Comments for Technology of the Month http://tom.blogs.wesleyan.edu TOM is not for introducing new, cutting-edge technology, but rather to highlight helpful, proven technologies. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 01:29:45 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on VPN or Virtual Private Network by ldbrown http://tom.blogs.wesleyan.edu/2007/03/05/vpn-or-virtual-private-network/comment-page-1/#comment-2727 ldbrown Sun, 15 Nov 2009 01:29:45 +0000 http://tom.blogs.wesleyan.edu/2007/03/05/vpn-or-virtual-private-network/#comment-2727 I know I'm a little late on the uptake, but the VPN is AMAZING. It works SO much better than anything I've tried before, thank you!!! I know I’m a little late on the uptake, but the VPN is AMAZING. It works SO much better than anything I’ve tried before, thank you!!!

]]> Comment on How to improve searchability of your website by Saul Carlin, WSA Vice President http://tom.blogs.wesleyan.edu/2008/12/09/how-to-improve-searchability-of-your-website/comment-page-1/#comment-2676 Saul Carlin, WSA Vice President Fri, 15 May 2009 06:56:24 +0000 http://tom.blogs.wesleyan.edu/?p=44#comment-2676 Just found and shared this gem. Great SEO 101 guide. Thanks! Just found and shared this gem. Great SEO 101 guide. Thanks!

]]> Comment on Wireless Access at Wesleyan by tdoan http://tom.blogs.wesleyan.edu/2009/03/30/wireless-access-at-wesleyan/comment-page-1/#comment-2664 tdoan Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:10:42 +0000 http://tom.blogs.wesleyan.edu/?p=61#comment-2664 Boo, Cisco. What a roundabout and bothersome program. If you want us to sign in, then just have us sign in. Don't make us download things that doesn't work 100% of the time. Downloading Cisco leads to downloading tons of other things and even after doing all it wants you to do, it still won't always let you through. And don't say "just switch to Macs". There are things Macs can do that Windows can't just as there are things Windows can do that Macs can't. I just prefer Windows a lot better. Boo, Cisco. Boo, Cisco. What a roundabout and bothersome program. If you want us to sign in, then just have us sign in. Don’t make us download things that doesn’t work 100% of the time. Downloading Cisco leads to downloading tons of other things and even after doing all it wants you to do, it still won’t always let you through. And don’t say “just switch to Macs”. There are things Macs can do that Windows can’t just as there are things Windows can do that Macs can’t. I just prefer Windows a lot better. Boo, Cisco.

]]> Comment on How to improve searchability of your website by Kevin Wiliarty http://tom.blogs.wesleyan.edu/2008/12/09/how-to-improve-searchability-of-your-website/comment-page-1/#comment-2530 Kevin Wiliarty Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:23:36 +0000 http://tom.blogs.wesleyan.edu/?p=44#comment-2530 If you are using a Wesleyan WordPress site (as this blog does), then many of the basics of search engine optimization will be handled for you automatically. As a result, our WordPress sites generally fare well with search engines. It is also helpful to include keywords in a meta tag for your site, even though this is not as important as it used to be. Our WordPress sites have a way to provide these keywords conveniently. Ask your its support person. If you are using a Wesleyan WordPress site (as this blog does), then many of the basics of search engine optimization will be handled for you automatically. As a result, our WordPress sites generally fare well with search engines.
It is also helpful to include keywords in a meta tag for your site, even though this is not as important as it used to be. Our WordPress sites have a way to provide these keywords conveniently. Ask your its support person.

]]> Comment on VPN or Virtual Private Network by jbodyfelt http://tom.blogs.wesleyan.edu/2007/03/05/vpn-or-virtual-private-network/comment-page-1/#comment-2417 jbodyfelt Tue, 09 Sep 2008 02:59:03 +0000 http://tom.blogs.wesleyan.edu/2007/03/05/vpn-or-virtual-private-network/#comment-2417 The student portfolios only support a x86_64 architecture for Linux users. Some of us are still using Pentium IIIs - especially on a grad student budget. How about providing the option to choose the architecture? I know you guys have a x86 Cisco VPNClient laying around...Or hell, how about allowing Linux users to use webvpn.wesleyan.edu for login? The Cisco java program only runs on windows/mac machines. Why not Linux???!!! The student portfolios only support a x86_64 architecture for Linux users. Some of us are still using Pentium IIIs – especially on a grad student budget. How about providing the option to choose the architecture? I know you guys have a x86 Cisco VPNClient laying around…Or hell, how about allowing Linux users to use webvpn.wesleyan.edu for login? The Cisco java program only runs on windows/mac machines. Why not Linux???!!!

]]> Comment on How to deal with Phishing by jfarnham http://tom.blogs.wesleyan.edu/2008/03/03/how-to-deal-with-phishing/comment-page-1/#comment-1231 jfarnham Tue, 04 Mar 2008 19:29:21 +0000 http://tom.blogs.wesleyan.edu/2008/03/03/how-to-deal-with-phishing/#comment-1231 I recently started sending emails to myself regularly. Soon after I started doing this, I started receiving phishing attempts and spam from "myself"! At first I wondered whether or not my account had been hijacked, but after reading this article, the most likely explanation seems to be that the emails were not actually sent from my address. I recently started sending emails to myself regularly. Soon after I started doing this, I started receiving phishing attempts and spam from “myself”! At first I wondered whether or not my account had been hijacked, but after reading this article, the most likely explanation seems to be that the emails were not actually sent from my address.

]]> Comment on How to deal with Phishing by ttsien http://tom.blogs.wesleyan.edu/2008/03/03/how-to-deal-with-phishing/comment-page-1/#comment-1230 ttsien Tue, 04 Mar 2008 19:24:55 +0000 http://tom.blogs.wesleyan.edu/2008/03/03/how-to-deal-with-phishing/#comment-1230 One thing to pay attention to is the link of the credit union email connects to a server. I received another one pretending to be from the state department. "http://61.221.40.44/icons/small/www.sdfcu.org/login/index.htm" DO NOT CLICK THIS IS A PHISHING URL, I'm using this as an example It pretends to be a top level domain .org, but really its just a folder in the server named as the url. Its interesting how many wesleyan students are receiving these of late. One thing to pay attention to is the link of the credit union email connects to a server.
I received another one pretending to be from the state department.

“http://61.221.40.44/icons/small/www.sdfcu.org/login/index.htm”
DO NOT CLICK THIS IS A PHISHING URL, I’m using this as an example

It pretends to be a top level domain .org, but really its just a folder in the server named as the url.

Its interesting how many wesleyan students are receiving these of late.

]]> Comment on WesFiles – A Web Based Unified Document Management System by ksmithmannsc http://tom.blogs.wesleyan.edu/2008/01/31/wesfiles-a-web-based-unified-document-management-system/comment-page-1/#comment-1229 ksmithmannsc Tue, 04 Mar 2008 18:38:53 +0000 http://tom.blogs.wesleyan.edu/2008/01/31/wesfiles-a-web-based-unified-document-management-system/#comment-1229 Is it possible to SSH and/or SCP into the file system? Often the website and the Java app are unstable, and it is much easier to see from the terminal if the transfer is actually working. Additionally, it's much more convenient. Is it possible to SSH and/or SCP into the file system? Often the website and the Java app are unstable, and it is much easier to see from the terminal if the transfer is actually working. Additionally, it’s much more convenient.

]]> Comment on How to deal with Phishing by ccuadrado http://tom.blogs.wesleyan.edu/2008/03/03/how-to-deal-with-phishing/comment-page-1/#comment-1227 ccuadrado Tue, 04 Mar 2008 16:55:19 +0000 http://tom.blogs.wesleyan.edu/2008/03/03/how-to-deal-with-phishing/#comment-1227 Some students have been getting phishing attempt e-mails targeted at them from the Department of State Credit Union, spoofed to look as if it were from the actual address. Some students have been getting phishing attempt e-mails targeted at them from the Department of State Credit Union, spoofed to look as if it were from the actual address.

]]> Comment on How to deal with Phishing by edavis http://tom.blogs.wesleyan.edu/2008/03/03/how-to-deal-with-phishing/comment-page-1/#comment-1226 edavis Tue, 04 Mar 2008 16:54:07 +0000 http://tom.blogs.wesleyan.edu/2008/03/03/how-to-deal-with-phishing/#comment-1226 This is a timely blog, as today I received an email designed to look like it came from the credit uniion. I immediately called them to make sure that I was correct in my feeling that it was not from them and it wasn't. This is a timely blog, as today I received an email designed to look like it came from the credit uniion. I immediately called them to make sure that I was correct in my feeling that it was not from them and it wasn’t.

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