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27 August 2008 - New issue of Essentials newsletter. Don't miss the article "Previous Versions.
22 August 2008 - Elluminate Live uses encryption. Connect by using https://globalcampus.uiowa.edu
14 July 2008 - Firefox 3 installed. You may need to set Firefox as the default browser, accept a new certificate, update add-ons and themes, and reset shortcut icons. Talk to the consultant, 335-5055, 1253 SC, for help with these tasks.
29 April 2008 - Try the new Engineering Account Password Checking tool.
22 April 2008 - The College webmaster updated the CSS web site. Web pages now end in .php rather than .html. Please update your bookmarks as necessary.
as of 3 March 2008 - if you mis-enter your password 15 times in 15 minutes, your account will be locked for 5 minutes.
* Podcasting seminars. Rick Jerz, adjunct MIE faculty, presented information on why and how to use and create podcasts. View his presentation slides (pdf).
* Windows Security Patches
This information and link are on the Tools page. Patches come out the second Tuesday of each month.
The most recent information about the changes, additions, and plans in CSS and the Engineering Computer Network is in the CSS newsletter Essentials. The contents page has all published issues. Each issue is in PDF format. The most recent issue of the newsletter was published August 2008 . Read about the using the Altiris agent to install software when you want it, getting back a previous version of a document, Firefox 3, where to find Microsoft Vista in the Seamans Center, and results of the IT survey. Available only on-line, in color, and all times of day and night.
Windows
Abaqus 6.8-1
Nero 7
Firefox 3.0.1
HEC HMS 3.2 & RAS 4.0
Java 1.6.0.7
Maple 12.0
Matlab 2008a
TecPlot360 2008
Linux
Abaqus 6.8-1
Firefox 2.0.0.14
New
Video Conference Rooms in SC 7/08 Equipment in 2228 and 3220 SC for video conferencing.
Computing Safely 7/08 Information on what CSS does for security and what you can do to keep your computer secure.
FileZilla 6/08 File transfer software.
Engineering Account Password Checking tool 4/08 For you to verify that you know your account password.Updated
Linux Laptops in SC Classrooms 8/08 How to use the Linux laptops in SC classrooms.
Laptop Use in Classroom Policy 8/08 Policy for getting access to Linux laptops.
Firefox 7/08 Updated for version 3.
Quick Start Guide 7/08 New sections added.
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