Technology Group

The Bashinsky Computer Center will have the following change in operating hours:

Sunday, January 20th - close at 10pm

Monday, January 21st - CLOSED

Regular hours will resume Tuesday, January 22nd

Effective immediately, to enter the Bruno Library building (including Bashinsky Computer Center) after 10:00 p.m., you MUST use your ACTION CARD at the Prox Card Reader.

HP Instructions

Step 1: Go to the Remote Desktop Connection program.

Step 2: Click on "options" in the lower left corner so that it shows you more tabs.

Step 3: Choose the "Local Resources" tab, then select the "more" option.

Step 4: Check the box that says drives. The select OK.

Step 6: Select "Connect". Your local drives should be available on your remote desktop.

Mac Instructions

Step 1: Go to the Remote Desktop Connection program.

Step 2: In the top left corner of your screen, select "RDC" so that you see more options. Select "Preferences".

Step 3: Preferences will open a new window that shows several tabs. Select "Drives".

Step 4: Choose the drive you want to use while connected to remote desktop.

Step 5: Exit the preferences and select "Connect". Your local drives should be available on the remote desktop.

The Bashinsky Computer Center will have the following change in operating hours:

December 11 & 12: CLOSED

December 13 - 17: 8am - 5pm

December 18 & 19: CLOSED

December 20 - 23: 8am - 5pm

December 24 - January 2: CLOSED

January 3 - 7: 8am - 5pm

January 8 & 9: CLOSED

January 10 & 11: 8am - 5pm

Regular semester hours will resume Wednesday, January 12th.

The following change in operating hours will take place:

Friday, October 15th - lab closes at 5 pm

Saturday, October 16th - CLOSED

Regular operating hours will resume Sunday, October 17th.

Bashinsky Computer Lab & Bruno Library will have the following change in hours:

Saturday, July 3rd - CLOSED

Sunday, July 4th - CLOSED

Monday, July 5th - CLOSED

Regular hours will resume Tuesday, July 6th.

This summer, join the Faculty Resource Center for instructional technology workshops and discussions! Most workshops are held in A232 Gordon Palmer Annex; workshops held during July will be in A203. Visit frc.ua.edu/?page_id=58 for more information.

We receive many phone calls from incoming students asking which notebook computer they should purchase. We've assembled some helpful information below.

The Bashinsky Computer Center will close for Spring Break at 5:00 PM Friday, March 12th, and remain closed through Saturday, March 20th.  The Lab will reopen at 1:00 PM Sunday, March 21st.

We've just introduced a new module to let you put a blog on any page.  Here's how to do it:

1. Create a new page or edit an existing page.
2. While in edit mode, click on the content are of the page to bring up the rich text editor.
3. Click the new "Blog" button in the rich text editor toolbar.
4. Select the category or categories you'd like to be in your blog.
5. Click the "Insert" button to insert the tag into your content area.
6. Click the "Update" button to update your content.

You should now be able to exit edit mode and see your new blog!