1. #P REVIEW 2015 TECHNOLOGY & YOU! P REVIEW P RESENTATION FOR D ESTINATION : G ATOR N ATION

2. T ODAY ’ S T OPICS  Connecting to the UF Network  GatorLink Account Management  Your Computing Services & Resources  Unbelievably CHEAP discounted academic software! (in some cases FREE)

3. C ONNECTING TO THE UF N ETWORK  Peer2Peer Software & Activity is FORBIDDEN on ANY UF Network  Types of connections: Wired vs. Wireless  Wired: Requires Ethernet Cable  Wireless  1st time set up by connecting to ‘ufinfo’ and running auto-configuration at getonline.ufl.edu  Every other time connect to ‘uf’ wireless

4. UF W IRELESS E XPERIENCE  Connecting to ‘uf’ wireless requires compliance with Network Access Control (NAC) system.  Checks that your computer meets minimum system requirements for connection  Checks for system updates and up-to-date malware detection software  If not up-to-date, the NAC will restrict network access  Only resources needed for updates will be accessible until network requirements are met  If you change your GatorLink password, then the auto- configuration will need to be re-run.

5. UF W IRELESS E XPERIENCE  1st time access:

6. G ATOR L INK A CCOUNT M ANAGEMENT  login.ufl.edu  Store a strong password hint.  NEVER share your password!

7. B E A WARE !  The Help Desk will NEVER send an email asking for you to validate your account and/or confirm your password.  If you receive a suspicious or strange email from UF, call the Help Desk at (352)392-HELP(4357) to validate the message.  Find more information at: http://security.ufl.eduhttp://security.ufl.edu

8. G ATOR C LOUD : S TUDENT E -M AIL IN THE C LOUD  50GB of Email Storage  Office Online Access  OneDrive @ University of Florida Access  Access from Web & Mobile Devices  outlook.com/ufl.edu outlook.com/ufl.edu  Find more features and information at http://www.it.ufl.edu/gatorcloud/ http://www.it.ufl.edu/gatorcloud/

9. C OMPUTING S ERVICES & R ESOURCES  e-Learning and other UF Sites  Supported browsers vary by UF websites  Help Desk has a list on our wiki  wiki.helpdesk.ufl.edu > FAQs wiki.helpdesk.ufl.edu  Computing Labs and Printing Services  http://print.at.ufl.edu/ http://print.at.ufl.edu/  Print in any lab with your laptop or mobile device!

10. S OFTWARE AND C OMPUTING R ESOURCES  Secunia (Windows only)  Statistical Media  SPSS  SAS  AMOS  Apps.ufl.edu – cloud based software  Now including some Adobe products for a fee  Lynda.com access  File-Express “Drop-Box”-Type Service  Front Door (Laptop Protection)  And more!

11. UF M OBILE A PP  Available for iOS and Android through the app stores.  Search for ‘University of Florida’  Allows you to access UF websites on the go.  Can also visit: m.ufl.edu.m.ufl.edu

12. G ETTING H ELP  Where do students go for help?  UF Computing Help Desk  Phone: (352) 392 – HELP (4357)  Email: helpdesk@ufl.eduhelpdesk@ufl.edu  Web: http://helpdesk.ufl.eduhttp://helpdesk.ufl.edu  In person: HUB 132 Add us as a contact on your phone!

13. T ECHNOLOGY AND Y OU ! P REVIEW 2015  Download this PowerPoint at: http://helpdesk.ufl.edu/http://helpdesk.ufl.edu/  Like us on Facebook!  www.facebook.com/UFComputingHelpDesk www.facebook.com/UFComputingHelpDesk  Follow us on Twitter!  https://twitter.com/UFhd https://twitter.com/UFhd