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Getting Connected with

Campus Computing

Jason Hale, Teresa McCarverFall 2009

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Galtney Center for Academic Computing

Located in Weir Hall Home of the IT Helpdesk, IT Labs, and FTDC

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IT Helpdesk Password Resets E-mail Support Network Troubleshooting

Virus Removal Operating System and

Application Support Much more!

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Helpdesk Store

Best available prices on Apple & Dell products

MacBooks, iMacs, iPods

Accessories and services

Learn more at www.apple.com/support/itunes_u.

iTunes U

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Galtney Center Student Lab

PCs, Macs, Printers, Copier Open 24 hours on weekdays

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Student Multimedia Lab Bluelight Internet Café Pleasant Porches

Also… at Weir Hall

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Faculty Technology Development Center

Located in Weir 101 PCs and Macs Scanners, laser printers Video digitization stations

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Training Opportunities

Technology Enhancement Week & Quarterly IT Training• Open to faculty/staff, grad students

Research Computing Workshops• Unix/Math/Stats/Chemistry/Programming

• Open to all employees & students

• www.olemiss.edu/workshop

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Audiovisual equipment for classes and presentations

Free on-campus delivery and setup

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IT Media

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What Type of Computer Do You Need?

Most students use laptops Windows PC or Macintosh? School or Departmental Requirements Recommended Specifications Accessories: Printer, Jump Drive,

External Hard Drive

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UM Purchasing Partners

Apple• Helpdesk Store

Dell• Helpdesk Store

GovConnection Microsoft Student Select

Program

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e-academy

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Microsoft Savings

Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2007 Amazon price: $289.99

MS Student Select Program price: $72.46

Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac Amazon price: $320.49

MS Student Select Program price: $62.17

Purchase online at www.academic-collegiate.com/category-s/437.htm.

Adobe Savings

Adobe Acrobat Pro Amazon price: $339.99

Discount price: $69.95

Adobe Photoshop Amazon price: $918.99

MS Student Select Program price: $189.95

Adobe CS4 Design Premium Amazon price: $1715.99

MS Student Select Program price: $349.95

“The Ultimate Steal”

Amazon.com price: $543.99

Price from theultimatesteal.com: $59.95

Windows only

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Protecting Your Computer

Always back up your data!

Select Free Antivirus Software from the SiteIndex dropdown menu @ my.olemiss.edu

Record and keep the make, model, serial number, and physical address

www.olemiss.edu/online/physicaladdress.pdf

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Protecting Your Computercontinued…

Install operating system patch updates

Remove and prevent spyware

Install personal firewalls

Use physical security

Visit UPD for free engraving of owner ID

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Connectivity on Campus

Wired access in all buildings

Wireless in many locations as well

Connected to national research networks

The Internet2 Network

National LambdaRail

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Things You’ll Do Online myOleMiss

• Course registration, financial aid, address/phone, grades, advisor assignment, bursar bill, etc.

• TAs/Graders: class rolls, course materials…

E-mail • Primary communication tool…must check!

Blackboard• 75% of course enrollments last fall

podcast.olemiss.edu

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A Must Read! IT Appropriate Use Policy

www.olemiss.edu/ause.html •Inappropriate use exposes the University to risks, including virus attacks, the compromise of network systems and services, and legal issues.

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www.mcsr.olemiss.edu

assist@mcsr.olemiss.edu

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Supercomputers

2 Supercomputers (352 CPUs) 2 Linux Clusters (464 cores) 1 Research Server 1 Web Server Free Accounts

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Research Software Programming

C/C++, FORTRAN, Java, Perl, PHP, MPI…

Science/EngineeringPV-Wave, IMSL, GSL, Math Libraries, Abaqus

Math/StatisticsSAS, SPSS, Matlab, Mathematica

Chemistry Gaussian, Amber, NWChem, GAMESS, CPMD, MPQC, GROMACS

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Stats Consultations

Dissertations

Review of methods

Assistance with analysis

Guidance using SAS or SPSS

Assistance formatting data sets

Up to three free consults per project

“I passed my final defense yesterday. Thank you so much for your help.

My committee members were pleased with my final draft.”

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Research Computing Workshops

Free hands-on workshops & help sessions in Weir 107 Math/Stats/UNIX/Linux/Computational Chemistry topics Mathematica, Matlab, SPSS, SAS, scripts, compiling, etc.

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For More Information

Jason HaleInterim Director, MCSR

jghale@olemiss.edu

Teresa McCarverHelpdesk Manager, OIT

tmc@olemiss.edu