Penn Biology - Computing

Recent Penn Security network advisories are published below:

SGI Advanced Linux Environment Multiple Updates
WinZip FileView ActiveX Control Insecure Methods
Microsoft Windows Client Service for Netware Vulnerabilities
VMware ESX Server Multiple Vulnerabilities
Microsoft Windows Workstation Service Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

For Mac OS X 10.4 users, I have released a free Penn Security-specific version of my MetaDash RSS reader widget. (What is RSS?)

How to secure Windows XP Professional and install Service Pack 2
How to secure Mac OS X 10.3 or later...
How to secure Red Hat and other versions of Linux...

How to safely and properly dispose of old or unused computing equipment at Penn:

Computing recycling at Penn

Recent updates: Check out the new faculty search video footage in our Computing Media section!
Getting oriented... These links will walk you through getting connected at Penn... Who we are and what we do Obtaining a PennKey account How to set up an email account Connecting your computer to the Biology network Setting up email access (via facstaff.sas or mail.sas) About public Biology email lists Obtaining PennConnect (network and antivirus) applications Obtaining Office suite applications Other software licensing options Instructional Computing These resources help serve the technology needs of Biology instructors for laboratory, standard lecture and seminar courses: Biology Document-to-PDF Scanner Biology Digital Imaging Lab Biology Neuroscience Teaching Lab Biology seminar rooms and auditoriums Digital photography equipment Digital video capture equipment Portable LCD projector and laptops (Reserve it!) Mobile wireless laptop carts (Reserve it!) Mobile PAGE gel imaging carts SAS Multimedia and Educational Technology Services (MMETS) Penn Classlist email list service Penn Courseware class web service Core Research Computing and Services We help connect Biology researchers with basic and specialized resources, as well as provide specific needs in-house: Scientific software licensing at Penn Biology Document-to-PDF Scanner Research illustration services (on- and off-campus) Biology Digital Imaging Lab Biology Multispectral Confocal Imaging Lab Biology Deconvolution Imaging Lab Biology Server Facility and Management Service Penn Bioinformatics Linux Cluster ("Liniac") Penn Genomics Institute Core Facilities Penn Microarray Core Facility	Email Learn how to set up your email software, handle junk email, and manage vacation settings: Connecting your email software to facstaff.sas Connecting your email software to mail.sas Fighting spam (junk email) Vacation and other account settings for facstaff.sas Vacation and other account settings for mail.sas Getting help with a mail.med email account Networking Answers to general connectivity questions can be found here: Remotely controlling your office or lab computers Laptop and desktop networking Server and printer networking Off-campus networking Wireless networking in Biology Wireless classroom 802.1x configuration Wireless in Philadelphia How do I get: ...connected to the Biology network? ...the "hardware address" of my computer? ...the IP address of my computer? ...file sharing set up on my computer? ...subscribed to public Biology email lists? Backup and Data Recovery Losing research data from hardware failure or theft can be catastrophic. Click on the links below to learn about resources to protect your data: How do I backup my personal computer? How do I backup the computers in my research lab? Faculty and full-time administrative staff can have their office computers backed up to a central backup service that we manage: About the Department Backup Service Installing the backup client on Mac OS X Installing the client on Windows 2000/XP Installing the client on Red Hat Linux What to do when you need data recovered from the Department Backup Service	Computing Security Recent Penn Security network advisories are published below: SGI Advanced Linux Environment Multiple Updates WinZip FileView ActiveX Control Insecure Methods Microsoft Windows Client Service for Netware Vulnerabilities VMware ESX Server Multiple Vulnerabilities Microsoft Windows Workstation Service Buffer Overflow Vulnerability For Mac OS X 10.4 users, I have released a free Penn Security-specific version of my MetaDash RSS reader widget. (What is RSS?) How to secure Windows XP Professional and install Service Pack 2 How to secure Mac OS X 10.3 or later... How to secure Red Hat and other versions of Linux... Contact Information About the support staff and functions About public Biology email lists 15 Mudd Building / 6013 415 S University Ave Philadelphia, PA 19104-6013 V: 215.573.2818 E: bio-computing@sas.upenn.edu Recycling and the Environment How to safely and properly dispose of old or unused computing equipment at Penn: Computing recycling at Penn Additional Resources A wealth of computing resources are available outside Biology: SAS Computing Penn Computing Public computing labs Campus user groups, computing forums and mailing lists Wireless Philadelphia