1 freeman group meeting 23 may 2007 victor kusuma
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Freeman Group Meeting23 May 2007
Victor Kusuma
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OutlineOutline• Overview of Remote Desktop
Connection Tool• Connecting to Freeman Group’s
Remote Desktops• Using Google Desktop• Building Library• Maintenance
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OverviewOverview• Windows Remote Desktop Connection
(RDC)– Native to Windows XP SP2, Vista and 2003
Server– Allows connection to Windows XP Pro and
Windows Server computers set up for Remote Desktop
– Installable in Windows 95, 98, 98SE, Me, NT4, 2000, and Mac OS X
– Accesses host computer like you’re sitting in front of the computer
– Only one user access session per computer
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Downloading RDCDownloading RDC• Windows XP, Vista, Server 2003
– No installation required• XP: Start > All Programs > Accessories (>
Communications)
• Other versions of Windows– http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/d
ownloads/tools/rdclientdl.mspx• Mac OS X
– Requires OS 10.2.8 or later– http://www.microsoft.com/mac/otherpro
ducts/otherproducts.aspx?pid=remotedesktopclient
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Freeman Group Remote Freeman Group Remote DesktopsDesktops
• Common (common.ces.utexas.edu)– Conference room computer– ~50 GB C:\, ~150 GB D:\– Desalnet and group papers available to search– SciFinder Scholar and all UT library resources
• Saber (saber.ces.utexas.edu)– Temporary lab computer– 40 GB C:\– SciFinder Scholar and all UT library resources
• Username: Freeman Group
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Using RDCUsing RDC
Standard Windows XP RDC
IP address
Username and Password
Ignore the domain
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Using RDCUsing RDCWindows
Vista/Updated Windows XP RDC
IP address
Username and Password:Prompted at login.
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Local Resources tabLocal Resources tab• Allows you to mount your computer disk drive
on remote desktop computer for file operations
Check here!
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Local Resources tabLocal Resources tab
Check here!
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‘‘Common’ through RDCCommon’ through RDC
Orphaned
documents
Papers etc.
At D:\
Instructions
Desalnetdocumen
tsAt D:\
GoogleDesktop
SciFinder
ScholarResultsAt D:\
NOT extra storage!
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Using Google DesktopUsing Google Desktop• Available in ‘Common’• Google Desktop indexes all
documents containing text in computer
• Index is not limited to title• Instant retrieval of file
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Google Desktop in actionGoogle Desktop in action
Click here to see all matches…
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Google Desktop in actionGoogle Desktop in action
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Accessing your local drivesAccessing your local drives
Your local drives appear here – use normal Windows operations
Make sure you have checked “Disk Drives” on Local Resources
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SciFinder ScholarSciFinder Scholar• Use SciFinder Scholar from anywhere
as if you’re within UT network
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Research libraryResearch library• Accessible from
desktop or from D:\Common Files
• Help upload stuff you think others can use!
• All items automatically indexed by Google Desktop, if containing readable text
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MaintenanceMaintenance• Treat them like your own computers
– No installing/downloading anything suspicious
– More installed stuff = reduced performance
– Keep them updated – install all automatic updates
• D:\ is the big drive on ‘Common’ – save everything here
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Questions?Questions?