CUSHING TOP FIVE

These are the five topics that we see over and over and over…

(1) YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR OWN DATA

-Save often- every ten minutes or after major changes.

-Always make backup copies of your files- use the server, burn to CD, save to a

FlashDrive or USB drive

-Beginning soon, because of the tremendous time and effort it takes to recover files,

we must start charging data recovery fees like the computer repair shops and

companies do!

(2) REMEMBER YOUR USERNAME AND PASSWORD

-You will need it for everything computer-related at Cushing Academy.

-Unless you sign on using your Cushing name and password, you cannot print to a

network printer or use network services like the file server or shared academic

resources. We see this “unable to print” problem a lot, caused by people not

logged in to the network.

(3) YOU MUST BE SIGNED ON TO THE NETWORK TO PRINT

-The network printers will not know who you are if you do not sign on with the Cushing name and password- if you do not sign on, you cannot see them.

(4) DO NOT WORK ON DOCUMENTS INSIDE THE FIRSTCLASS/CUSHNET E-MAIL PROGRAM

-These are TEMPORARY documents and the changes will NOT be saved

-Save files to your desktop or server FIRST- do not double-click to open them in

FirstClass when they are sent as attachments!! Changes will be discarded if

you just double-click to open them.

- Please note that FirstClass files older than 3 months are automatically deleted. If you need to save them, then save them as text, print them, lock them, or forward them somewhere else or they will eventually be deleted.

- Be sure to delete old files when done.

- Be sure to delete large files when you are done with them as well.

(5) BE GENTLE WITH YOUR COMPUTER. IT IS DELICATE!!!

-Computers need to be handled with care. They are fragile!

-Don’t just jam a laptop into your backpack, especially if it is running. Treat it

gently; shut it down first. If the hard drive is spinning, and the computer is

jarred, it can damage the hard drive and cause a major crash. When that

happens, you can lose everything on the computer.

-Don’t leave a laptop on the floor where it can be stepped on. Seems like

common sense, but yes, it has happened here at least four times.