New to YouSearch Engines, Gadgets, Protective Software, and Settings Tweaks

LEARN.UAEX.EDUThe Home for In-Service Training

Learn Overview

• http://learn.uaex.edu• View and register for all in-service training

classes

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• Calendar• My Courses• Courses

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• Course Catalog• FAQs

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• Course Evaluation

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• Course Completion Certificate

THE NEW CES WEBSITEAre you Web Ready?

Zoom

• http://areyouwebready.wordpress.com/

PROTECT YOUR COMPUTER, PROTECT YOUR PRODUCTIVITY

The First area I look at when I access your computer

Microsoft Updates

• You can open IE and click Tools, Windows Update

• Windows 7– type update in the Search Box

Pruning your Computer

•Remove toolbars and games—especially free ones

•Run your program updates• Java and Adobe are near weekly

If Internet has Slowed just for you

• If your internet browser is running slow, take a look at Add/Remove Programs for:

• Toolbars (especially if there are multiples), any instance of the word “bar”

• Websearch, Screensaver, and/or especially Freeze.com• iWin, Rebate Lotto, etc.

ONE PASSWORD TO FIT ALL LOCKS

IT controlled accounts

• Systems controlled by IT require the following:

Never previously used, 8-20 characters in length, start with a capitalized Letter, and a mix of letters and numbers. e.g. Ake4evar, Tr1sta1n, or Tr1cke21

Reset AD password

• adpwreset.uaex.edu:8888• Initial setup requires that you know your current AD

password• After account has been created, you can login with secret

Q&A to change password

Reset Banner Password

• IF you know your current Banner password, you can use the INB login off the ban.uaex.edu page to change password (righthand column has Change Password)

• If you do not know your current password, there is a Reset your Banner password link off ban.uaex.edu• Instructions are in a weird format, so read them closely

SEARCH ENGINE UTILIZATIONThe internet is vast and deep

Some Research Starting points

• http://www.google.com/• http://www.wikipedia.org/• Http://www.wolframalpha.com/• Http://Youtube.com• https://twitter.com/#!/search-home• http://pinterest.com/

Keywords

• If you get an error, copy/paste the error into Google• CTRL+C is Copy, CTRL+V is Paste• If you have an interesting idea and wonder how to

accomplish it, try throwing some keywords into Google• Youtube also has a wide variety of instructional videos

WEBCONFERENCINGConnecting to other locations

Zoom

• Login with your AD username and password• http://uaex.zoom.us/• You can install the client on your PC or use emailed links

for subsequent meetings.• Can also use app on mobile devices, just input the

meeting number or use the link provided

Webmeeting Info

• Do a system check before the meeting to weed out any problems with your Java, etc.

• Login with the emailed link for ease of use• Login 30 minutes early to download the latest Saba client

and test voice

FTP: LARGE FILE STORAGESharing is Caring

Access FTP.UAEX.EDU

• Open Computer/My Computer• Make sure that the File option is visible so you can login• Change address line to: ftp.uaex.edu and hit Enter• Click on File>Login As and login with your AD account

Accessing File Menu Line

Login Example

Upload/Control file(s)

• Access an existing folder or create a new one for your use under Uploads

• Copy/Paste your file(s) into the folder• Copy the address line and paste it into an email for your

client• Delete the folder/files when the client confirms download

ZIMBRA TWEAKS AND TIPSIt only gets better

Am I running out of room in Zimbra?

• Hover over your name to find out• Helps with those phishing emails that say you’re out of

room

Zimbra General Preferences

Zimbra Mail Preferences

Zimbra Composing Preferences

Zimbra Address Book Tweak

Zimbra Calendar Tweaks

Zimbra Sharing—Folders, Calendars, Address Books

CREATING A ZIMBRA CONTACT GROUPBringing people together

Under Preferences: Turn off Bubbles

• Turn off Bubbles, under Preferences>General

Create an email with all the addresses in the to: fieldThen select all of the addresses and Copy them

Open the Address Book and Click New:Contact Group

Create a name and Address Book, then Paste bottom right

Check your work and Save it.

CREATING A ZIMBRA SHORTCUTHave it at hand

Create a shortcut for a website

• Go to the website and Copy the address• Rightclick on blank part of the desktop• Select New, then shortcut• Paste the address, then name the shortcut