Rensselaer's Computing & Information Services (CIS) department includes the former ITS, as well as Administrative Information Services and the Libraries. CIS publishes The Kiosk three times a semester, for a total of six issues during the school year.
This section in RPInfo acts as a supplement and alternative to the paper copies of the past issues of the newsletters. (To review more recent issues of The Kiosk, or past issues of ITS' News Cache, use the links at the bottom of this page.)
For the most up-to-date information, regularly check Academic Computing Services' What's New section in RPInfo.
In addition to addressing some of the network problems some users may have experienced recently, this issue announces the recent redesign of the main RPInfo homepage, gives a very important e-mail reminder regarding the name change of both the incoming and outgoing mail machines, describes the recent RCS UNIX disk quota increase to 25MB, provides loads of the latest information and updates from the Rensselaer Libraries,announces an upcoming workshop series, and much, much more!
In addition to including a welcome from Academic Computing Services and the Rensselaer Libraries to new and returning students, this issue describes the Folsom Library's recent facility improvements, summarizes the Libraries' recently redesigned RensSearch system, and announces CIS' fall computer lab, Help Desk, Computer Store, and Library hours. Freshmen may be particularly interested in the article describing the laptop start-up courses that Academic Computing Services will be offering during the first two weeks of classes. This issue also includes an important message from the RCS Postmaster, provides a brief overview of a number of laptop-related topics, details CIS' new printing refund policy, outlines various hardware, software, and operating system changes that were made over the summer, and much more!
This issue describes the Alumni Relations Office's new "E-Mail for Life" program, reminds users of such issues as putting their mailing lists on hold and cancelling extra RCS disk space, and lists CIS holiday and summer hours. The issue also gives the latest news from Telecommunications, warns all Rensselaer users about the ongoing computer virus problem, announces the availability of a new video station in the VCC lobby, and much more! Graduating students should pay particular attention to the article on RCS account expiration; in a change from previous years, graduating students' accounts are currently scheduled to expire on Wednesday, June 30.
This issue announces the approval and beginning implementation of the laptop program, lists CIS spring break hours, announces short courses to be offered by both the Rensselaer Libraries and Administrative Information Services, describes the SecureCRT and LabVIEW programs that are now available, lists loads of recent news from the Rensselaer Libraries, announces the VCC Help Desk's newly-incorporated phone and problem management systems, and much more!
This issue addresses some recent Eudora Pro security issues, describes the latest on-line resources for web page authors, announces the release of the SciFinder Scholar 2.0 electronic database access resource, provides CIS hours for the Martin Luther King and Presidents' Day holidays, introduces the new listproc mailing list management software package, outlines the latest versions of Pro/ENGINEER and FrameMaker, announces a version upgrade to the EZ-Backup service, lists useful links from the Academic Computing Services homepage, and much more!
This issue describes CIS' recently-relaxed restrictions in its ResNET policy, announces the new 56K modem pool, lists CIS Thanksgiving holiday hours, provides helpful Banner tips to Rensselaer's administrative computing users, describes users' ability to search on-line for research funding and grant opportunities, outlines the latest Lexis-Nexis news from the Libraries, announces a number of upcoming short courses, and much more!
In addition to including a welcome from Academic Computing Services and the Rensselaer Libraries to new and returning students, this issue describes the latest Ethernet service setup in the residence facilities, introduces RPInfo's new full-time manager and the Libraries' new Coordinator of Reference and Instruction, and announces CIS' fall computer lab, Help Desk, Computer Store, and Library hours. This issue also includes an important message from the RCS Postmaster, spotlights the Libraries' newest electronic resources, provides some useful tips for Eudora Pro 4.0 users, lists a number of upcoming short courses, describes Academic Support & Media Services' newest equipment, outlines the latest Academic Computing Services documentation updates, and much, much more!
This issue describes a number of planned computer classroom and lab upgrades for the summer, reminds users of such issues as putting their mailing lists on hold, cancelling extra RCS disk space, and returning any network equipment. The issue also announces the recent grand opening of the VCC Help Desk and Campus Computer Store facilities, outlines the summer courses Academic Computing Services and Administrative Information Services plan to offer over the summer, lists CIS holiday and summer hours, announces the availability of a table of contents service for Academic Press journals, and much more!
This issue provides some important advice from the Rensselaer Postmaster, announces ACS' newly-created COMPNEWS listserv, informs users how they can now access The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal via RensSearch, lists the latest CIS staff changes, updates the progress being made on the VCC Campus Computer Store and Help Desk, outlines upcoming short courses to be offered by both the Libraries and AIS, lists CIS Spring Break hours, and much more!
This issue announces the availability of WebCT, an instructional tool used for creating sophisticated World Wide Web-based educational environments, which is now being used via an experimental WebCT service in selected Rensselaer courses. In addition, this issue of The Kiosk provides updates on various software such as TeX, Netscape, and ghostscript, describes a new policy regarding read mail and expired user accounts, announces a large number of upcoming Library training sessions, lists special holiday hours for the Martin Luther King Day and Presidents' Day holidays, and more!
This issue of The Kiosk announces the addition of two Xyplex terminal servers to the on-campus Xyplex pool, lists CIS' holiday hours, describes the availability of such RCS software as ssh, smbtools, Adobe Acrobat, and version 8.0 of Tcl/Tk, provides details of the Info by Subject page now available via RensSearch, lists CIS staff changes, announces Academic Computing Services' upcoming three-day Fortran short course, and much, much more!
This issue announces the Libraries' new UnCover and Research Express information services, notifies users of the discontinuation of the NIM terminal service, lists CIS Thanksgiving holiday hours, describes the Folsom Library's "Element of Geometry" exhibit, announces the availability of new printers in the CII 3112 lab, reminds users of some important mail client and server issues, and much, much more!
This issue describes the recent workstation renewal project on campus, announces three new classrooms in the Troy Building, outlines the latest hardware, operating system, and software upgrades, and lists lab, Help Desk, and Library hours for the Fall semester. This issue also includes the Libraries' announcements regarding their new research databases, electronic journals, and Research Express program, announces the construction being done for the Campus Computer Store and VCC Help Desk, outlines both ACS and Library short courses, and much, much more!
This issue contains many end-of-the-semester reminders to students, including those regarding alumni accounts, reducing disk space on their RCS accounts, account expirations, Dormnet connections for Fall 1997, and summer printing reallocations. This issue also includes the latest CIS staff news, announces the Libraries' new serials management model, describes how to obtain theses from other universities, cites Rensselaer as recently ranking fourth among the country's best "wired" schools (according to Yahoo! Internet Life magazine), gives CIS' summer hours, lists summer short courses, and describes Academic Computing Services' documentation updates, and more!.
This issue announces the Libraries' recent IDEAL electronic journal project, as well as the new PC lab on the north side of Folsom Library's main floor, provides details on the new soon-to-be-available PostScript plotter, lists Spring Break hours, reminds administrative users about the Campus Computer Store's PC purchasing program, announces recent machine upgrades around campus, warns users about recent phone and "charity chainmail" scams, welcomes CIS' most recent staff members, and much, much more!
This issue welcomes Rensselaer's new CWIS Coordinator, describes the latest CIS staff changes, outlines Academic Computing Services' upcoming short courses, summarizes the latest server upgrades, announces the Folsom Library's and VCC's new cafe areas, lists special hours for the Martin Luther King and Presidents' Day holidays, and much more!
This issue contains the latest information on the recently-installed new mail server, describes the latest documentation from Academic Computing Services, and lists special holiday hours for the computer labs, the Libraries, and the Help Desk services. This issue also includes Folsom Library's basic introduction to using FirstSearch, describes how to use your library PIN, provides the latest information from Administrative Information Services, and more!
This issue includes a spotlight on a number of library-related issues, including the Libraries' expanded Interlibrary Loan service and new circulation policies, and the new Mac Lab scheduled to be installed in the Folsom Library later this month. This issue also includes information on the new modem pool expansion, describes the most recent ACS documentation, lists lab hours for the Thanksgiving holiday, announces upcoming ACS short courses, and much more.
This issue discusses the new departmental newsletter, includes a welcome to Rensselaer computing, describes RensSearch -- the Libraries' new information system, lists fall lab and Help Desk hours, announces the new SGI machines in VCC South and JEC 3207, describes software and lab upgrades, and much more.
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