Trojans but easy to clean

I got a trojan just by visiting a web site performing my daily reads of technology feeds and articles. It was easy to clean though, thankfully. And... Norton A/V caught it and took care of it. I had some issues with quarantining it, but just a little work and all is well. And YES it can happen to me! (on my work laptop I might add). - Treasure

ARRA - Broadband

FYI,
MLC submitted a proposal to the governor's office in response to "his" call for broadband package RFI's.

We are networking with other agencies, private corporations, and all involved with the ARRA / stimulus package.

We attend bi-weekly conference calls on broadband stimulus.

When we know more, we will be sharing all with MS public libraries.

Datacenter Move May 4

While we migrate MLC datacenter over to MI3 consortium on May 4, there will be email outages for Libraries, and email, LAN, and Library automation system outages for MLC staff.

twitter used next hurricane season by MDOT

MDOT to offer Twitter to evacuees
April 10, 2009
JACKSON - According to Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) executive director Larry L. "Butch" Brown, MDOT will utilize the popular social networking site Twitter to assist in providing traffic information for evacuation routes during the upcoming 2009 hurricane season.
MDOT has created six separate Twitter feeds that will provide route-specific traffic information to evacuees traveling Interstates 10, 20, 55, 59 and U.S. Highways 49 and 98. Evacuees will receive information such as traffic delays, contraflow information, fuel availability and roadway openings all on a real-time basis.
In order to access an evacuation route-specific feed, evacuees can simply type in the feed address in their web browser. If one is new to Twitter, click "Join Today." If one is an existing user, simply "login." Users will be asked to provide their full name, a user name, password and e-mail address. Once signed up, to follow the evacuation route-specific feed, one must click device updates to the "on" position on the Twitter screen to receive tweets via cell phone.
The feed addresses are www.twitter.com/mdot_i55, www.twitter.com/mdot_i59, www.twitter.com/mdot_us49, www.twitter.com/mdot_us98, www.twitter.com/mdot_i10 and www.twitter.com/mdot_i20.
"I am extremely excited about Twitter and how it will be used as a necessary tool providing information in a timely manner that is needed during hurricane evacuations," Brown said. "Utilizing this system will give MDOT the ability to not only get information directly into the hands of Mississippians evacuating, but also to evacuees from Alabama and Louisiana. Twitter will deliver instantaneously traffic information and will reach a large number of people needing traffic information while evacuating."
From MS Business Journal

silicon valley wide spread outage

Cell phone, Internet and landline service is back in Silicon Valley after one or more vandals apparently severed eight fiber-optic cables.

Security Firms Begin Poking New Conficker Variant

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joined twitter

Well reluctantly because I have enough rss feeds, blogs, breaking news, technology news, and just plain old conversations to follow but ... I have joined twitter. I really don't want to, honestly, but I feel compelled as it appears everyone is doing it and businesses and gov't are getting in on it as well.

No sooner had I signed up and joined 1 twitter list, did I start receiving requests to follow from people I don't know. Which I declined. And I am just not that "in to all this" so I have my settings to block public. And I get the opportunity to not be broadcast and to decline anyone wanting to "follow me". This probably defies the very concept of this service, but I do what I can to keep up with things without exposing myself to the world or kidnapping or just plain embarrassment. (old school here, forgive me). And, while I have friends (acquaintances) somewhat across the planet, I do not wish to frivolously invite more into my personal biz.

So... long story short, and this is one of the few "editorials" you'll see from me, but this is an area that deserves / merits it , I think. ... thanks for indulging.

By the way, I just am following cnn breaking news. I could have done that from their web site with an rss feed, or through my blackberry with viigo. Good grief!

Rhode Island Treasury using twitter

http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20090407/hey-there-ritreasury-is-using-twitter/

copy and paste the url in browser to view full article

update on april fools worm

1 known infection in our peers, other than that, nothing. Fairly easily clean-up.

The worm still persists, so don't let your guard down (or more importantly your antivirus definitions down ... keep them updated!)

But... looks like the worst is over on this one, and little impact globally. Or as of yet.

microsoft permitting downgrades to xp

http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/04/07/microsoft-kindly-permits-windows-7-users-to-downgrade-to-xp/

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cheap 24 inch monitors

http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/04/07/crunchdeals-24-inch-monitor-for-199-2/

copy and paste url into your browser to read article

adaptive learning soon to take off

http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/23/knewton-takes-adaptive-learning-to-the-next-level/

copy and paste url into your browser for the article

April Fools Worm Threat

A good test to see if your device is infected is try to go to the URL
http://www.symantec.com/norton/theme.jsp?themeid=conficker_worm (copy and paste it into your browser url window)


If you cannot, your device may be compromised and you'll need to clean it yourself or call in the professionals in your area.

One way to fix it yourself is go to a computer that you know is not infected (may be another location entirely) and download the "fix" from there. Then bring it back to your infected device and run it.

If you need help, contact NSB Helpdesk and we'll advise