Update on patron computing

LC Staff,

Update on patron computing…

COMPUTING LOCATIONS
* The LC now contains 36 Macs (older white and new aluminum), 22 Lenovos moved from the stacks and 39 new Lenovos. Older Lenovos are clustered around pillars, as their smaller bases fit better than the new ones. The old Shuttle PCs have relocated to the stacks.

* The stacks will eventually have 60 more computers than before, with a mix of Shuttle PCs and new Macs on each floor 3 through 8. The 2nd floor north wall has the same Dells as before. We are waiting for ComTech to activate network ports on 3-4 & 7-8, but we hope that process will be completed very soon. Floors 5 & 6 have PCs that are already working (as before), and about half the Macs on these floors work. The rest should be up in the next day or two.

WHAT WORKS WHERE
* All of the PCs in the LC now run the big apps, like SolidWorks and Matlab. Second Life will run on all Macs in the LC, and on the new Lenovos. The older Lenovos clustered around pillars will not run Second Life.

PRINTING
* No more Wolfcopy printing from Macs -- just print quota.
* Printing on Macs on 5 and 6 is printing to 1102-1 – trying to fix this ASAP.
* DML now uses print quota.
* Wolfcopy print release stations removed from 5 and 6.

FEEDBACK
* We need your collective input on the new image. Please report any issues you discover using the feedback form on the public LC page at http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/learningcommons/, lower left corner. We already have a list of some known problems, but please report any issues you encounter or hear of. We’re working with IT to get things fixed as soon as possible.

More info as things change…

thanks,
Rob

(posted by Josh B for Rob)