Used for New Staff Orientation

1. Top 8 Things the IT Department wants YOU to Know

3. Reboot before calling for help

4. How to reboot Save any file that you are working on (if you can)

5. Press Start

6. Click Shut Down

7. Click OK

8. Stretch

9. Take a walk

10. WAIT 60 seconds before turning the computer back on

11. Sometimes rebooting doesn’t fix the problem

13. Email the help desk Have computer or software questions? HelpDesk

14. Is your computer sick?

15. What are the symptoms?

17. What was it?

18. What applications were open?

19. What were you doing when the problem occurred?

21. Keep You Passwords Private

22. Do not give out your password

23. Do not let co-workers log in as you

24. Do not leave a post-it note with your password by your desk

25. Or under your keyboard

27. Backup you data

28. And save often

29. Observe the AU policies “Do not attempt to visit websites which might be considered inappropriate.”

30. …or install Dr. Seuss Reading Games on "your" computer for your five-year-old to play over the weekend and then remove it before returning to the office on Monday” Observe the AU policies

32. Think before clicking Send

33. Is your message worth sending? Don't waste peoples' time or bandwidth with junk, chain E-mails, and false rumors.

34. Don't reply to spam, even to ask to be removed from a mailing list.

35. And when you send or post something online, it lives on forever in archives, caching, and other places.

36. Like the Energizer bunny, it keeps on going and going and going.

38. Use Protection against viruses, phishing, malware, and other nasties

39. Use anti virus software Keep it up to date

41. Take Care of Our Equipment Be Careful with Food

42. …and Drink

43. Avoid exposure to Extreme Heat..

44. Avoid exposure to Or Extreme Cold...

46. Remember the IT department is most effectively when adequately supplied with chocolate