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Site Builder - Deleted Assets and Pages CHANGES!

April 8, 2024
By Stephen Dampier
When an administrator deletes a page or asset from a Web site, it doesn't actually delete. Site Builder 3.0 will store your deleted pages and assets automatically for 90 days. After that, these items are removed permanently.
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UC ANR Data Center cutover changed to Dec. 9

December 1, 2023
By Stephen Dampier
December 1, 2023 Based on feedback from various stakeholders regarding our Data Center move cutover activities, ANR leaders have approved adjusting the start time to accommodate critical deadlines. Originally scheduled for Friday, Dec 8, at 5 p.m.
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Clean Up the Clutter of Your Site Builder Site

April 13, 2023
By Stephen Dampier
IWP is coming and everyone with a Site Builder website can help us out by getting rid of unused or deactivated pages and assets, deleted pages, and unused files and images. There is a significant overhead for the servers to keep track of the content and assets.
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New Zoom Rooms!

March 17, 2023
By Stephen Dampier
UC ANR has new Zoom Rooms with new monitors, speakers, cameras and Zoom Room Controllers (Tablets). You can find the Zoom Rooms at the UC ANR building on 2nd Street in Davis.
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Google Analytics 4 is Here!

March 1, 2023
By Stephen Dampier
By popular demand, Google Analytics 4 is up and running for Site Builder! Sign up and Create a Google Analytics 4 Account, and then Create a GA4 Property for your site.
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Using careful Naming Conventions for Internet URLS, directories, files and images, humans and search engines will find your work easier to read and be beneficial for SEO and Accessibility.
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Naming Conventions for the Internet

February 23, 2023
By Stephen Dampier
When naming assets such as files, pages, directories and images for the Internet, it's important to use names that are both descriptive and easy to understand. This makes it easier for both humans and search engines to understand what the content is about.
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PDF Conversions and SiteBuilder

November 1, 2019
As part of our on-going effort to improve SiteBuilder efficiency and security, UC ANR IT is removing the PDF conversion tool from SiteBuilder.
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International travel and cybersecurity

August 12, 2019
Electronic devices have become integral parts of our daily lives. We depend on them for connectivity, productivity and access to information. While abroad, however, we need to be aware of the increased risks we face in terms of cybersecurity.
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Spear Phishing Email Campaigns Target UC ANR Leadership

August 9, 2019
Phishing (pronounced 'fishing') is an email scam designed to acquire sensitive information from people. The most successful phishing emails are designed to look like the email comes from a reputable source such as a known person or entity.
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Zoom for Mac critical update

July 10, 2019
We are big fans of Zoom at UC ANR for our voice and video communication needs. However, a recently discovered vulnerability in the application means anyone using Zoom on a Mac must update their software immediately. You can download and install the updated version.
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We've removed the UC Seal from Site Builder

June 25, 2019
When we launched the newest Site Builder designs earlier in 2019, we made available the UC Seal as a logo for a site. In fact, we went so far as to make the UC Seal the default logo for new sites. According to the UC brand guidelines, this was a mistake on our part.
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Important Security Upgrade for Windows 7 and XP

May 31, 2019
Earlier this month, Microsoft released a security update for computers running older version of Windows (7 and XP primarily). Researchers recently discovered a vulnerability that allows attackers to infiltrate and gain control of un-patched computers.
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Sharing files with Box instead of the ANR File Vault

May 28, 2019
By Steve Edberg
You may not know that UC Davis staff, students and faculty are entitled to an account with the cloud file sharing service box.com; this covers most ANR staff. It includes the ability for users without Portal accounts to send files to ANR staff.
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How to Set Up OneDrive

February 20, 2019
By David J Hatter
We've had some requests for more information on how UC ANR users can set up OneDrive. Please follow these directions, or contact help@ucanr.edu for support.
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