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Important! Get into the habit of checking that the door to any lab space is locked when you leave. The Biology building is publicly accessible 24/7 so the door locks are our only defense against theft and vandalism. | Important! Get into the habit of checking that the door to any lab space is locked when you leave. The Biology building is publicly accessible 24/7 so the door locks are our only defense against theft and vandalism. | ||
- | 3. All computers use the mvdmlab account; the current password is ozomatl1. (This arrangement is required for MATLAB licensing.) Read the [[computing:computing|Computing guide]] before using a lab computer for anything beyond the steps in this document. | + | 3. All computers use the mvdmlab account; the current password is ozomatl1. (This arrangement is required for MATLAB licensing.) Read the Getting Started section of the [[computing:computing|Computing guide]] before using a lab computer for anything beyond the steps in this document. |
4. Get a uWaterloo e-mail account. I use “mailservices”, but you may prefer “exchange”. Sign up [[http://ist.uwaterloo.ca/istweb/email.html|here]]. Your e-mail address should be XXXX@uwaterloo.ca, where XXXXX is your %%WatIAM%% username; you can request aliases if you don’t like your %%WatIAM%% username. See the Science helpdesk if you have trouble. | 4. Get a uWaterloo e-mail account. I use “mailservices”, but you may prefer “exchange”. Sign up [[http://ist.uwaterloo.ca/istweb/email.html|here]]. Your e-mail address should be XXXX@uwaterloo.ca, where XXXXX is your %%WatIAM%% username; you can request aliases if you don’t like your %%WatIAM%% username. See the Science helpdesk if you have trouble. |