Applications

The next section of class will review the applications available to you on the iSchool computers

Adopted from Kate McDill.

Review of Apps

• Click on Start• Choose Programs• Applications have been

arranged by category.

App Categories

• CD-RW Tools (TE Lab only)• Connect to Information or Online Service• Database Mgmt, Text Mgmt, GIS• Electronic Mail• FTP Clients• Graphics, Video Presentations, Diagrams• HTML, CFM, JSP, CSS & XML Editors• Internet Browsers• Programming, Development• Reference Tools, CD-ROM Databases• Spreadsheets, Statistics, Project Mgmt• Video Conferencing & Chat• Word Processing & Publishing

Information Services

Database Mgmt

Database Management

• EndNote: for anyone managing large sets of Citations.

• Also:– SQL and Oracle tools for

hard-core database developers. (use with TE lab servers)

– DBTextWorks: used for IR class.

– Access: standard Office DB system.

Email

Highly recommend using Webpine: https://webpine.washington.edu

Graphics, Presentations…

Stupid PhotoShop Tricks.

• Insert screen images into papers.• Manipulate photos and scanned

images.

HTML, Web Editors…

Dreamweaver

• An excellent way to learn web-programming.

• Can view code and preview at same time.

• Produces clean HTML.

• Can work with DB driven sites and scripting languages.

Programming

•More tools than you will ever use.•All the Microsoft tools.

Reference

•As opposed to OnLine Information Services.•These are stand-alone applications installed here.•Encyclopedias, cataloging tools.•Check out MS Researcher.

Spreadsheets

Word Processing

Networks

• The lab machines are all connected together through a Local Area Network (LAN)

• This allows computers to communicate to each other, and to a common location

• You will mainly deal with the G drive and your account space on Dante

G: Drive

• The G drive: is really space on a separate computer called a server

• It enables you to read and write files from any computer in the lab

• You can also access the G: drive from home, via ftp, but cannot save documents back to the G: drive (Read Only)

• ftp://ischoolftp:let!me!in@ischool.washington.edu/

UW Student File Space

• Dante is similar to the g: drive, but offers more than read-only access

• Dante is both your UW storage space AND your e-mail server.

• You will learn more about your file space on Dante in sessions 3 and 4

Your UW Account

Keyboard

Muse

Laptop computerMemory

CPU

Monitor

IBM Compatible

Input

Output

Memory

Remote CPU(Dante)

Your account directoryUW NetID:________

Password :_________

Localstoragespace

Mac Classic

Other users withaccounts and

passwords

Exercise: Create Your Directory

• Split up into groups (follow instructor lead)

• Double click on (G:) drive on fileserve

• Go into Group folder for your group number

Next Step

• Select File• …New• …Folder

Name the Folder

• Notice the highlighted box

• Type your UW Net_ID (less likely to clash)

• Congrats! You successfully created a file folder on the G: drive

Exercise: Move a Folder

• Move your personal folder (currently a sub folder) from inside the group folders to the main directory on the G: drive– Launch Explorer (several

choices of how)– Find your directory

• Click on your folder• Drag it over into the g drive

root directory• Your folder should disappear

from Group_* and appear in the main directory

Remember: You Can’t Break a Computer!

• Very difficult to break – – Deleting system files– Drop kick and defenestration work pretty

well

• Basic troubleshooting– “Hard reboot” solves most problems: use

Start, shutdown menu– If machine frozen, can use control/alt/delete

or power off without shutdown

• Always power down through the shutdown menu if you can

Other Sources of Help

• Online help• Lab Assistants• Fellow students• Handouts• Web (google, yahoo)• Support websites (support.microsoft.com)• iTech List Serve

www.ischool.washington.edu/technology/subscribe.htm

www.ischool.washington.edu/technology/bootcamp/

Questions?