The following is a list of recent articles
and a brief summary of each. Click on "Read more..." for any article for more
information.
CCIL Builds Website for Non-Profit Organization
[April 2, 2005] Interfaith Housing Assistance of Chester County never had room in their budget for a website. They strive to have 95% of their donations go toward their purpose which is the prevention and/or the end of homelessness among single parents with dependent children in Chester County. In March, a team of CCIL volunteers teamed up with the director to create a presence for them on the web. This included registering a domain name including hosting it, establishing e-mail addresses, and building the web page. To read more about the good work of Interfaith Housing Assistance of CC, go to their website at: www.InterFaithHousingCC.org
BLOGS come to CCIL
[March 4, 2005]
In a move to renew the "community" spirit from the early days of
CCIL, the web development staff have started a
blog. Everyone is
invited to come, take a look and post your comments on how CCIL helps
you and what we could do to make it even better. In addition to the
blog there is a
mailing list where CCIL
subscribers interested in creating their own blog can begin to learn how
to do so.
Additionally, members are invited to request to register. Send requests
to the blog mailing list (see link above), and an invitation will be
sent to you via email. Members are able to post their own topics to the
blog in order that others can then discuss whatever that topic might be.
CCIL President Speaks on Local Radio Show
[March 3, 2005] Ed Calahan(CCIL President) and Mark Samarone spoke about CCIL on WCOJ Radio "Computer Corner" March 3rd. To hear the radio show visit www.wcoj.com or
click here to download an mp3 of the
show.
* mp3 is 11 megs
CCIL would like to thank ALL who contributed to the 2004
annual fund drive!
FROM: The Board of Directors of Chester County Interlink
TO: All contributors to the 2004 Annual Fund Drive
Message: THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
Additionally, contributions to the Annual CCIL Fund Drive are still being
accepted! Your financial support is urgently needed to sustain our services to
the user communinty. Contributions may be tax deductible (consult a tax advisor,
if needed). Thank you for your continued support and have a happy and healthy
New Year.
Initial email upgrade a success
Submitted: 2004-04-29 04:20:59-04
During the day on Thursday, 29-Apr-2004, an upgrade was
completed to some of the components of the CCIL email system. This upgrade is
one of the early steps in the current effort to create a more robust email
environment for CCIL subscribers, with better SPAM and Virus protection for
everyone. Please write to, or call, the helpdesk if your are currently unable to
access email.
CCIL Volunteer Appreciation Party
Submitted: 2004-04-12 03:20:59-04
Volunteer appreciation party scheduled for Tuesday, 04/06/2004
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Local Organization
supports unemployed and under-employed workers
Joseph's People
is a non-profit faith-based nondenominational support organization helping
unemployed and under-employed workers in the extended local region. Here is a
brief flyer that
explains the organization and its mission very succinctly.
Email Service restored
Thanks to the late Friday (19-Mar-04) evening efforts of a
few of our volunteers combined with support from Linuxforce staff, CCIL
Subscribers should be able to access email via POP, Webmail or pine (et.al.)
again. If your continue to experience difficulty, send an email to the
helpdesk and someone will look into the
problem.
REMINDER: Remember to check the CCIL homepage for notices when
experiencing difficulty with CCIL services. Postings to the homepage are our
primary means for communicating status updates to our users, especially when
problems impact email services. Thank you.
10th Aniversary Celebration
Submitted: 2003-09-29 05:20:59-04
Fundraiser-Monday, September 29, 2003: In
recognition of it's 10th Aniversary, CCIL held a first-time ever fundraising
event at East Side Mario's in Exton PA on September 29,2003. The restaurant,
conveniently located across the street (RT30) from Exton Square Mall, made a
generous donation to CCIL based on the day's receipts.
New Officers elected at September meeting
Submitted: 2003-09-11 03:20:59-04
Annual Meeting-Thursday, September 11, 2003: At the
annual meeting of the Board of Directors, new officers and directors were
elected. See the CCIL People page
to see who is now serving on the Board of Directors for Chester County
Interlink.
Linux and Novice PC User meetings
Submitted: 2002-07-07 03:42:54-04
Are you ever curious about how email gets from one place to another? How about
the most secure way to get your email? And, did you know that linux can all but
eliminate the virus problem? Find out what linux can do for you! Come to the
July 8th meeting of the Chester County Linux User Group. You will also have the
opportunity to learn more about CCIL's new mailing list software and our new
advanced spam fighting!
Got computer questions? Are you a new user trying to make hardware and operating
system decisions? Need to upgrade and haven't a clue how to go about it? There
is hope! The Novice SIG attempts to address all topics regarding computers and
operating systems common on home computers.
Read more...
What Do YOU have to say about CCIL?
Submitted: 2002-04-26 06:48:24-04
CCIL is undergoing a structural re-organization and we would like to invite our
users to voice their opinions and ideas about how to make CCIL better. We also
need volunteers to help with existing services and expand into new community
projects. If you would like to become a volunteer or if you have comments or
suggestions please join our ccil-user mailing list. To subscribe send an email
to ccil-user-request@lists.ccil.org with subscribe in the subject or visit
http://lists.ccil.org/mailman/listinfo/ccil-user.
LPI Linux Certification Talk
Submitted: 2002-04-26 06:47:18-04
Jeffrey Dean will be speaking at the EPCC (Exton PC Council) Linux SIG, http://linux.extonpccouncil.org,
Wednesday May 1st 7pm at the Chester County Library in Exton. Jeffrey Dean is
author of LPI Linux Certification in a Nutshell, published by O'Reilly. We'll
also have copies of LPI Linux Certification in a Nutshell and other O'Reilly
goodies to raffle off. Quoting an O'Reilly press release: "LPI Linux
Certification In a Nutshell" is designed to help system administrators prepare
for the LPI certification exams, but even experienced Linux administrators can
benefit from a full review of this material. The tutorial-style approach will
help newbies learn more about their Linux systems. Dean adds, "This book makes
no assumptions about Linux experience, and will be very effective for those
coming from other computer systems such as Windows or mainframes."
System Update
Submitted: 2002-03-30 23:28:41-05
CCIL's technical team continues working through some bugs as a result of our
recent move to a new location at WCU. Users may experience intermittent
problems. We appreciate your patience. Reports of system problems can be made by
e-mailing to help@ccil.org or by leaving a phone message at 610-431-2673.
Progress continues on 56K Dial-in upgrade. We hope to have something to report
in the next 30 days. Check back to this home page for any further announcements.
CCIL Web Site Restored
Submitted: 2002-02-21 17:09:11-05
CCIL's main web site went down last Thursday morning (2/14) due to a hard drive
failure. Authentication services were restored later that afternoon, and most
remaining services were restored this Thursday evening (2/21).
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Updates on our survey, projects, and vol.
needs
Submitted: 2002-02-13 11:18:26-05
Here's some information about our recent user survey, some of the recent
projects we've accomplished, and areas where volunteers are still needed:
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West Chester Community Center Rebuilds
Submitted: 2002-01-13 12:32:50-05
CCIL and WCCC will be hosting a special computer rebuild party Sat 2 Feb 2002 -
we need volunteers to mentor some kids who want to learn about computers and
CCIL!
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CCIL Director's Holiday Greetings and
update
Submitted: 2001-11-21 18:27:07-05
The holidays are upon us again, and I want to update you on all the exciting
things which CCIL has done in the last two months, and tell you about our plans
for the New Year!
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CCIL partners with OIC to help Adult ESL
Students.
Submitted: 2001-11-16 15:11:32-05
CCIL is partnering with the West Chester OIC to help offer basic computer skills
training to adult students in the OIC's English as a Second Language (ESL)
program! We need your help!
Read more...
Volunteers Needed !
Submitted: 2001-11-03 19:55:43-05
CCIL Has received a generous donation of computers to refurbish and provide to
the community - we need help fixing and formatting!
Read more...
CCILs Annual Fund drive 2001 is underway.
Submitted: 2001-10-07 18:20:55-04
CCILs Annual Fund drive 2001 is underway. Every fall CCIL has a fund drive to
raise the funds needed to meet a major portion of the fixed costs for the
organization.
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CCIL Hires Part-time Executive Director
Submitted: 2001-10-07 17:52:08-04
Chester County InterLink Is pleased to announce Donald Berger as its new
Executive Director.
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CCIL Recovering from Computer Virus
Submitted: 2001-09-06 18:35:50-04
Our usual http://www.ccil.org website was down as we were experiencing
Distributed Denial of Service attacks from insecure microsoft servers. The
services affected were the main CCIL web site and the mailing lists. We moved
the mailing lists on a different machine and have changed configurations so that
www.ccil.org is using less resources during these exploit attempts. In other
words services have been restored.
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CCIL Conducts 1st User Survey
Submitted: 2001-08-20 04:00:21-04
Please help us improve CCIL! We are mailing a survey with this years Fund Drive
letter. This information is very important to the organization in planning for
future services and funding. We appreciate your help in returning the survey
whether you decide to make a contribrution or not.
Many Thanks!
CCIL Staff
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