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MSc Introduction

MSc Introduction. Tuesday 8 th October 2013 14:00 hrs. By F. David del Campo Hill. Index. Introductions Your accounts Rooms & computers Logging in Storage Printing Logging out Dos & don’ts. Computing Team. Computing Manager Stuart McRobert Computing Specialist Susan Hutchinson

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MSc Introduction

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  1. MSc Introduction Tuesday 8th October 2013 14:00 hrs By F. David del Campo Hill

  2. Index • Introductions • Your accounts • Rooms & computers • Logging in • Storage • Printing • Logging out • Dos & don’ts

  3. Computing Team • Computing Manager Stuart McRobert • Computing Specialist Susan Hutchinson • Computing Officers Saffron Greenwood F. David del Campo Hill ithelp@stats.ox.ac.uk

  4. Computing Team • Preferably contact us by email ithelp@stats.ox.ac.uk • If not, by phone 70869, 72588, 82852 & 72862 • As a last resort, come to our offices • Our offices are in 2 South Parks Road, rooms 2.107, 2.108 & 2.109

  5. STATS Accounts • Give access to Departmental services • Must only be used by you • Must not be shared with anyone • Username & password are the same for all the Departmental services • Passwords cannot be changed except by coming to us • If changed, new ones will be as difficult as the old ones

  6. MSc Laboratory • In 1 South Parks Road MSc Lab: room 1.207 Lecture Theatre: room 1.102 • In 2 South Parks Road MSc Lab: room 2.205 • MSc students have priority during teaching, but anyone can use them

  7. MSc Laboratory • MSc Lab (1.207) 20 Windows desktops • MSc Lab (2.205) 10 Windows desktops 1 scanner • Wireless all through the department

  8. MSc Laboratory Room 2.205

  9. MSc Laboratory Room 1.207

  10. MSc Laboratory • All computers in the MSc rooms are running Windows 7 Enterprise x64 • Software installed: • SOPHOS Antivirus • MS Office Professional Plus 2010 • MikTeX, GhostScript & GSView, TeXnicCenter, Nuance PDF Converter • R 3.0.2 • MATLAB R2013a • 7-Zip, PuTTY, GNU Emacs • Internet Explorer & Firefox

  11. MSc Laboratory • You are not allowed to install software • If you need any application or program, contact us • We may install it for you • Do not bring food or drink into the MSc Labs • Please keep the rooms tidy

  12. Logging in • Ctrl + Alt + Delete • Type in your username • Type in your password • Domain must always be STATS • Logging in should take up to 30 seconds • First time on each machine will take a bit longer

  13. Storage & Files • Save your files in your P:\ drive • Your P:\ drive is the same in all computers • Start > Computer > Home... (P:) • 2 GB quota • Backed up every day • Daily back-ups for a week • Weekly back-ups for three months • This may change if usage changes • To restore we need when & where

  14. Storage & Files • Our file storage services are for academic purposes only • No music files • No films • No unlicensed software • Any kind of illegal downloads may result in the suspension of your account; further action may be taken

  15. Storage & Files • Do not save anything large on your desktop: your Windows profile will fill up and you will not be able to log out

  16. Printing • Use spr1mfp_1 on BLACKWYRM printer from room 1.207 • Use spr2mfp_1 on BLACKWYRM printer from room 2.205 • Printers will use colour unless you specify B/W • System will ask for your University Card barcode number; PIN must be empty

  17. Printing • Printing for academic purposes only • Initial quota: • 900 B/W and 100 colour in spr1mfp_1 • 300 B/W in spr2mfp_1 • If you need more quota, come to us: • £10 for extra 450 B/W and 50 colour • £10 for extra 100 colour • £10 for extra 700 B/W

  18. Logging out • Log out when you leave the room • Start > Log off • If you cannot log out due to a full Windows profile: • www.stats.ox.ac.uk/about_us/it_information/restrictedaccess/quotas/profile_quotas • contact us • do not leave the machine logged in; others may need to use it

  19. Dos & don’ts • Do email us if you need help ithelp@stats.ox.ac.uk • Do think of others: the computers are a shared resource • Do remember to look after your data • Do save files on your P:\ drive • Do log out when you leave the rooms • Don’t save files on the local drive • Don’t take food into the MSc Labs

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