ECEn Department Computing Help

Welcome to the help pages for the BYU ECEn Department's computing resources! On these pages you should find resources to help you make your way around the computer system in our department. All of our FAQs, How-To's and Tutorials are organized by subject below.

Topics

• Accounts
• Backups
• Computer Lab Policies
• .cshrc File
• Disk Usage
• DVDs
• Email
• Passwords
• Printing
• Software
• Surplus Sales
• "Spice" Machines
• Unix/Linux
• Virtual Private Network (VPN)
• Web Page Creation
• Windows Machines

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Accounts

• Account FAQ
• CAEDM Account Manager

Backups

• Backups FAQ

Computer Lab Policy

• CAEDM Computer Lab Policy

.cshrc File

• .cshrc file FAQ

Disk Usage

• Disk Usage FAQ

DVDs

• Playing DVDs on an External Display

Email

• Email FAQ
• Spam FAQ
• Configuring Outlook 2003
• Installing and Configuring Mozilla Thunderbird
• Setting up Email Filters
• Configuring Symantec Antivirus to Work With Email

ECEn "Spice" Machines

• ECEn "Spice" Machines FAQ

ECEn Windows Machines

• General

  • Installing and Configuring Mozilla Firefox
  • Playing DVDs on an External Display
  • Faculty Computing FAQ

• Printing

  • Installing a Department Printer
  • Configuring Dual-Sided Printing
  • Downloading and Installing Printer Drivers
  • Using the Department Copy Machine as a Printer

• Security

  • Keeping Windows Secure
  • Scheduling Automatic Updates with Symantec Antivirus
  • Configuring Symantec Antivirus to Work With Email

Passwords

• Passwords FAQ

Printing

• Printing FAQ
• Installing a Department Printer in Windows
• Configuring Dual-Sided Printing in Windows
• Downloading and Installing Printer Drivers
• Using the Department Copy Machine as a Printer in Windows

Spice Machines

• ECEn Spice Machines

Software

• Download/Install
  • Software used by the Department
• Help/Tutorials
  • The Gimp - a free image manipulation tool
  • A (Not So) Short Introduction to LaTeX2e
  • Cadence Software FAQ
  • Cadence Software Tutorials
• Emacs Editor
  • Emacs Newbie -- A beginner's guide to Emacs.
  • Emacs -- From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • GNU EMacs Manual
  • GNU EMacs Lisp Reference Manual
• Vi Editor
  • Vi Lovers Home Page -- Many excellent Vi resources and tutorials.
  • Vi -- From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Surplus Sales

• Retired ECEn Equipment FAQ

Virtual Private Network (VPN)

• Virtual Private Network (VPN) FAQ -- this VPN is provided through CAEDM, not the ECEn Dept.
• Connecting to the CAEDM VPN

Unix/Linux

• Unix Tutorial
• File Permissions -- Great information about all the nuances of linux file permissions. (LinuxPowered.com)
• Suggesting Reading -- Available at the Harold B. Lee Library

Web Page Creation

• ECEn Dept. Pages
  • Creating Web Pages Using "Mosaic" HTML Templates
  • ECEn Department Web Page Creation
  • Access to ECEn Web Pages FAQ

Windows

• See ECEn Windows Machines