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=Email and IT@www.ch.imperial.ac.uk=

An introduction to the IT facilities available in the chemistry department, given by Professor Henry Rzepa (rzepa@imperial.ac.uk; Office Room 169@C2 block).

==[http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/ict/services/newstudents Startup for New Students]==

*A [http://www.imperial.ac.uk/myimperial '''Student Portal'''] and [http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/studenthub '''hub'''] are available for all things Imperial.
* '''Facilities:''' The main chemistry computer facilities are located in two rooms, which are open 0830-22.30 Monday-Friday. One is normally scheduled for taught courses, the other is part of the student study area. 24-Hour opening is available in the central library area.
* '''User accounts:''' All new BSc, MSci and Socrates Exchange students who have registered at Imperial College will have been allocated an e-mail account for use in the chemistry department. This account can be activated from any Web-access point via the URL: [https://www.imperial.ac.uk/ict/activateaccount/ https://www.imperial.ac.uk/ict/activateaccount/]. You will need to provide your personal details such as date of birth and the College ID (CID) number that you will have received through the post. You will then be asked to set an account password. This will have to conform to certain rules which will be explained [http://www.imperial.ac.uk/ICT/Services/Security/SecurityPolicies/Passwords/ChoosingAPassword here]. '''Important'''<nowiki>: If you are activating your account on a College computer, you will need to log into it first using the temporary account </nowiki>''activate''. The password for this is ''Activate!''

=== Help ===

* Support is available from the Service Desk in the ICT division, located on level 4 of the Sherfield building (one floor down from the Pippard lecture theatre) or by emailing service.desk@imperial.ac.uk. The Faculty ICT support team have an office in the chemistry department, located off room 135, where urgent and chemistry specific queries can be directed.
* The Operating systems directly supported are Windows 7 Enterprise, Linux Redhat (Enterprise version 5) and MacOS X (Version 10.6).

== Logging in ==
* '''Login: '''The Windows 7, MacOS X and Unix (Redhat Linux) computers ALL require that the login and password be typed. Remember, the password is CASE sensitive. Concentrate also on whether what you need to type is e.g. a zero (0) or an o/O, an i/I or a one (1), an S or a five (5), etc. If you are asked for a domain, ensure you specify '''IC'''.
* '''Password change:'''You can change your password. On Windows, press ''Command-alt-delete'' (i.e. all three keys at once) to bring up options, one of which allows you to change your password. Note that the password may not be updated until 20 minutes past the hour, so you might not get an instant response. If you forget your password, you will have to get someone from the faculty IT support team (see below) to reset your password. It is also possible to change a password [http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/ict/services/securitynetworkdatacentreandtelephonyservices/security/securitypolicies/passwords/changingyourpassword using this web page].
=== Good Practice and Plagiarism ===
* Game playing is strongly discouraged, largely because it is a distraction for others, Be considerate!
* '''''Illegal downloads''''' are particularly frowned upon; remember these cannot be done anonymously, and can be traced back to their originator. Depending on the circumstances, disciplinary action can be invoked.
* Don't!

=== Individual User Profiles ===
#Any items placed on the "'desktop"' are stored in something called your ''Profile'', along any customisations you might make of the Web browser etc. This profile for new user accounts (2009) is currently are set to '''roaming off''' which means settings do '''NOT''' persist between different computers you may use. It is particularly important that you do '''NOT''' store your documents on the '''desktop''', since they will '''not''' re-appear there if you change machine (and any documents which '''are''' placed on a desktop are cleared out overnight, so can only go back to a specific computer and retrieve them on the same day you create them). You should '''always''' store your work on drive H: or L: (see below).


===Logging out===
When you have finished a session on any computer, you must:
* '''NOT SWITCH or POWER OFF the computer'''
* Instead, log off the computer, but do not RESTART or POWER it down

== MyTimetable ==

A personalised timetable for your lectures and labs can be [https://www.imperial.ac.uk/mytimetable/ accessed] here. In the spring of 2011, it will become possible to use '''mytimetable''' to populate '''Outlook Calendar'''.
==== Sync with Phones + warning ====

A phone can be used to sync with Microsoft Exchange ([http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/ict/services/useremailfileanddirectoryservices/email/mobileworking/activesync/serveractivesync/iphone Configuring your iPhone to use Exchange ActiveSync]) which will allow an Outlook Calendar to sync with a phone calendar. This service is not yet (October 2010) functional, but we expect it to become so in 2011. '''Warning:''' ActiveSync will push notifications to your phone. If you have a data plan, and go abroad, this may incur significant expense. Do not switch the service on if you do not wish to incur such expense!

== EMail==
Your login ID can be used to receive and send electronic mail, and indeed we assume that your will read this email regularly. Course organisers, lecturers, tutors etc will try to contact you using your College email address, and some of these emails might be urgent, so you should check on a daily basis.

#If you wish to change details about yourself in the College email directory, [http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/ict/services/email go here.]
#When letting others know how to send mail to you, tell them to use the E-mail name:<br />'''firstname.lastname10@imperial.ac.uk'''<br /> Don't confuse your email name with your login name.
#When sending mail, you can use Microsoft Outlook (Windows) or Apple Mail (MacOS X). Do NOT use Outlook Express (which bears no relation to Outlook itself!). Documentation on how to use Outlook is to be [http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/ict/services/email found here], where you can also learn how to configure Outlook for home use, and even set up your mobile phone.
#You can also use the web page: '''https://icex.imperial.ac.uk/Exchange/''' if you are away from College, and it is also possible to read Exchange mail on an appropriate mobile device (see below).
#You are reminded that inappropriate use of email ( [http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/ict/services/email as detailed in the guidelines]) could result in disciplinary action against you by the College.
# You have a quota of 500 Mbytes for storing email. You can extend this by requesting archiving be switched on.
===Multiple Mail accounts===
You probably already have one or more personal email accounts. You can continue to use these, and read email sent to them whilst you are at College, but you may not always be able to send email using this account from a College Computer. To set up more than one account in Outlook 2007 (your College account is already pre-configured), go to '''Tools/Account settings''' and follow the prompts.
=== Email redirection ===
If you do not want to read your College mail directly, but prefer to receive all messages via your own account (Hotmail, Gmail etc), then you can redirect your college mail [https://www.imperial.ac.uk/spectrum/ict/services/netservice/email/Services/emailredirect/external/index.asp here]. Note however that this action is not easily reversible, ie to stop the redirection, you will have to contact the ICT service desk.

== Document Storage areas ==
There are two types of documents; those written for you by lecturers/book authors, and those you write yourselves (and some for which [http://www.inkling.com/ both are true]!).
=== Files-to-read ===
The definitive pointers to all on-line course notes and materials are to be found at:
# '''https://www.imperial.ac.uk/chemistry/students/teaching/''' (the little yellow padlock means you will need to provide your College login ID and password)
# The above should normally point you to a ''Virtual learning environment'' called [https://vle.imperial.ac.uk/webct/ '''Blackboard'''], where most lecturers post their teaching handouts or pointers to them. Your lab grades will also be posted here and it is also where you will access '''LabSkills''', a set of animations showing operating of various laboratory apparatus.
# A number of course notes are also held on this [http://www.ch.ic.ac.uk/wiki '''Wiki'''], including several laboratory courses.
#There is a [http://teaching.ch.ic.ac.uk/podcasts/index.rss lecture podcasts] collection and an iTunesU area which is coming soon.
#The central library has many [http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/library/subjectsandsupport/chemistry key electronic resources]

Students in general do not have permission to mount personal web pages on departmental servers, but some areas of our Wiki are writable for students (i.e projects and reports).

=== Files-to-stay===
[[Image:DriveZ.JPG|right|350px]] Once you have logged in, this process will have set up a number of storage areas for your own documents.
# You have a hard '''drive C:''' (located on a computer called '''chws11'''). This contains system files, applications, temporary areas and other files. You should not normally try to save anything on C:, since the files will stay with the machine, and not move if you log onto a different machine. The '''Desktop''' also uses drive C:, so its always a bad idea to place documents there.
# [[Image:home1.jpg|right|thumb]] There are '''FIVE''' network locations, which '''do''' move with the machine, ''i.e.'' anything you put in these is available on any machine.
##The first is '''drive H:''' (think of it as '''Home''') on a device called the SAN, in the example here as '''icfs18.cc.ic.ac.uk''', and is where your documents are normally stored (if you really need to find out what your home address is, try [https://www.imperial.ac.uk/spectrum/ict/dynamic/homedir/homedir_location.asp Home Directory Location]). Clicking on a "home" icon on a (Windows or MacOS X) desktop should take you straight to this area. It has a space quota of 1 Gbyte. The drive H: area will also be available to MacOS X users (again use the designation "Home" to reach H:).
## '''Drive L:''' is an area used as "home" when you log into the Linux operating system. It is where documents created using Linux are stored. The quota here is 400 Mbyte.
## '''drive M:''' is used to store bibliographic libraries, containing reprints of journal articles, etc. The quota is 720 Mbyte. You should point programs such as Mendeley, EndNote or iTunes at this space.
## '''Drive R:''' is a read-only area which contains spectroscopy files from NM'''R''' samples, to which you need access in some courses.
## '''Drive Z:''' is what we call a '''data silo'''. It has larger capacity than H: or L:, but the files are not backed up, and may be deleted if the space is needed by others. Use this for storing temporary, but perhaps larger files.

==== Where has my quota gone? ====
[[Image:jdisk.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]If you exceed your quota allocation, new files cannot be written, and you will need to delete some old ones. Find out how much space you have on any drive by selecting it, pressing the right-mouse-button, and opting for '''JDiskView''' from the menu that appears. This will tell you the distribution of files within the entire drive, and enables you to decide what to focus on if files need deleting to create space.

==== Backing up ====
You are advised to copy your critical personal documents and files to your allocation of network disk space (drive H: or also drive L: or M:) which are all backed up on a nightly basis. Also, keep at least one other backup copy of critical files on a removable medium such as USB flash drive. '''IMPORTANT:''' Programs like Microsoft Word can generate quite large documents, and lots of temporary files, backup versions etc. If you save/access large documents directly from drive H:, you may find that your quota might be exceeded (even if temporarily) because of these temporary files. You are strongly advised if you are creating/editing very large documents in particular to store them directly to the hard disk (C:) in the ''temp'' area, and then copy a final version of the file to both drive '''H:''' just before you log out of your session and also to a removable device such as a USB Drive.

===File-to-come ===

During your courses, you will have to write and submit laboratory reports, set problems, literature reports and research exercises. The coordinator of each exercise will let you know how to submit your document. This may range from depositing a printed version in a tray, emailing a Word document, uploading to the '''Turnitin''' area of the Blackboard VLE and populating a Wiki.

===Files-to-go===
To move documents from College computers to your own personal systems, you are advised to purchase a "USB Pen drive" or "Memory stick" device. [[Image:usbdrive_ud.jpg|right|thumb]]These plug into the USB port, located on the keyboard or front panel of the computer. Typically, a stand-alone 2 Gbyte device will cost about £5 and the largest (256Gbyte) ~£700. Some phones/music players with similar capacities (iPod /iPhone) can also be used for data. Email is limited to 25 Mbytes as an attachment (if you want to exchange larger, use [https://fileexchange.imperial.ac.uk/ this]), 4.6 Gbyte via writable DVDs and up to 160 Gbyte using an iPod Classic can all also be used.

=== Files-to-listen-and-watch ===
[[Image:itunes.jpg|left|thumb]]Some lecture courses have an associated '''[http://teaching.ch.ic.ac.uk/podcasts/index.rss Podcast]'''. These are of the enhanced audio type, and include lecture slides and link to appropriate web sites. One procedure to acquire a podcast proceeds through '''iTunes'''. Using this program requires a little care. [[Image:itunes1.jpg|right|thumb]]Audio (and video) files can be very large, and by default, they are (unfortunately) stored by iTunes in your own networked document area (i.e. drive H:) where just 10 such files could cause you to exceed your space allocation of 1 Gbyte. To ensure this does not happen, start up iTunes (you will be asked to accept a license agreement) and from '''Edit/Preferences/Advanced''', set the iTunes Music folder location to either drive M: or drive Z: (the data silo) or ''e.g.'' an iPod or USB stick that you have previously plugged into a USB port. Some mobile devices such as iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad can download directly using [http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/ict/services/securitynetworkdatacentreandtelephonyservices/collegenetwork/networkconnections/wirelessconnection/iphone WiFi]. [[Image:podcast1.jpg|left|thumb]]If you have been given the URL of podcast material, click on the following e.g. '''itpc://teaching.ch.ic.ac.uk/podcasts/index.rss''' (this will open iTunes, subscribe the podcast, and download the latest entry automatically for you). or if that does not work, enter the above using '''Advanced/Subscribe to Podcast''', or enter http://teaching.ch.ic.ac.uk/podcasts/index.rss into an RSS-aware Web browser. Once the podcast is subscribed, click on the little triangle (red circle) to view all the individual entries.
==== iTunesU ====

Imperial College is currently considering whether to offer materials in the form of an iTunesU store, in the manner that other leading universities do.

===Files-in-the-cloud===
This means roaming files which are available to you from any location in the world. A number of services of this type are available. You might wish to try out Microsoft's [http://skydrive.live.com/ Windows Live] or Apple's [http://www.apple.com/mobileme/ MobileMe] which offer a variety of ''sync'' options to phones and other devices. You should note the [http://privacy.microsoft.com/en-gb/default.aspx privacy statements]. These types of storage are 400 Mbyte upwards.

==Software available: Departmental computers==
[[image:Programs7.jpg|right|200px]]Software provided on College-owned computers includes Web browsing programs, Microsoft Office 2007 (which includes Outlook 2007 and presentation programs such as Powerpoint), EndNote X4 (for keeping track of references) and a variety of progams for chemical drawing, modelling, visualisation, spectroscopic processing and data acquisition. These will be introduced during the laboratory courses where they are relevant. Programs such as Microsoft Office are NOT available for installation on your own computer, and you will have to license this via your [http://www.microsoft.com/student/discounts/theultimatesteal-uk/default.aspx own arrangements]. [http://www.openoffice.org/ OpenOffice 3.1] provides much of the same functionality at no cost to the end user.

=== ChemBio3D/ChemDraw ===
The department also has a Site License for a program system called [http://scistore.cambridgesoft.com/sitelicense.cfm?sid=948 ChemBio3D/ChemDraw], the terms of which allow individual undergraduates to acquire a copy of the program and to install it on their personal computer. The license is an tri-annual one, and if licensed now, will stop functioning in August, 2013.

== Printing==
Printing is a [https://ict-printservice-www.cc.imperial.ac.uk/ict/printservice/webuser.dll/login centralised service], with collection points located throughout the College. There are two in chemistry, one in each of the two computer rooms. Access is by swipe card, credit for which [http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/ict/services/teachingandresearchservices/ictprintservice-docs/credit can be arranged].

To configure a Mac OS X computer for printing to the central service, [http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/ict/services/teachingandresearchservices/ictprintservice-docs/macprinting download and run this application]. To configure a Windows/Vista computer, [https://ict-printservice-www.cc.imperial.ac.uk/ict/printservice/ go here]. From this last page, you can also view your online account or manage print jobs.

=== Green note! ===
Always ask youself if you really need to print something! You may only need to view it once, and that could always be done on a computer screen, iPod, etc. A fat bundle of paper may be reassuringly heavy, but think of the planet! There is also a forthcoming generation of new software which can organize a collection of e.g. Acrobat files, allowing full text searches, and other useful things you cannot do with mere paper. One such ([http://www.mendeley.com/ Mendeley]) is currently installed on chemistry computers which allows you to upload your lecture and lab notes online, and hence to access to them (Sync) from any computer with a web browser (that has to be better than leaving your entire collection of paper on the train on the way home to revise!) or to share them with friends (the model is very iTunes-like).

== ICT Service Status ==

[[image:status10.jpg|right|300px]]You may rely on some central services. Their continually updated status is available [http://www.imperial.ac.uk/ict/servicedesk/status/refresh.php here].

==Using your Own Computer==

Both Windows7 and Mac OS X 10.6 are supported. The latter has its [http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/ict/services/personalcomputersupportandmobileservices/operatingsystemsupport/mac_os_support/integration%20into%20the%20college%20environment own page] for integration into the Campus network.

=== Campus Computer and Software Purchase ===
Students are eligible for HP computers and HP iPAQ handhelds at the Imperial ''corporate'' price points. Contact the ICT Software shop for more details (level 4, Sherfield building). Other Mail order (''e.g''): [http://www.dabs.com/uk for commodities such as memory, hard drives, Apple computers, iPods], etc.
* '''Software:''' As undergraduate students, you are not in general currently allowed to install College-licensed software onto your private computer (such as the Microsoft operating systems, the Microsoft office suite, and some chemistry specific software). You '''ARE''' allowed to install the following at no cost to yourself:
#[http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/ict/services/personalcomputersupportandmobileservices/softwarepurchase/softwareshop/priceindex/antivirus Norton anti-virus software]
#[http://scistore.cambridgesoft.com/sitelicense.cfm?sid=948 ChemBio3D], which includes ChemDraw Pro.
# [http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/ict/services/personalcomputersupportandmobileservices/softwarepurchase/softwareshop/priceindex/scifinder SciFinder].
You can often get very good price deals as students for much other software:
==== Microsoft ====
In 2010-11, Microsoft is running a promotion for [http://www.microsoft.com/student/discounts/theultimatesteal-uk/default.aspx/ Office Professional Academic 2010] which is £49.99+VAT for a perpetual license. You can also get [http://www.microsoft.com/uk/education/studentoffer/ Windows7] (Home Premium edition) at £30.

==== Apple ====
Apple have a special site http://apple.procureweb.ac.uk/ for favourable education deals. There are no specific deals however for ''e.g.'' Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac.

=== Other Computer services available on Campus ===
* '''Computer Health check:''' You can take your e.g. laptop to the help desk area on level 4, Sherfield building which a quick '''triage''' will be performed, and you will be given advice on how to install certain programs (Norton etc). In chemistry, a Faculty-based ICT support team is located in the Chemistry department, in room 134.
* '''Hall of Residence''' These are treated as part of the College campus, and high speed internet is available in rooms.
* '''Connection in College:''' Only "Health Checked" computers should be connected to the Imperial network. When you have connected your computer using an ethernet cable, open up a Web browser.
*# The network will detect if your computer is unregistered, and if so, will redirect the browser to a registration page, which you should complete. There is no need to register a computer if you only intend connecting to the network using WiFi (see below).
* '''WiFi Hotspots'''<nowiki>: The chemistry study area,</nowiki>[[Image:wifi.gif|64px|right|WiFi]] Pippard and Lecture theatres C and D, Perkin, Briscoe and Frankland laboratories all have a Wireless Network system (along with other Wi-Fi "hot spots" around College, which are being constantly added to; look out for notices bearing the logo shown on the right). If you install a wireless card into your laptop, you can connect to the network, which will appear as '''Imperial-WPA'''. You will also need to configure your system to connect [http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/ict/services/securitynetworkdatacentreandtelephonyservices/collegenetwork/networkconnections/wirelessconnection as described here].
* '''VPN Connection:''' Much valuable information is available by licensing schemes which are valid only within the College local area network (LAN), which is defined by a range of IP addresses. It is possible however to access this LAN from outside College (e.g. from an Internet Service provider using a modem or ADSL connection) [http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/ict/services/securitynetworkdatacentreandtelephonyservices/collegenetwork/networkconnections/vpnconnection as described here].
* '''Access to your "Home directory" from outside College:'''. Once you have established a connection as per above, you can then access your College files. Detailed instructions on how to do this are [http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/ict/services/securitynetworkdatacentreandtelephonyservices/collegenetwork/networkconnections/vpnconnection/homedirectory available here].
* '''Consumables:''' Blank CDs/DVDs, printer paper, ethernet patch leads etc are available from the ICU shop on the walkway.

==Mobile Devices==
Smart mobile phones are rapidly becoming more ''chemistry aware'' (see [http://homepage.mac.com/swain/Macinchem/iPhone/mobile_apps.html scientific collection]). The plethora of phone types means that few are actively supported on campus in the same way that computers are, largely because most require bespoke software to manage their complexity. '''iTunes''' however is installed on the departmental computers (but not elsewhere such as ''e.g.'' the library) for managing the '''iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad''' range. In addition, pages exist to help you get your iPhone online (WiFi) and email capable:
#[http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/ict/services/securitynetworkdatacentreandtelephonyservices/collegenetwork/networkconnections/wirelessconnection/iphone Connecting the iPhone/iPod Touch to the Campus WiFi]
#[http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/ict/services/useremailfileanddirectoryservices/email/mobileworking/activesync/serveractivesync/iphone Configuring your iPhone to use Exchange ActiveSync]
#[http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/ict/services/personalcomputersupportandmobileservices/operatingsystemsupport/mac_os_support Other support pages]
=== Mobile Phones/iPads and laboratories ===
The current policy in the department is that mobile phones or iPads should not be held in your hand whilst you are working in a laboratory. Like in cars, they can distract, and distraction is not good news when there are chemicals, glassware and other apparatus which needs to be handled safely. If you do want to use a mobile device to acquire information (e.g. about the experiment you are doing), ensure you do so in a safe '''reading''' area.

=== eBooks ===

The current course ''Book Bundle'' from OUP does not yet come as an ([[Ebooks:howto|eBook]]). However, course texts produced by [http://www.inkling.com/ Inkling] featuring ''e.g.'' rotatable molecules, and sharable annotations and notes may be a peek into the future.

=== iPad ===

Three sets of lecture course notes are now available as e-Books for the iPad, and around 15 good chemistry apps are also available. The selection is expected to increase in the future.

=== Identity security ===

A rapidly escalating issue is of identity security, especially on mobile devices. For example, [https://oo.apple.com/ Apple] allow a user to opt out of identity collection. Some chemical information sources (Reaxys, SciFinder, Mendeley, etc) require individual students to sign up to fully access their services. If you are concerned about preserving your identity/anonymity, you should divulge as little personal information as possible to such sources.

== A note about these notes ==

You are reading a Wiki. If you are a student at Imperial, you also can write as well as read these notes (in the manner of Wikipedia). If you spot a mistake, or become aware of a useful resource that could be shared with other students, do please annotate these notes (although be aware you cannot do so anonymously!).

--[[User:Rzepa|Rzepa]] 07:53, 7 October 2010 (BST)

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Nd01: CDC numbers

* Planar system: 080060413. Model SD 1710. Part No. 997-2881-01. PE171-BK: 997-2723-00 Planar Systems Inc.
* EIKO LCx50M model Projectors, S/Ns: G59B3731/G59B3739
* [http://www.bitlogix.com/downloads/downloads_updates.html Netcontrol sofware], S/N M8FJA-4YKG5-VKWHS-P3MVS
* CCDC account 183, password FF652D, instructions at http://www.ch.ic.ac.uk/rzepa/ccdc/
* HSR: 157161CLUPZ (MP-07) CK528065RTY (G5) CK827105XYL (MP-08), CK7270N1UPZ (Quad)
* 3D [http://chemstore.com/software/ff.cfm?email=h.rzepa@imperial.ac.uk&ServiceID=43&userid=92508 Download]/[http://www.cambridgesoft.com/membership/services/asl/ ad], /[http://scistore.cambridgesoft.com/sitelicense.cfm?sid=948 all]

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Nd01: /* Course Laptop Pickup and configuration */

See also: [[mod:laptop|Laptop use]], [[mod:windows|Windows mode]], [[mod:programs|Programs]], [[mod:organic|Module 1]], [[Mod:inorganic|Module 2]], [[Mod:physical|Module 3]],[[Mod:writeup|Writing up]]
= Using a laptop for the course =

This section describes how to use your course laptop running the Microsoft Windows or Linux operating system, and what to do if you need technical assistance with it.

'''We trust you to treat the laptops supplied for this course with care. If a laptop is returned with damage beyond "reasonable wear", you will be liable for a flat fee of £50. Seriously damaged or lost laptops will be evaluated on a case by case basis: you will be liable for the cost of purchasing a replacement laptop, although if documentation is provided, extenuating circumstances will be taken into account. Please note that it is a requirement for graduation that any lost or damaged laptop is paid for (similarly for library debts).'''

The laptop contains in one simple and portable package all the software you will need to complete this lab; however students are not obliged to accept the laptop under the conditions we have set, you can use the desktop computers provided in the study and computer room areas (although these are on a first come-first served basis). Potential lab grades will not be decreased in any significant way by not taking a laptop.

== Course Laptop Pickup and configuration ==

#The first day of the course will include acquiring the course laptop, and familiarizing yourself with its use.
#Of particular importance is the need to connect it at least once to a wired network access point in the department, and to log yourself in whilst it is connected. The most convenient location for doing this might be the study area on level 2, or the adjacent tutorial rooms. You will need a '''patch cable''' for the purpose (one such should be in the laptop bag issued to you), which is connected at the rear-right of the laptop. Once connected, press the power button on the top left of the keyboard.
#Windows XP loads at startup. After the boot is complete, log yourself in, ensuring that the domain ''IC'' is selected. This should progress as per any desktop login. When you log out from this session, all your credentials as '''cached''' on the laptop. Should you wish to log in again, but this time with no wired connection, your cached details will be used to enable you to access applications and documents you might have stored on the laptop hard disk. You will also require this cached profile if you want to use your laptop online at home, or outside the department/college.
#We suggest you use the laptop in ''wired'' mode on College premises if a socket for your '''patch-lead''' is available. If you do want to use wireless, configure it as follows: 
## Ensure the Wireless card is on (blue light above the keyboard; if it's not blue, press the button to switch it on). You will need to have rebooted the machine once after you first ever logged in on a wired connection before proceeding to the next step.
## The Wireless client you will use is called '''XSupplicant''' (Microsoft's own client has ''issues''). XSupplicant is invoked from the system tray on the bottom right of the task bar. Right click and select '''quick connect'''
## Select the '''Imperial-WPA''' network (or if at home, your own local network) and provide this with your College login ID and password. It may take a few seconds (up to ~20) for connection to be established. If some some reason it loses the connection or doesn't connect properly you might need to try again.
## If you put the laptop into hibernate mode (by closing the lid and leaving it closed for ~10 seconds), it may take a little while to re-establish the connection when you re-open the laptop.
#If you use '''Firefox''' as your browser and try to connect to the chemistry wiki, you may get a '''Secure Connection Failed''' page appear, just click on the "Or you can add an exception..." link and click the "Add Exception" button, then "Get Certificate" and then "Confirm Security Exception". You should then be given access to the chemistry wiki site.

== Laptop use and file storage whilst at Imperial ==

#Your laptop should run for about 6 hours from a full charge. If you do need to charge it during a working day, please do so in the study or the tutorial rooms on level 2. If you need to store the laptop temporarily during the day, there will be a rack of cube-shaped storage boxes in the study area, and you will be issued with a personalised key when you pick up the laptop.
#If you are working in College, and have the laptop online (via either a wired patch lead or the WiFi), then store everything in the usual place ('''H:'''). Alternatively, you will find a drive labelled '''E:''', which is in fact part of the hard drive on the system. You should use this if you are offline. This drive has a total capacity of around 50 Gbytes (compared to 500 Mbyte for drive '''H:''') so you can also use it to store very large files. Be aware however that whilst drive '''H:''' is backed up each night, drive '''E:''' will not be backed up at all (so if the laptop fails, or is stolen, you will lose everything). We suggest you store your key results on both drives!

== How fast is the laptop? ==

Computational chemistry modelling varies wildly in the amount of computer time need. Thus most molecular mechanics and semi-empirical MO calculations take just seconds, or a minute or so. These are all done on your laptop. The ''ab initio'' and ''DFT'' procedures can be much more time consuming, and now the issue arises of whether they should even be attempted on your laptop. The particular model you are using is a ''low-power'' unit, designed so that the unit is lightweight, and that the battery charge lasts for an entire working day. This means that the processors (of which there are two) are actually relatively slow by modern standards. They are nevertheless fast enough for you to attempt Gaussian calculations on small molecules (typically the size of eg cyclohexane). If you do attempt such a calculation, you will immediately notice that the fans on the laptop kick in very soon, and the unit may get quite hot! For this reason, you should never attempt to run such a calculation for much more than about 1 hour. Under no circumstances should you attempt to leave it running e.g. overnight! If it turns out you do need to run for > 1 hour, then submit to the batch subsystem ([https://scanweb.cc.imperial.ac.uk/uportal2/ SCAN]) we have set up for you to use. Not only are the computers you will use there at least 20 times faster than the laptop, such jobs also do not compromise your ability to continue using the laptop, and they also let you run multiple jobs concurrently.

== Technical Help ==

#If you are having problems with the laptop, take it to the ICT support desks, in either Sherfield level 4, or Room 135 in chemistry C1. '''IMPORTANT''' A small number of systems might show abnormal instability. This manifests with unexpected and total freezes 3-4 times a day or more. If you experience this, do not simply wait for the problem to resolve itself, but arrange to have it swapped for a hot spare. Sometimes hardware faults (or e.g. memory modules that might have become unseated, or simply faulty) will cause this, and the system will probably benefit from a thorough checkout.
#You may also wish to keep an eye out on the [[Mod:latebreak|late breaking news]] page for general updates, and the discussion areas for [[Talk:Mod:organic|Module 1]], [[Talk:Mod:inorganic|module 2]] and [[Talk:Mod:physical|module 3]] where people document their experiences, suggest bug fixes etc.

== Laptop use at home ==

The advantage of having your personalized laboratory is that you can complete experiments wherever you wish, and not just in the Imperial College precincts. Proceed as follows:

# You will have to go online at home. Since this varies according to the ISP service you have, you will have to arrange this yourself (via your ISP if necessary). If you are using WiFi at home, configure it as per above.
# [[image:vpnicon.png|right]]In order to edit the Wiki for your project, you will need to establish a [http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/ict/services/securitynetworkdatacentreandtelephonyservices/collegenetwork/networkconnections/vpnconnection VPN connection] as part of this process. An icon on the desktop is available for this purpose.
## To mount your drive H:, find out its network address: [https://www.imperial.ac.uk/spectrum/ict/dynamic/homedir/homedir_location.asp Home Directory Location]. Armed with this information, follow the instructions in [http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/ict/services/securitynetworkdatacentreandtelephonyservices/collegenetwork/networkconnections/vpnconnection/connectingtoyourhomedirectory Home directory mounts]
## To mount drive L (the area Linux uses when connected to a network), assume that the network address is '''\\icnfs-ch.cc.ic.ac.uk\your-login-id''' and proceed as above.
#You can also use your own laptop (as opposed to the loan laptop), but please be aware that much of the software installed on the course laptop described in the previous section may be missing since the site licenses we have for it will not apply to your personal laptop. There is '''one exception''' to this; the site license for '''ChemBio3D''' does allow any student with a valid Imperial College email account to install it on their own laptop. To invoke this license, connect to [http://scistore.cambridgesoft.com/sitelicense.cfm?sid=948 this site] and follow the instructions. This license will last for only one year.

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See also: [[mod:laptop|Laptop use]], [[mod:windows|Windows mode]], [[mod:programs|Programs]], [[mod:organic|Module 1]], [[Mod:inorganic|Module 2]], [[Mod:physical|Module 3]],[[Mod:writeup|Writing up]]

Mod:laptop

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Nd01: /* Course Laptop Pickup and configuration */

See also: [[mod:laptop|Laptop use]], [[mod:windows|Windows mode]], [[mod:programs|Programs]], [[mod:organic|Module 1]], [[Mod:inorganic|Module 2]], [[Mod:physical|Module 3]],[[Mod:writeup|Writing up]]
= Using a laptop for the course =

This section describes how to use your course laptop running the Microsoft Windows or Linux operating system, and what to do if you need technical assistance with it.

'''We trust you to treat the laptops supplied for this course with care. If a laptop is returned with damage beyond "reasonable wear", you will be liable for a flat fee of £50. Seriously damaged or lost laptops will be evaluated on a case by case basis: you will be liable for the cost of purchasing a replacement laptop, although if documentation is provided, extenuating circumstances will be taken into account. Please note that it is a requirement for graduation that any lost or damaged laptop is paid for (similarly for library debts).'''

The laptop contains in one simple and portable package all the software you will need to complete this lab; however students are not obliged to accept the laptop under the conditions we have set, you can use the desktop computers provided in the study and computer room areas (although these are on a first come-first served basis). Potential lab grades will not be decreased in any significant way by not taking a laptop.

== Course Laptop Pickup and configuration ==

#The first day of the course will include acquiring the course laptop, and familiarizing yourself with its use.
#Of particular importance is the need to connect it at least once to a wired network access point in the department, and to log yourself in whilst it is connected. The most convenient location for doing this might be the study area on level 2, or the adjacent tutorial rooms. You will need a '''patch cable''' for the purpose (one such should be in the laptop bag issued to you), which is connected at the rear-right of the laptop. Once connected, press the power button on the top left of the keyboard.
#Windows XP loads at startup. After the boot is complete, log yourself in, ensuring that the domain ''IC'' is selected. This should progress as per any desktop login. When you log out from this session, all your credentials as '''cached''' on the laptop. Should you wish to log in again, but this time with no wired connection, your cached details will be used to enable you to access applications and documents you might have stored on the laptop hard disk. You will also require this cached profile if you want to use your laptop online at home, or outside the department/college.
#We suggest you use the laptop in ''wired'' mode on College premises if a socket for your '''patch-lead''' is available. If you do want to use wireless, configure it as follows: 
## Ensure the Wireless card is on (blue light above the keyboard; if it's not blue, press the button to switch it on).
## The Wireless client you will use is called '''XSupplicant''' (Microsoft's own client has ''issues''). XSupplicant is invoked from the system tray on the bottom right of the task bar. Right click and select '''quick connect'''
## Select the '''Imperial-WPA''' network (or if at home, your own local network) and provide this with your College login ID and password. It may take a few seconds (up to ~20) for connection to be established.
## If you put the laptop into hibernate mode (by closing the lid and leaving it closed for ~10 seconds), it may take a little while to re-establish the connection when you re-open the laptop.
#If you use '''Firefox''' as your browser and try to connect to the chemistry wiki, you may get a '''Secure Connection Failed''' page appear, just click on the "Or you can add an exception..." link and click the "Add Exception" button, then "Get Certificate" and then "Confirm Security Exception". You should then be given access to the chemistry wiki site.

== Laptop use and file storage whilst at Imperial ==

#Your laptop should run for about 6 hours from a full charge. If you do need to charge it during a working day, please do so in the study or the tutorial rooms on level 2. If you need to store the laptop temporarily during the day, there will be a rack of cube-shaped storage boxes in the study area, and you will be issued with a personalised key when you pick up the laptop.
#If you are working in College, and have the laptop online (via either a wired patch lead or the WiFi), then store everything in the usual place ('''H:'''). Alternatively, you will find a drive labelled '''E:''', which is in fact part of the hard drive on the system. You should use this if you are offline. This drive has a total capacity of around 50 Gbytes (compared to 500 Mbyte for drive '''H:''') so you can also use it to store very large files. Be aware however that whilst drive '''H:''' is backed up each night, drive '''E:''' will not be backed up at all (so if the laptop fails, or is stolen, you will lose everything). We suggest you store your key results on both drives!

== How fast is the laptop? ==

Computational chemistry modelling varies wildly in the amount of computer time need. Thus most molecular mechanics and semi-empirical MO calculations take just seconds, or a minute or so. These are all done on your laptop. The ''ab initio'' and ''DFT'' procedures can be much more time consuming, and now the issue arises of whether they should even be attempted on your laptop. The particular model you are using is a ''low-power'' unit, designed so that the unit is lightweight, and that the battery charge lasts for an entire working day. This means that the processors (of which there are two) are actually relatively slow by modern standards. They are nevertheless fast enough for you to attempt Gaussian calculations on small molecules (typically the size of eg cyclohexane). If you do attempt such a calculation, you will immediately notice that the fans on the laptop kick in very soon, and the unit may get quite hot! For this reason, you should never attempt to run such a calculation for much more than about 1 hour. Under no circumstances should you attempt to leave it running e.g. overnight! If it turns out you do need to run for > 1 hour, then submit to the batch subsystem ([https://scanweb.cc.imperial.ac.uk/uportal2/ SCAN]) we have set up for you to use. Not only are the computers you will use there at least 20 times faster than the laptop, such jobs also do not compromise your ability to continue using the laptop, and they also let you run multiple jobs concurrently.

== Technical Help ==

#If you are having problems with the laptop, take it to the ICT support desks, in either Sherfield level 4, or Room 135 in chemistry C1. '''IMPORTANT''' A small number of systems might show abnormal instability. This manifests with unexpected and total freezes 3-4 times a day or more. If you experience this, do not simply wait for the problem to resolve itself, but arrange to have it swapped for a hot spare. Sometimes hardware faults (or e.g. memory modules that might have become unseated, or simply faulty) will cause this, and the system will probably benefit from a thorough checkout.
#You may also wish to keep an eye out on the [[Mod:latebreak|late breaking news]] page for general updates, and the discussion areas for [[Talk:Mod:organic|Module 1]], [[Talk:Mod:inorganic|module 2]] and [[Talk:Mod:physical|module 3]] where people document their experiences, suggest bug fixes etc.

== Laptop use at home ==

The advantage of having your personalized laboratory is that you can complete experiments wherever you wish, and not just in the Imperial College precincts. Proceed as follows:

# You will have to go online at home. Since this varies according to the ISP service you have, you will have to arrange this yourself (via your ISP if necessary). If you are using WiFi at home, configure it as per above.
# [[image:vpnicon.png|right]]In order to edit the Wiki for your project, you will need to establish a [http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/ict/services/securitynetworkdatacentreandtelephonyservices/collegenetwork/networkconnections/vpnconnection VPN connection] as part of this process. An icon on the desktop is available for this purpose.
## To mount your drive H:, find out its network address: [https://www.imperial.ac.uk/spectrum/ict/dynamic/homedir/homedir_location.asp Home Directory Location]. Armed with this information, follow the instructions in [http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/ict/services/securitynetworkdatacentreandtelephonyservices/collegenetwork/networkconnections/vpnconnection/connectingtoyourhomedirectory Home directory mounts]
## To mount drive L (the area Linux uses when connected to a network), assume that the network address is '''\\icnfs-ch.cc.ic.ac.uk\your-login-id''' and proceed as above.
#You can also use your own laptop (as opposed to the loan laptop), but please be aware that much of the software installed on the course laptop described in the previous section may be missing since the site licenses we have for it will not apply to your personal laptop. There is '''one exception''' to this; the site license for '''ChemBio3D''' does allow any student with a valid Imperial College email account to install it on their own laptop. To invoke this license, connect to [http://scistore.cambridgesoft.com/sitelicense.cfm?sid=948 this site] and follow the instructions. This license will last for only one year.

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See also: [[mod:laptop|Laptop use]], [[mod:windows|Windows mode]], [[mod:programs|Programs]], [[mod:organic|Module 1]], [[Mod:inorganic|Module 2]], [[Mod:physical|Module 3]],[[Mod:writeup|Writing up]]

Talk:Main Page

2008-11-22T10:19:55Z

Nd01: testing theory you need the VPN to edit this wiki

Test edit not using the VPN

It:it facillities

2008-10-20T13:03:17Z

Nd01: /* Printing */

=Introduction to Email and IT Facilities=

To get to this page, enter '''''http://www.ch.ic.ac.uk/wiki/'''''

==[http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/ict/services/newstudents Startup for New Students]==

*A [http://www.imperial.ac.uk/myimperial '''Student Portal'''] and [http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/studenthub '''hub'''] are available for all things Imperial.
* '''Facilities:''' The main chemistry computer facilities are located in two rooms, which are open 0830-22.30 Monday-Friday. One is normally scheduled for taught courses, the other is part of the student study area. 24-Hour opening is available in the central library area.
* '''User accounts:''' All new BSc, MSci and Socrates Exchange students who have registered at Imperial College will have been allocated an e-mail account for use in the chemistry department. This account can be activated from any Web-access point via the URL: [https://www.imperial.ac.uk/ict/activateaccount/ https://www.ic.ac.uk/ict/activateaccount/]. You will need to provide your personal details such as date of birth and the College ID (CID) number that you will have received through the post. You will then be asked to set an account password. This will have to conform to certain rules which will be explained [http://www.imperial.ac.uk/ICT/Services/Security/SecurityPolicies/Passwords/ChoosingAPassword here]. '''Important'''<nowiki>: If you are activating your account on a College computer, you will need to log into it first using the temporary account </nowiki>''activate''. The password for this is displayed in most computer rooms.

=== Help ===

* Support is available from the Service Desk in the ICT division, located on level 4 of the Sherfield building (one floor down from the Pippard lecture theatre) or by emailing service.desk@imperial.ac.uk. The Faculty ICT support team have an office in the chemistry department, located off room 134, where urgent and chemistry specific queries can be directed.
* The Operating systems directly supported are Windows XP Professional (not Vista), Linux Redhat (Enterprise version 5) and MacOS X (Version 10.4/10.5).

== Logging in ==
* '''Login: '''The Windows XP, MacOS X and Unix (Redhat Linux) computers ALL require that the login and password be typed. Remember, the password is CASE sensitive. Concentrate also on whether what you need to type is e.g. a zero (0) or an o/O, an i/I or a one (1), an S or a five (5), etc. If you are asked for a domain, ensure you specify '''IC'''.
* '''Password change:'''You can change your password. On Windows, press ''Command-alt-delete'' (i.e. all three keys at once) to bring up the '''Task Manager''', and select ''Password'' from there. Note that the password may not be updated until 20 minutes past the hour, so you might not get an instant response. If you forget your password, you will have to get someone from the faculty IT support team (see below) to reset your password. It is also possible to change a password [http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/ict/services/securitynetworkdatacentreandtelephonyservices/security using this web page].
=== Good Practice in Computer Use===
* Game playing is strongly discouraged, largely because it is a distraction for others, Be considerate! "llegal downloads" are particularly frowned upon; remember these cannot be done anonymously, and can be traced back to their originator. Depending on the circumstances, disciplinary action can be invoked.

=== Individual User Profiles ===
#Any items placed on the "'desktop"' are stored in something called your ''Profile'', along any customisations you might make of the Web browser etc. This profile for new user accounts (2008) is currently are set to '''roaming off''' which means it does not persist between different computers you may use. It is particularly important therefore that you do '''NOT''' store your documents on the '''desktop''', since they will '''not''' re-appear there if you change machine (and any documents which '''are''' placed on a desktop are cleared out overnight, so can only go back to a specific computer and retrieve them on the same day you create them). You should '''always''' store your work on drive H: (see below).
#You are are issued (auto-enrolled) with a digital certificate with which you can '''sign''' your email and some document types such as Microsoft Word. Later in 2008, ''credential roaming'' will be enabled, which allows you to access your digital certificate from any computer.
===Logging out===
When you have finished a session on any computer, you must:
* '''NOT SWITCH or POWER OFF the computer'''
* Instead, log off the computer, but do not RESTART or POWER it down

== [[Image:programs.jpg|right|thumb]] EMail==
Your login ID can be used to receive and send electronic mail, and indeed we assume that your will read this email regularly. Course organisers, lecturers, tutors etc will try to contact you using your College email address, and some of these emails might be urgent, so you should check on a daily basis.

#If you wish to change details about yourself in the College email directory, [http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/ict/services/email go here.]
#When letting others know how to send mail to you, tell them to use the E-mail name:<br /><tt>firstname.lastname08@ic.ac.uk</tt>.<br /> Don't confuse your email name with your login name.
#When sending mail, you can use Microsoft Outlook (Windows) or Apple Mail (MacOS X). Do NOT use Outlook Express (which bears no relation to Outlook itself!). Documentation on how to use this is to be [http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/ict/services/email found here], where you can also learn how to configure Outlook for home use, and even set up your mobile phone.
#You can also use the web page: '''https://icex.imperial.ac.uk/Exchange/''' if you are away from College, and it is also possible to read Exchange mail on an appropriate mobile (see below).
#You are reminded that inappropriate use of email ( [http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/ict/services/email as detailed in the guidelines]) could result in disciplinary action against you by the College.
===Multiple Mail accounts===
You probably already have one or more personal email accounts. You can continue to use these, and read email sent to them whilst you are at College, but you may not always be able to send email using this account from a College Computer. To set up more than one account in Outlook 2007 (your College account is pre-configured), got to '''Tools/Account settings''' and follow the prompts.

== Document Storage areas ==
There are two types of documents; those written for you by lecturers, and those you write yourselves.
=== Files-to-read ===
The definitive pointers to all on-line course notes and materials are to be found at:
# '''https://www.ic.ac.uk/chemistry/students/teaching/''' (the little yellow padlock means you will need to provide your College login ID and password)
# The above should normally point you to a system called [https://webct.imperial.ac.uk/ '''Blackboard'''], where many lecturers post their teaching handouts.
# A number of course notes are also held on this [http://www.ch.ic.ac.uk/wiki '''Wiki'''], including several laboratory courses.
#There is a [http://teaching.ch.ic.ac.uk/podcasts/index.rss lecture podcasts] collection.
#The central library has many [http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/library/learningandsupportnew/guides/chemistry reference collections]

Students in general do not have permission to mount personal web pages on departmental servers, but some areas of our Wiki are writable for students (i.e projects and reports).

=== Files-to-stay===
[[Image:network1.jpg|right|400px]] Once you have logged in, this process will have set up a number of storage areas for your own documents.
*# You have a hard '''drive C:'''. This contains system files, applications, temporary areas and other files. You should not normally try to save anything on C:, since the files will stay with the machine, and not move if you log onto a different machine. The '''Desktop''' also uses drive C:, so its always a bad idea to place documents there.
*# [[Image:home1.jpg|right|thumb]] There are four network drives, which '''do''' move with the machine, i.e. anything you put in these is available on any machine. The first is '''drive H:''' (think of it as '''Home''') on a device called the SAN, in the example here as '''icfs8.cc.ic.ac.uk''', and is where your documents are normally stored (if you really need to find out what your home address is, try [https://www.imperial.ac.uk/spectrum/ict/dynamic/homedir/homedir_location.asp Home Directory Location]). Clicking on a "home" icon on a (Windows or MacOS X) desktop should take you straight to this area. It has a space quota of 500 Mbytes (0.5 Gbytes). The drive H: area will also be available to MacOS X users (again use the designation "Home" to reach H:).
*# '''Drive L:''' is an area used as "home" when you log into the Linux operating system. It is where documents created using Linux are stored. The quota here is also 500 Mbytes.
*# '''Drive R:''' contains spectroscopy files from NM'''R''' samples, to which you need access in some courses. You cannot write to this area.
*# '''Drive Z:''' is what we call a '''data silo'''. It has larger capacity than H: or L:, but the files are not backed up, and may be deleted if the space is needed by others. Use this for storing temporary, but perhaps larger files.

[[Image:treesize.jpg|right|thumb]]Please note that if you exceed your allocation of 500 Mbytes in drive H: or drive L:, new files cannot be written, and you will need to delete some old ones. Find out how much space you have on any drive by selecting it, pressing the right-mouse-button, and opting for '''TreeSize''' from the menu that appears. This will tell you the distribution of files within the entire drive, and enables you to decide what to focus on if files need deleting to create space (to delete, right mouse click in treeview). In the example on the left, the two directories flagged red are clearly the problem (one of them, My Music, was the result of trying to store the iTunes library on H:. See below).

==== Backing up ====
* You are advised to copy your critical personal documents and files to your 500 Mbyte allocation of network disk space (drive H: or also drive L:) which are both backed up on a nightly basis. Also, keep at least one other backup copy of critical files on a removable medium such as USB flash drive. '''IMPORTANT:''' Programs like Microsoft Word can generate quite large documents, and lots of temporary files, backup versions etc. If you save/access large documents directly from drive H:, you may find that your 500 Mbyte quota might be exceeded (even if temporarily) because of these temporary files. You are strongly advised if you are creating/editing large documents in particular to store them directly to the hard disk (C:) in the ''temp'' area, and then copy a final version of the file to both drive '''H:''' just before you log out of your session, and also to a removable device such as a USB Drive.

===Files-to-go===
To move documents from College computers to your own personal systems, you are advised to purchase a "USB Pen drive" or "Memory stick" device. [[Image:usbdrive_ud.jpg|right|thumb]]These plug into the USB port, located on the keyboard or front panel of the computer. Typically, a stand-alone 2 Gbyte device will cost about £5 and 16 Gbyte £25 and some phones/music players with similar capacities (i.e. iPod /iPhone) can also be used for data. Floppy disk is extinct (but they can still be read). Email is limited to 25 Mbytes as an attachment. CD-RW (650MB via writable CDs), 4.6 Gbyte via writable DVDs and up to 160 Gbyte using an iPod Classic can all also be used.

=== Files-to-listen ===
[[Image:itunes.jpg|left|thumb]]Some lecture courses have an associated '''[http://teaching.ch.ic.ac.uk/podcasts/index.rss Podcast]'''. These are of the enhanced audio type, and include lecture slides and link to appropriate web sites. One procedure to acquire a podcast proceeds through '''iTunes'''. Using this program requires a little care. [[Image:itunes1.jpg|right|thumb]]Audio (and video) files can be very large, and by default, they are (unfortunately) stored by iTunes in your own networked document area (i.e. drive H:) where just 3-4 such files could cause you to exceed your space allocation of 500 Mbytes. To ensure this does not happen, start up iTunes (you will be asked to accept a license agreement) and from '''Edit/Preferences/Advanced''', set the iTunes Music folder location to either drive Z: (the data silo) or ''e.g''. an iPod or USB stick that you have previously plugged into a USB port (this works best if you use a USB 2.0 device, rather than the older, much slower, but now rare USB 1.1 type). Some mobile phones (i.e.the Nokia N91) can also [http://europe.nokia.com/A41121131 download a podcast directly], as can an iPhone/iPod Nano Touch using [http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/ict/services/securitynetworkdatacentreandtelephonyservices/collegenetwork/networkconnections/wirelessconnection/iphone WiFi]. [[Image:podcast1.jpg|left|thumb]]If you have been given the URL of podcast material, click on the following e.g. '''itpc://teaching.ch.ic.ac.uk/podcasts/index.rss''' (this will open iTunes, subscribe the podcast, and download the latest entry automatically for you). or if that does not work, enter the above using '''Advanced/Subscribe to Podcast''', or enter http://teaching.ch.ic.ac.uk/podcasts/index.rss into an RSS-aware Web browser. Once the podcast is subscribed, click on the little triangle (red circle) to view all the individual entries.
===Files-in-the-cloud===
This means roaming files which are available to you from any location in the world. A number of services of this type are available. You might wish to try out Microsoft's [http://skydrive.live.com/ Skydrive] or Apple's [http://www.apple.com/mobileme/ MobileMe] which offer a variety of ''sync'' options to phones and other devices. You should note the [http://privacy.microsoft.com/en-gb/default.aspx privacy statements]. These types of storage are 400 Mbyte upwards.

==Software available to you==
Software provided on College-owned computers includes Web browsing programs, Microsoft Office 2007 (which includes Outlook 2007 and presentation programs such as Powerpoint), EndNote (for keeping track of references) and a variety of progams for chemical drawing, modelling, visualisation, spectroscopic processing and data acquisition. These will be introduced during the laboratory courses where they are relevant.

The department also has a Site License for a program system called [http://scistore.cambridgesoft.com/sitelicense.cfm?sid=948 ChemBio3D], the terms of which allow individual undergraduates to acquire a copy of the program and to install it on their personal computer. The license is an annual one. Programs such as Microsoft Office are NOT available for installation on your own computer, and you will have to license this via your [http://www.microsoft.com/student/discounts/theultimatesteal-uk/default.aspx own arrangements].

== Printing==
Printing is a [http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/ict/services/teachingandresearchservices/teachingclusters/ictprintservice/documentation/printing centralised service], with collection points located throughout the College. There are two in chemistry, one in each of the two computer rooms. Access is by swipe card, credit for which [http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/ict/services/teachingandresearchservices/ictprintservice-docs/credit can be arranged].

To configure a Mac OS X computer for printing to the central service, [http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/ict/services/teachingandresearchservices/ictprintservice-docs/macprinting download and run this application]. To configure a Windows/Vista computer, [https://ict-printservice-www.cc.imperial.ac.uk/ict/printservice/ go here]. From this last page, you can also view your online account or manage print jobs.

'''Green note:''' Always ask youself if you really need to print something! You may only need to view it once, and that could always be done on a computer screen, iPod, etc. A fat bundle of paper may be reassuringly heavy, but think of the planet!

==Using your Own Computer==

* '''Campus Computer Purchase:''' This year, students are eligible for HP computers and HP iPAQ handhelds at the Imperial ''corporate'' price points. Contact the ICT Software shop for more details (level 4, Sherfield building). Other Mail order (e.g): http://www.dabs.com/uk for commodities such as memory, hard drives, etc. Apple: http://apple.procureweb.ac.uk/ for favourable deals on [http://store.apple.com/uk-edu/browse/campaigns/back_to_school?mco=MTc4NDQ3Mw Apple computers, iPods], etc.
* '''Software:''' As undergraduate students, you are not in general currently allowed to install College-licensed software onto your private computer (such as the Microsoft operating systems, the Microsoft office suite, and chemistry specific software). You ARE allowed to install the [http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/ict/services/personalcomputersupportandmobileservices/softwarepurchase/softwareshop/priceindex/nortonantivirus Norton anti-virus software]. You can often get very good price deals as students for much other software. In 2008, Microsoft is running a promotion for [http://www.microsoft.com/student/discounts/theultimatesteal-uk/default.aspx/ Office 2007 Ultimate] which costs £38.95+VAT for a perpetual license. Note also the site license for ChemBio3D, which you can install on your own computer. You can also install [http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/ict/services/personalcomputersupportandmobileservices/softwarepurchase/softwareshop/priceindex/scifinder SciFinder].
* '''Computer Health check:''' You can take your e.g. laptop to the help desk area on level 4, Sherfield building, for a ''drop-off and pick-up'' service, whereby you leave the computer to be given a ''health check''. In chemistry, a Faculty-based ICT support team is located in the Chemistry department, in room 134.
* '''Hall of Residence'''<nowiki>: A Scheme called Student Connect allows students in halls of residence to access departmental facilities. Support for this is run entirely by </nowiki>[http://www.damovoconnect.com/imperial/ Student Connect], whom you should approach in case of difficulties (their office is in Sherfield Building on level 4).
* '''Connection in College:''' Only "Health Checked" computers should be connected to the Imperial network. Wi-Fi zones are available in the main computer room and laboratories to facilitate this (see below). In order for the connection to work correctly, you '''must''' register your computer for our network. Do the following:
*# Connect to http://netreg.ic.ac.uk/ using some other machine
*# Enter into this database the so-called MAC (Media Access Control) ethernet address of your laptop using the instructions given at the above site.
*# The laptop should be configured to get its network settings using "DHCP".If you do get a virus (and it can sometimes take only a few seconds for your system to become infected if its online) this will be quickly detected and your machine disabled from using the network. It will then be a moderately bureaucratic process to get your machine allowed back onto the network (and no-one likes bureaucracy!).
* '''WiFi Hotspots'''<nowiki>: The chemistry study area,</nowiki>[[Image:wifi.gif|64px|right|WiFi]] Pippard and Lecture theatres C and D, Perkin, Briscoe and Frankland laboratories all have a [http://search.imperial.ac.uk/cs.html?url=http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/ict/services/securitynetworkdatacentreandtelephonyservices/collegenetwork/networkconnections/wirelessconnection/&charset=iso-8859-1&qt=wireless+connection&col=&n=1&la=en Wireless Network system] (along with other Wi-Fi "hot spots" around College, which are being constantly added to; look out for notices bearing the logo shown on the right). If you install a wireless card into your laptop, you can connect to the network, which will appear as '''Imperial-WPA'''. You will also need to configure your system to connect [http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/portal/page?_pageid=35,57815&_dad=portallive&_schema=PORTALLIVE as described here].<br clear="right" />
* '''VPN Connection:''' Much valuable information is available by licensing schemes which are valid only within the College local area network (LAN), which is defined by a range of IP addresses. It is possible however to access this LAN from outside College (e.g. from an Internet Service provider using a modem or ADSL connection) [http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/portal/page?_pageid=35,57755&_dad=portallive&_schema=PORTALLIVE as described here].
* '''Access to your "Home directory" from outside College:'''. Once you have established a connection as per above, you can then access your College files. Detailed instructions on how to do this are [http://search.imperial.ac.uk/cs.html?url=http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/ict/services/securitynetworkdatacentreandtelephonyservices/collegenetwork/networkconnections/vpnconnection/connectingtoyourhomedirectory&charset=iso-8859-1&qt=home+directories&col=&n=1&la=en available here].
* '''Consumables:''' Blank CDs/DVDs, printer paper, ethernet patch leads etc are available from the ICU shop on the walkway.

==Mobile phones==
Smart mobile phones are rapidly becoming the new computer platform, being capable not only of voice and text messaging, but also GPS location, photography, music playing, Email and many [http://www.apple.com/iphone/appstore/ new applications] (including one called '''Molecules'''). The plethora of phone types means that few are actively supported on Campus in the same way that computers are, largely because most smart phones require bespoke software to manage their complexity. One such program, '''iTunes''', is installed on the departmental computers for managing the '''iPhone/iPod Touch''' range. In addition, help pages exist to help you get your iPhone online (WiFi) and email capable:
#[http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/ict/services/securitynetworkdatacentreandtelephonyservices/collegenetwork/networkconnections/wirelessconnection/iphone Connecting the iPhone/iPod Touch to the Campus WiFi]
#[http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/ict/services/useremailfileanddirectoryservices/email/mobileworking/activesync/serveractivesync/iphone Configuring your iPhone to use Exchange ActiveSync]
#[http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/ict/services/personalcomputersupportandmobileservices/operatingsystemsupport/mac_os_support Support pages]

As of 2008, smart phones or similar devices had not been embedded into the chemistry course, but no doubt their time will come! If you have any bright ideas, let us know!
--[[User:Rzepa|Rzepa]] 08:41, 21 August 2008 (BST)

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Nd01: ICT help desk

= Late Breaking news =

# In ChemBio3D, the MOPAC module is currently not licensed. This is because the default MOPAC2002 module was replaced by a more up to date MOPAC2007 module a month ago, but the license key for this new module has not arrived yet. As soon as it does, we will circulate information about how to license this component.--[[User:Rzepa|Rzepa]] 12:33, 13 October 2008 (BST) Further note: If you read the script, MOPAC2007 is used for only one [[Mod:organic#Regioselective_Addition_of_Dichlorocarbene|single part of the module]], which introduces molecular orbital theory. You should be able to ''substitute'' one MO method for any other! Thus instead of the (relatively rapid) PM3 method, you could instead use the (somewhat slower!) Gaussian '''B3LYP/6-31G(d)''' procedure. In fact, you are actually asked to do exactly this in the next part of the experiment! So in this context, the MOPAC2007 part is non critical, and you might use your judgement to omit it entirely. See also [[Talk:Mod:chem3d|discussion page]].--[[User:Rzepa|Rzepa]] 13:56, 13 October 2008 (BST)
#The Imperial-WPA Wireless connection is fairly detailed, and the consequence of not getting it quite right is that the system does not return errors, it merely goes into a loop. I have asked the ICT division if it might be possible to script this procedure entirely, or mostly. They have promised to get back to me.--[[User:Rzepa|Rzepa]] 12:31, 13 October 2008 (BST)
#Several people have asked about the security associated with the individual laboratory report areas. For example ''is the Wiki indexed and hence searchable by Google?''. Following [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:$wgDefaultRobotPolicy advice], it is now possible to e.g. inhibit indexing of the namespace '''mod:''' So if you follow the advice on this wiki, any project prefaced with '''mod:''' will NOT be indexed by Google, and hence should not be locatable by this means.--[[User:Rzepa|Rzepa]] 15:49, 13 October 2008 (BST)
#On discussion with ICT the wireless base station in the tutorial and study area cannot sustain the number of connections required for the size of the lab class. Use your internet cable to connect while in these areas, however outside of these areas you should be able to use the wireless (eg Library, in the computer room on level 1 etc). If you have problems connecting outside of the study area please go directly to ICT for help, this can be Nick Davies or Oliver Priestland in Rm 135b Chem or the service desk in Sherfield Level 4 during usual working hours. In addition, there is a help desk available every lunchtime between 12.30 and 1.30 in Rms: 135b Chem, G31 SAF and 323 Biochem.

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'''''You MUST use the Edit buttons on the right to edit this content. Do NOT use the Edit button on the top of this page.'''''
== Sandbox (Play-Pen) ==

This is an area where you can play without worrying what you do. Enter it by pressing the [Edit] button '''on the right''' and '''not''' at the top. Go here for a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Cheatsheet ''cheat sheet''] summary of how to create a Wiki page. It's a free-for-all in here! Learn how to use a Wiki by coming here! PS This is how to do Greek:α, β Δ, δ
Try copying/pasting some of the [http://www.ch.ic.ac.uk/local/it/lab1.html examples in the course work] into this page. See the effect by selecting '''Show Preview'''. Do not use '''Save Page''' so as to leave this area uncluttered for others.
----
{| summary="CIT Project Titles" border="1"
|NEW: This demonstrates the use of Jmol loading discrete molecule files (rather than having to paste them into the wiki page). Upload the molecule file, and invoke it as shown here. Use it for eg loading large proteins etc.--[[User:Rzepa|Rzepa]] 16:07, 4 December 2006 (UTC) and --[[User:Rzepa|Rzepa]] 07:41, 16 October 2007 (BST) and --[[User:Rzepa|Rzepa]] 15:56, 18 October 2007 (BST)

If no rotatable molecule appears to the right there my be a problem in the browser cache - reload the page bypassing the cache using ctrl+F5. If this doesn't work check that [http://www.java.com/en/download/help/testvm.xml Java] is correctly functioning on your system.

===References ===
This shows how citations<ref>Example of adding a citation {{DOI|10.1021/ja9825332}}</ref> can be added to
text<ref>adding a further citation {{DOI|10.1021/ja9825332}}</ref> to produce a nice effect.

===Multiple uses of the same footnote ===

The code for citing multiple quotes from the same source can be found [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Cite/Cite.php here]. This stops the same reference being stated multiple times at the bottom of the page when you try to reference more than one item from the same source.

=== Collected citations appear below here ===
<references />--[[User:Rzepa|Rzepa]] 15:18, 25 October 2007 (BST)
|<jmol>
<jmolApplet>
<title>Pentahelicene</title><color>yellow</color><size>200</size>
<script>zoom 80; cpk on;frame 1; move 10 -20 10 0 0 0 0 0 3; delay 1;</script>
<uploadedFileContents>Pentahelicene.mol</uploadedFileContents>
</jmolApplet>
<jmolMenu>
<item><text>Start spinning</text><script>spin on</script></item>
<item><text>Stop spinning</text><script>spin off</script></item>
<menuHeight>-1</menuHeight>
</jmolMenu>
<jmolButton>
<script>console</script>
<text>open a console window</text>
</jmolButton>
</jmol>
<jmol><jmolAppletButton><title>Show CIYSIM.cif in popup window</title><color>cyan</color>
<uploadedFileContents>CIYSIM.cif</uploadedFileContents></jmolAppletButton>
</jmol>
|}

== Main Project Page ==
'''Please do not edit this page itself'''. Click on one of the titles to start editing.
{| summary="CIT Project Titles" border="1"
! bgcolor="cyan" |Project<br /> Number
! bgcolor="cyan" |General Keywords
|-
| bgcolor="#CCFF00" |01
| bgcolor="#CCFF00" | [[it07:Lignocaine|Lignocaine (used in dentistry as a "local")]]
|-
| bgcolor="#CCFF00" |02
| bgcolor="#66FF99" | [[it07:Piperine|Piperine (active ingredient of both black and white pepper)]]
|-
| bgcolor="#CCFF00" |03
| bgcolor="#CCFF00" | [[it07:Rapamycin|Rapamycin (prevents transplant rejection)]]
|-
| bgcolor="#CCFF00" |04
| bgcolor="#66FF99" | [[it07:Gossypol|Gossypol (male birth control)]]
|-
| bgcolor="#CCFF00" |05
| bgcolor="#CCFF00" | [[it07:Gentamycin|Gentamicin A (aminoglycoside antibiotic)]]
|-
| bgcolor="#CCFF00" |06
| bgcolor="#66FF99" | [[it07:Herceptin|Herceptin (topical anticancer drug)]]
|-
| bgcolor="#CCFF00" |07
| bgcolor="#CCFF00" | [[it07:Gingerone|Zingerone (the characteristic smell of ginger)]]
|-
| bgcolor="#CCFF00" |08
| bgcolor="#66FF99" | [[it07:Sucralose|Sucralose (non-metabolizable sweetening agent)]]
|-
| bgcolor="#CCFF00" |09
| bgcolor="#CCFF00" | [[it07:Bufotoxin|Bufotoxin (active component of the toad ''Bufo vulgaris'')]]
|-
| bgcolor="#CCFF00" |10
| bgcolor="#66FF99" | [[it07:Roaccutane|Roaccutane (treatment for severe acne)]]
|-
| bgcolor="#CCFF00" |11
| bgcolor="#CCFF00" | [[it07:Sibutramine|Sibutramine (appetite suppresor)]]
|-
| bgcolor="#CCFF00" |12
| bgcolor="#66FF99" | [[it07:Anandamide|Anandamide (the "feel-good" factor in chocolate)]]
|-
| bgcolor="#CCFF00" |13
| bgcolor="#CCFF00" | [[it07:h3nbh3|Ammonia-borane: H<sub>3</sub>N-BH<sub>3</sub> (Hydrogen storage molecule?)]]
|-
| bgcolor="#CCFF00" |14
| bgcolor="#66FF99" | [[it07:Methoxsalen|Methoxsalen (Treatment of psoriasis)]]
|-
| bgcolor="#CCFF00" |15
| bgcolor="#CCFF00" | [[it07:Hycocine|Hyoscine (From Mandrake and Witches Henbane, pre-med before surgery)]]
|-
| bgcolor="#CCFF00" |16
| bgcolor="#66FF99" | [[it07:Capreomycin|Capreomycin (Drug-resistant TB)]]
|-
| bgcolor="#CCFF00" |17
| bgcolor="#CCFF00" | [[it07:wilkinson|Wilkinson's catalyst]]
|-
| bgcolor="#CCFF00" |18
| bgcolor="#66FF99" | [[it07:Jacobsen|Jacobsen's epoxidation catalyst]]
|-
| bgcolor="#CCFF00" |19
| bgcolor="#CCFF00" | [[it07:Methylaluminoxane|Methylaluminoxane: MAO - hugely important ethylene polymerisation cocatalyst]]
|-
| bgcolor="#CCFF00" |20
| bgcolor="#66FF99" | [[it07:Schwartz|Schwartz reagent for the hydrozirconation of alkenes and alkynes]]
|-
| bgcolor="#CCFF00" |21
| bgcolor="#CCFF00" | [[it07:Schrock|Schrock metathesis catalyst]]
|-
| bgcolor="#CCFF00" |22
| bgcolor="#66FF99" | [[it07:knots|Molecular-scale knots (nanoscale devices)]]
|-
|bgcolor="#CCFF00" |23
| bgcolor="#CCFF00" | [[it07:Vioxx|Vioxx (treatment of osteoarthritis symptoms and pain)]]
|-
| bgcolor="#CCFF00" |24
| bgcolor="#66FF99" | [[it07:Sertraline|Sertraline HCl (anti-depression)]]
|-
| bgcolor="#CCFF00" |25
| bgcolor="#CCFF00" | [[it07:Ceftriaxone|Ceftriaxone (Gonorrhoea)]]
|-
| bgcolor="#CCFF00" |26
| bgcolor="#66FF99" | [[i07t:Zithromycin|Zithromycin (anti-infective)]]
|-
| bgcolor="#CCFF00" |27
| bgcolor="#CCFF00" | [[it07:Lipitor|Lipitor (Cholesterol reducing agent)]]
|-
| bgcolor="#CCFF00" |28
| bgcolor="#66FF99" | [[it07:Cyameluric Acid|Cyameluric acid (Linus Pauling's last idea!)]]
|}

== Supplemental Project Page ==

This area is for people who wish to create their own projects if none of the above appeal to them. Click on the '''Edit''' button to the right to open up an editable page,
then add an entry below as follows

*<nowiki> [[it07:name_of_project|Descriptive name of intended project]]</nowiki>
*This will produce the effect: [[it07:name_of_project|Descriptive name of intended project]]
----
#[[it07:sitagliptin_page|An example entry- in edit mode, please copy this line and paste below to add to this list]]
#[[it07:name_of_project|Vitamin C ]]
#[[it07:Cylcophosphamide|Cyclophosphamide]]
#[[it07:Terbutaline Sulphate|Terbutaline Sulphate]]
#[[it07:Caffeine|Caffeine]]
#[[it07:Mefloquine|Mefloquine]]
#[[it07:Cadaverine|Cadaverine]]
#[[it07:Cyanidin|Cyanidin]]
#[[it07:Ezetimibe|Ezetimibe]]
#[[it07:Octanitrocubane|Octanitrocubane]]
#[[it07:Azadirachtin|Azadirachtin]]
#[[it07:Nicotine|Nicotine]]
#[[it07:Cyclopentasiloxane|Cyclopentasiloxane]]
#[[it07:Trinitrotoluene|Trinitrotoluene]]
#[[it07:Hydroxychloroquine|Hydroxychloroquine]]
#[[it07:Aspartame|Aspartame]]
#[[it07:Azulene|Azulene]]
#[[it07:Chlorine Trifluoride|Chlorine Trifluoride]]
#[[it07:Cholesterol|Cholesterol]]
#[[it07:Vitamin E|Vitamin E]]
#[[it07:Phenothiazine|Phenothiazine]]
#[[it07:linalool|linalool]]
#[[it07:Glutamic acid|Glutamic acid]]
#[[it07:N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)ethanamide|N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)ethanamide]]
#[[it07:Epinephrine|Epinephrine]]
#[[it07:Sodium Valproate|Sodium Valproate]]
#[[it07:Hyaluronic acid |Hyaluronic acid ]]
#[[it07:Methylenedioxymethamphetamine |Methylenedioxymethamphetamine ]]
#[[it07:salicylic acid |salicylic acid ]]
#[[it07:Morphine|Morphine]]
#[[Cetirizine]]
#[[it07:Bisacodyl|Bisacodyl]]
#[[it07:Rivaroxaban|Rivaroxaban]]
#[[it07:Sodium Lauryl Sulfate|Sodium Lauryl Sulfate]]
#[[it07:Silicon Dioxide|Silicon Dioxide]]
#[[it07:Vanillin|Vanillin]]
#[[it07:Tetrahydrocannabinol|Tetrahydrocannabinol]]
#[[it07:Capsaicin|Capsaicin]]
#[[it07:Menthol|Menthol]]
#[[it07:Tamoxifen|Tamoxifen]]
#[[it07:Copper arsenate|Scheele's Green]]
#[[it07:Strychnine|Strychnine]]
#[[it07:Testosterone|Testosterone]]
#[[it07:Monosodium glutamate|Monosodium glutamate]]
#[[it07:Taurine|Taurine]]
#[[it07:Phenethylamine|Phenethylamine]]
#[[it07:Verbenone|Verbenone]]
#[[it07:Salbutamol|Salbutamol]]
#[[it07:Lactic acid|Lactic acid]]
#[[it07:Aspirin|Aspirin]]
#[[it07:EDTA|EDTA]]
#[[it07:Heroin|Heroin]]
#[[it07:Cocaine|Cocaine]]
#[[it07:Myristicin|Myristin (The hallucinogen in nutmeg)]]

== Utilities ==
Utilities have been written to help the conversion of material from HTML.
# [http://diberri.dyndns.org/wikipedia/html2wiki/ A HTML2Wiki Converter]
----

== Wiki Templates ==

[[Template:DOI]] and [[Template:Doi-inline]] are providea as (protected) templates for your use. Many other templates exist, often to be found on e.g. Wikipedia pages. You may decide one of these is of particular use, or of interest. If so, you can install it on the wiki here for you and others to use. Add below a line that looks like Template:Template-name, save, and click on the red text to create the new template. If you prefer the task of adding useful templates to that of adding information about molecules, then you will be given full credit for performing this valuable service for others! --Rzepa 14:41, 20 October 2006 (BST)

[[Template:Chem-Data]]

[[Template:Drug-Box]] - For pharmaceutical drugs just copy variable names and code generates tables

[[Template:Chembox supplement]] - to be linked to from the supplementary section of the table in the template above, for usage see [[Template_talk:chembox_supplement|here]]

[[Template:NFPA_704]] - for notes on how to use, see [[Template_talk:NFPA_704|here]]

[[R & S Phrases]]

[[Template:Chembox new]]

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__FORCETOC__

'''''You MUST use the Edit buttons on the right to edit this content. Do NOT use the Edit button on the top of this page.'''''
== Sandbox (Play-Pen) ==

This is an area where you can play without worrying what you do. Enter it by pressing the [Edit] button '''on the right''' and '''not''' at the top. Go here for a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Cheatsheet ''cheat sheet''] summary of how to create a Wiki page. It's a free-for-all in here! Learn how to use a Wiki by coming here! PS This is how to do Greek:α, β Δ, δ
Try copying/pasting some of the [http://www.ch.ic.ac.uk/local/it/lab1.html examples in the course work] into this page. See the effect by selecting '''Show Preview'''. Do not use '''Save Page''' so as to leave this area uncluttered for others.
----
{| summary="CIT Project Titles" border="1"
|NEW: This demonstrates the use of Jmol loading discrete molecule files (rather than having to paste them into the wiki page). Upload the molecule file, and invoke it as shown here. Use it for eg loading large proteins etc.--[[User:Rzepa|Rzepa]] 16:07, 4 December 2006 (UTC) and --[[User:Rzepa|Rzepa]] 07:41, 16 October 2007 (BST) and --[[User:Rzepa|Rzepa]] 15:56, 18 October 2007 (BST)

If no rotatable molecule appears to the right there my be a problem in the browser cache - reload the page using ctrl>F5. If this doesn't work check that [http://www.java.com/en/download/help/testvm.xml Java] is correctly functioning on your system.

===References ===
This shows how citations<ref>Example of adding a citation {{DOI|10.1021/ja9825332}}</ref> can be added to
text<ref>adding a further citation {{DOI|10.1021/ja9825332}}</ref> to produce a nice effect.

===Multiple uses of the same footnote ===

The code for citing multiple quotes from the same source can be found [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Cite/Cite.php here]. This stops the same reference being stated multiple times at the bottom of the page when you try to reference more than one item from the same source.

=== Collected citations appear below here ===
<references />--[[User:Rzepa|Rzepa]] 15:18, 25 October 2007 (BST)
|<jmol>
<jmolApplet>
<title>Pentahelicene</title><color>yellow</color><size>200</size>
<script>zoom 80; cpk on;frame 1; move 10 -20 10 0 0 0 0 0 3; delay 1;</script>
<uploadedFileContents>Pentahelicene.mol</uploadedFileContents>
</jmolApplet>
<jmolMenu>
<item><text>Start spinning</text><script>spin on</script></item>
<item><text>Stop spinning</text><script>spin off</script></item>
<menuHeight>-1</menuHeight>
</jmolMenu>
<jmolButton>
<script>console</script>
<text>open a console window</text>
</jmolButton>
</jmol>
<jmol><jmolAppletButton><title>Show CIYSIM.cif in popup window</title><color>cyan</color>
<uploadedFileContents>CIYSIM.cif</uploadedFileContents></jmolAppletButton>
</jmol>
|}

== Main Project Page ==
'''Please do not edit this page itself'''. Click on one of the titles to start editing.
{| summary="CIT Project Titles" border="1"
! bgcolor="cyan" |Project<br /> Number
! bgcolor="cyan" |General Keywords
|-
| bgcolor="#CCFF00" |01
| bgcolor="#CCFF00" | [[it07:Lignocaine|Lignocaine (used in dentistry as a "local")]]
|-
| bgcolor="#CCFF00" |02
| bgcolor="#66FF99" | [[it07:Piperine|Piperine (active ingredient of both black and white pepper)]]
|-
| bgcolor="#CCFF00" |03
| bgcolor="#CCFF00" | [[it07:Rapamycin|Rapamycin (prevents transplant rejection)]]
|-
| bgcolor="#CCFF00" |04
| bgcolor="#66FF99" | [[it07:Gossypol|Gossypol (male birth control)]]
|-
| bgcolor="#CCFF00" |05
| bgcolor="#CCFF00" | [[it07:Gentamycin|Gentamicin A (aminoglycoside antibiotic)]]
|-
| bgcolor="#CCFF00" |06
| bgcolor="#66FF99" | [[it07:Herceptin|Herceptin (topical anticancer drug)]]
|-
| bgcolor="#CCFF00" |07
| bgcolor="#CCFF00" | [[it07:Gingerone|Zingerone (the characteristic smell of ginger)]]
|-
| bgcolor="#CCFF00" |08
| bgcolor="#66FF99" | [[it07:Sucralose|Sucralose (non-metabolizable sweetening agent)]]
|-
| bgcolor="#CCFF00" |09
| bgcolor="#CCFF00" | [[it07:Bufotoxin|Bufotoxin (active component of the toad ''Bufo vulgaris'')]]
|-
| bgcolor="#CCFF00" |10
| bgcolor="#66FF99" | [[it07:Roaccutane|Roaccutane (treatment for severe acne)]]
|-
| bgcolor="#CCFF00" |11
| bgcolor="#CCFF00" | [[it07:Sibutramine|Sibutramine (appetite suppresor)]]
|-
| bgcolor="#CCFF00" |12
| bgcolor="#66FF99" | [[it07:Anandamide|Anandamide (the "feel-good" factor in chocolate)]]
|-
| bgcolor="#CCFF00" |13
| bgcolor="#CCFF00" | [[it07:h3nbh3|Ammonia-borane: H<sub>3</sub>N-BH<sub>3</sub> (Hydrogen storage molecule?)]]
|-
| bgcolor="#CCFF00" |14
| bgcolor="#66FF99" | [[it07:Methoxsalen|Methoxsalen (Treatment of psoriasis)]]
|-
| bgcolor="#CCFF00" |15
| bgcolor="#CCFF00" | [[it07:Hycocine|Hyoscine (From Mandrake and Witches Henbane, pre-med before surgery)]]
|-
| bgcolor="#CCFF00" |16
| bgcolor="#66FF99" | [[it07:Capreomycin|Capreomycin (Drug-resistant TB)]]
|-
| bgcolor="#CCFF00" |17
| bgcolor="#CCFF00" | [[it07:wilkinson|Wilkinson's catalyst]]
|-
| bgcolor="#CCFF00" |18
| bgcolor="#66FF99" | [[it07:Jacobsen|Jacobsen's epoxidation catalyst]]
|-
| bgcolor="#CCFF00" |19
| bgcolor="#CCFF00" | [[it07:Methylaluminoxane|Methylaluminoxane: MAO - hugely important ethylene polymerisation cocatalyst]]
|-
| bgcolor="#CCFF00" |20
| bgcolor="#66FF99" | [[it07:Schwartz|Schwartz reagent for the hydrozirconation of alkenes and alkynes]]
|-
| bgcolor="#CCFF00" |21
| bgcolor="#CCFF00" | [[it07:Schrock|Schrock metathesis catalyst]]
|-
| bgcolor="#CCFF00" |22
| bgcolor="#66FF99" | [[it07:knots|Molecular-scale knots (nanoscale devices)]]
|-
|bgcolor="#CCFF00" |23
| bgcolor="#CCFF00" | [[it07:Vioxx|Vioxx (treatment of osteoarthritis symptoms and pain)]]
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| bgcolor="#CCFF00" |24
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== Supplemental Project Page ==

This area is for people who wish to create their own projects if none of the above appeal to them. Click on the '''Edit''' button to the right to open up an editable page,
then add an entry below as follows

*<nowiki> [[it07:name_of_project|Descriptive name of intended project]]</nowiki>
*This will produce the effect: [[it07:name_of_project|Descriptive name of intended project]]
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#[[it07:sitagliptin_page|An example entry- in edit mode, please copy this line and paste below to add to this list]]
#[[it07:name_of_project|Vitamin C ]]
#[[it07:Cylcophosphamide|Cyclophosphamide]]
#[[it07:Terbutaline Sulphate|Terbutaline Sulphate]]
#[[it07:Caffeine|Caffeine]]
#[[it07:Mefloquine|Mefloquine]]
#[[it07:Cadaverine|Cadaverine]]
#[[it07:Cyanidin|Cyanidin]]
#[[it07:Ezetimibe|Ezetimibe]]
#[[it07:Octanitrocubane|Octanitrocubane]]
#[[it07:Azadirachtin|Azadirachtin]]
#[[it07:Nicotine|Nicotine]]
#[[it07:Cyclopentasiloxane|Cyclopentasiloxane]]
#[[it07:Trinitrotoluene|Trinitrotoluene]]
#[[it07:Hydroxychloroquine|Hydroxychloroquine]]
#[[it07:Aspartame|Aspartame]]
#[[it07:Azulene|Azulene]]
#[[it07:Chlorine Trifluoride|Chlorine Trifluoride]]
#[[it07:Cholesterol|Cholesterol]]
#[[it07:Vitamin E|Vitamin E]]
#[[it07:Phenothiazine|Phenothiazine]]
#[[it07:linalool|linalool]]
#[[it07:Glutamic acid|Glutamic acid]]
#[[it07:N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)ethanamide|N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)ethanamide]]
#[[it07:Epinephrine|Epinephrine]]
#[[it07:Sodium Valproate|Sodium Valproate]]
#[[it07:Hyaluronic acid |Hyaluronic acid ]]
#[[it07:Methylenedioxymethamphetamine |Methylenedioxymethamphetamine ]]
#[[it07:salicylic acid |salicylic acid ]]
#[[it07:Morphine|Morphine]]
#[[Cetirizine]]
#[[it07:Bisacodyl|Bisacodyl]]
#[[it07:Rivaroxaban|Rivaroxaban]]
#[[it07:Sodium Lauryl Sulfate|Sodium Lauryl Sulfate]]
#[[it07:Silicon Dioxide|Silicon Dioxide]]
#[[it07:Vanillin|Vanillin]]
#[[it07:Tetrahydrocannabinol|Tetrahydrocannabinol]]
#[[it07:Capsaicin|Capsaicin]]
#[[it07:Menthol|Menthol]]
#[[it07:Tamoxifen|Tamoxifen]]
#[[it07:Copper arsenate|Scheele's Green]]
#[[it07:Strychnine|Strychnine]]
#[[it07:Testosterone|Testosterone]]
#[[it07:Monosodium glutamate|Monosodium glutamate]]
#[[it07:Taurine|Taurine]]
#[[it07:Phenethylamine|Phenethylamine]]
#[[it07:Verbenone|Verbenone]]
#[[it07:Salbutamol|Salbutamol]]
#[[it07:Lactic acid|Lactic acid]]
#[[it07:Aspirin|Aspirin]]
#[[it07:EDTA|EDTA]]
#[[it07:Heroin|Heroin]]
#[[it07:Cocaine|Cocaine]]
#[[it07:Myristicin|Myristin (The hallucinogen in nutmeg)]]

== Utilities ==
Utilities have been written to help the conversion of material from HTML.
# [http://diberri.dyndns.org/wikipedia/html2wiki/ A HTML2Wiki Converter]
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== Wiki Templates ==

[[Template:DOI]] and [[Template:Doi-inline]] are providea as (protected) templates for your use. Many other templates exist, often to be found on e.g. Wikipedia pages. You may decide one of these is of particular use, or of interest. If so, you can install it on the wiki here for you and others to use. Add below a line that looks like Template:Template-name, save, and click on the red text to create the new template. If you prefer the task of adding useful templates to that of adding information about molecules, then you will be given full credit for performing this valuable service for others! --Rzepa 14:41, 20 October 2006 (BST)

[[Template:Chem-Data]]

[[Template:Drug-Box]] - For pharmaceutical drugs just copy variable names and code generates tables

[[Template:Chembox supplement]] - to be linked to from the supplementary section of the table in the template above, for usage see [[Template_talk:chembox_supplement|here]]

[[Template:NFPA_704]] - for notes on how to use, see [[Template_talk:NFPA_704|here]]

[[R & S Phrases]]

[[Template:Chembox new]]

IT:FAQ:ChemDraw

2006-12-05T23:11:31Z

Nd01: typo

- The department currently holds no 'site licence' for ChemDraw or any other [http://www.cambridgesoft.com/ Cambridgesoft] product.

- The current annual licence fee would be £4100 for ChemDraw 10 Ultra, or £6900 for ChemOffice Ultra.

- The UK distributor is [http://edustore.adeptscience.co.uk Adept Scientific].

- The cheapest student price for ChemDraw 10 is £52.88 inc VAT (If ChemDraw 8 is suitable for your needs, it sells for as little as $70 if you order
it online directly from [http://scistore.cambridgesoft.com/software/product.cfm?pid=25 Cambridgesoft] and identify yourself as a student --[[User:Rzepa|Rzepa]] 15:05, 27 March 2006 (bst)]

- The cheapest staff price is £90+VAT

'''- Do be aware that Cambrisdgesoft now operates an online licensing system, and you will end up with problems if you try to use the same licence key on more than one machine.
'''

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