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New computer user's guideLast revision September 6, 2007 This guide briefly describes important computing tasks and processes for people new to the Stanford School of Earth Sciences. Follow the links to detailed descriptions. 1. Get your SUNet ID and password This is your general network identity that is required for access to most University computers and services. Choose your SUNet ID name carefully - you will never be able to change it. 2. Get your pangea account and department or research group accounts Pangea provides network services to the entire School of Earth Sciences. Everyone in the School can get a free pangea account for network file storage, printer sharing, personal or group web pages, plotter access, and other services. 3. Review policies for use of Stanford computers and network Stanford computing resources are provided to support teaching, learning, and research. No user can monopolize resources or use them for his personal financial benefit. 4. Connect your computer to the network Connect both Stanford owned and personally owned computers. Registration is required for network access; the process also secures your computer against hackers. 5. Configure your Stanford email account All regular students, faculty, and staff have a full featured email account on the central servers. Official University correspondence will be sent to this account. Learn how to use it or forward it to an outside email account. Pangea formerly provided email service, but that was discontinued in August, 2007. 6. Verify that your directory information is correct Check your contact information in both the University and the School of Earth Sciences directories to make sure it is correct, and your desired privacy settings are activated. 7. Check School calendars and bulletin boards on the web to find out what's happening The pangea web server supports news and general announcements on the front page, a moderated formal events calendar to which anyone can submit items, and an unmoderated messages "bulletin board" for all those informal notices. Free help from technical support staff in the School is available for basic computer setup and configuration and for problems using the School servers and network. 9. Learn about computer resources in the School and around the University There are computer clusters, "supercomputers", and specialized graphics hardware and software available for your use in the School and elsewhere in the University.
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