Saturday, May 9, 2009

computer - abort shutdown

Aborting Automatic Shutdown
On Public Computers

All catalogs, internet stations, signup queues and print queues, shutdown automatically at the end of the day. The catalogs, internet stations and signup queues shutdown at closing. While the print queues shutdown 10 minutes after closing. Customers are warned, 5 minutes before closing, to save or print their work or risk losing it.

If for some reason a customer can not complete their work before closing, it is possible to abort the automatic shutdown. It is up to branch staff’s discretion to determine which situations warrant aborting shutdown. When aborting shutdown you must take into account the following:

• You can only abort shutdown on one computer at a time.
• You must wait for the 5 minute warning to appear on the customer’s computer before attempting to abort shutdown.
• The abort shutdown command only works on internet stations. It does not work on catalogs, signup queues or print queues.

To abort the automatic shutdown of public internet stations do the following:
1. On the desktop of any Information Desk computer, double click on the Abort Shutdown icon.

2. The following window will appear on the screen.


3. Type in just the number of the computer that you want to keep on. For example to keep computer 4 on after closing you will type 4.
4. Press the enter key on the keyboard.
5. After a few seconds, a message will appear on the screen that reads, “Press any key to continue . . .”
6. Hit the enter key on the keyboard to clear the window.
7. On the customer’s computer, the automatic shutdown warning window will disappear and the shutdown process will be aborted.
Once the customer is finished, shutdown the computer manu

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

GED applications

GED Applications: If customers ask for GED test applications, we may direct them to the website www.bcpl.info. At the site, they may click on “Library Services” and then find the link to the Maryland Department of Education. They will then see a link to the application for GED tests and the Maryland High School Diploma. Customers without access to a computer may call the GED office at 410-767-0538 to request a paper copy to be mailed to their address. We no longer have GED applications or brochures available in branches.

Saturday, March 28, 2009

Playaway

Playaway Findaway World 440-893-0808
Cleveland, Ohio Fax 440-893-0809

TO GO TO THE BEGINNING OF THE BOOK
Have in Pause.
Push SP (speed) & reverse simultaneously until you see reset
Release both buttons & you should be at the beginning.

If this does not seem to work turn off and start over.

If still not working, remove battery and then put back in.


TO REVERSE
Push and hold for as long as you want it to reverse.

TO GO BACK ONE CHAPTER
Push and release reverse.

Sunday, March 15, 2009

computer - PDF files to Word

www.convertpdftoword.net
upload your PDF and it can be converted to Word 2003 which you can edit.

computer - cybrian extend time

To patron time on cybrian

Open Cybrian Net
Moniter
Computer 3
Send command
Remote snooze
enter time - 15 or more
send command
Close

Monday, January 5, 2009

computers - open & close

how to open and close our new computers. 12/08
Open:
Face the monitor.
Around the right back side on the CPU is a silver Dell button. Below that is the button you push to turn the computer on.
The bottom right monitor button should turn blue after a short while. If not, it was turned off incorrectly. Simply press the button in and it should turn blue.
Continue as usual.
Close:
Turning off the computers has not changed.
Close out everything on the computer.
Press Start
Press Shutdown
Press ok

Sunday, April 27, 2008

computer - staff - shutdown

When you are shutting down a staff computer, please do the following:
1)Close all programs (i.e. Circulation, Internet Explorer)
2)Click on Start and choose Shut Down
3)A window will pop up, make sure "Shut Down" is selected, then click on OK.