PC Manager MeetingPC Manager Meeting

October 25th, 2006October 25th, 2006

TodayToday

• Updates– Next Meeting– Training– License– Microsoft Meeting– Windows Policy– Security

• Accelerator Division’s Experience with Windows Open Source – Sam Jarocki

• Updates– Next Meeting– Training– License– Microsoft Meeting– Windows Policy– Security

• Accelerator Division’s Experience with Windows Open Source – Sam Jarocki

Next MeetingNext Meeting

• Nov 22– TBA – In normal room!

• Nov 22– TBA – In normal room!

Training UpdateTraining Update• Excel 2003: Intermediate Oct. 31, 2006 • Access 2003: Intermediate Nov. 1, 2006 • Understanding and Using Digital Certificates (PKI) Nov. 6, 2006 • Dreamweaver MX 2004 Introduction Nov. 9 & 10, 2006• Interpersonal Communication Skills for Scientific Staff, Computer

Profs., Engineers and Technicians Nov. 15, 2006 • Advanced Excel Formulas and Functions Nov. 16, 2006 (am) • Excel Pivot Tables Nov. 16, 2006 (pm) • Understanding and Using Digital Certificates (PKI) Dec. 4, 2006 • Access 2003: Forms and Reports Dec. 5, 2006

• Excel 2003: Intermediate Oct. 31, 2006 • Access 2003: Intermediate Nov. 1, 2006 • Understanding and Using Digital Certificates (PKI) Nov. 6, 2006 • Dreamweaver MX 2004 Introduction Nov. 9 & 10, 2006• Interpersonal Communication Skills for Scientific Staff, Computer

Profs., Engineers and Technicians Nov. 15, 2006 • Advanced Excel Formulas and Functions Nov. 16, 2006 (am) • Excel Pivot Tables Nov. 16, 2006 (pm) • Understanding and Using Digital Certificates (PKI) Dec. 4, 2006 • Access 2003: Forms and Reports Dec. 5, 2006

LicensingLicensing

• Useful information about Microsoft EA licensing

Here's the link to the MS Volume Licensing page. There are useful definitions and other information & the 'Microsoft Licensing Product Use Rights' document can also be downloaded from this url.

http://www.microsoftvolumelicensing.com/userights/PUR.aspx

More information PUR information

http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/resources/faq.mspx Here’s a url describing the DOE contract

http://www.asars.com/ASARSdoe.html

• Useful information about Microsoft EA licensing

Here's the link to the MS Volume Licensing page. There are useful definitions and other information & the 'Microsoft Licensing Product Use Rights' document can also be downloaded from this url.

http://www.microsoftvolumelicensing.com/userights/PUR.aspx

More information PUR information

http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/resources/faq.mspx Here’s a url describing the DOE contract

http://www.asars.com/ASARSdoe.html

Microsoft MeetingMicrosoft Meeting

• Tod Tompkins will be visiting the Chicago area and would like to touch base on the EA status, Sharepoint, Email needs, etc.

• Open attendance

• Monday-October 30– 2:00-4:00– FCC2A

• Tod Tompkins will be visiting the Chicago area and would like to touch base on the EA status, Sharepoint, Email needs, etc.

• Open attendance

• Monday-October 30– 2:00-4:00– FCC2A

Windows Policy CommitteeWindows Policy Committee

• Next Meeting

Nov 1st 1:30-2:30pm, WH5SW

• Status of Vista • Expiring Service Accounts• “State of the Union”

• Next Meeting

Nov 1st 1:30-2:30pm, WH5SW

• Status of Vista • Expiring Service Accounts• “State of the Union”

Security UpdatesSecurity Updates

• October 2006 Patches • Patches Announced:

– 6 Critical• MS06-061 Re-released 10-16-2006

– 1 Important– 2 Moderate– 1 Low

• Due 11/10/2006

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-oct.mspx

• October 2006 Patches • Patches Announced:

– 6 Critical• MS06-061 Re-released 10-16-2006

– 1 Important– 2 Moderate– 1 Low

• Due 11/10/2006

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-oct.mspx

Main TopicMain Topic

• Accelerator Division’s Experience with Windows Open Source – Sam Jarocki

• Accelerator Division’s Experience with Windows Open Source – Sam Jarocki

Open Source Software

• Web viewing, authoring and publication

• Word processing, spreadsheets and presentations

• Audio/Video and Imaging

• Security & Administration

• Misc.

Web related

• Content Management (CMS) and/or Portal

DotNetNuke (www.dotnetnuke.com)• Very versatile, can create custom

modules easily, MANY plug in modules available (some for $ with source code)

• Example is our networking site at http://adweb.fnal.gov

NVU – Web AuthoringNVU – Web Authoring

AmayaAmaya

S5: Standards-Based Slide Show System S5: Standards-Based Slide Show System

Media Player ClassicMedia Player Classic

Stand alone media player that'll play just about anything

Stand alone media player that'll play just about anything

OpenOfficeOpenOffice•Change for the sake of change? Would do well if not needing high-level MS Excel features (pivot

tables and conditional formats, although gNumeric is close to being able to do this too). All allow pdf

export.•Base – Access-like DB, can also connect to

MySQL, Firebird, PostgreSQL and utilize ODBC, JDBC, ADO, etc.

•Calc – Spreadsheet•Draw – Graphics and diagrams (XML based)

•Impress – Slide Shows•Math - equation editor for text documents

•Writer – Word Processor

•Change for the sake of change? Would do well if not needing high-level MS Excel features (pivot

tables and conditional formats, although gNumeric is close to being able to do this too). All allow pdf

export.•Base – Access-like DB, can also connect to

MySQL, Firebird, PostgreSQL and utilize ODBC, JDBC, ADO, etc.

•Calc – Spreadsheet•Draw – Graphics and diagrams (XML based)

•Impress – Slide Shows•Math - equation editor for text documents

•Writer – Word Processor

AbiWord & gNumericAbiWord & gNumeric

GIMPShopGIMPShop

Paint.netPaint.net

Notepad++Notepad++

Dia for WindowsDia for Windows

Keynote (Tabbed notebook and personal information manager, with tree structure and strong encryption.)

Keynote (Tabbed notebook and personal information manager, with tree structure and strong encryption.)

GNU utilities for Win32GNU utilities for Win32

“ ports of common GNU utilities to native Win32. In this context, native means the executables do

only depend on the Microsoft C-runtime (msvcrt.dll) and not an emulation layer like that

provided by Cygwin tools ”

“ ports of common GNU utilities to native Win32. In this context, native means the executables do

only depend on the Microsoft C-runtime (msvcrt.dll) and not an emulation layer like that

provided by Cygwin tools ”

7-Zip7-Zip

*Use FreeExtractor to

create self-extracting

executables

*Use FreeExtractor to

create self-extracting

executables

PDFCreatorPDFCreator

GnuPG for Windows GnuPG for Windows

CamStudioCamStudio

AudicityAudicity

EraserEraser

Useful FreewareUseful Freeware

DeepburnerIrfanView Image Viewer

DriveImage XMLSysinternalsOverDisk

Foxit PDF Reader

DeepburnerIrfanView Image Viewer

DriveImage XMLSysinternalsOverDisk

Foxit PDF Reader

OPEN Source Links

OpenOffice (http://www.openoffice.org/)AbiWord (http://www.abisource.com/download/

gnumeric (http://www.gnome.org/projects/gnumeric)S5: A Simple Standards-Based Slide Show System (http://meyerweb.com/eric/tools/s5/)

Firefox (http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/)Amaya Browser for Windows (structured editor) (http://www.w3.org/Amaya/)

NVU (http://www.nvu.com/download.php)Thuderbird (http://www.mozilla.org/products/thunderbird/)

Gaim (http://gaim.sourceforge.net/downloads.php)Media Player Classic (http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?

group_id=82303&package_id=84358&release_id=403110)GIMPShop (http://www.gimpshop.net/)

Paint.net (http://www.eecs.wsu.edu/paint.net/download.html)InkScape (vector graphics editor) (http://inkscape.org/)

Filezilla (http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=21558)Notepad++ (http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/site.htm)Dia for Windows (http://dia-installer.sourceforge.net/)

Keynote (http://www.tranglos.com/free/keynote.html)GNU utilities for Win32 (http://unxutils.sourceforge.net/)

7-Zip (http://www.7-zip.org/)DotNetNuke (www.dotnetnuke.com)

PDFCreator (http://www.pdfforge.org/products/pdfcreator/download)GnuPG for Windows (packaged) (http://www.gpg4win.org/download.html)

CamStudio - Desktop Screen Recorder (http://sourceforge.net/projects/camstudio/)Audicity (http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/windows)

Eraser (http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=37015&package_id=65323)

Freeware Links

Deepburner (http://www.deepburner.com/?r=download)IrfanView Image Viewer (http://www.irfanview.com/)

DriveImage XML (http://www.runtime.org/downloads.htm)Sysinternals (http://www.sysinternals.com/)

OverDisk (http://users.forthnet.gr/pat/efotinis/programs/overdisk.html)Foxit PDF Reader (http://www.foxitsoftware.com/downloads/)

OPEN Source Links

OpenOffice (http://www.openoffice.org/)AbiWord (http://www.abisource.com/download/

gnumeric (http://www.gnome.org/projects/gnumeric)S5: A Simple Standards-Based Slide Show System (http://meyerweb.com/eric/tools/s5/)

Firefox (http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/)Amaya Browser for Windows (structured editor) (http://www.w3.org/Amaya/)

NVU (http://www.nvu.com/download.php)Thuderbird (http://www.mozilla.org/products/thunderbird/)

Gaim (http://gaim.sourceforge.net/downloads.php)Media Player Classic (http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?

group_id=82303&package_id=84358&release_id=403110)GIMPShop (http://www.gimpshop.net/)

Paint.net (http://www.eecs.wsu.edu/paint.net/download.html)InkScape (vector graphics editor) (http://inkscape.org/)

Filezilla (http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=21558)Notepad++ (http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/site.htm)Dia for Windows (http://dia-installer.sourceforge.net/)

Keynote (http://www.tranglos.com/free/keynote.html)GNU utilities for Win32 (http://unxutils.sourceforge.net/)

7-Zip (http://www.7-zip.org/)DotNetNuke (www.dotnetnuke.com)

PDFCreator (http://www.pdfforge.org/products/pdfcreator/download)GnuPG for Windows (packaged) (http://www.gpg4win.org/download.html)

CamStudio - Desktop Screen Recorder (http://sourceforge.net/projects/camstudio/)Audicity (http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/windows)

Eraser (http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=37015&package_id=65323)

Freeware Links

Deepburner (http://www.deepburner.com/?r=download)IrfanView Image Viewer (http://www.irfanview.com/)

DriveImage XML (http://www.runtime.org/downloads.htm)Sysinternals (http://www.sysinternals.com/)

OverDisk (http://users.forthnet.gr/pat/efotinis/programs/overdisk.html)Foxit PDF Reader (http://www.foxitsoftware.com/downloads/)