Department of Biological Science

Main Help Page - FSU Biology - Computer Support Facilities

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2. Labs
3. Hardware
4. Software
5. Pauper Computational Cluster
6. Help

• FSU Biology IT Helpdesk
• Software Package Installers
• Computer Security
• Internet and Email
• Biology Network Resources
• FSU Network Resources
• Software
• Hardware
• General

• Overview of computing resources for faculty, staff and graduate students in FSU Biology

• FSU Biology IT Helpdesk
  • Create a ticket method 1: Send an email to support-ticket@bio.fsu.edu.
  • To contact us directly, you can send an email to computer-support@bio.fsu.edu.
• To sign up for network and server downtime alerts mailing list send an email to computer-support@bio.fsu.edu or support-ticket@bio.fsu.edu.
• Software Package Installers
  • Biology Computer Support Installers/Updaters
• Computer Security
  • FSU 2FA (Two Factor Authentication) via Duo app
  • FSU VPN (Virtual Private Network) via Cisco VPN Client
  • Safe Email Practices
  • Safe Internet Browsing Practices
  • How to avoid Phishing Scams
  • Best Security Practices for Zoom
• Internet and Email
  • Setting up a new account in Thunderbird for Windows (via IMAP protocol with OAuth2, supports 2FA)
  • Setting up a vacation message for @bio/@fsu email accounts
  • Biology Webmail for @bio/@fsu email accounts
  • FSU Webmail for @bio/@fsu email accounts
  • Setting up a @bio/@fsu email account on MacMail for MacOS (Exchange protocol, supports 2FA)
  • Setting up a @bio/@fsu email account on MacMail for Mac OS 10.x (FSU ITS Instructions)
  • Setting up a @bio/@fsu email account on iPhone (Exchange protocol, supports 2FA)
  • Setup @bio/@fsu email account in iOS BlueMail App
  • Setup @bio/@fsu email account in BlueMail App (android/iOS)
  • Setting up a lists.fsu.edu email list
  • Setup a Delegate mailbox in Thunderbird
  • Upgrading Thunderbird via IMAP protocol to IMAP+OAuth2, supports 2FA
• Biology Network Resources
  • Connecting to Gamma or PSI on Windows
  • Connecting to Gamma or PSI on Mac OS
  • Connecting to the Pauper cluster via Filezilla
  • Connecting to PSI via Filezilla
  • Tectia SSH Client
  • Connecting to the Pauper Cluster from MS Windows via SSH/VcXsrv
  • Connecting to the Pauper Cluster from MacOS via SSH/Xquartz
  • How to build and upload a webpage on www.bio.fsu.edu
  • Making a password protected webpage on www.bio.fsu.edu
• FSU Network Resources
  • Submitting a ticket to FSU ITS
  • HPC (FSU Research Computing Center)
  • Editing your OMNI (my.fsu.edu) Information
  • Connecting to the FSU VPN
• Software
  • Biology Computer Support Installers/Updaters
  • Installing Geneious Prime (latest version, you probably want this one).
  • Installing Geneious v9 (old version).
  • Installing ArrayStar
  • Installing JMP
  • Installing Sequencher
  • Tectia SSH Client
  • Installing RClone with OneDrive as the Remote for Windows 10
  • Installing Honorlock Chrome Extension
  • FSU Adobe Account Creation and Sign In
  • Creating and Using a Digital Signature with Adobe Acrobat
• Hardware
  • Connecting to the Biology Unit 1 Conference Room TV's
  • Installing Network Printers
  • Flatbed Scanner in King Mac Lab
  • Poster Printer in King lab and Unit 1 lab
• General
  • Recommended Printers for Faculty and Staff
  • Recommended Computer Specifications
  • Windows PowerShell (x86) commands
  • Change the default location of the Users folder
  • Basic Unix Tutorial