Category Archives: Computer

Computer Service news and other computer related items

University Computing Service courses

University Computing Service training courses up until the end of January 2012 are now listed. Places must be booked. Most courses are free to students and staff of the University. New courses include Web Authoring: Dreamweaver Further Use, Office 2007/2010: Moving … Continue reading

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UL Research Skills Programme

The timetable for this term’s Research Skills Programme is now live at http://training.cam.ac.uk/cul/event-timetable. Please note that these training sessions are bookable in the same way as the Computing Service courses, using the same interface. This gives participants control of managing their own bookings … Continue reading

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Computing Service courses

This term’s Computing Service course programme is now available. Courses run from Tuesday 27 September until Wednesday 30 November. The courses are free and open to students and staff of the University. Note that places must be booked for all … Continue reading

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eduroam wi-fi now at Homerton College

Homerton College’s wi-fi service is now part of the international eduroam wi-fi network. eduroam allows users to get network access (via a wide range of devices) at any institution connected to eduroam. Depending on local policies at the visited institutions, eduroam participants may also have … Continue reading

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University Computing Service

Computing Service training course programme May-July 2011 Computing Service News Round-up: May 2011

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New courses from computing service

The University Computing Service (UCS) has released its April-June course programme. The courses are free but you must book a place. Some are already full.

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University Computing Service courses

Computing courses for Lent Term are now listed on the University Computing Service Training pages. Hundreds of courses are running from today until end of March. The courses are free to students and staff of the University; they cover all levels of … Continue reading

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Scanner now available in the Library

We now have a scanner in Homerton College Library attached to one of the PWF computers on the ground floor. The scanner is an Epson Perfection V500 Photo. It is a high quality scanner with attachments for scanning negatives and slides (you will … Continue reading

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Computing Service News Round-up: October 2010

Latest news from the University Computing Service posted at http://www.cam.ac.uk/cs/newsroundups/roundupoctober2010.html.

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Computing Service courses

The University Computing Service have released their Training Programme for 2010-2011. The courses are free of charge for students and staff of the University. You must book a place on any course you wish to attend. Book online using your Raven account at the … Continue reading

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Computing Service news round-up

Available now: University Computing Service news round-up July 2010. The UCS also issue news via RSS Feeds.

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Computing Service News Round-up

The University Computing Service News Round-up: April 2010 is now available.

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Computing Service courses for Easter Term

Visit the Computing Service training site for details of all the courses they are offering this Easter Term and into the Long Vacation (19 April – 22 July) . Places must be booked in advance on their website using your Raven login. … Continue reading

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Backup your data

The other day a student in the library had a problem with the PWF machine she was using. She thought she had lost all her previous four hours’ work. Luckily, the PWF seemed to ‘wake up’ again and she found her … Continue reading

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Cambridge Libraries widget for Facebook, iGoogle

Users of Facebook, iGoogle or CamTools can now add a Cambridge Libraries Widget to their pages. The Widget, which takes only seconds to install, allows you to search, view your library profile, view and renew loans, and view and cancel requests … Continue reading

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Computing Service news

The university Computing Service News Round-up site has a new News Round-up for January 2010.

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Computing Service – free courses during Lent Term 2010

The University Computing Service has released a timetable of instructor-led courses for Lent Term 2010. The courses are FREE for all University students and staff and cover a very wide range of computer applications. You are required to book a place, … Continue reading

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Computing Service News

Now available: the October quarterly roundup of Computing Service news. Items that caught my eye are: PWFweb: Personal Web Pages on the PWF – ‘the Computing Service will from now on create, in each new personal filespace, a public_html directory … Continue reading

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Computing Service news round-up: July 2009

A quick note to recommend that you see the July quarterly roundup of Computing Service news. Items that caught our eye were: Looking after your Raven password [quite a few have been stolen or misused] PWF Windows desktop files and passwords … Continue reading

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Computing Service News Round-up: April 2009

Now available: Computing Service News Round-up: April 2009. It includes an item on the timetable for cancelling student accounts of all students expected to complete their studies this summer.

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