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5 May 2008 - New issue of Essentials Newsletter. In its new colors and format and available anytime.29 April 2008 - Try the new Engineering Account Password Checking tool.
28 April 2008 - ITS announced that the newest version of ICON, 8.3, is available for testing. See the News section local ICON page for information.
22 April 2008 - The College webmaster updated the CSS web site. Web pages now end in .php rather than .html. Please update your bookmarks as necessary.
as of 3 March 2008 - if you mis-enter your password 15 times in 15 minutes, your account will be locked for 5 minutes.
29 January 2008 - NOMACHINE documentation is available.22 January 2008 - ITS upgraded Elluminate Live!, a real-time virtual classroom environment, to version 8.2.1. Read local use information. If you have an Ellluminate account, go directly to the campus site.
* Podcasting seminars. Rick Jerz, adjunct MIE faculty, presented information on why and how to use and create podcasts. View his presentation slides (pdf).
* Windows Security Patches
This information and link are on the Tools page. Patches come out the second Tuesday of each month.
The most recent information about the changes, additions, and plans in CSS and the Engineering Computer Network is in the CSS newsletter Essentials. The contents page has all published issues. Each issue is in PDF format. The most recent issue of the newsletter was published May 2008 . Read about the new password check tool; a change to SSH access; how to avoid carrying around USB drives and having multiple copies of the same file; and, of course, more.
Windows
Firefox 2.0.0.12
Thunderbird 2.0.0.12
ChemCAD 5.6
Polymath 6.1
FEHT 7.155
IHT 3.0Linux
Firefox 2.0.0.12
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Engineering Account Password Checking tool 4/08 For you to verify that you know your account password.Updated
Dealing with Viruses 5/08 Updated with information about Symantec Endpoint Protection software.
Remote Connect to CSS 5/08 Updated for requirement to use login.engineering.uiowa.edu to connect from off campus.
All about Passwords 4/08 Updated with link to Engineering Account Password Checking tool.
Using Thunderbird 3/08 Added information on detaching or deleting an attachment from a message.
Elluminate 3/08 ITS updated Elluminate to version 8.3.
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