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Recent phishing attacks

Oregon State has recently been hit by phishing attempts, a few asking for network account passwords. We want to remind you, NEVER give your passwords to ANYONE and NEVER respond to SPAM e-mail messages. For information on how to detect some of these phishing attempts please visit this page.

November Software Tip: Outlook 2007 calendar overlay

If you manage more than one calendar, you might like Outlook 2007's new calendar overlay feature, which allows you to put multiple calendars into one single view. For example, you could track personal appointments on a separate calendar from business appointments or look at a few other employees' calendars in one view. Calendar overlay is a great way to identify scheduling conflicts and it helps you get a complete view of your schedule. Check out the following link for instructions to overlay your calendars: Outlook 2007 calendar overlay

This is the second in a series of tech tips related to new functionality in Office 2007.  Mac users please note, the interface between Office 2004 and Office 2008 is virtually the same, so you will not be affected by the interface changes in Office 2007 outlined in this tech tip.

Is there a technology question or topic that you've always wondered about? We are always looking to provide articles that will help our customers. Please send any of your suggestions to your IT Manager.

Office 2007 & Office 2008 for Mac

The Community Network is ready to deploy the newest versions of Microsoft Office. The enhanced classrooms and labs around campus will be upgraded over summer 2008. This will ensure appropriate compatibility with classroom tools like Quizdom. Please visit the Office 2007 Migration page for more details.

We are contracting with a trainer to present three Office 2007 workshops. The classes will be held on Tuesday, August 5 on the OSU campus; the instructor will present three identical 2.5 hour sessions during the day. Topics to be covered are located here.

Looking for help with Office 2007? Need to know how to perform a function in 2007 and know how to do it in 2003? Need a quick introduction to the new Office interface? You can find answers to all of these questions and more by following this link! Office 2007 Help

Annual Community Network Customer Meeting

The annual Community Network customer meeting for Local Resource People (LRPs) was held on May 13, 2008. Thank you to all that attended and for your valuable feedback. If you'd like to read the notes from the meeting, please click here.

Microsoft Access 97 support

Microsoft's support for Office 97 incuding Access 97 ended in 2002. So that the Community Network (CN) can provide the highest level of service to our customers we are focusing our support on Access 2003 and Access 2007. More information is available in our Access Support notification. More information about Microsoft Product Lifecycles can be found at their Product Lifecycle Information and Support Lifecycle Index sites.

Customer Advisory Committee Minutes

We maintain a Community Network customer advisory committee. The role of this advisory group is to discuss current issues regarding present and future Community Network services, while also giving departments/units a chance to provide advice and input. It was recently suggested that we share the minutes from these meetings with our customer base. If you'd like to see what is new and upcoming, click here.

Special Project Guidelines

Upon request of our customers, we have clarified our Special Project guidelines. Click here to read them. If you have any questions, please contact your IT Manager.

Outage News

Network Engineering posts network and server outages on their web site. Click here to access information on outages.

Comments, Concerns, or Suggestions?

We welcome any questions or concerns. Please feel free to contact us at your convenience. The CN News Archive lists all of our old news articles for you to peruse through.