Remote Access to Lab ‘Commons’ and Other Folders

30 09 2010
IMPORTANT: If the links are not active, just copy/paste them into your browser.
Mac users can access their home or class folder (but not the applications) from anywhere in the world by using their lab username and password. From the FINDER, select GO, then “Connect to Server…” and enter: AFP://ARTSLABS.TRINITY.DUKE.EDU/. You will be asked for your username and password.
For PC users, depending on your version of Windows, you can connect to the server by finding how to “Map a Network Drive”. In the box provided, enter
\\artslabs.trinity.duke.edu\Commons\ (to connect to the class shares), or \\artslabs.trinity.duke.edu\Homes (to connect to your specific user folder, you’ll be asked your username and password and which folder you would like to connect.
There is no remote access option for those who wish to use lab applications. The remote access option is for file sharing/access only.
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To all,

Here is a nice link to a video demonstration on how to connect to the artslabs server with a PC. This was made by Allen Creech over in Documentary Studies.
Some users might find it necessary to use VPN in order to connect properly, in order to use VPN, go to http://portal.duke.edu/ and follow the prompts.
Let us know how this works for you; the demo is done using Windows 7, but the concept is basically the same for XP and Vista.
Hope this is helpful!
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Digital Files and Folders – Hierarchy, Naming, etc

17 09 2010

Instructions for Digital Files and Folders – Hierarchy, Naming, etc

For your own desktop configuration and general files in the lab you can use any order or naming structure you want. These instructions are only for files you will share with faculty and students in the class (all graded and submitted work, for example)

Make sure you understand private vs public folders. In our lab, COMMONS is the public folder. Open it, and find within it the folder with our class name (Lasch-Seaman-54-etc). Do not put your work in the drop folder. Instead, create a folder with your full last name and first initial of your first name. You will put all your assignments inside that folder with your name.

Name all your shared and submitted files as follows:

LastNameFullFirstNameIntitial_AssignmentTitle_part(p1 or p2, etc)_extension(jpg,pdf,etc)

Example:

In her folder, Paula Abdul could have two files (part 1 and 2 of same assignment):

AbdulP_UnlikelyChart_p1.jpg

AbdulP_UnlikelyChart_p2.jpg

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