In good shape BS Good Shape BJM Has printer issues other than that good shape SH Good Shape LACS - Finishing up today CHES Status Unknown

1:1 Ipad Classrooms Teacher Ipads for this have been shipped. To Lake Street This order also includes 2 ipads2 for IIT for Development & Imaging - Next meeting for this PLC is Tuesday 8 AM.

Track-it Review Calls and chage summary - So they mean something. T! Call to change "other" type assigned to Jason to Bob Change HS from Bob to Bill Fall Creek to Tony BJM to Cody

= = =8/15/11= Plan for the Beginning of Schools This is a partial List of what needs to be done before 9/6/11. The list is not in any order Image PLTW Labs 3 @HS 1@ Dewitt 1 @ Boynton - Bob - Where does this process Stand? - Suggested OT Project Set Up Elementary Schools Caroline - South Hill - Northeast Fall Creek CHES Should be ready to set up this week Boynton - We need to check with Scott Dewitt - Going to be last minute prehaps as late as 9/2 before we can set up - Labs & Lab Areas are being cleaned 1sst HS Most Areas are ready - We can set up H212 anytime - Belle Sherman - Labor Day Weekend - We are kidding ourselves if we expect to do it earlier BJM - Has to be cleaned after Summer School - No ETA Enfield - Should be ready soon maybe end of this week - we need to check with Wayne Ipads for Admin done by Retreat - Highest priority Tear down Cafe - Screens Get Inventoried and then get Jeff H to Store Projectors (3) can go to HS Library with understanding IT has first crack if needed - Prefer they don't live in Labs - Do we know of a need for projectors in certain Buildings? Teacher Laptops - We still have no information from schools about who gets what Tony off - Part of first week -

= = =7/11/11= Mobileecho - Track-it 50193 - Work with Bob on getting this setup Casper - Track-it TBD Work with Bob to set up - Manages IOS Devices = = =6/27/11= No sitdown meeting - Team will meet briefly in the NOC to catch every one up as who needs what help where =6/20/2011= =Meet in Conf Room A DOA= Peter & Tony to work on Dewitt Labs Starting Friday AM - Bill & Cody to work on Plato Replace 7 Gx270 in D129 - with 7 Dell Desktops - that were tagged for HS Math Lab - Tony will createTrack-it Call and send Bill Tag#'s. Read 180 Upgrade -Server Side - Bob - Windows Client Bill - Mac Client - Tony Projectors for Summer School - Dewitt - We believe Dewitt Has sufficent Resources - Tony is checking tomorrow - as to what is in each Classroom. Bill is going to check on Lab for Summer School Use - Old English lab

Thursday AM Load Van(s) with Computers Bill & Peter ( Tony and Bob if available) Thursday 4:00 Unload Van into F39 - Bill & Peter Friday AM ( Before 10) everyone possible - Set up F39 - Unbox computers & Displays Friday ( Durning Meeting) Cody - Set up everything he can - get Ready to Image Friday After Meeting - Everyone who can - Help Cody get the rest of the room set up and image process Started Friday Afternoon - Everyone who can - Configure Machines Monday - Everyone who can _ Finish what did not get done Friday =4) Summer School Venue Change Impact= Needs 1) 2 Useable Labs - Dewitt Lab image is ready to be tested - Can't test until 11:30 AM Thursday - 2) unknown number of Read 180/System 44 Systems **15 are needed in one room** 3) Projectors - Are they going to be easier to borrow from Dewitt then they are from the HS - 4) Loanable Mobile Lab - These would be for the Summer School staff that do not have computers. Is there one at Dewitt Need at 20 unit lab or should we stick with using The HS Lab. **working order to n this to see if the classrooms can have desktops from other rooms moved to these rooms for use. (harder to walk off with a desktop)**
 * 1) Printer commands 101. -Peter**
 * 2) Bob**
 * 3) Plato Lab Set up Plan** ( This is everyone possible most important Task Friday)

Dewitt Labs - Can they be re-imaged and ready for 7/7? How much help is needed? **YES**

=6/13/2011= 1) Plato - added machines to F39 - Complete by 7/1 - can't start before 6/28 room in use for Testing then has to be cleaned ple.platoweb.com account login icsd PLato Name desktop Password - Ask Bill 10 in Use 17 Desktop in Danby 20 Art Lab 6 RPF11 Spares. Bob is modifying the windows 7 image for Plato. Cody to check to see if lab has windows 7 key. Goal is to have lab ready by 5:00 on 6/27.
 * Major Summer Projects with required Completion dates if Available**

2) Belle Sherman - Complete by 6/24 - Can't start until late 6/24 - To be stored in Room 120. Core to be changed to a CT-70. Building is closed to Building Staff as of 5:00pm 6/24. Set up Earliest is Labor Day Weekend. Office is moving to Annex. Pack Principle ( Lpatop) Office Staff - Nurse. - Chek to see if copier needs to be moved.

3) Math Lap ?????????? 4) Summer Help Desk - OS Updates - Keyserver Update - Sophos - Jave - Reader - Flash - Air - Quicktime 5) Summer school 6) Summer sweeps - OS Updates - Keyserver Update - Sophos - Jave - Reader - Flash - Air - Quicktime 7) Read 180/System 44 Client Upgrade 7/6 HS 9/1 every place Else

=6/6/2011= Meeting on 6/20 in this Room ( DOA Conf A) Bob Summer School Read 180/System 44 Client Upgrade in HS HS Coverage Printers - Peter Working on adding Printers Disrict wide - adding ones not added - removing ones that are gone - wrting scripts for Mac & PC = = = = =5/23/11= Met in E48, discussed coverage plan while Bill is out. Peter is almost live with the new PING imaging/Netboot. Talked about Bob needing to spend time in NOC this week. = = =5/16/11= June 6th Meeting will be in conference Room A Board Building. PDC being used for Wincap Training Dell Printer Fuser Replacments. 3 printers in Use - 7 currently Spares - Track-it Calls are in Bob has most experience.- Tony has 3 fusers 2 Dewitt 1 CH only 6 spares now.

Help Desk Coverage for 5/24,5/26,5/31 - Peter F39 Collecting desks from other areas 5/30 Holiday =5/9/11= has anyone else gotten an earful about the COLT decision to push out iPads instead of new computers?

why is Tony not allowed to receive?

Star Improvements ** Bug fixes **

(1)Bill. - when rcving equip does not skip past room like network device does (2)Dale - unable to delete user - **We need the history of the user why delete - No**

1) Read only access to items - This option would allow much the same access for items except it would be view only. This would allow a school or an auditor access to look for an item or all items in a school (2)unreceive an item or delete an item that was received in error **@ admin level only**  (3) When receiving Set a default warrenty for all items like the building etc It would not need to be displayed just want to populate.
 * Improvements**

(4)Batch edit option for a room full of machines (7) increase field lenght for specific fields (8)Enable the PO summary to include total cost of the PO (6) add attachments to some field in Star example attach a specs to an item (5)a filter on an OS like we filter on a PO =5/2/11= Reviewed Content of //dfs/printers - need a read me while we finish building.//

//1) Clean up printer drivers on// ps/pdi, how do we want them organized? (Peter)

2) ?push for updating all 10.5 machines to 10.6? $30 each retail, maybe better volume pricing. (Peter) reasons: SMB access is flawless in 10.6 but sometimes requires some work or doesnt work on 10.5 (example, ) time savings on maintaining 10.5 image time saved on troubleshooting and administration//

3) Summer School Bob Primary - Bill Backup 4) Summer Help Desk Bill & Karen 5) smart installs 6) Summer Updates a) Track-it call for Windows Update - Need IE 9 Tested b) Track-it call for Macinotsh Update 7) Dual Boot Macs

=Desktop Team Meeting 4/25/11= Help Desk Coverage for 4/26 Time Sheets - If you are out for a day or 1/2 day be sure you strike out the hours. Don't ask me why but I discovered last time sheet that there should be no clock in and out on the time sheet for time we are out. Be sure the hours are included in the total. Guess I have been doing it wrong for 15 years!!

=4/14/11= [] =-= =Desktop Team 4/11/11= A)Plan for Next Week Peter out for Training Math/Science MacBook Lab Boynton B205 eMac Lab Enfiled Read 180 HS Library labs
 * US Mac sales grow 9.6% in Q1 2011 as rest of market drops 10.7%**

2) Use windows Tech Drive for SPI/SRI Install

3)FileMake Program

4) Does Toner for Read 180 printer come out of Building Funds or Special Ed Funds. ? =5)this is my proposal for Summer School Technology, I want to run it by all of you before we attempt to make it official. This is the only way that I want to do it but I am open to other suggestions as well.-Tony=

Proposal for Summer school technology needs. I have been in charge of summeheckr school technology needs at the High School for the last 3 summers, and every year we scramble to find the equipment at the end of the summer. Sometimes we do not even find it all. This year I offer 3 proposals. The first proposal is that someone else does summer school at the HS. The second one is that we designate a room in the HS near the wings that summer school is using. In this room I will stock up all the projectors that may be need as well as a few spare ones if possible and the Mobile Lab that will be used will also reside there, and any other equipment that is usually asked of us. Every day I will require the teachers to sign out and sign in any equipment that they need. This way if something gets damaged or lost we will have a record of exactly what teacher had the equipment at the time. This will also take the trading of supplies between rooms out of the picture. I will man this room everyday all day that summer school is there or if I am out I will make sure that I am covered for the time that I am away. The third option is that we make TST BOCES supply all their own equipment for the summer school program. These are my terms for this year and any future years of summer school as I do not want to be the one responsible for 32 macbooks, 12 dell laptops, 10-20 projectors, 10 TV’s, and many other assorted supplies that I am not even using to begin with.

To Many unknowns right now - Suggest a meeting with Doug ( If he is SS Principle). Prehaps Bob could cover Summer School

6) Summer Construction - BS - Empty BS and take to Danby 6/24 - Office is going to the Annex. 7) Check with Building Principles to see who is the designated Person for teachers to turn in computers to in the Spring. Then ask principles to be sure that staff know.

=4/1/11=

Track-it call changes - per MPliss request 1) Summary line needs to changed from genric snoppy default to reflect what the call is about. This is now responsibility of assigned tech. It is indication to all (user, mike) that the call has been looked at.

2) Now that the que is under better control we all need to do a better job of keeping up notes in the calls so users are aware of the status.

3) Over dues same as above we should all be updating everything we worked on before the end of the day so there is no good reason for overdue call (defined as calls that should have been done the day befoe or at least updated, not ones that are date stamped for the current day).

BS is getting windows Paul A agrees it is a good plan to empty building Office moving to annex date tentatve is 6/24.

Receiving: 2 Macbooks on loan from apple for 30 days need to go to mark j scheduled to arrive Friday(4/1) - Peter.

On Order: Laser printer for Kulp due in Mac Air for Dr Brown needs wincap and what ever else he needs on it.

=Team Performance Results are now available here.= =3/28 Next Meeting PDC 8:45= SRI/SPI Installs. These installs are being done so 5th grades can be tested each year. Bill, We're still working out the details - which students, when, how, etc. I'm waiting to hear back from several of the principals. The test administrators will be secondary Read 180/System 44 teachers who are already familiar with the program. Hope this helps. Sheila

Bob out Thursday & Friday Bill Out Next Week Library Floor Printers have been renamed - Both are now served ? PS now ? 5w0rk5 =3/21 Next Meeting PDC 8:45= Vacation for Bill Fridays May-Aug Help Desk Day Change from Fridays to Thursdays Summer Hours - Might Be changing to 4 days work week - Under Discussion RFP#12 Going out soon iPods for Pref-K WEP Password and schooltools Mobile app RFP#11 Can we have out by 3/31? Mike not full time in 11-12 budget Working on Locks for Laptops - He Needs Funding. Network Van Status - Breaks and Tranny ok - Ball bearings gone - Waiting for a part for the window Desktop Van - May have rear break light out - Drop off for repair when Network Van Ready SPI Installs - Require Adobe AIR - See insructions in Track-it calls for specfics. Summer Projects - Laptops - Computers Labs - Construction - Belle Sherman =3/14 Next Meeting PDC 8:45= SRI and SPI Installs needed on Macbooks Labs in Elementary schools (5). More info to follow 5 Macbooks from Each Elementary Needs this software. Coordinate with Libary as to which 5 ( or the keeper of the Lab) Does Enfield have Macbooks? No track-it calls yet - Bill Will create - Mark Computers somehow so they are easy to identify.

Update schedule, lacs people want to help -Peter Tom Homer coming Tuesday(3/8) to discuss IOos Volume purhchasing. Around 10:30 How do we want to conigure Ipads going out to Pre-K - Load just the Web Key & School Tools Application Bill Out Tuesday (3/8) Desktop Van 1 copy of Final Cut pro and 1 copy of Ilife '11 missing from E48. Did anyone take? How many RFP#11 Laptop Receipents currently have Desktop. we need a count to order locks. Boynton 5 HS 1 LACS 2 33 for Projectors SH 5

Dual Boot image for PDC Macbook Prek Macbooks & Ipads - How many of these users have Laptops?

=3/7 Meeting canceled Snow Day= =3/4= March 2, Computerworld – (International) **Mozilla follows Google, patches Firefox as prep for Pwn2Own. ** Mozilla fixed 11 security flaws in Firefox March 1. Nine of the 11 flaws were rated "critical," a threat rating that implies hackers could use the vulnerabilities to compromise a computer or infect it with malware. Of the two remaining bugs, one was labeled "high" and the second was tagged as "moderate." The updates, which brought the open-source browser to versions 3.6.14 and 3.5.17, were the first since December, a longer-than-usual span between Mozilla patch shipments. Part of the reason was that the updates released March 1 were delayed. They had been slated to show in mid-February, but Mozilla held them to investigate a non-security bug that caused some users’ browsers to crash. The patches addressed three JavaScript flaws, two bugs in Firefox’s browser engine, a JPEG rendering vulnerability that could be exploited by serving a malicious image to users, and a cross-site forgery request (CSRF) bug. Source: [|http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9212479/Mozilla_follows_Google_patches_Firefox_as_prep_for_Pwn2Ow]n

//March 1, Help Net Security// – (International) **Malware family integration across botnets. **Analysis by Symantec reveals that in February, 1 in 290.1 e-mails (0.345 percent) was malicious making February among the most prolific time periods both in terms of simultaneous attacks and malware family integration across Zeus (aka Zbot), Bredolab, and SpyEye. Also in February, there were at least 40 variants of malware associated with the Bredolab Trojan, accounting for at least 10.3 percent of e-mail-borne malware blocked by MessageLabs Intelligence in February. These latest findings reveal that contrary to recent beliefs, Bredolab is not dead and techniques previously associated with Bredolab malware have now become more common among other major malware families. Since the end of January, MessageLabs Intelligence has tracked significant volumes of collaborative attacks that make use of well-timed and carefully crafted targeted techniques. As February began, the attacks increased in number and these malware families were used aggressively to conduct simultaneous attacks via propagation techniques, signaling the likelihood of a common origin for these infected e-mails. Source: [] - =2/28 Next Meeting PDC 8:45= Peter out this afternoon Bill out Tuesday and Friday afternoon - HelpDesk coverage by Peter ( T) & Bob (F) RFP#11 Update - Any thing delivered as of Thursday Afternoon has been received. Netbook Update Does not appear to easly netboot - Bob is going to look for the proper Ghost drivers. We will check with Users to see if they want to wait for windows 7 or want Xp Now. Are we ready to change T! Assignments. rules Yes HS - Bob & Bill primary - team to cover. HS Goes to Bob FC - Cody primary - Bob to cover. BOY - Bill & Peter Primary - team to cover. Boy goes to Bill

DEW - Tony - new BOCES guy or team to cover. Dew goes to Tony ENF - Tony - Peter to cover. CH - Tony - Bill to cover.

NE - Bill - Tony to cover. CAR - Bill - Peter to cover. BJM - Cody - Bill will cover.

ACS - Peter with Bob to cover. BS - Peter - BOCES or team. BSA - Peter- BOCES or team. SH - Peter - BOCES or team.

ADMIN - Bill primary - Bob to cover. Trans - Bill - team to cover. MA - Bill - team to cover. Danby - Peter - team to cover. =2/22 Next Meeting PDC 8:45 - Cody's first Day - Brief Meeting= Find out status on Windows 7 Licenses. email Mike about Netbooks - Windows 7 ( need 21 licenses) vs windows Xp pro - Boynton in a hurry for these working on March 10 th Deadline needed for training for arcGIS. Does ARCGis work with Windows 7.

from mike: ArcGIS Desktop (ArcInfo, ArcEditor, ArcView) 9.3/9.3.1 System Requirements

=2/14 Next Meeting PDC 8:45 - Canceled= =NetBooks -= RFP#11 unloading Who is available to help with RFP#11 after hours Tuesday AM Should be back for Help Desk hours. =2/11/11= Important Announcement #2: After an in depth conversation with Mike Simons our conclusion is that the nComputer pilot project at Enfield has failed to achieve the results we hoped for:1. By far the biggest problem is system instability. Few class rooms have all systems working enough of the time to risk class time.2. Difficulty in use is the second objection � passwords are too complex for student s and the system boots kids off in the middle of their work resulting in lost work, student frustration, and teacher distractions.3. Performance is underwhelming and the current nComputers can�t replace what a PC can do.Mike Simons will give teachers the options starting to day to have the nComputers in their room removed. Some may still choose to keep them.We all hope that improving the Servers will improve stability * performance in the future,and/ or that the next generation of nComputers will be better at doing 30 fps video.Thanks to everyone that worked hard to try and make this pilot successful. Not every pilot can be successful � that�s why we do pilots! -Mike = Important Announcement: = = A proposal is underway to eliminate IT�s role in supply printer toner to schools. In the //proposed// 2011-12 Budget, schools would be given their own supply money from which to manage toner purchases. = The belief is that if schools have to pay for their own printing they will be more frugal in deciding how many small LaserJets they need, or when it is best to use them vs. the larger more efficient Digital Print Centers. This impacts the Desktop Team now because each time a small LaserJet breaks you need to discuss this with the Principal and make sure that the printer is one that they want & need and are willing to keep supplying toner for (before you bother to fix it!). Thank, Mike

=2/9 Tip from Mike:= [|"Super User: a tech Q-and-A site that really works"] I've been spending an inordinate amount of time lately at a new tech Q&A site that you probably haven't heard of. It has a clean, intuitive UI and a community that seems to work. And it's...

=2/7 Next Meeting PDC 8:45= AV Equipment Calls - How old is the Equipment? Call will be assiged first to Building tec for Evaluation - Where is Mike's Old Imac? May have been recycled. Twitter Updates for Help Desk Page - Good Idea - Bad Idea Good idea if we can get update access - to Help Desk Cory Banas Start 2/22 - Will be covering Fall Creek And BJM to start. PO for RFP#11 have been released - Shipping could occur very quickly - Break week Plans - Who has what plans - What needs Team Attention? Tony has plans for Dewitt & Enfiled. - Bill Peter - Bob and Cory - HS Library labs Reserve F17 2 Days 17 & 18 If iMacs are here - It's will be a good time to move HS Labs around - Windows Images - Update New test for Window 7 this week - Mac Images _ Update - Lots of Changes - we need to check out new image HS Library Mac Image - Update Default user issue - 2/18 Emily and Margaret Ofifce moves - Bob - Tear Down - Tony Set up Summer School - Move Inventory Control Tony Summer Health Checks - Labtop Wireless Access Summer Sweeps how do we manage both - Re-image Labs =1/31/11 Next Meeting PDC 8:45= Invite Dale to Discuss - guest device access & adding to include list. Send hardware address to NOC Team via T! call to add hardware address to allow list for personal devices - Ipads - NOCKS Kindle ipod - Perosnal Laptop protcol remains in place ( we have to check it out before it can be added to network - Hardware address still needs to be sent via above steps) Asked Dale about WEP password Change, All RFP#11 Paperwork is at OCM. Bob's Critical Calls Possible Help Desk Coverage for Tomorrow - wont' know 'till last minute Mac Images Copiers --- Nw0rB1

=1/24/11 Conference Day - No Meeting BUT plan to attend the opening address. Our attendance is required per Mike.= 1/18/1/17/11 =**1/18/11**=
 * Review Mike's Note Below**
 * RFP#11 is coming soon.**
 * IF you see that items have arrived in the hall or in Early Childhood Area. If you are not going to put them in 160 do not touch them. Do not put them in 126 . Do not put them in 128. I need to know when they arrive so I can receive them. I have asked for Deliveres only between 9:00am and 2:00pm. I have had my phone number put on the PO for Contact.**
 * Come up with a Plan to get the equipment out as quickly & efficently as we can **
 * Small stuff - Projectors - ect can be sent via Mail to schools. Track-it assigned to tech - Star Can reflect the building they are going to with a note in the room - field in transit to building Via Mail Van.**

=**1/17/11 Holiday No Meeting** -= Means you can stay home and sleep ( peter) =1/14/11= = Very Importany note from Mike: = == All Desktop Team Trackit! Work Orders that relate to updating STAR records must be closed by the end of the month, Monday, January 31st, 2011, 5PM. See me ASAP if you think you can not accomplish this. ==
 * Lab 1 - Plan - Subject to change - based on Arrival of new Computer - Make the swap Break week - Image the New lab downtown - Lab 2 dissambled and move to 160 - Lab 1 moves to Lab 2 New Machines go in lab 1 .**
 * Grounds Phone 279-4293 - Bob - Call when we know about trucks if more than 2 hours.**

1/13/11
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 * Techtree.com**

=1/10/11 9:00 PDC=

Wincap Installs - Karen says she is going to do - but we might have to help out. Most of these are at HS but there may still be others. Status of Ncomputing at Enfield.

Go back and review other meetings notes since Tony has been out so he is up to speed on what has been discusssed.

Daily 5. Going to keep this on the Agenda till I know every one is aware. Instead of the Clip Board - We are using Track-it and the Desktop Calendar. You should put your plans on the Calendar and indicate in track-it with Due dates/or Numered which 5 calls you are working on. This replaces the clipboard but if it not kept up we will have to go back to the clipboard.

Image for English Lab - Adobe CS4 - I seem to remember issues when we tried to image E4 with CS4 as part of the image. Does any one else? Either way this app need to be added to the image & also Lab Managers added to admin group.

HS - Bob & Bill primary - team to cover. FC - Bob primary - BOCES to cover. ( New BOCES will be primary once hired)
 * Building Coverage - Working copy for group discussion this is not final.**

BOY - Bill & Peter Primary - team to cover.

DEW - Tony - new BOCES guy or team to cover. ENF - Tony - Peter to cover. CH - Tony - Bill to cover.

NE - Bill - Tony to cover. CAR - Bill - Peter to cover. BJM - Bill - BOCES will cover. ( New BOCES will be primary once Hired)

ACS - Peter with Bob to cover. BS - Peter - BOCES or team. BSA - Peter- BOCES or team. SH - Peter - BOCES or team.

ADMIN - Bill primary - Bob to cover. Trans - Bill - team to cover. MA - Bill - team to cover. Danby - Bill - team to cover. 1/6/11 [|"Mac OS 10.6.6 brings Mac App Store, Angry Birds to OS X (updated)"] Apple today released Mac OS 10.6.6 which includes the brand-new Mac App Store and -- shudder -- Angry Birds for my desktop. Now how am I supposed to get anything done with Angry Birds on my...

=1/3/11 First meeting of New Year. 8:45 PDC= Bill's Xmas present from County - Jury Summons for Next week Help desk Coverage for Friday By 2:00 - Bob Conferance Day - It's Monday - Set up day and time need to Planned - We should not plan anything else. We need to contact Staff Development to see what they are going to need. Tony back 1/10 - Far as I know on schedule. Interviews for BOCES Spot held week before Holiday - No word beyond that Over Due and Daily 5 - Need to be sure we keep these up - Calendar for where we are - Track-it for what we are doing. Now that Dr. Brown has started I expect there may be a spotlight on the Q. Half life on Help Desk Call - How many times & how long do we wait for them to either respond or show up Windows 7 Suggestions/Issues from Roger.See Track-it 43800 & 46763 for notes on this dicussion. RFP# 11 - Project has Gone to BOCES Leave DHCP Client ID Blank on all Macs. Peter has a Working Script to Blank out. Working on getting the Task Server working to complete this task.

=12/27 meeting is Canceled. 12/27 & 12/31 are Holidays.= =Next Meeting 12/20 8:45 PDC= Tech Drives Access - What do we want to change - ? Maybe a share space for beta testing or holding temp files when imaging computers. Let's leave restrictions in place and get shared space. Status of Window 7 Image. inital Beta testing has to include Roger.


 * Passwords on Media Centers:- Yes we all like the idea of setting these up with a different password we can give a desginated person ( By the principle) then show them how to add users to the copier. The next step is to get Mark & Dale on Board**.

New Location for Mac and Windows Images. Img01 is going to be the new location - Which is why the next item is vital.

Question for Dale: what subnet can we put img01 on so we can have two mac servers up at once to do imaging.(currently they are both on Danby Subnet) Currently if we need to do 10.4 ( Multiple) we have to take the one at Danby down to bring up the mobile server. This turns off the windows side which is faster and more efficent then Ghost. =Next Meeting 12/13 8:45 PDC= 1) Revised Win Cap Instllation Instrucitons Basically - There is only one IP address - that is the big change Currently the hold is on the OCM BOCES - Waiting for ID's they are waiting for Don to confirm access. All the calls currently in Karen's Q. Once Karen has ID's. She will pass back 2) Over Due Track-it calls - Let's try to get them all current by 12/23 3) Daily 5/Desktop calendar - Mike is not autiditng yet - But Ellen is aware & will be looking to find us if needed. If you have more than 5 set due on any given day - Number the 5 you for sure are going to work on 4) Desktop Track-it Q down to under 300 calls. 5)TST Boces Print Shop *MAY* be moving to Danby - Details are very thin right now - Dont' know where 7) RFP#11 - Strategy Discussion. ask for no Deliveies after 2:00 - Call us no less than 2 hours before Delivery arrives. 160 has picked up and is due to be vacumed soon. We need a CT70 Key for Bob. Maybe Library Labs Winter Break week.
 * 6) DRAFT** - Based on last Week's meeting - There should always be at least one Desktop staff within a short drivie to the Admin Building. We should stear clear ( when school is in session) of all of us being @ Danby/Caroline/Enfiled at the same time.

8) Ncomputing @ Enfield - Issues - Strategy . May be a load Balance issue. Jason has requeted email when issues arise. We need to be sure that Mike Simons is in the Loop so he is aware of what the strategy is and what we have requested the user report and how they report. One options maybe to shut down 1/2 the Pods to see if that works better. Reinstalling servers software has been helpful resolving sound issues. South Hill has similar issues but have not been as sqeaky. 9) Login Hooks on the Mac Side - Login hook for SH makes Dock go back to default every time you login. Utility is called FSeventor. This is how you find the Plists that are changed. This is a stop gab until Workgroup Manager is up and running. 10) Apple Update Server. Wednesday Dale-Jason- Peter working on getting Apple Update Server to work. 11) Interviews for BOCES spot this week. 12) Windows 7 Image needs to be cleaned up. . 13) We need more Windows 7 Licenses (25) + the number of WIndows Machines that have been ordered for RFP#11. 14) Workgroup Manager Beta Test going into BJM lab. =Next Meeting 12/6 8:45 PDC= We still don't have revised install instructions from Karen, Due to Flood - We can't wait past Wednesday as there are 10-12 installs that must be done by 12/23. ( Bill sent Karen Email asking for an update )

Return of the Daily 5 How are we doing - Locations on Desktop Calendar

Help Desk needs Coverage for 12/7. - Bob - Bill's Scheudle for Tuesday unknown at this point. No Porgress on the Win 7 image due to Flood.

We want to attempt to avoide have all 3 of us in Danby at Once.

MacMini ( New) the Cable connection is not working - Try updates and Tom Homer Let's try to keep good stuff off the floor in E48. =Next Meeting 11/29 8:45 PDC= Win Cap Installs - Karen revising instrcutions - There is an error in them she never told us about. There are several in the Q. If we don't have revised instructions by Friday I will assign them all to her Due date on these is 12/23 - No later Dewitt - Bob Plant Shutdown 12/24,12/27.12/31 for those who like to work Holidays! Tony back ~ 1/10/11 Desktop Van has assinged Spot - Need it downtown. I will leave early 12/1 and in about 2 hours late 12/2. Need Help Desk Coverage for 12/7

Return of the Daily 5 - Should include oldest critical call using track-it Due dates & Desktop Calendar. Mike should be able to filter on the current date and see what 5 track-it calls each of us PLAN to work on.

Windows 7 Image PSE 4 nees to be removed - We need to check Instructioanl Spares for Newest version - Only install as requested. Bob will update Windows 7 Image. Get a Machine to Staff Development and Carlin.

Bob will take over Norm's Old workspace and Bench Space.

=Next Meeting 11/22 8:45 PDC - Cancel Due to short week= =Next Meeting 11/15= Meeting time 8:45 Lauren Faessler Desktop - Printer for that office. B101 The Return of the Daily 5 Starting December 1 Over Due Track-it calls Tag# inTrack-it Calls

Re-allocation of Resouces - Draft for Discssion only Bob 1/2 HS, 1/4 LACS - 1/4 ?? BOCES - BJM & Fall Creek & HS

Enfield Ncomputing - Unbox and Plug in everything in Library Wing -Peter & Jason are going to Tackle this afternoon.

Printers may have been deleted from PS1 2015 or 2035 2055 after PS Issues.

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 * FYIs from Mike:**

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==================================== =Next Meeting Monday 11/8 8:30 - NOC= Status of Type to Learn installation in Elementary Schools. Is it on all the labs? =Next meeting Monday 11/1 8:30= 1) Tony's Out of Office Simple email refering users to Help/Snoopy website or help email 2) Changes to 11/5 project list Boynton PLTW is Done Dewitt PLTW Boynton B205 3) Missing Math Lab Macbook from Summer - police Report - Who is doing it? Math Department Staff Per Mike 4.) Windows 7 Image Find new version of PSE for Window 7 - Check Instructional Spares room on Shelf iwth Acrobat 9 5) GSX - What access does Norm have that I don't. - Norm Will check.

PDC Not available 11/8 do we want to cancel this meeting? or find another location? **NOC** = **Desktop Team meets weekly on Monday 8:30 AM in PDC.** = = **Next meeting 10/25** = = **Items for Discussion:** = = 1) Changes to Tech Mentor Admin Group - JasonWhat it means for the Mac SideWhat it means for the PC side How do we get changes madeMake changes to All Windows ImagesMake Changes to all Mac Images = = **2) Covering for Tony -** = = **Suggestion 1: Dewitt - Norm mostly with help from Bill & Peter as needed** = = **__Norm will cover two days a week schedule permitting Days TBA likey Mon & Wed__** = = **CHES & Enfield - Do as much as possible remotely & at Help Desk - Visit when these two options don't work** = = __Help Bill & Bob Remotely Peter & Bill__ = = **__3) Issues with Current Mac Images__** = = **Key Client installer - Old version (6.1.4) is on 10.4 image should it be 6.2.x by now** = = __There is a work Flow that installs Keyserver - Peter will clean up work Flows__ = = **__Inspiration 8 not on image - Did we take it off and decided to install as requested__** = = __**Removal incomplete - We did decide to remove and install on request**__. = = **4) Help Desk - Can we gain anything by adding the Friday afternoon Bob is in Ithaca to the Help Desk Schedule. Since Tony is going to be out maybe 6 weeks. Will we be able to help more users? I am suggesting every other Friday only because it would have to be canceled if I was not here on the oppisite Friday. Bob is currently helping only if it gets over run & he works until 4:45 where as Peter leave earlier.** = = __**Group Decision - to add All Fridays - Bob will back up his week - Peter the other**__ = = **5) Conferance Day ( 11/5) What is planned?** = = **Boynton B205 - Bill** = = **What needs to get done?** = = **PLTW Labs in Boynton and Dewitt - We need to get this done before the Licenses stop working for the older software and before Tony leaves.** __Peter - Norm and Tony__ = = __Tony will check Mike Peter to see if we can start Thursday afternoon ( 11/4) so it gives us more time to get both labs done. Norm will help on Friday for this week -__ = = __We need a Volume License for Windows 7 Pro.__ **Tony Will check with Ellen** =

**10/20/10 update:**
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**10/18/10 UPDATE:**
Desktop Team,

Go ahead and start meeting on Monday mornings as Bill suggests that you all prefer but update the Desktop Team Wiki with what gets discussed and note any decisions on protocols etc that the team agrees to adopt. When you find a need for my input we can communicate directly or if it makes sense schedule a separate meeting. -Mike

Hi Guys with my (Mike) new schedule I will need to find another time to meet with you. Starting next week Monday October 18th I will use the following schedule between Ithaca & Lansing. I will no longer be in each district each day of the week but each school needs me to spend some extended days at each location.


 * || 8:00 AM -12:00 PM || 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM ||
 * Mondays ||  ** LANSING ** ||  ** LANSING **  ||
 * Tuesdays ||  ** LANSING ** ||  ** ITHACA **  ||
 * Wednesdays ||  ** ITHACA ** ||  ** LANSING **  ||
 * Thursdays ||  ** ITHACA ** ||  ** ITHACA **  ||
 * Fridays ||  ** ITHACA ** || <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"> ** ITHACA **  ||

With this schedule I am in Lansing M-W (only 3 days/wk) and in Ithaca T-F (only 4 days/wk).

Answer to below - On a Windows Machine it can be reinstalled over the bad copy - Sophos has been removed from the newest Windows master Image

10/8/10 The 4G network will offer a major upgrade from current 3G networks by increasing real world download speeds to 5-12 Mbps and uploads to 2-5 Mbps, according to Verizon. The current 3G networks tend to average about 1.5-2.0 Mbps downloads and 500 Kbps - 1 Mbps uploads. The 4G network will also have better initial response time and will do a better job of penetrating walls and buildings. Verizon unveiled its list of the 38 U.S. cities that will be the first to get its 4G LTE service. **10/1/2010** <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">**NComputing Secures Global Leadership in Desktop Virtualization -** Our momentum continues to build as we pass 2.5 million virtual desktops sold! In fact, IDC's Q2 2010 Worldwide Enterprise Client Devices Tracker ranks NComputing #2 in worldwide shipments at 20.9% share and the fastest quarter on quarter growth at 56% (when combining the thin client and terminal client categories). Learn more � <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">- <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"> // September 29, Networld World // � (International) **Many Android apps leak user privacy data.** A recent test of prototype security code for Android phones found that 15 of 30 free Android Market applications sent users� private information to remote advertising servers, without the users being aware of what was being sent or to whom. In some cases, the user�s location data was sent as often as every 30 seconds. The software, called TaintDroid, was designed to uncover how user-permitted applications actually access and use private or sensitive data, including location, phone numbers, and even SIM card identifiers, and to notify users within seconds. The findings suggest that Android, and other phone operating systems, need to do more to monitor what third-party applications are doing under the covers of smartphones. TaintDroid is a joint effort by researchers at Duke University, Intel Labs, and Penn State University. The team�s paper, �TaintDroid: An Information-Flow Tracking System for Realtime Privacy Monitoring on Smartphones� will be presented in October at the USENIX Symposium on Operating Systems Design and Implementation. Source: [] // September 28, The Register // � (International) **Researchers up evilness ante with GPU-assisted malware.** Computer scientists have developed proof-of-concept malware that evades traditional security defenses by running on a PC�s graphics processor. The prototype taps a PC�s GPU to decrypt, or �unpack,� a malicious payload from a file just prior to being run on a targeted machine. �Implementing the self-unpacking functionality of a malware binary using GPU code can pose significant obstacles to current malware detection and analysis systems,� the scientists wrote in a research paper scheduled to be presented next month at the IEEE�s International Conference on Malicious and Unwanted Software. �A malware author can take advantage of the computational power of modern graphics processors and pack the malware with extremely complex encryption schemes that ... can be efficiently computed due to the massively parallel architecture of GPUs.� The prototype was designed to run on GPUs compatible with Nvidia�s Computer Unified Device Architecture. It would not be hard for attackers to include another framework in the same malicious binary that supports GPUs made by AMD. The paper was written by scientists from The Foundation for Research and Technology in Greece, and Columbia University. Source: []

// September 28, DarkReading // � (International) **You�re always just two clicks away from malware.** A new study has found that users visiting the top 1,000 Web sites are typically no more than two clicks away from malicious content. Websense discovered three main paths to malware: Aside from the top Web sites, there are poisoned search results and malicious links. Among the top 1,000 sites typically at least two mouse clicks away from malware are 72 percent of the top news and media sites; 71 percent of the top message boards and forums; and more than half of all social networking sites, according to the study. �This suggests a high degree of correlation between the most highly visited websites and malware,� said the senior security research director for Websense. Source: []

// September 27, DarkReading // � (International) **Security is chief inhibitor to Web 2.0 implementation, study finds.** About half of businesses are concerned about the security of Web 2.0 applications, according to a survey of more than 1,000 business decision-makers in 17 countries. The survey was commissioned by McAfee and authored by faculty affiliated with the Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security (CERIAS) at Purdue University. About 60 percent of respondents are also concerned about the loss of reputation that might occur through the misuse of Web 2.0 applications, which include such technologies as social media, microblogging, collaborative platforms, Web mail, and content sharing tools. Brazil, Spain, and India lead in adoption of Web 2.0 technology for business, while adoption was lowest in Canada, Australia, the United States, and the United Kingdom, said the report, which was published September 27. Source: []

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