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[edit] Userful Manager ChangeLog

Copyright © 2007-2008 Userful Corporation. All rights reserved.
(Updated 2008.05.26)

[edit] Introduction

This document lists changes made to Userful Manager (formerly Network Personalizer). Most recent changes are at the top.

[edit] UM 305-20080422

This marks the first official release of Userful Manager, the re-branded Network Personalizer. We hope that this re-branding effort will unify Userful's core products and emphasize their symbiotic partnership.

[edit] Enhancements

• Re-branded to the new Userful Manager name and logo.
• Unified page master & navigation. The whole site now shares one look. This is the next step to globally improving Userful Manager's usability.
• Integration with Remote Monitoring & Control (formerly DiscoverAssist)
• Further simplifications to the machine registration process.
• Customers now have greater control over Userful Desktops receiving automatic software updates. (#642)
• Computers can now be put into different groups for automated actions. This is primarily useful for staggering which machines receive updates when. (#806)
• Support for Novell eDirectory authentication. (#855)

[edit] Bug Fixes

• Improvements to list of Partners. (#517)
• Welcome Screen background images in Solutions Designer and Solutions Expert are now displaying properly in previews. (#902)
• Preventing "System not checking in" in cases where it should be. (#919)
• Several other minor or site admin level bugs have been fixed.

[edit] NP 304-20080307

[edit] Enhancements & Fixes

• Various bug fixes, more robust, some interface improvements.
  • Annual energy cost savings estimate added to environmental savings report (#523).
  • Improved control over when automatic DiscoverStation updates happen (#642).
  • Printers can now be assigned to computers from the Edit Printer page (#397).
• Sample Pre-Paid Cards on Live CD support.
• New Sign-Up process.
• Improved look (especially in IE), better CSS, tab support.
• Minor improvements to Solutions Catalog.
• Easy link from Solutions Designer to building configuration.

[edit] Version 3.03 : 2008.01.31

[edit] Minor Fixes & Enhancements

• Web filters are now properly copied from the Solutions Catalog so that you can now copy prepackaged, pretested filters along with Welcome Screens and Session Profiles. (We will be adding more Solutions soon!)
• Your can now control which Sessions use Pre-Paid Cards. Go into Edit Session Profile > Basic Settings > Login Restrictions and set it to "Pay Per Use (Pre-Paid Cards)".
• The default setting for the Num Lock key can now be changed in Edit Computer > Keyboard Layouts > Num Lock. This is especially useful for laptops or cases where the keyboard does not have a separate numeric keypad. (The corresponding DiscoverStation code will be released soon.)
• If any of your computers are using a software Update Track other than "Stable", it will be noted in bold red letters in your list of computers.
• Pre-Paid Card refunds can now include decimal values.
• Many new, classy icons for your Session Profiles.
• Several enhancements for site administrators.

[edit] Redesigned Solutions Designer

• The Solutions Designer has been completely redesigned.
• Allows you to more accurately preview your Welcome Screens and Session Profiles.
• Support for Welcome Screen themes.
• Separate preview and edit modes.
• All changes can be applied to your computers the same way you would in the Solutions Expert.

[edit] Redesigned Machine Registration

• The Machine Registration process uses the new NP interface.
• Vastly simplified interface.
• Intelligently chooses various settings rather than making you choose (so now there are fewer things to set).
• More robust and secure.

[edit] Version 3 : Dec.28, 2007

[edit] A new look

• New Log In/Register pages.
• Simpler, cleaner design. The new look of Network Personalizer is being launched with the Log In/Register process, and will eventually become the look and feel of the whole Web service.

[edit] More usable

• Cleaner, more useful home page. Once you log in, your home page will give you information and links to the most common tools.
• We've put the new interface through its paces in usability testing to make it a better experience for you.
• The "classic" Network Personalizer tools are now going under the name, "Solutions Expert". Use the "Solutions Expert" link to get to your familiar Network Personalizer pages.
• A number of improvements to the Solutions Designer, Download, and Registration pages.

[edit] Version 3.0 (Nov 8th, 2007)

• Significant performance improvements -- in many cases as much as 10x faster!
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  Enhanced Usage Reports.
  Usage Reports -- completely re-written and now load in seconds.
• Calculate your greenhouse gas savings -- DiscoverStation offers one of the most environmentally friendly computing options available. Usage Reports now provide a calculation of your contribution to help combat climate change. The image, for example, shows one customer saving 180 tons of CO₂ per year -- equivalent to taking 15 cars off the road. Find out how much your organization is saving.
  
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  Tabbed profile forms.
  Global usability improvements
  • Tabbed forms -- long forms now have a tabbed interface making it easy to switch between sections to quickly find the fields you want to change within a profile.
    
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    Help link on every page.
    Context sensitive help -- every page now includes a help link. Simply click the link to view context sensitive help.
  • Easier navigation -- navigate to related sections via "See also" links at the top of each page.
  • New look and feel -- a more modern look and feel which is consistent with DiscoverAssist's interface.
• New "Profile Manager" page -- this page replaces the "Categories" page of the past. This is the main navigation page, which now lets you choose between tree and category views (making it easier to find the profiles you want to change and easier to understand the tree-structure relationship between the profiles).
• Pre-paid card support -- for those customers that are using pre-paid cards you can now easily set your pricing policies.
  
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  New Solutions Catalog.
  Solutions Catalog -- want to add a new Session Profile or Welcome Screen? The new Solutions Catalog makes setup quick and easy. You can copy pre-built Welcome Screens (and associated profiles) to your account with a single click. Want to see how DiscoverStation works as a digital sign, public access computer, browser kiosk, etc.? This is the quickest and easiest way to get started.
  
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  New Solutions Designer.
  Interactive Solutions Designer -- this new interface lets you preview and interactively edit your Welcome Screens and Session Profiles.

[edit] Version 2.0

• Added browser settings in Desktop Mode (Windowed Mode, Hide Toolbar, etc.).
• Added error message if Sessions are not mapped to all the Welcome Screens on a computer before creating the configuration package.
• Fixed bug for creating new profiles for a new customer.
• Added feature to retrieve printer configuration.