Phys, Directory
New Cardiovascular notes for Physiology in the Note Vault

Directory Updates
Made a few minor updates to the Directory, including the addition of an AIM Buddy List for our class.
You should have received the Directory login information via e-mail.

Uh...Howdy
Yeah, so if you're from Cyveillance or Rothwell, Figg, Ernst and Manbeck (or NASA's JSC), could you drop me an e-mail? Thanks.

Cardio, E-mail
New Physio notes for the Third Cardiovascular Lecture from Ben Lawson can be found in the Note Vault.

E-mail Issues
Some of the professors have complained that students are not receiving all of the e-mails that are being sent out. The Tech Tutorials page has instructions for making sure Outlook removes e-mails from the server when you download them, and my suggestion is that you have Outlook set up in this fashion.
If you're using Webmail exclusively instead of Outlook, I urge you to reconsider. I know many people don't prefer Outlook for one reason or another. I can certainly sympathize - I am not a fan of Outlook, but it's the best option available for the setup we have here at the school.

Hotmail, Yahoo, Etc
The school recently let us know that one of their responses to significant computer virus threats is to restrict network access to web-based e-mail services such as AOL, Yahoo Mail, and Hotmail. When these measures are taken, access should be restored as soon as the school has had an opportunity to put proper protections into place on the network.

Oh, and...sorry Deke, but they've never heard of touch-up paint for laptops.

Perio, Updates
Saba Ahmed e-mailed out a stack of notes for Periodontics and I've wedged those into a new section of the Note Vault.

Site Updates
In terms of the site itself, I made some minor adjustments to the layout and organization of the Note Vault and Links page (including a new link to the Professional Development homepage in case you need it).

Cardio Notes, Drug Chart
Oh, that big joker Ben Lawson thought it would be really funny to type up some notes for the Second Cardiovascular Lecture and send them in.
While I really don't see the humor (maybe it's just over my head) they might be useful for study purposes, so I've put them into the Physiology section of the Note Vault.

In terms of more immediate issues, Tony Morlandt sent in an updated version of the Drug Summary for Exam 1 for Pharm. Note that this document is three sheets to the wind. Well, it's got three sheets - one each for Parasympathetic, Sympathetic, and Diuretic and Antihypertensive drugs.

Pharm Docs
A few documents for Pharmacology. Some you already have. Hope they're helpful:

• ANS Charts - Christina Ramirez's charts summarizing the ANS (e-mailed out)
• Exam 1 Review - Saba Ahmed's mentor's exam 1 review (e-mailed out)
• Exam 1 Drug Summary - Tony Morlandt's Exam 1 Drug Summary Chart (Actions, Effects, etc)

These have been added to the Note Vault.

Physiology Is Duly Noted
In true David (not Ayala) vs Goliath (not Orme) fashion, diminutive but spunky Saba Ahmed dealt a vicious blow to this semester's 650-lb gorilla, Physiology, by hurling a volley of last year's notes directly into its section of the Note Vault.
Included is a complete set of text notes for the material for 2003's Endocrinology exam, as well as individual note files with color figures for the Endocrine, Pituitary, Thyroid, and Adrenal lectures, handed down to her by valiant gorilla fighters from last year's class.

Wireless Access
In case you hadn't noticed, the school's put up two new Cisco Wireless Access Points in our lecture hall. Hopefully now we won't be having as many problems with the wireless distrac...er, Internet.

Tech Survey
Many, many thanks to everyone who turned in one of the Technology-Based Curriculum Student Surveys. I got 52 turned in, and I consider that to be a rather respectable turnout. As soon as I can work up a fairly straight-forward presentation of the data, I'll make that available here on the website.

VitalSource Focus Group
On Tuesday, President Benson, our two Computer Reps, and ten of the whiniest, complaining-est members of our class joined up with thirteen of the DS2s in a tag-team assault on respresentatives of VitalSource Technologies Inc, including VP William Chesser and his digital video camera. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss "usability" issues with the software, and your classmates represented straight up, yo. A hearty round of suggestions was had by all, and the VS guys seemed receptive and interested, but seeing how many of those suggestions are actually implemented as tangible changes to the VitalBooks experience will be tale that only tomorrow can tell.

Screen Abrasion
Dell LCD Update - they've got their finger on a couple of dates for the LCD replacement to go down, and I'll let you know as soon as they give me something concrete I can pass on. If the current plan goes through - it should be soon, like "sorry about the short notice" soon. Whether that's a good thing or a bad thing will be left as an exercise for the reader.

Hugs'n'kisses, baby. Stay gorgeous.

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