As part of the "Intensifying Focus
on Member Experience" initiative of
USBC, the Association Development
team will hire Regional Managers to
be the primary contact for
association leaders and proprietors
in the field. The mission of the
team will be to strengthen
associations and develop
relationships at the bowling-center
level. Read the news release on the
homepage of
BOWL.com and click
here to view the careers
page with more detail on the
positions.
Bricks at IBC to benefit The Bowling
Foundation and the Hall of
Fame/Museum
The Bowling Foundation would like to
thank the following associations for
their support in purchasing an
engraved brick that will be placed
at the entrance of the International
Bowling Campus:
Greater
Pasadena USBC
Great Plains USBC
Metro Detroit USBC
Michigan State USBC
BA Mississippi State USBC
WBA
Ohio State USBC
BA
Southwest Florida USBC
Proceeds from brick sales will
benefit The International Bowling
Museum/Hall of Fame and The Bowling
Foundation, the charitable arm of
bowling. To place your order or for
further details, go to
www.bowlingfoundation.org.
WinLABS Tip of the Week –
Communicating with USBC
The current version of WinLABS is
9.9.24 released
Aug. 11, 2009. If
you are using a previous version,
please select Update Software from
the WinLABS help menu to update your
system.
Have you ever tried to connect to
USBC or send a transmittal using
WinLABS and received this message?
“Can not connect to the FTP
server”
This message most often means that
something is loaded on your computer
that is blocking WinLABS from
accessing the USBC FTP server.
Several examples of changes that can
cause you to receive this message:
• Live Updates.
When you install “Live Updates” from
your anti-virus, firewall, or
Internet security program,
there might be changes to that
program which prevents WinLABS from
accessing the FTP server.
• Installing a WinLABS
Patch. When a WinLABS patch
is installed, it might cause
settings on your anti-virus,
firewall, or Internet security
program to be reset and prevent
WinLABS from accessing the FTP
server.
•
Wireless networks.
Wireless networks can be problematic
because the communications process
involves sending information through
routers and firewalls that come with
the network. Be sure to test WinLABS
connectivity before the person that
sets up the system leaves the
premises.
• Satellite Access.
In most cases, FTP file transfer is
not compatible with these systems.
You may have some success with very
small transmittals; however, the
larger the file, the greater the
likelihood that the communication
will fail. If you have satellite,
you might have to use some sort of
dial-up option as a last resort.
Summary
Before calling the WinLABS Support
Team, you could try disabling your
firewall/antivirus software and
click Send/Receive Now to try to
connect again (you do not have to
create another transmittal). Doing
this will temporarily solve many
communications issues. In addition
it will also show that the problems
you are having reside in these
programs.
Although the WinLABS Support Team
has had limited success in
correcting these problems, the local
association is ultimately
responsible for knowing how to use
these programs.
You are receiving this e-mail as an
association volunteer. You are not
receiving this message because you
are subscribed to an electronic
list. As an association volunteer,
receiving and reading these
business-related communications is
part of your responsibilities. If
you no longer hold a volunteer
position in an association, and
would prefer not to receive future
e-mails:
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in your Web browser and press Enter.
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information and much more visit
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