tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47047161197954819562024-03-19T18:25:41.821-04:00PCS TechDeptUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4704716119795481956.post-16711351113106485672014-11-20T10:08:00.005-05:002014-11-20T10:08:45.916-05:00<h2 style="text-align: center;">
<b>Adding Printers To PCS Computers With Windows 8.1</b></h2>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Updated: 11/20/2014</span></div>
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In the 'Start Screen' just start typing: \\printsever (and press enter)<br />
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The server named "PrintServer" will show up with a list of printers on the network. Just double click on the one you want. That's it!<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4704716119795481956.post-49426658483548696002014-08-25T14:10:00.001-04:002014-08-25T14:10:44.359-04:00Signing In and Out of Windows 8.1 At PotsdamStarting this summer (2014) Potsdam Central will be using Windows 8.1 in many locations. As in all major versions of software there are some differences. For the most part, we only expect you to have to deal with three new parts;<div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">1) Signing in.</span></b></div>
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Just as you have in the past, click the 'OK' button to agree to the Acceptable Use Policy.</div>
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The next screen will show you the time and date. Just press any key or click the mouse to continue.</div>
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Fill in your username (example: jdoe) and password. Press <Enter> to continue.</div>
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That's all there is to signing in!</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">2) Signing Out.</span></b></div>
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Click the 'Start Button' (the Windows icon at the bottom left of the screen).</div>
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On the top right of the screen will be your name. Click on your name and choose 'Sign out' from the menu.</div>
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Optionally you can click the 'Power' icon to the right of your name to either restart or shutdown the computer.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">3) Start Screen.</span></b></div>
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The 'Start Screen' is the biggest difference with Windows 8.1 but luckily you don't have to do much with it (unless you want to). IF you want to search for programs or files, press the 'Start Button' (see 'Signing Out'). On the Start Screen is a list of SOME of the programs install on the computer. If you do not see what you are looking for, simply start typing. (the next field will automatically appear once you start typing). Once you see what you want, click on the item.</div>
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To get out of the Start Screen either click the 'Desktop' tile or press the 'Esc' key.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4704716119795481956.post-71331706278268318092012-05-22T12:17:00.001-04:002012-05-22T12:17:49.044-04:00Backup Procedures<br />
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With some exceptions, generally only the “Documents” (or “My Documents”) and “Desktop” folders are backed up.<br />The following files/folder are intentionally <em>not</em> backed up (we have deemed them either not worth backing up or too big to backup)…</div>
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<li>Any folder or file labeled ‘purple’ (only relevant on the Macs)</li>
<li>Any file or folder named ‘Caches’</li>
<li>Any folder named ‘Microsoft User Data’</li>
<li>Any folder named ‘Downloads’</li>
<li>Any folder named ‘Netboot’</li>
<li>Any folder named ‘cache’</li>
<li>Any folder named ‘iTunes’</li>
<li>Any folder named ‘iMovie Events’</li>
<li>Any folder named ‘iMovie Projects’</li>
<li>Any file named ‘NTUSER.DAT’</li>
<li>Any file named ‘NTUSER.DAT.LOG’</li>
<li>Any file named ‘parent.lock’</li>
<li>Any folder named ‘Temporary Internet Files’</li>
<li>Any file named ‘UsrClass.dat’</li>
<li>Any file named ‘UsrClass.dat.LOG’</li>
<li>Any folder named ‘Temp’</li>
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Other files/folders will likely be added in the future but they are not likely to be important files, just ‘extra stuff’ that doesn’t need to be backed up.</div>
Note: Typically if a document is open it can not be backed up at that time. This usually doesn’t affect most files with the exception of Microsoft Outlook. At this point in time I only know of three people who use Microsoft Outlook.<br />
Generally, PCS Instructional Staff and students log on to the network and have their Documents and Desktop stored on the server, not on the local machine (with a few exceptions). Their files are backed up when the server is backed up (typically two or three times a week).<br />
Generally, Clerical and Administrative Staff log on to the network, or just their own computer, but have their files saved to their local computer and thus are backed up remotely (typically two or three times a week). The following are staff that are actively backed up remotely (i.e. they do not typically store their files on the server automatically)…<br />
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<li>aadams</li>
<li>apetroccine</li>
<li>aregan</li>
<li>bgallagher</li>
<li>bkellogg</li>
<li>cellis</li>
<li>cmattimore</li>
<li>cyoung</li>
<li>dbaxter</li>
<li>dcmcmartin</li>
<li>dgordon</li>
<li>dgravilin</li>
<li>dmartin</li>
<li>dvotra</li>
<li>gjadlos</li>
<li>jchambers</li>
<li>jcruikshank</li>
<li>jfoote</li>
<li>jherrick</li>
<li>jhobbs</li>
<li>kchristy</li>
<li>kfennell</li>
<li>kzender</li>
<li>kmiller</li>
<li>krobinson</li>
<li>lhart</li>
<li>ljenne</li>
<li>lrichard</li>
<li>mbrown</li>
<li>mclary</li>
<li>mjoy</li>
<li>pbrady</li>
<li>pkingsley</li>
<li>mbonno</li>
<li>rbrown</li>
<li>saustin</li>
<li>sbaker</li>
<li>smccargar</li>
<li>spike</li>
<li>mwilson</li>
<li>tsullivan</li>
<li>twhite</li>
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Note: LA Staff that have the white laptops are backed up when they ‘sync’ their computer to the network (if you don’t know what that means you probably don’t have one of the laptops). All other laptops in the district are <em>not</em> being backed up (unless your name is listed above) and <em>you</em> should be taking measures to back up your data.</div>
These backups are currently being stored on a large set of hard drives in the Lawrence Ave. IT Department Office. Once a month I copy all (or as many as I can fit) onto an external hard drive and store it at my house. We currently have two hard drives so we switch back and forth. The reasons I store the external hard drive at my house are convenience and that the auditors once commented that we did not have an off campus backup.<br />
I do my best to check the backups twice a week (typically on Monday and Friday) to make sure they <em>appear</em> to be running correctly.<br />
If you feel we should be including someone else, not excluding certain files/folders, changing backup frequency, or making any other changes please feel free to contact me.<br />
-Rob Best<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4704716119795481956.post-47270196149506097602012-05-22T12:15:00.001-04:002012-05-22T12:15:20.764-04:00Google Chrome: Synchronizing Bookmarks & Passwords<br />
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Recently we started installing a new web browser on PCS computers from google called “Google Chrome”. One of the many nice features in Chrome is the ability to synchronize your bookmarks and passwords among different computers (school, home, desktops, laptops, etc.). This also has the added benefit of backing up your bookmarks and passwords for you (no more losing bookmarks and passwords when you get a new computer).</div>
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<b>To open Chrome</b><br />
From the ‘Start’ menu, type: Chrome<br />
The system will then search for anything containing the phrase “Chrome”.<br />
You should then see a single option, ‘Google Chrome’. Just click on it to open Chrome</div>
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Note: If you don’t have Chrome or want to install it at home, you can go to the web site <a href="http://google.com/chrome"><span class="s1">http://google.com/chrome</span></a> and download Chrome for free.</div>
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<b>To “Sign In To Chrome”</b> (only required to ‘sync’ your bookmarks and passwords)</div>
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From the ‘Customize’ icon (on the far right, looks like a wrench) choose “Sign Into Chrome…”</div>
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Google will then confirm you want to sync everything (passwords, bookmarks, and other settings). Feel free to either say ‘OK’ or go into ‘Advanced’ and choose specific options.</div>
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Synchronizing will now be done automatically for you. Feel free to follow these steps on any copy of Chrome at work or home and all will stay ‘in sync’.</div>
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Because gmail does not have the same email lists that we have been using (i.e. LAStaff@potsdam.k12.ny.us, AAKStaff, HSStaff, etc.) those email lists have been retired.</div>
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To subscribe to the <b>Potsdam High School</b> email list, just end email to:</div>
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If you have Microsoft Office 2010 installed and view a Word, Excel or PowerPoint on a web page (such as our email), by default the document will open in ‘Protected View’, meaning you can not print it, save it, or edit it.</div>
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I wanted to pass a long a tip about a very useful program called “Dropbox”. Dropbox creates a folder (named “Dropbox” on your computer that is shared among any number of computers. What this means is you have a folder of files that follow you to each of your computers (such as your school computer, home computer, etc.). By doing this you would no longer need to “transfer” files over the Internet, email them to yourself, or even use a USB flash drive.</div>
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To get started, go to the website<a href="http://www.dropbox.com/"><span class="s1"> http://www.dropbox.com</span></a> and download dropbox.</div>
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Potsdam has its own Google ‘Domain’, a set of web applications (word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, calendars, etc.) which you can get to at: <a href="http://google.potsdam.k12.ny.us/"><span class="s1">http://google.potsdam.k12.ny.us/</span></a></div>
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Google docs is basically a slimmed down, free, online version of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.). It may not have all the features of MS Office but it does do what most of us do <i>most</i> often. It also has the advantages of being online (so it doesn’t matter if you are on campus or off campus) and allowing you to share (optional) your documents (even in realtime).</div>
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One of the features in google apps I like is being able to create folders (much like you would on your desktop computer). Except you can also ‘share’ folders with other people (other staff, administrators, or even students). What this means is you can create a folder (or set of folders) that have special shared settings so you could just ‘share’ a file or set of files with a group of users. Two examples that immediately come to mind is sharing a folder of documents with your team or sharing a folder of documents with your students (allowing you to hand out work, allowing them to hand IN work, or even work together).</div>
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Once signed into google docs ( <a href="http://google.potsdam.k12.ny.us/"><span class="s1">http://google.potsdam.k12.ny.us/</span></a> ) you have a lis of ‘My folders’ on the left.</div>
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When looking for technical support at Potsdam here are procedures we would suggest you follow…</div>
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<b>For BOCES Staff<br />
</b>Contact the BOCES office (x123). Karen Behm can then determine if problem can be fixed by the SLL BOCES Computer Technician or if Potsdam’s IT Staff should be involved.</div>
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<b>For Potsdam Staff<br />
</b>When ever possible, please fill out a ‘Tech Request Job’ at the web site:<a href="http://help.potsdam.k12.ny.us/"><span class="s1"> http://help.potsdam.k12.ny.us</span></a></div>
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Obviously there are times when you can not get to the web site (ie. all of your computers are down, no Network, etc.), in those cases, contact your building level office and they can contact us <i>or</i> call us directly (x266 for the Middle School or Elementary School, x707 for the High School).</div>
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Please keep in mind that</div>
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1) the offices <i>may</i> be able to call our <i>personal</i> cell phones in the situation deems</div>
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2) though we do check our voice mail, submitting a work request gets to us <b><i>SIGNIFICANTLY</i></b> faster than voicemail.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com