Bits&PCs

Wireless access expands to Tyler School of Art

Computer Services continues to expand the number of wireless zones on various campuses for laptop and PDA use. In addition to existing sites, wireless access is now available on the Tyler School of Art campus. Wireless areas include various locations in Penrose Hall and Tyler Hall as well as on the front yard of Tyler Hall.

For a complete list of wireless locations and find out how to set up your laptop or PDA, visit the wireless Web site at www.temple.edu/cs/wireless.

Tyler students and faculty who require help with wireless setup can call Masa Suzuki at
215-782-2936 or visit the Office of Tyler Computer Services in Tyler Hall, room 206.


Recycle old University-owned computer equipment

There’s a home for all of your old computer equipment — the Computer Recycling Center. All departments with a budget code are eligible to submit surplus computer equipment to the CRC. Fill out the online Computer Surplus Form, and the CRC will come out and pick up your University-owned equipment. The surplus form is available online at http://crc.temple.edu.

Personal equipment can be recycled through a regional southeastern Pennsylvania drop-off program funded in part by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. For more information on dates in your area, go to www.phila.gov/streets/HhwReg2005map.pdf.

For more information on the Computer Recycling Center, visit the CRC Web site at
http://crc.temple.edu, call 215-204-4749, or e-mail crc@temple.edu.

Security tip: Make changing your password a priority

Your AccessNet password is a vital key to many important resources as well as personal information on Temple’s systems. It is critical to keep your password secure by not sharing it with others and by changing it on a regular basis.

A good password is easy for you to remember and hard for someone else to guess. It should also include numbers as well as letters. For example, you can base it on the initials of a song, song lyrics, a book title or a show, and also add some numbers to make it harder to guess.

Characters such as # ? . and “ are strongly recommended, as in this example: pass2word?
When you are ready to change your password, follow the instructions at http://accounts.temple.edu/password.

This simple process only takes a few minutes. Your privacy is well worth it.

Check your junk mail folder

TUmail has a junk mail filter that flags spam messages and places them in your junk mail folder. Messages remain in your junk mail folder for 30 days and are then deleted. Mail filtering is not perfect, however, since spam messages are sometimes overlooked, while legitimate messages are flagged as junk mail.

If you notice a spam message in your Inbox, open it and select “This is Spam.” The sender will then be added to the Black List and the message will be moved to the junk mail folder. By being added to the Black List, all future messages from that person will be automatically flagged as spam and placed in the junk mail folder.

It is also a good idea to periodically check your junk mail folder in TUmail. If a legitimate message appears, open it, and then click on “This is Not Spam” followed by “OK.” This will add the sender to the White List and move the message to the inbox.