Security Alert

'Experimental' security fix is malware, Microsoft says: Scammers are sending out phoney emails
that claim to include critical Windows security alerts, Microsoft warned last Monday. The fake alerts
describe themselves as part of a new "experimental private version of an update for all Microsoft
Windows OS users," Microsoft said in a note on the scam, posted Monday. [13 October 2008;
Source: http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=009117078&in
tsrc=hm_list

Just wanted to pass this along to you all.

Thanks,

Aaron Stenton

short definitions % Media terms

Community Media: Community Media is inherent to community issues and dedicated to community building by allowing community members to find solutions to problems encountered within and create opportunities to develop and prosper the community. Community Media has for a purpose creating ties between different members of the community through communication and community reaching by using Public Access TV and radio station and Internet.

Participatory Media: Participatory media is an active social Media that allows people to create and consume media. The Revolution of Media put in place accessible technologies and platforms that allowed users to step little further and not limit them to receive but to also participate in delivering messages.

Citizen Media: Citizen Media is Media produced by private non professional journalist citizens. It uses different forms of Media Production like Blogs, Vlogs, Pod casts, Wikis, forums, Participatory video etc and distributed via Public Access TV and Radio Stations, Internet.

Citizen’s Media: Citizen’s Media is when Media content is created and controlled by citizens. Citizen’s Media allow people to control and voice their opinions and help communities getting together. Content isn’t subject to editing and mostly emotionally driven. Citizen’s media is broader, open, and produced at low cost.

Development Media: Development Media is information and knowledge brought by Media, aiming at developing a critical thinking and encouraging the use of technology to enable independents Media to reach, empower and engage people in matter that affects them to establish a democratic society.

Democratic Media: Democratic Media drives its origin from the fact that the coverage of Media to important issues is bias and the lack of an open none influenced Media. Because Media plays a crucial role in shaping people’s opinion, it can influence their decisions, and favors a group of people over another. Democratic Media has for purpose bringing Democracy to people by promoting an open access to a diverse media sources allowing citizens to make informed decisions.

FCC open meeting Oct, 2008

FCC Open Meeting (Oct)
Open meeting scheduled for Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Nashville, Tennessee.

Any Opinions on This Matter?

Not sure if everybody has seen this yet or not, but those of you who use their Umass Student Email, should have received this. If not, I have posted it here for everybody to see.

Aaron Stenton

MEMORANDUM

To: The University Community

From: Chancellor J. Keith Motley

Date: October 3, 2008
Subject: Fiscal Challenges

As many of you may have learned from the media over the past weeks, Massachusetts is facing serious fiscal challenges due to a softening economy and slowing revenue collections, which have fallen well short of state budget projections. As a university that receives substantial funding from the state, the University of Massachusetts Boston will be required to share in the solution to this difficult fiscal problem.

This morning I met with my leadership team to begin the discussion about how we as a university community can best prepare for and address the looming funding cuts, and next week I will meet with University of Massachusetts President Jack Wilson to discuss system-wide concerns and possible courses of action. These discussions will continue in the coming weeks as we receive additional information from Governor Deval Patrick’s administration and learn more about its planned course of action.

As we move forward, I will provide you with regular updates, and we will engage the entire campus community in an open and fair process toward finding solutions. I want you to know that throughout this fiscal challenge, we will not compromise excellence and will remain determined to keep the University of Massachusetts Boston on its trajectory of progress. I am very optimistic that with your help – faculty, staff, and students – we will succeed.