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Computer Systems - Newsletter blog

We have concluded that a more efficient and timely mechanism for delivering computing news would be to use our Computing Systems "blog". This can be found at the following url :-

https://blob.inf.ed.ac.uk/systems/

Please let us know via the support form if there is a topic you would like to see covered in a future article.

Previous Newsletters

December 2009:
- Perchance to Dream
- Informatics Server Rooms
- OpenVPN
- FlexLM Licence Status
- SSHFS
- VirtualBox on DICE
- Virtualised DIY DICE
- Collaborative LaTeX
- School Database
- Strategy for self-managed machines
- progress with move to AFS
- The Future of the School Web Site
- Accessing your School file space from outside the School
- Results of the Multi Function Device Survey
November 2008:
- Forum Move Summary
- Staffmail Update
- Printing from Macs
- Protecting Web Pages with Cosign
- Audio-Visual facilities
- New Backup System (TiBS)
- User file recovery
- New Printing System (CUPS)
- User Support in the Forum
- Computing Development Projects
- Computing Update
- Departing Staff
December 2007:
- New Building Update
- Scientific Linux 5 on Servers
- SL5 Dual-boot machines in Open Access Labs
- Eddie
- GPFS
- Guidelines for using External Services
- Staffmail
- Visitors and Staffmail
- Extra External Access Machine
- Web Project News
June 2007:
- Comings and goings
- Rollout of FC6 to desktops
- AFS Rollout
- Teaching labs move to Appleton Tower
- Software (RPM) Changes in DICE
- Bash command completion
December 2006.
- New computing staff
- Matlab Licences
- Informatics Development Meeting
- DIY DICE and AFS
- Users Hints and Tips

July 2006.
- New computing staff
- Fedora Core 5 upgrade news
- Software (RPM) changes in DICE FC5
- Network preparations for move to new building
- Authenticated SMTP
January 2006.
- AFS
- DIY DICE
- Web and Network News - including recent security scares
- Support news - Forrrest Hill and Conference support
- Mail quotas
- Laptop Support
September 2005.
- Support Team changes
- Mail Clients
- New desktop environment
- Room and resource booking
June 2005.
- RH9 and FC3 configuration clashes
- New companies in Buccleuch Place
- Notification of teaching requirements
- Slowness of Mail service
- Timeservers
- Accounts for visitors
- Patching self-managed machines
April 2005 --- Fedora Core Special Edition .
February 2005.
- Support at Buccleuch Place
- How the Support Form Works
- Wireless and VPN News
- Dialup on DICE Laptops
- Web Service Authentication With KX509
- Backup Team News
- DIY DICE
- Users Hints and Tips
October 2004.
- Support Team News
- Storage Area Network
- The School of Informatics Database
- File Services News
- Wireless Network
- Lightweight Dice Machines
- Redhat 9 Laptops
- Mail Team News
- Kings Buildings Server Area
- Web Team News
- Renewing Credentials
- Users Hints and Tips
May 2004.
- Farewell to jeremy
- DICE project
- Support policies
- getting a new Account
- Network changes and wireless access
- Remote Access machines
- Solaris services
- Microsoft documents
- Linux laptop support, redhat 9 on laptops
- System configuration research