DLS Computing News Archive

January, 2006

 

 

      DLS Faculty & Staff Directories:   The Division of Life Sciences has been working with the administrative offices to provide a more complete list of contact information for our Faculty and Staff.  This includes a new web page for Faculty/Staff contact information located here, and an updated server address book available for DLS users of Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Entourage.  Click here to see how to open the Server Address Book.

     The server address book will provide email addresses, title, department, office location, telephone number and even mailing address information for DLS users; however like any phonebook this data can become outdated and requires correction.  We encourage all DLS users to please verify their own information and provide any updates to the DLS Helpdesk or Laura Panos.

     RCI Email changes:  RCI has been sending notifications concerning their email system changes which will take place the first week of March.  These changes will not affect any DLS users who use their Biology email account for sending and receiving email or anyone who has their RCI email automatically forwarded to their Biology account.  If you have any specific questions concerning this feel free to contact the DLS Helpdesk.

     Slow Internet:  Many users have noticed the general decrease in speed of websites and downloads from the Internet.  This is a Rutgers wide problem caused by the inflation of network traffic and the limited capacity of Rutgers' main Internet connection.  Rutgers is aware of this issue and has plans to double the capacity of this connection in the coming weeks.

 

December, 2005

     DLS IM:  The Division of Life Sciences will soon be supporting a new integrated communications system that enables people to communicate quickly and easily from their computers.  This system includes the ability to transfer text messages in real time over the network securely via Instant Messaging.  The DLS IM solution also supports peer-to-peer audio, video, application-sharing, and data collaboration, as well as presence awareness, the ability to detect another user's availability on one or more devices. 

     Please click here to read more about DLS IM.

 

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     VPN:  The VPN (Virtual Private Network) is now fully operational. VPN access allows a user to securely connect to the network server drives and email from a home or remote computer.  To use this service you will need to read the following then contact the DLS Helpdesk for access.

     Please click here to read more about VPN access.

 

 

     Projectors:  The Division of Life Sciences is proud to announce the installation of ceiling mounted Infocus Projectors in almost all departmental conference rooms. These projectors can be used for audio/video presentations from PC's, laptops, DVD's, video camera's and other stand alone media sources.

     Please click here for more about the conference room projectors.

 

 

     Conference Room Scheduling:   From the DLS Homepage you can now reserve a time and day to utilize a conference room.   You can also view all current reservations to ensure your time is available.

     Please click here to learn more or reserve a DLS Conference Room.

 

     Persistent network resources:   DLS PC users will automatically have access their network files, Internet Explorer Favorites, My Documents ,Outlook E-mail, Network Printers, from any PC within the DLS network.  These files are now located on a user's Private server M: drive which ensures that all data is secure and safe, with access only granted to the specific user.  Users may access their files and work from any computer with a similar computer experience. For more information on this please contact DLS Helpdesk.