Lab’s
Anti-Virus Efforts Pay Off -- Sasser Stopped in Tracks
Sometimes, the best indication that something is working well is that not
much happens, like when you are inoculated against a disease – and
then don’t get sick. That’s the type of approach the Lab's Computer
Protection Program takes when it comes to protecting Lab computers from
external viruses. A key part of this approach is regular checkups –
the Computer Protection Program scans Windows systems on the Lab network
to search for vulnerabilities.
Tip
of the Month: Don’t Forget to Take Out the (Email) Trash
If
you’re a user of the Lab’s central email service, getting rid
of unwanted email is really a two-step process. When you delete a message,
it is sent to the Trash folder, kind of like putting a piece of trash in
a wastebasket. The next step is to empty the trash folder (like emptying
the wastebasket into the trash barrel). Until the messages are removed from
the Trash folder, they accumulate and continue to take up storage space
in the Lab’s email system. In fact, some 40 gigabytes of trashed email
is currently being stored – about 10 percent of the total stored mail.
To
empty the Trash folder, pull down the File menu and click on “Empty
Trash.” That’s it.
Berkeley
Lab to Share Linux Cluster Expertise at Community College Conference
Greg Kurtzer of ITSD’s UNIX Services Group will be among the presenters
at a national high-perfomance computing conference to be held June 9,
2004, at Contra Costa College in San Pablo. According to ITSD’s
Charlie Verboom, who will be moderating one of the sessions, both the
workshop and conference are good resources for Lab groups who have hired
summer students to help with computing projects or for staff members who
have an interest in learning more about HPC at an introductory level.
Building
a Linux Cluster? ITSD’s UNIX Group Offers Expertise
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Linux
clusters are playing an increasingly important computational science role
in research across Lab divisions. For many projects, a cluster assembled
from off-the-shelf hardware and open-source software is a cost-effective
way to obtain a high-performance system. But cutting through the hype
and making sense of all the competing systems can be a real challenge.
Fortunately, expertise is at hand.
Lab Offers Loaner
Cell Phones for Summer Travel
If
your Lab or personal cell phone doesn’t provide international access
and you’ll be traveling overseas on Lab business, you can arrange
a short-term rental (up to 30 days) of an international cell phone from
ITSD’s Telephone Service Center. Read
more about this service. As with all Lab-issue cell phones, users
are responsible for reimbursing the cost of personal calls.
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