Students: tips from Technology
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Posted by , September 26, 2007
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Here are some tips from Technology to help you keep yourself and your computer working smoothly through the semester!
Disinfect and Protect your computer
If your computer is overtaken by adware, spyware, viruses or worms, it will be impossible for you to get anything done, and, if attached to the Simmons network, your computer may infect others on campus. Go to http://my.simmons.edu/disinfect-protect and follow all of the steps on the web site, including installing free antivirus software.
Self-Help Clinics
Is your computer or laptop behaving poorly? Take it to a Self-Help Clinic. Help Desk technicians will be available to guide you through fixing your own computer. Please call the Help Desk at 617-521-2222 (choose option 8) to register for a clinic.
- Main Campus: Mondays, 3-5 pm; Wednesdays, 10 am - noon
- Residence Campus: Thursdays, 3-5 pm
Printing
All students receive 350 free printouts and 50 bonus pages for misprints for the semester. Please keep track of the number of printouts you have remaining on your print quota. You can see how much you have left by going to http://www.fenwaycard.com. Avoid getting stuck with no money on your card! Once you have only $7 left in your account, we recommend that you add money to cover the cost of printing for the rest of the semester. For more information, please go to http://my.simmons.edu/printing.
Saving and transporting files
Don’t save files on the “desktop” or hard drives of Simmons general access or lab computers. On restart all changes (including saving of files) made to general access and lab computers are erased. Instead save to:
- your personal folder on the file server (y:). You can access these files remotely from any computer with an Internet connection by going to http://remote.simmons.edu
- a USB flash drive
- a CD-RW, or
- email the file to yourself
Information Commons Technology Desk
If you haven’t already, be sure to visit the Beatley Library Information Commons. Stop by the Technology Desk on the 1st floor if you need assistance with printing, logging onto Simmons computers, accessing WebMail or WebCT Vista, saving and transporting files, or using Simmons software. You can also check out a wireless laptop to use in the Library or in one of the technology-enhanced study group rooms.
Have a great semester!
