Employee Handbook

COMPUTERS

Macalester Students, faculty, and staff are welcome to use the computers in the HRC or to bring in their own machines. They may connect their machines to our network over the wireless network or plug their ethernet cable into one of the jacks in the center of the lounge area.

You should know the basics of how all the public computers in the HRC work. Alison will be happy to go over things with you if you ask. If someone has a really weird request that you don't think you can accommodate, send them to Alison or contact the ITS helpdesk.

To change the keyboard or input method an a Macintosh computer, click on the flag at the upper right corner of the screen. You can then choose the keyboard form the list. To add to the list, choose the last item "Open international" (a system preference) and select "input menu". Check the language you wish to add and close. Please do not randomly add languages. Some users may be confused with a long list of languages we do not teach.

Therre are still a few computers with a floppy or ZIP drive. We recommend against using this media because it is not reliable. The best location for storing files is NetStorage followed by a USB flash memory drive.

If an application has stopped responding or crashed, you can force quit from the Apple Menu or with Option + Command + Escape. (Command is the apple cloverleaf key).

The desk computer is to be used first for HRC work and second for personal work of the people punched in. If you're not working, find a computer elsewhere.

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