See also

• Topic ideas for next newsletter
• Default (stock) text for newsletters

Proposed process

• Get input (and on-going feedback) from Chemistry Computing Cmt Chair and other members.
• As we get or create items, feel free blog them (as news post). Reminder: Ensure each new blog page's URL name is something short.
  • Alternatively, quickly add them to our topic ideas page.
• Create the digest within a blog page. Cut and paste that to the email, reformatting lightly (such as header's font sizes).
  • Add to the email  our stock text and ensure headers are correct and complete.
• Send digest with highlights (and links to more details) monthly or so. Title template, etc:
  • Default (stock) text for newsletters
• Blog post "extras" whenever, but likely when main "Flash" goes out.
  • Call it by its topic name, or Chemistry IT mini-Flash, or Chemistry IT Security Alert.

Audience

Chemistry IT Reps

• Membership maintained per ChemIT's list of CCB IT Reps. Pull email addresses from appropriate column in Excel file, "CCB IT Reps, ChemIT":
  
  • R:\Chem IT\CCB people lists

Six lists already exist for:

• Faculty (CHEMFAC-L)
• Researchers (who are staff) (CHEMACADSTAFF-L, CHEMPOSTDOC-L, CHEMVISSCI-L)
• Grad students (CHEMGRAD-L)
• Staff (non-researchers) (CHEMSTAFF-L)

Staff email newsletter categories and topics

Promoting services and products (most for free), and things which require action or attention.

• Are these Action, Guidance, or Service info?
• When should they be promoted, if not one-time topics?

See table below for categories and other topics, too.

• MS Office 365
  • Free
  • Install MS Office for home
    • PostDocs and other staff: Buy it for $10 before you leave!
  • OneDrive - 1 TB space paid for by Cornell
• Anti-virus software: FREE! Cornell's Symantec license for both Mac and Windows.
  • For Windows, consider using free MS Security Essential instead.
    • http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security-essentials-download
• Timely software renewals, such as ChemDraw, Dreamspark, etc. See:
  
  • ChemIT monthly and annual tasks
• IT-related projects many CCB folks need to know about, such as Inventory, ID Finder, WinXP mitigation, billing-related changes, etc.
• "Eat your vegetables and floss your teeth" actions and info:
  
  • Spam education.
  • Backups: Do and test periodically.