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Discovery Computer/Network Accounts
Computer Labs, classrooms, audio/video editing suites
Printing
Wireless Networking
File Management
Keeping your Computer Secure
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Discovery Computer/Network Accounts
top- About Student Computer Accounts
- Create a Student Computer Account
- Reset your account password
- Create a web site / Set up a web folder in your account
- Access your U: drive from off-campus
- Access your U: drive from your laptop using WISP or S-WISP (PDF)
- Access your U Drive using Windows Vista and Internet Explorer 8 (PDF)
- Access your U: drive from a Macintosh computer
- Email options for students
Printing
- About printing on campus
- Student Guide to Printing (PDF)
- Printing Library Handout (PDF)
- Print from your Windows XP laptop (PDF)
- Print from your Windows Vista Laptop (PDF)
- Print from your Windows 7 Laptop (PDF)
- Print from your Macintosh laptop (PDF)
- Double-sided printing in the Library and Malaspina Commons (PDF)
- Overhead transparencies
Wireless Networking
File Management
- File survival tips
- File Management: Saving and Transporting your Files (PDF)
- Network storage
- Remote access (Access your U: drive from home)
- Watershed (W: drive): an open network storage resource
Keeping your Computer Secure
- Computer Security Basics
- Patches and Security Packs
- Protect your Personal Information
- Use a Firewall and Antivirus Software
- Watch out for Spyware and Adware
- Use a Strong Password
- Make sure you Backup your Important Files