E-Mail Setup and Dial-up Networking
	--Rebecca Mallo E-02 You will need your student number and PAC (Personal Access Code). If you do not have your PAC you need to call the Registrar's office at 206-543-8580 to get it. 1.)   Go to www.washington.edu/computing/ 2.)   Click on Get Your UWNetID 3.)   When the screen comes up, choose I don't have a UWNetID

4.)   Follow the instructions on the series of creens that follow, where you will choose your UWNetID and your password

5.)   Once you have chosen your UWNetID that will be the beginning of your new e-mail address, for example: UWNetID jsmith, e-mail would be jsmith@u.washington.edu

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To Check E-mail and Forwarding:

1.) Go to www.myuw.washington.edu and login with your UWNetID and password that you set up 2.) Scroll down your page until you find the box marked e-mail 3.) To check e-mail: click on Webpine e-mail 4.) To forward e-mail: click on Manage your UWNetID Resources and click on Change e-mail forwarding The computing web site can help answer any questions or you can e-mail help@cac.washington.edu. If you are a WSU WWAMI and want to access e-mail from home, you will need to get a WSU InfoNet ID. You can get an ID and password easily by connecting to their Web page, http://www.it.wsu.edu/AIS/html/login.htm. This information is used when dialing up WSU (see numbers below). If you are using a terminal program like HyperTerminal (Windows '95) or Terminal (Windows 3.1), after entering your InfoNet ID and Password you will get a menu. At this menu, enter "9" to connect to a computer, and type "dante.u.washington.edu" at the "Enter host name..." prompt.

If you want to use a browser and other network applications like Microsoft Outlook you will want to go to the Help Desk at Information Technology Room 2091 and get the handout "Win95 Dial-up Installation for WSU-IT." After you install "Dial-up Networking," you can then choose "12" (for Point-to-Point Protocol, PPP) at the menu and use your network enabled applications. Using the PPP option, you can also use Netscape or Microsoft explorer from home.

If you are a UI WWAMI, you will want to get a Terminal Server account. You can do this by going to the Idaho Help Desk at Room 18 in the Administration building. You will need to bring your Vandal ID for verification. Upon getting this account, they will give you a handout which tells how to install Dial-up Networking (see Internet Access, below).

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Checking Your E-mail Before you can check your UW e-mail, be sure to set up a UW e-mail account firsthand (UW NetID as described in the above paragraphs). There are 3 ways to check your UW e-mail: UW web based e-mail, Gmail, or using Outlook Express (or any other email application). The first two methods will be described. Be sure to check your UW e-mail at least daily, and plan on using this e-mail, as you will receive important (and junk) e-mails from the WWAMI site and also that of the main Seattle site that pertain to your medical education so don't ignore it. Some professors exclusively use your UW e-mail address to let you know about upcoming tests and scores. Additionally, your UW e-mail address will be added to e-mail lists pertinent to the first year class, so there's another reason to use and check your e-mail frequently. UW Web-based E-mail (School Recommended) 1.)   Enter the following web site: https://webpine.washington.edu/ 2.)   Enter your UWNetID and password 3.)   Click on the menus to start the desired functions (view messages, compose messages etc.) 4.)   Be sure to log out when you are done.

Gmail (Best method)

1.)   Create a Gmail account. It's free and easy.

2.)   Setup your UW Webpine email to forward to your gmail address.

3.)   In Gmail - go to settings (upper right). Then go to to 'accounts' tab. Here you can add additional accounts to send mail as.

4.)   Enter your UW (____@u.washington.edu) account. Gmail will send a confirmation email to your UW account. Just click on the link to activate it.

5.)   Now you can recieve all your UW mail through gmail as well as send email from gmail using your UW email address. Plus you have your gmail email address as well. Pretty nice!

EVEN BETTER: Along with your Gmail account you can set up an iGoogle page. Here you can have email, news, stocks, and weather all in one place. Set it as your hompage and it's great place to enter the web. In addition - you can add your own bookmarks to class websites and other helpful webpages so they are just a click away.

OH YEAH: Gmail also includes a built in web-based chatting service. An easy way to chat with friends from home (it supports AIM) as well as classmates.

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Playing Games with the Parking Gestapo

-- Darius Schenck E-96 One of the first things you notice about Pullman is how hilly it is. You may decide to buy a parking pass instead of using your feet or the local (free) bus that services most of Pullman and some of Moscow. The Parking Office limits the number of passes sold of each color, so you will need to make the choice soon after arriving on campus. A WSU yellow 3 (~$175 this year) lets you park fairly close (and not too far down the hill) to Morrill. The WSU Parking Office is located close to the CUB, next to the fire station. UI and WSU have reciprocity, so you get to park on the other campus with no additional cost. If you're doing this, make sure to park in the proper corresponding color. The yellow 3 pass from WSU is not valid in the GOLD lot at UI, like you would think (yellow...gold...they're in the same primary color grouping), rather, it is valid only in the RED lots (duh!).

Visitor passes at both campuses are available and if you have time, they are worth the extra effort. WSU visitor passes are good for a day, but you can buy a one-day temporary pass (weekly and monthly also available) that is MUCH cheaper and easier than feeding the meters every two hours. The UI Parking Office gives out visitor's permits valid for a day free if you don't request one every day. This office is located in the graduate student housing building across from the Jack-in-the-Box in Moscow.

• Five years of playing the parking game at UW does not prepare you for the game here.
• If your permit is not displayed exactly where they want it, you will get a $40 ticket.
• If the cheap suction cup they give you softens due to 90ƒF temperatures and causes your permit to fall face up on your dash, you will get a $40 ticket (even if it is in plain view).
• If you park in a space at WSU that looks like a space in the primitive Yellow 3 spots, but isn't clearly marked as such, you will get a $40 ticket.
• It is possible to get two tickets in less than two hours even if the first is strategically left under your wiper blade. Of course they are kind enough to line the two up on top of each other so when you return to your car it looks like only one ticket.
• You may be able to get your first ticket dropped if you convince them it was a mistake, or if you park without a pass and tell them you were a stupid visitor who didn't know any better, but once they have your license plate and pass number on record, they will no longer drop any more tickets even if you have a valid reason (the case of the faulty suction cup could not be dropped for this reason).
• If your meter is low on time, they will watch it until it expires, and ticket you 30 seconds afterwards, even if you come out yelling and screaming. These people show no mercy!
• Be careful of slimy meter maids who ticket in the UI lots by the study carrels after 2 am!
• You can personally learn all of these painful lessons in about two months, and add Diane Noecker to your memory dialer OR you can practice safe parking. Remember that the WWAMI vans are available to shuttle you to and from class for free!

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