INLS102 Week1: Introduction and Overview

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INLS102 Week1Introduction and Overview

• Date 8/30/05
• Instructor Leo Cao

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Todays Class

• Course overview
• http//sils.unc.edu/courses/2005_fall/inls102_001/
  
  
• Self-Introductions
• Computing literacy survey
• Computing usage for the class
• Software list

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Course Overview

• Course objectives
• Course expectations
• Schedule
• Assignments
• Evaluations

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Computing Sils

• SILS computing
• Laptops SILS Computing Requirements
• Computer labs on campus
• Personal accounts
• UNC---- onyen (email, file storage, registration,
  grades, etc.)
  
• SILS --- Ruby (server at Sils, login w/ onyen
  and xx last five digits of student id !),
  same login format as the ones for the Sils lab
  computers, example, xx47123!

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Computing Campus wireless

• UNC computing and Wireless
• ATN (academic technology and networking)
  help.unc.edu
  
• Wireless networking
• WEP Windows XP Configuration for Campus Wireless
  (step by step process to setup wireless)
  

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Email Access Methods

• Email Clients (Mulberry/Outlook etc)
• PINE via telnet/SSH
• Web browser access, Webmail.unc.edu

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Setting up email accounts

• Youll need to setup access to 2 servers to use
  email on a software client (outlook/mulberry/thund
  erbird etc)
  
• Incoming server receives the mail
• imap.unc.edu
• Outgoing server sends the mail
• smtp.unc.edu
• Internet message access protocol (imap) and
  simple mail transfer protocol (smtp)
  
• These are standardized methods of communication,
  as well find out, Internet communications are
  all based on shared protocols

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Email aliases something cool

• Email aliases
• Aliases are alternative names that you can setup
  for email account
  
• so you could setup an alias for
  jdoe2257_at_email.unc.edu, such as jane_doe_at_unc.edu,
  mails sent to either will go to the same place
  (note that the original is always there, and
  should use that for setting up email clients)
• Aliases can be set via, onyen.unc.edu, in mail
  management

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Computing Backup/Storage

• Backup/storage plan
• Always have multiple copies of your files
• CDR/CDRW, DVD-R
• Jump drive, zip, floppy disc, etc.
• Upload to your account on isis.unc.edu
• Email as attachment to yourself
• Shit do happen, especially w/ technology, its
  your responsibility to save often and make
  backups
  
• First task for the class is to backup data you
  deem important from your computer/laptop anything
  outside of it. Believe me, it is important.

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Software used in this course

• Software Installation
• Internet Browsers Netscape, Explorer, Opera,
  Mozilla
  
• Internet Explorer 6 (use 'Windows Update' from
  'Tools' menu)
  
• Netscape Navigator
• Mozilla Firefox
• SSH Secure Shell Windows Client (ssh client ftp
  client)
  
• Norton Antivirus
• Microsoft Excel and Access XP/2003/2000
• Microsoft Visio (from SILS Computer Lab)

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Citrix Access

• Centralized Application Server
• Citrix Application Server
• https//aswww2.oasis.unc.edu/citrix/MetaFrameXP/de
  fault/login.asp
  
• Install the ICA client listed on the page
• Login inls102, pwd CiTriXs05!
• runs the software remotely, downside is that
  were on a shared account, saving and accessing
  saved files will be a pain
  
• requires web plug-in install and login (username
  pwd)
  
• we will use Dreamweaver MX, Fireworks MX, Excel
  and Access XP/2003
  
• this is not recommended as your primary access to
  the tools, it can be problematic at times.

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Available software

• Available softwares in SILS labs (free)
  http//www.ils.unc.edu/ils/silslab/html/sw.shtml
  
  
• UNC shareware (free) http//www.unc.edu/atn/softw
  are/
  
• General shareware utilities (mix)
• http//www.download.com/
• Discount student rate software packages check
  w/ the UNC bookstore, and check on websites of
  the software companies.

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Complete by next week

• Install the software for the class
• Internet Explorer 6, Netscape Navigator, Mozilla
  Firefox, SSH Secure Shell Windows Client, Norton
  Antivirus
  
• Text links
• http//webmail1.isis.unc.edu82/lists/?reasonsear
  ch
  
• http//www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/default.asp
• http//channels.netscape.com/ns/browsers/download.
  jsp
  
• http//www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/
• http//ftp.ssh.com/priv/secureshell/329wkssrv-lt4
  9ldrk/windows/SSHSecureShellClient-3.2.9.exe
  
• https//shareware.unc.edu/software.htmls
• Think about topics for group project