Third-Year Orientation for Transfer Students

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Third-Year Orientationfor Transfer Students

• McIntire Technology Services
• August 21, 2006

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The McIntire Computing Experience (MCE)

• McIntire Computing Account
• Dedicated Computer Labs
• Email
• Network Storage
• Website (http//www.comm.virginia.edu)
• Getting Help

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Computer Accounts

• McIntire Account
• Login with your U.Va. Computing ID
• Default password is Mcintire06
• Must change password at first login 7
  characters minimum
• Passwords need 3 out of 4
• Uppercase
• Lowercase
• Number
• Special Character (!_at_ etc
• Try a passphrase (That good old song of
  wahoo-wah!)
• 1 Password for access to all McIntire Computing
  Services

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Computer Labs

• Moneyline/Telerate Center (here)
• 8am to 9pm, M-F
• Closed weekends, unless arrangements are made by
  faculty
• Main Lab
• 24 hours
• Room 111
• 24 hours
• Resources
• Software and databases for all Commerce
  disciplines

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Printing

• Printing stations located in
• Main lab
• Basement hallway
• 8 cents a page
• Maintained by Printing Copying Services
  http//www.virginia.edu/uvaprint/laserprinting/plp
  .htm
• Controlled through student ID Cavalier Advantage
  http//www.virginia.edu/cavalieradvantage/

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Respect for the Equipment

• Please no food or drinks
• Clean up after yourself
• Be gentle
• Do not camp out
• Do not attempt to install your own software
• Please inform the support staff if something does
  not work

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Laptops

• Plugging in
• Classrooms tables have built-in power and
  network plugs
• Labs Room 105 has 2 stations for laptop power
  and network plugs Do not disconnect lab
  computers
• Wireless access
• Setup Wahoo Wireless Networking come by the
  Help Desk

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Email

• Your McIntire Email address
• userid_at_comm.virginia.edu
• firstname.lastname_at_comm.virginia.edu
• Dont Want Multiple Email Accounts?
• Register Email
• https//www.itc.virginia.edu/desktop/email/registe
  r/
• userid_at_virginia.edu
• Setup email forwarding from your University
  account
• http//www.itc.virginia.edu/desktop/email/forward.
  html
• Contact ITC Help Desk (924-3731) for assistance

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Email Features

• McIntire Global Address List
• Group Mailing Lists
• Public Folders
• Off-Grounds or Wireless Access
• Webmail (https//www.comm.virginia.edu/exchange)
• User Id is mcintire\User Id
• IMAP Client
• Do not have access to global address book
• http//www.commerce.virginia.edu/Technology/Help_D
  ocuments/IMAP_McIntire_Mail_Server.htm

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Network Storage

• R Drive/MyFiles
• 250 MB, warning at 225MB
• S Drive
• Accessible via My Computer
• Exchange Server (E-Mail)
• 75 MB Warning message from administrator
• 85 MB Cannot send
• 110 MB Cannot receive
• Web Server
• 10 MB

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Web Resources

• Class Info and Materials
• Blackboard - http//courses.comm.virginia.edu
• U.Va. Instructional Toolkit http//toolkit.itc.v
  irginia.edu
• Calendars
• Master Calendar - http//intranet/calendars/defaul
  t.aspx
• Student Organizations Calendar -https//sharepoint
  .comm.virginia.edu/studentcal/default.aspx
• Student Web Pages
• http//ug2008.comm.virginia.edu/userid
• To publish labs have FrontPage installed
• Can also publish from Dreamweaver, etc

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Getting Help

• Help Desk Room 137
• Email HelpDesk_at_comm.virginia.edu
• Phone [phone]
• Hours Monday-Friday, 800am to 500pm
• Web http//www.commerce.virginia.edu/technology