Graduate Student Handbook
Department Computing Information
E-mail resources:
- Create a Gatorlink e-mail username and password:
- Check e-mail with:
- Web: http://webmail.ufl.edu (250 MB limit)
- E-mail client information (Outlook, Thunderbird, etc.): <http://www.it.ufl.edu/training/email/>
- Change password and e-mail forwarding:
- <http://my.ufl.edu> under “My Account”
- Official forwarding policy: Mail can be to any e-mail service you check regularly.
- English Grads list: Contact Melissa Davis (mdavis@ufl.edu) with gatorlink usernames to receive official dept. email through the grads listserv (GRADS-ENGLISH-CLAS@LISTS.UFL.EDU).
English Department Computing Resources:
- Turlington computers:
- Grad Lounge, Turlington 4311 (Two Dell computers)
- Individual Grad offices, by assignment (A Dell computer per)
- Printing available in mail room, Turlington 4301
- Rolfs computers:
- Rolfs 501 (many varied pcs)
- Printing available, although not always reliable
- File Space & Notable Software:
- The college provides disk space of three different kinds: a “home“ drive for saving private documents, a “share” drive for department documents such as department letterhead. A “web” drive for teaching and professional webistes is available at individual request. <http://www.clasnet.ufl.edu/migration/data-volumes.shtml>
- Microsoft Office (2007)
- Internet explorer and Mozilla Firefox web browsers
- Help: <help@english.ufl.edu>
Non-departmental Computing:
- Circa Labs:
- http://labs.circa.ufl.edu
- Various locations on campus (Closest: CSE 211)
- Hundreds of fast PCs, a few Macs, often occupied by undergrads
- More software available, including the Adobe suite (Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, etc.)
- Scanners; Printing available at a price (~$.13/page)
- UF helpdesk:
- Wireless: Network available throughout campus, not available in certain buildings (such as the fourth floor of Turlington).
- Through Gatorlink, students also have a UF web drive on Plaza (20 MB) <plaza.ufl.edu/username>. This space can be updated through FTP programs such as Core FTP <http://www.coreftp.com/download.html>.
- UF Course Management software: <https://lss.at.ufl.edu/>
