1. Undergraduate Technology Orientation
Presenters: Sol Kamerman
Jim Dillon
© 2011 Babson College

2. Topics of discussion About IT Service Center (ITSC) Laptop hardware
Backing up your data
Babson resources

3. About ITSC
Contact Information
Phone: (HELP)
Location: Horn Computer Center Room 220
Telephone/ /Walk-In Support
Basic Technical Support: Days a Week Hours a Day
Advanced Technical Support: Monday-Thursday :30 AM - 7:00 PM
Friday :30 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday :30 AM - 4:00 PM
Walk-In Support Monday-Thursday :30 AM - 9:30 PM
Friday :30 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday Noon - 8:00 PM

4. The Babson Laptop Program
Lenovo ThinkPad T410s Widescreen
Intel i5-520M(2.4GHz)
x900 LCD
Intel 5700MHD graphics card
3 GB RAM
UltraNav (TrackPoint and TouchPad) with Fingerprint Reader
250 GB Hard Disk Drive, 5400rpm
DVD Recordable 8x Max Dual Layer
6 cell Li-Ion Battery
Intel agn
Windows XP

5. Lenovo T410s
Here is the laptop you received….if you are curious about the specs, please visit babson.edu/itsc

6. Why Lenovo? Durability of the ThinkPad brand
Meets or exceeds the following MIL810F specifications:
Physical Shock
Humidity
Vibration
Dust
High Temperature
Low Temperature
Thermal Shock
Altitude
Strength and performance through design
Business notebook for a business college

7. Warranties and Repairs
Laptop Warranty – 3 year coverage
What it covers
Normal wear and tear
Charges
$100 for physical damage
$500 deductible for theft
Repairs
On-site repair
24 hour turnaround

8. Getting to Know your ThinkPad
Included Software
Microsoft Windows XP SP3 (Windows 7 Available Upon Request)
Microsoft Office 2007
Eset Nod32 Antivirus & Antispyware
Softricity
ThinkVantage Technologies
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Minitab

9. Getting the most out of your batteries
Tips to extend battery charge:
Reduce display brightness
Disable wireless when not in use
Close any applications that are not being used
Disconnect any USB devices

10. ThinkPad Fingerprint Reader
Allows you to log in to your computer with a swipe of the finger
To Setup:
Swipe finger or click on icon in system tray
Next
Setup or Practice
Enter Network Password
Enroll fingerprint, Save and Finish!

11. Laptop Responsibilities
Never leave your laptop unattended
Use a security lock
Secure your dorm room
Lock your door
Take your laptop with you during vacations and long weekends

12. Laptop Responsibilities
No permanent markings or stickers
Avoid eating or drinking near your laptop
Avoid leaving your laptop in any extreme environment (hot/cold/damp)
When transporting your laptop, always place the laptop in suspend mode (Fn+F4) or turn the machine off to help prevent hard drive failure and possible data loss

13. Policies Governing Technology Resources at Babson
Computer use must comply with state and federal law, for academic purposes only
No hacking, abuse of network resources, violation of copyright laws, harassment
It is NOT OK to share passwords
Don’t download movies, music, etc. illegally

14. Babson Account Password Security Forgot Password?
Passwords are case sensitive, 8 character minimum (letters, numbers, symbols)
Students will be required to change their passwords once every semester
Forgot Password?
Provide secondary address (required)
Visit portal.babson.edu to reset

15. Backing up your data What to back up? Babson provided methods
My Documents, Favorites, Desktop
Applications cannot be backed up
Babson provided methods
U: drive (250 MB Space)
CDRW/DVD 680MB - 4.7GB
Personal Options
Thumb drive (USB key) 4GB-32GB
Mozy – Free Online Backup – 2GB
External USB hard drive – 100GB +

16. Viruses and Malware How does your system become infected?
Websites
P2P software
Unknown s and file attachments
Chat tools
Social Networking Sites
How we help protect your system
ESET Anti-virus
Postini.babson.edu
Windows updates
Browse Safely!

18. Babson Email Portal Exchange/Outlook Outlook Web Access (OWA)
Automatic setup
Exchange/Outlook
Instructions for setting up Outlook -
250MB quota
Outlook Web Access (OWA)
Mobile Devices
Instructions for setting up on your iPhone, Blackberry, Android, Windows Mobile Device -

19. Babson Websites ITSC webpage (Landing site for IT)
configuration
Printing configuration
Troubleshooting / Tips & Tricks
Announcements
Portal (‘one-stop-shop’)
My Drives
Quick links to Babson websites (Blackboard, Library, Registrar)
and Calendar Portal
RSS Feeds (CNN, U.S. News, ESPN)
Software Downloads

20. Babson Websites (continued)
SharePoint
Document management
Team sites
Collaboration
E-learning
Free online training/video tutorials of Microsoft Products

21. Babson Websites (continued)
RightAnswers
Login with your Babson username and password
Available from on and off campus
Computer support 24 x 7
Answers to your IT questions
Help with common applications Microsoft Office, Blackboard, , etc.
Tips on using software
Configuring Handhelds
Babson specific solutions

22. Babson Network Wired Connections Wireless (SSID’s) Dedicated resource
Fastest connection
Wireless (SSID’s)
Babson (preferred)
OpenWireless
Shared resource All laptops are preconfigured for Babson

23. Software Classroom Applications Microsoft Office Suite Virtual Lab
Portal – My Downloads
EndNote
Minitab
Adobe Presenter
FrontPage 2003
SPSS Statistics
K:\Apps\
Adobe Acrobat
Clementine
GLEIM
MatLab
Palisades
SAS
Microsoft Office Suite
Word
Outlook
Excel
PowerPoint
Access
OneNote (Demo: HERE)
Virtual Lab
Adobe CS Suite, Macromedia Dreamweaver, etc.

24. Software (continued) 24 Hour Lab (Horn 150)
Adobe: After Affects, Premiere, Audition, Bridge, Dreamweaver, Encore, Photoshop
Palisades
Clementine
SPSS
SAS
Minitab
Kurzweil

25. Printing Printing can be confusing…and frustrating!

26. Printing Configuring Network Printers Pharos Printing System
To connect to a public network printer, simply point Internet Explorer to and follow the steps below:
Select ‘Configure Public Printers’
Select ‘Undergraduate Students, Employees (Domain)’
Select the printers you want and they will be installed automatically.
Pharos Printing System
12 hour retention
Monitors Usage
Reduces waste

27. Learning Tools: Blackboard
blackboard.babson.edu
Learning Management System
Single on-line location for your course materials (homework assignments, syllabus, collaboration, etc.)
When you enroll in a class it will automatically enroll you in Blackboard
Approximately 98% of faculty use Blackboard. If you do not see a course, check with your professor
NOTE: Internet Explorer is recommended over Firefox for Blackboard access

28. Other Learning Tools Tool Main Purpose Faculty Uses Student Uses
Adobe Presenter
Allows you to add audio
and animation to a
PowerPoint file and load
that file into an interactive
presentation
Teach from anywhere
• Evaluate students'
presentation skills
• Enhance faculty
presentations
• Provide assignment wrap-ups
using voice and accompanying graphics
• Provide topic overviews
using audio and other
graphical elements
Present a topic or complete
a final project using audio
and graphics
EDU
Online assignment, quiz,
test and assessment tool
that allows student to
display knowledge of a
topic or concept
Online assignment, quiz, test and
assessment tool that allows
student to display knowledge of
a topic or concept
Take assigned individual
assessment and
demonstrate knowledge
SafeAssign
Online plagiarism checking
tool that provides an
originality report for each
work submitted
Require students to submit
assigned work for plagiarism
checking
• Check student work for
originality
Submit work for
assignment and receive
originality report

29. How NOT to handle your laptop
* No laptops were harmed during the making of this film. Use only as directed.

31. How NOT to handle your laptop
* No laptops were harmed during photo shoot. Use only as directed.

32. How NOT to handle your laptop
* No laptops were harmed during photo shoot. Use only as directed.

33. How NOT to handle your laptop
* No laptops were harmed during photo shoot. Use only as directed.

34. Hands-On Configurations
Configure Outlook - Automatic setup
Postini - postini.babson.edu
Printing/Pharos – Configure Printers
OneNote – Live Demo

35. Location: Horn Computer Center Room 220?
Phone: (HELP)
Location: Horn Computer Center Room 220
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