Frequently Asked Questions
First, let me remind you of the CS Department's
Frequently Asked Questions
document. You will lear a lot by just browsing through, or may want to try a
focused search ("Edit" and "Find"from your browser).
How do I figure out error codes on my home machine?
The local experts tell me that they like to try two steps. First, they
simply give the error code to Google. If
that is overwhelming or not useful, they ask
Google to find the "Microsoft Knowledge
Base." Go to "Search the Knowlege Base" and type in the error code. This
product will do its best to give you a description, explanation of symptoms,
suggested fix, and possible workarounds.
Can I log in from home?
Yes. Use ssh to log in from home, sftp to transfer files between your home
system and CSU's, and ?? to pull up an xterm. If your home computer does
not have versions of ssh, sftp, or ?? (many do), you will need to download
one. The department suggests you download ssh and sftp clients from
ftp://ftp.cs.colostate.edu/pub/SSHWinClient-3.1.0-build235.exe
If this does not work, we cannot recommend any other sites, but Google lists
many. I strongly suggest
that you check with computer-knowlegeable and non-mishchievous
friends for suggestions about safe sources. Once you have one of these
products, you will run it and enter the CSU CS domain through the
machine named faure.cs.colostate.edu
Instructions for all of this
can be found in the CSU CS Department's
Frequently Asked Questions
document. I suggest you use "Edit" then "Find" because this is a LONG document.
How do I fine-tune colors on my webpage?
Check out this website (and send me a note if you have a better one) to
select colors:
http://users.rcn.com/giant.interport//COLOR/1ColorSpecifier.html
Once you have a color you like, simply put a number sign ("#") followed
by the ASCII code numbers wherever you would put a color name.
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