Occasional Downtime
The Newsletter of the Computing and Information Services Department

Article Index of Recent Issues


Volume 13, Issue 1, May 2005

  • Supported Software at HMC
  • It's a Bird! It's a Plane! It's Thunderbird!
  • Editor's Notes
  • News from the HMC Computing Committee
  • Open Source Software
  • Tricks&Tips
  • Questions and Answers

Volume 12, Issue 3, December 2004

  • New Library Resources
  • Putting the Pieces Together With ReportNet
  • Editor's Notes
  • Short Notes
  • New Players on the CIS Team
  • Tricks&Tips
  • Questions and Answers

Volume 12, Issue 2, August 2004

  • Cruising Along With CIS
  • Meet the Crew at CIS
  • Editor's Notes
  • Psst! What's Your Password?
  • Tips for Choosing a Good Password
  • How Secure Are You Keeping Your Data?
  • Questions and Answers

Volume 12, Issue 1, May 2004

  • CARS/Jenzabar Update
  • Managing Our Network Traffic
  • Editor's Notes
  • Summer at CIS
  • The CIS Help Desk
  • Short Notes
  • Tricks&Tips
  • Questions and Answers

Volume 11, Issue 3, December 2003

  • Fighting Worms and Viruses on Campus
  • Playing the "Spy" Game
  • Editor's Notes
  • Let Your Fingers Do the Walking
  • Network News
  • Tricks&Tips
  • Questions and Answers

Volume 11, Issue 2, August 2003

  • Navigating Through CIS Services and Resources
  • Meet the CIS Team
  • Editor's Notes
  • Taste What's Cooking at CIS
  • Know What Your Computer is Doing!
  • Questions and Answers

Volume 11, Issue 1, February 2003

  • Off and Running with CARS-Part 2
  • Don't Break Your Memory Bank!
  • Editor's Notes
  • Did You Know: Information About E-mail and Mailing Lists at HMC
  • What's Up With Mac OS X at HMC?
  • Tricks&Tips
  • Questions and Answers

Volume 10, Issue 4, October, 2002

  • Virtual Private Network
  • Off and Running with CARS-Part 1
  • Editor's Notes
  • Slay Spam!
  • Tricks&Tips
  • Questions and Answers

Volume 10, Issue 3, August, 2002

  • Meet the CIS Department
  • Using the CIS Microcomputer Labs
  • Editor's Notes
  • Need Some Help? Fun and Useful Resources from CIS
  • Questions and Answers

Volume 10, Issue 2, April/May, 2002

  • CIS Summer Plans and Projects
  • Just for You! CIS Services
  • Editor's Notes
  • Doing the Computer Shuffle
  • Tricks&Tips
  • Questions and Answers

Volume 10, Issue 1, February, 2002

  • The HMC Wireless Network
  • News from CIS
  • Editor's Notes
  • Safeguarding Your Home Computer
  • Tricks&Tips
  • Questions and Answers

Volume 9, Issue 4, October/December, 2001

  • CIS Survey Results
  • CARS Update
  • Editor's Notes
  • Recent Comuter Virus Activity on Campus
  • Tricks&Tips
  • Questions and Answers

Volume 9, Issue 3, August, 2001

  • Using the CIS Microcomputer Labs
  • Supported Software at CIS
  • Editor's Notes
  • Announcing...New Resources at CIS
  • Meet Some New Faces
  • Questions and Answers

Volume 9, Issue 2, April/May, 2001

  • Hoaxes, Chain Letters and Urban Folklore on the Internet
  • New Software From CIS
  • Editor's Notes
  • What's Cooking at CI
  • Tricks&Tips
  • Questions and Answers

Volume 9, Issue 1, February, 2001

  • Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Computer Viruses, But Were Afraid to Ask
  • Types of Viruses and How They Spread
  • Editor's Notes
  • Tricks&Tips
  • Questions and Answers

Volume 8, Issue 5, December, 2000

  • They're Off! An Update on the CARS Implementation Project
  • Technology in the Classroom, A report on the Technology Fair
  • Editor's Notes
  • SAVED! Recommendations for saving your files
  • Tricks&Tips
  • Questions and Answers

Volume 8, Issue 4, October, 2000

  • The Claremont Intercampus Networking Effort (CINE), An introduction to CINE
  • New CINE Resources, Some new servers available through CINE
  • Editor's Notes
  • GroupWise Calendar, A new resource from CIS
  • How Are Your Self-Help Skills? Tips for getting along with your computer
  • Tricks&Tips
  • Questions and Answers

Volume 8, Issue 3, August, 2000

  • What's new at CIS, A summary of some of our news
  • Supported Software at HMC, Our software policy
  • Editor's Notes
  • How Well Do You Know the CIS Department? A matching game
  • Using the CIS Microcomputer Labs, A tour of the CIS labs
  • Meet the CIS Department, An introduction to the CIS staff
  • Questions and Answers

Volume 8, Issue 2, April/May, 2000

  • Summer at CIS, Summer projects in the CIS department
  • Time for ASIP!, Progress in the Administrative Systems Improvement Project
  • Editor's Notes
  • News from Computing and Information Services, Some news from CIS
  • CIS Department, A handy list of important phone numbers and email addresses
  • Questions and Answers
  • Tricks&Tips

Volume 8, Issue 1, February, 2000

  • The Novell Application Launcher, What is NAL?
  • News from the Audiovisual Office, Recent additions to our AV services
  • Editor's Notes
  • What's Happening on the HMC Web, News from the HMC webmaster
  • ASIP: An Update, The Administrative Systems Improvement Project
  • Questions and Answers
  • Tricks&Tips

Volume 7, Issue 5, December, 1999

  • Web Page Accessibility for the Disabled, Making your Web pages more accessible.
  • Introducing... The Course Web Wizard, A new tool for creating course Web sites
  • Editor's Notes
  • On Guard! New Network Security Measures at HMC, New measures to prevent system break-ins.
  • Q&A
  • Tricks&Tips

Volume 7, Issue 4, October, 1999

  • The Y2K Problem, What is meant by the Y2K problem anyway?
  • What Are We Doing About the Y2K Problem? What CIS is doing.
  • Editor's Notes
  • Getting the Most Out of Your Printer, How to avoid some common printer problems.
  • Laptop Security, Tips for securing your laptop.
  • Tricks&Tips
  • Q&A

Volume 7, Issue 3, August, 1999

  • This Way to the CIS Microcomputer Labs, How to use the CIS labs.
  • Meet the CIS Staff, An introduction to our staff
  • Editor's Notes
  • Supported Software at CIS, How software is supported at CIS
  • Tools You Can Use, Some of the recent resources and services developed by CIS
  • Q&A

Volume 7, Issue 2, April, 1999

  • Network Security, A discussion of the issues involved in improving computer and network security.
  • The Administrative Technology Improvement Project, Some questions and answers about why the Claremont Colleges are looking at new administrative software.
  • Editor's Notes
  • Tricks&Tips
  • Q&A

Volume 7, Issue 1, February/March, 1999

  • Are You Prepared for a Disaster?, Backing up your computer.
  • Mac OS 8.5 is Here!, An introduction to the new Macintosh operating system.
  • Editor's Notes
  • Introduction to the LDAP Directory Server, Using CIS's new LDAP server.
  • More CIS News
  • Tricks&Tips
  • Q&A

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