Category Archives: Labs

Posts about computer labs and classrooms at Williams College

Dec 2011 – Imaging Log

Imaging with the Winter/Spring 2012 image on all computers in the following spaces is complete … Exceptions noted with issues listed at the end …. Labs: Bronfman 119 Harper GIS Jesup B03 Jesup 101 Jesup 204 Jesup 207 Jesup 316a … Continue reading

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Windows – NTLM Authentication Level

With the advent of Windows 7, Microsoft increased the default NTLM (a.ka. LAN Manager) authentication level required to connect to various network resources like file shares.  If you are running windows 7 and need to connect to older files shares … Continue reading

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Mac – Unmounting Windows (or any other) volume at startup

To umount a Macintosh volume at start-up (for example the windows bootcamp volume) you can create a startup item … In: /Library/StartupItems Create a directory “Unmount”  in that directory you want to put 2 files: Unmount and StartupParameters.plist   Unmount … Continue reading

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Windows – Launch program each time you login

To start a program each time you log into a windows computer … Create a shortcut to the program on the desktop (find the program in the program files folders and “right-click” on it …) Click on the Windows Start … Continue reading

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Software – GIS Idrisi

To install Taiga Idrisi software correctly …. Install the software Run as Admin the License Manager and enter information for network client: \\lm2\taiga\taiga Run as Admin the Application once to have the license stick

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Windows – Adding printers in Windows XP

To add printers system-wide in Windows XP you had to use a odd set of commands: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314486 Thankfully, this has gone away in windows 7 with the use of group policy user preferences ….

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Mac – AD Authentication to non-primary domain controllers details

Here are some details on how to make sure your non-primary AD authentication servers are available to macs running snow leopard … This comes from the MACENTERPRISE list which always provides a wealth of information for people who support Macs … Continue reading

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Windows – AD Management with PowerShell

Apparently, it is now possible to manage the AD with PowerShell. Since the GUI for active domain users and computers can typically only make changes one account at a time, this powershell access could be handy when you have to … Continue reading

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Windows – Firewall Settings with GPO

Firewall settings can be controlled from with group policy … (more on doing this for specific applications like LabStats in a bit … ) See: http://www.grouppolicy.biz/2010/07/how-to-manage-windows-firewall-settings-using-group-policy/

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Mac – DVD region code

It seems that it isn’t possible to set the DVD region code in mass on newly deployed mac hardware. What you can do however is change an authorization file to allow unprivileged users to set the region code initially. (Changing … Continue reading

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