Edelstone Lab & Computing
At UIC and the College of
Medicine
Staff
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Office is back by blue lockers
 An Nguyen, Doug Rall, plus Kumar our GA
 Computer help office hours: 9 am – 4:30 pm
 Contact info
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MDPChelp@uic.edu
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http://chicago.medicine.uic.edu/student_services/edelstone
What do we do
AV & Lecture Capture in classrooms
 Edelstone and classroom facilities
 Computer lab
 Student computing support
 Departmental computer support
 Telemedicine
 Other duties as assigned
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Our Services for Students
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Assistance with computers, printers, scanner,
and software in student lab
Help you set up wireless acccess for campus
Assistance for personal computer (virus,
spyware)
Advice on computer hardware or software
purchases
File recovery when possible
Back Up Your Data!!
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Everyone loses data
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It’s a question of WHEN not IF
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Use an external drive, burn to DVD, save to
UIC web disk, etc.
 Don’t let this be you –
http://www.l-o-2.com/blog/2006/01/crizzash.html
(http://www.odeo.com/episodes/632933)
(this guy took sample sounds from a dying hard drive and built a song
around it. He didn’t win the contest, but I like the song better than
the winner, http://odeo.com/episodes/632955 )
COM Student Computer Lab
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25 PCs and 6 Macs
 5 Printers
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Four fast black &
white HP laser
printers, one
moderately quick
one
Adding a new color
printer soon!
COM Student Computer Lab
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Variety of standard software
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Microsoft Office, WordPerfect, Photoshop, etc.
Scanner/ Copier by Blue Lockers
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Free scanning to USB sticks
Printing: U-Print system
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Start a print (File, Print)
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Do NOT change default
printer
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Go to ANY Print station
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Login to see list of all
documents you requested to
be printed
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Select job to print
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Have 12 hours before the
job is gone
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Can print from wireless too
U-Print
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Charges
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8 cents per sheet of paper
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Print on one or both
sides of sheet for 8
cents (duplex)
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Given free $15 per
semester for printing
(187 sheets or 375
pages) “quota”
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If you exceed your
quota, add money to Icard using Dragon $.
U-Print
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FAQ
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If you don’t use up your $15 credit, you lose it at
the end of the semester. It is NOT from your fees.
You get three $15 credit allocations per year: Fall,
Spring and Summer. This does not roll over.
The $15 starts at the beginning of each semester,
1 week before undergrad start
Bad print? Give us cover sheet for refund or we
can send it through again without charge
Saving your files/Downloads
USB Flash/jump/thumb drives
 Webdisks or Google Apps
 Burn to CD/DVD
 Files saved on computer will be deleted
 If you download files, note where they
go - save to desktop
 You cannot install software
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WebDisks and Google Apps
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http://webdisks.uic.edu
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Access your files from anywhere on the net
 Webdisks work in conjunction with the Blackboard
Content System to grant access to the files - one
user or many users - with a few clicks!!
 Post documents, web pages, datasets, presentations
- anything
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Google Apps @ UIC – http://accc.uic.edu/google
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More info at http://accc.uic.edu/itl/webdisks/
Other Campus Computing Labs
Goldberg building (N.E. corner Taylor &
Damen -- 1 block S. and 1 block W.)
 Student residence halls
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Charge for wireless access in dorm
East side of campus (Main Library, SEL
and other locations)
Same software as Edelstone Computer lab
 Same U-Print system with same $15 quota
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Wireless computing at UIC
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Much of our building has wireless access
Many places on campus allow wireless
connections
Can print to campus printers
Requires some configuration/set up
For more info:
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http://accc.uic.edu/network/wireless/
You can do this yourself!
 See us if you need more help
ACCC - http://accc.uic.edu
Tools to manage your email
Blackboard
Blackboard
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http://blackboard.uic.edu
 Each course may be set up differently
 Some courses post test scores or final grades
 Read the syllabus—you may be expected to check
Blackboard several times a week
 May need Powerpoint or Acrobat Reader to read
presentations
 Lecture captures should be linked here in Fall
 We have one for general College of Medicine use
Software: ACCC
(under Software)
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ACCC E-Sales (under Software)
 Microsoft Office $55-$65
 Microsoft Windows Upgrade $75-$80
 Symantec Anti-virus **Free**
 SecureW2 (Win wireless access) **Free**
 Statistical software and more (prices vary)
Software & Hardware: MicroStation
(under Computing) Student Center West - Bookstore
Software & Hardware: MicroStation
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http://www.microstation.uic.edu
 Mostly for Hardware purchases
 Dell and Macintosh computers
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Includes reduced priced laptop bundles
See an on-line price? Take to MicroStation
Some parts and accessories
 DO NOT BUY Microsoft Software here
 Across the street in bookstore or at SCE
How to get started
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Sign up for Medsummer listserv
 Install AntiVirus and set up your Wireless
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http://e-sales.accc.uic.edu
http://accc.uic.edu/network/wireless
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Follow directions to configure for printing too
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Home Broadband – make sure you can
access library resources from off campus
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AntiSpyware
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http://library.uic.edu/
Spybot, AdAware - http://download.com
We are available for help
Once you’ve settled in
UIC email account on Mailserv
 SPAM filters
 Blackboard
 Contact course directors
 Check out study spaces
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http://chicago.medicine.uic.edu/student_se
rvices/college_of_medicine_study_rooms
Physical plant issues
Lost and Found
 Temperatures
 Food and Drink
 Edelstone Fridges
 Doors
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If you have problems
READ signs and directions
 TRY to fix it
 TELL someone
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Questions?
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MDPChelp@uic.edu
 312-996-0362 - my direct line
 From the College of Medicine home page, click on
Current Students, then Edelstone Computer Center
or go to
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http://chicago.medicine.uic.edu/student_se
rvices/edelstone
For this presentation, from the Edelstone Web page,
click on Student Orientation Slide Show
Today is…
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Nothing too exciting today
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But tomorrow is Cookie Monster’s Birthday!
(Well, really it’s Frank Oz’s Birthday, but nearly as good)
Today is Hug Your Cat Day…
 And May is also
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Skin Cancer Awareness Month
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National Vinegar Month
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http://www.skincancer.org/
http://www.versatilevinegar.org/
Potatoes and Limes Month
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http://www.fruitsandveggiesmatter.gov
Image source: Chiko luv Bona by aerialsilentsun,
on Flickr