All information saved to a lab computer is erased in the event of a computer freezing or an unexpected reboot. Please save all work to external devices such as Zip or USB drives. The T: drive may also be used for temporary file storage. For more information please read our Floppy Disk Alternatives Guide .
Due to security concerns, it has become imperative to have a strong password policy for all systems that support complex password policies. Strong passwords will need to conform to password policies set on: The passwords will need to be complex, with alphanumeric characters, different case, and meet the character length requirement.
Academic Computing is planning to install duplexers in all the printers that we manage. This will hopefully cut down on paper usage significantly. Students will still have the option to create single sided printouts by changing some simple settings. Once the duplexers are in place, a short tutorial will be available explaining the usage of the new hardware. In the meantime, read our Tips for Efficient printing to get the most out of the resources available to you.
Quark Xpress 6.0 is now available 24hrs a day in the Academic Services Building lab 2.112.