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Computing services
Information Services and Technology (IST)
To enable UC Berkeley to extend its preeminence in research, teaching, and public service in the 21st century, IST supports applications and their infrastructure, data and voice communications, and data repositories. In addition, IST provides technical account management and service desk support to IST partners and clients across campus.

The following are general campuswide computing, communication, and information technology services provided by Information Services and Technology (IST) and other campus units (ist.berkeley.edu).

AirBears is a wifi service offering connectivity to the campus network and the Internet for campus affiliates and their guests (airbears.berkeley.edu).

Bear Facts provides information about your student records including grades, class schedule, financial aid information, and degree audits (DARS). See page 32 for more information (bearfacts.berkeley.edu).

Bear Link is a one-stop site that provides links to online student systems (bearlink.berkeley.edu).

CalMail is the Berkeley campus-wide free email and webmail service (calmail.berkeley.edu).

The CalNet ID (currently the same as your student ID number) and associated passphrase are used to access many web-based campus services. You will need your 8-digit CalNet ID and your 4-digit CalNet PIN to create your CalNet ID passphrase. Protect your CalNet ID and passphrase as carefully as you would your other personal IDs such as Social Security or credit card numbers. It can be used to access confidential information such as grades and financial records (calnet.berkeley.edu).

Campus directory information: including email addresses (directory.berkeley.edu).

Information technology resources for students is a web site that provides an overview of student IT resources (technology.berkeley.edu/student/).

Library-related online information services such as Pathfinder and Melvyl, see Library website, lib.berkeley.edu.

Software Central offers downloads of campus site-licensed software, including integrated firewall/antivirus (software-central.berkeley.edu).

The UC Berkeley Gateway: (www.berkeley.edu).

Other student information is available on the Berkeley Home Page under Student Life, including academic information, job and internship listings, and financial aid/housing information. This information is also in Resource—the publication on the screen right now (resource.berkeley.edu).

Where to get help
The Student Computer Consulting Service (SCCS) is available on the first floor of Moffitt Library. You can get help with connecting your computer to the network (sccs.berkeley.edu/).

IST Service Desk provides support for CalMail accounts and other IST services (accounts@berkeley.edu: M-F, 9-5pm, 510/642-8500).

iNews is the campus-wide information technology news channel (inews.berkeley.edu).

PlanetMUG (formerly BMUG) is a Macintosh users group that helps Mac beginners and experts get set up and get the most out of their Macs ($25/year; www.planetmug.org).

Computer labs
General access to Windows and Macintosh* computers is available at no cost to currently registered students. You must bring your own media to save your work.

See the facilities website (facility.berkeley.edu) for up-to-date information on any of the facilities below.

Dwinelle Microcomputer Facility
B3 Dwinelle Hall

Evans Microcomputer Facility
Evans Hall Basement B3

Life Sciences Microcomputer Facility
BioSciences Library, 2105 Valley Life Sciences Building

Moffitt Microcomputer Facility
Moffitt Library, first floor

Tan Microcomputer Facility
175 Tan Hall

Wheeler Microcomputer Facility
211 Wheeler Hall

*Macs are only available in Life Sciences and Moffitt computer labs.

Print/email station
Print and email stations are available for students at two locations: Cesar Chavez Center atrium, and the Transfer, Re-entry, and Student Parents Center. See the Print and Email Stations website for more information (facility.berkeley.edu/labs/cesar.html).

Other free computer facilities
College of Natural Resources Computer Lab
260 Mulford Hall, 510/642-0542
Access to the Student Resource Center computer lab is limited to undergraduates in the College of Natural Resources (nature.berkeley.edu/site/resource_center.php).

Haas Computing Center
S300 Haas School of Business, 510/642-0434
Access to the Haas Computing Center is limited to students in the Haas School of Business (groups.haas.berkeley.edu/HCS).

Bakar Computer Center
F300 Haas School of Business

Social Science Computing Lab
Instructional Facility, 64-66 Barrows Hall
Graduate and undergraduate social sciences classes may be scheduled in this computer facility (socrates.berkeley.edu:7500).

Social Science Graduate Student Drop-in Facility
61 Barrows Hall (gradlab@sscl.berkeley.edu)
Card key access 24-hours a day, seven days a week. This computing facility is open to graduate students and faculty in the Social Sciences Division. Pick up an application in 66 Barrows to open an account.

Open Computing Facility
Heller Lounge, 510/643-9888
The OCF offers an account server for email, webspace (400MB), access to standard software and the Internet, and 250 pages of printing per semester. Free with approved application (www.ocf.berkeley.edu; Heller Lounge, MLK Jr. Student Union).

Residence hall computing facilities
Each of the six residence hall units has a computer facility with PC and Mac workstations. They are only available to students who live in those units.

Clark Kerr, Building 1 (u5-helpdesk@rescomp.berkeley.edu)
Foothill, Building 7B serves Foothill (Hillside and La Loma), Bowles, and Stern (u4-helpdesk@rescomp.berkeley.edu)
Unit 1, Central building, downstairs (u1-helpdesk@rescomp.berkeley.edu)
Unit 2, Central building, downstairs (u2-helpdesk@rescomp.berkeley.edu)
Unit 3, below the DC, serves Unit 3 and Cleary Hall (u3-helpdesk@rescomp.berkeley.edu)
University Village, 1125 Eighth Street, Albany (uva-helpdesk@rescomp.berkeley.edu)

In addition to the computer facilities, the residence halls provide in-room network connections in all halls. For more information contact the Office of Residential Computing (rescomp.berkeley.edu; 2610 Channing Way; helpdesk@rescomp.berkeley.edu; 510/642-HELP).

But wait, there’s more
There are other computing facilities for students to use, including those in many academic departments. Check with your department to find out if it has a facility that you can use.

Computer classes
Many departments offer computer classes, so you might want to do some browsing through the General Catalog (www.berkeley.edu/catalog). Here are a few on and off campus options:

Engineering 110: Introduction to Computers

PlanetMUG Macintosh basics: planetmug.org

Tech Talk 110: techtalk110.blogspot.com

Community colleges: peralta.edu

UC Berkeley Extension offers a wide variety of computing-related courses from basic training to cutting-edge professional development programs (www.unex.berkeley.edu; 510/642-4111).

Online communities
Blogs: if you are interested in having your own blog (weblog) or you want to read the blogs of other Cal students, check out berkeleyblogs.com.

Facebook: facebook.com

MySpace: myspace.com

Remember
What you post on an online social network can be viewed by anyone (e.g., your future campus employer or research professor). You might want to reconsider uploading that photo of you participating in underage drinking or running around half-naked!

Webcasts
Webcasts of courses and campus events can be downloaded at webcast.berkeley.edu. You will need the RealPlayer plug-in, and some webcasts are available at no cost online from the iTunes Store.

Buying a computer
You might want to consider purchasing your own computer so that you have access to one whenever you need it. Make sure that you are buying the same system (PC or Mac) that your department requires. If you have financial aid, check into funding to support a computer purchase.

THINKING OF BUYING A NEW COMPUTER BEFORE YOU COME TO BERKELEY?
Residential Computing recommends the following minimum specifications, especially for those students in the residence halls planning to connect to the campus network (be sure to check their website for up-to-date recs). If you’d rather use one of the hundreds of free on-campus computers, check the previous page for locations.

New Computers:
Intel Core Series or AMD Dual Core Processor
1GB RAM
80GB Hard Drive

Used Computers:
1.8Ghz Processor
512MB RAM
60GB Hard Drive

The Scholar’s Workstation offers educational discounts on personal computers from Apple, Lenovo/IBM, and Dell, as well as a large variety of software titles. These offers are available only to Berkeley students, faculty, and staff. Students must be registered and present their Cal 1 Card. Products are available for online and in-person viewing and purchasing (tsw.berkeley.edu; Hearst Field Annex, Bldg D, on campus behind Barrows Hall; info@tsw.berkeley.edu; 510/642-8424).

Campus Computer Repair and Support provides warranty and post-warranty repair service and upgrades for computers (docs.berkeley.edu/; Hearst Field Annex, Bldg D-25; ccrsinfo@berkeley.edu; 510/643-6937).

Cal Student Store sells computer supplies and software at educational prices to UC students, faculty, and staff (calstudentstore.com; 510/642-9000).

Access to email, the Internet and the web
Computer ownership is highly recommended for students. However, you don’t need your own computer to have an email account or to get on the web—you can use the computers in the campus computer labs or your residence hall computer center. Facility staff can help you with setting up your required berkeley.edu email account (facility.berkeley.edu/, academicservices.berkeley.edu/computing/).

The residence halls offer in-room network connections for your computer (rescomp.berkeley.edu/).

The free C@B service provides software and information for connecting computers securely via the campus’s dial-up, wireless, and wired networks (cab.berkeley.edu/).

For help with connecting to the network, you can also visit the Student Computer Consulting Service (SCCS) on the first floor of Moffitt Library (north side) (sccs.berkeley.edu/).

With your current CalNet ID number, you can:

Cyberspace no-nos
UC Berkeley Internet codes of conduct and other policies
Open access to the Internet using Berkeley computers and networks is a privilege, not a given; you are required to act responsibly when using these University resources. Berkeley has established codes of conduct (students.berkeley.edu/uga/conduct.asp) and other policies (technology.berkeley.edu/policy/) governing the broad range of electronic activities that you may engage in as a student. Specific regulations and more information are described on the Campuswide IT Policy and Privacy website (technology.berkeley.edu/policy).

Policy Violations
(technology.berkeley.edu/policy/usepolicy.html#examplesMisuse)
Alleged violations of law or policy will be investigated, including:

Copyright violations
(istpub.berkeley.edu:4201/bcc/Fall2006/962.html)

Illegal downloading and filesharing may result in penalties such as: