DoC Computing Support Group


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== EMail == == Short Guides ==
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Instructions on how to send, receive and manage email, including:
   * [[guides/email/spam|Filtering out spam identified by the Departmental junk filter]]
   * [[guides/email/vacation|Setting up automated out-of-office away messages]]
   * [[guides/email/thunderbird|Setting up Mozilla Thunderbird on your own machine]]
   * [[guides/email|See all...]]
We've just started creating a series of short guides, PDF documents ready to print:

  * Feb2014: We've started with a [[https://www.doc.ic.ac.uk/csg-res/static/short-guides/quota.pdf|Short Quota Guide]], which backs up the main [[guides/file-storage/quota|How to check your file quota]] guide below.
  * Mar2014: We've followed the above up with a [[https://www.doc.ic.ac.uk/csg-res/static/short-guides/longtrunningprocesses.pdf|Long Running Processes Short Guide]]. This backs up the information in our main [[guides/longrunningprocesses|Long Running Processes]] guide.

More will follow.
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   * [[guides/file-storage/windows|Accessing your files using Windows Networking]]
   * [[guides/file-storage/sftp|Accessing your files using Secure FTP (SFTP)]]
   * [[guides/file-storage/quota|How to check your file quota]]
   * [[guides/file-storage|See all...]]
<<Include(^guides/file-storage/,,,to="^\s*$",items=4,titlesonly)>>

 * [[guides/file-storage|See all...]]
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How to set up and use local [[services/printing|printing services]]:
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How to set up and use local [[services/printing|printing services]]. <<Include(^guides/printing/,,,to="^\s*$",items=4,titlesonly)>>
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   * [[guides/databases/postgres|Connecting to one of the PostgreSQL database services]]
   * [[guides/databases/mssql|Connecting to the Microsoft SQL database service]]
   * [[guides/databases|See all...]]
<<Include(^guides/databases/,,,to="^\s*$",items=4,titlesonly)>>

 * [[guides/databases|See all...]]
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   * [[guides/web/personal|Creating Personal web pages]]
   * [[guides/web/security|Restricting access to web pages]]
   * [[guides/web/cgi|Using CGI scripts and other features]]
   * [[guides/web/php|Using PHP]]
   * [[guides/web|See all...]]
<<Include(^guides/web/,,,to="^\s*$",items=4,titlesonly)>>

 * [[guides/web|See all...]]

== Java ==

We provide some information about using Java in special ways in the Department:

<<Include(^guides/java/,,,to="^\s*$",items=4,titlesonly)>>

 * [[guides/java|See all...]]

== Computer purchase and support ==

 * [[guides/computerpurchase|A guide on buying desktop, laptop and server computers for use within the department.]]

 * [[guides/computertagging|All the new DoC equipment (desktop, laptop, server...) must be tagged before use within the department.]]

== Windows ==
This information is intended mainly for users of workstations within the Department of Computing. Windows 7 runs on workstations in the student labs, and on machines installed in the last year for staff and research students. Older machines used by staff and research students may still have Windows Vista or even Windows XP; please contact us to upgrade these.

 * [[guides/windows|Introduction to Windows in DoC]]

== Mac ==
 * [[guides/macs-in-doc|Introduction to using a Mac in DoC]]

== Users ==
<<Include(^guides/users/,,,to="^\s*$",items=4,titlesonly)>>

== Version Control ==
 * [[guides/version-control|Introduction to Version Control]]

<<Include(^guides/version-control/,,,to="^\s*$",items=4,titlesonly)>>

== DoC Virtual Private Networks ==
How do I get a DoC VPN account?

Please [[https://www.doc.ic.ac.uk/csg-res/dynamic/vpn/vpn-signup.cgi|Click Here]] - or, if that doesn't work, please [[mailto:help@doc.ic.ac.uk|mail us]].

== Remote Access to DoC ==
How to set up and use [[guides/remoteaccess|remote access]].

== PlanetLab at DoC ==
Information about PlanetLab.

== Long Running Processes on DoC Linux machines ==

How to avoid inconveniencing other users when you need to
[[guides/longrunningprocesses|run Long Running Processes on DoC Linux machines]].

Guides

Step-by-step instructions on how to achieve common tasks.

Short Guides

We've just started creating a series of short guides, PDF documents ready to print:

More will follow.

File Storage

How to access and manage your files on network fileservers, including:

Printing

How to set up and use local printing services:

Databases

How to access and manage databases housed on one of the Department's database servers.

Web Hosting

How to set up and use the web-hosting services provided for groups and individuals.

Java

We provide some information about using Java in special ways in the Department:

Computer purchase and support

Windows

This information is intended mainly for users of workstations within the Department of Computing. Windows 7 runs on workstations in the student labs, and on machines installed in the last year for staff and research students. Older machines used by staff and research students may still have Windows Vista or even Windows XP; please contact us to upgrade these.

Mac

Users

Version Control

DoC Virtual Private Networks

How do I get a DoC VPN account?

Please Click Here - or, if that doesn't work, please mail us.

Remote Access to DoC

How to set up and use remote access.

PlanetLab at DoC

Information about PlanetLab.

Long Running Processes on DoC Linux machines

How to avoid inconveniencing other users when you need to run Long Running Processes on DoC Linux machines.

 
 

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