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16.09.2011 | Generel
LaTeX installation updated to TeX Live 2011
LaTeX installation updated to TeX Live 2011 Users are recommended to update their own systems.
06.10.2010 | LaTeX
LaTeX update
The system LaTeX installation have been updated to TeXLive 2010.There is one issue that might be relevant to users. TL2010 include siunitx version 2, we have previously been using version 1. In version 2 a lot of the options were renamed. The best thing is of course to rewrite an existing document to use the new option names, but the impatient can…
18.08.2010 | General
ORCs moved to faster 'hardware'
Some of the ORC servers have been moved to faster virtual hardware providing a significant speed boost.We have reduced the number of servers from 12 to 5.The servers are still running RedHat but since AUs RedHat licenses no longer cover 'workstations' an update to another Linux distribution will come within some month (we currently do not know…
18.05.2010 | General
Some printing commands disabled
The AA2, AA3 and AA4 printing commands have been disabled.The commands were introduced to help circumventing a Adobe Reader versus Canon problem. But now they carry much of the blame for the very slow printing on the A3 and A4 printers.
29.04.2010 | General
DJVU viewer installed
I've installed a DJVU viewer on the Orcs. It should appear as a plugin in Firefox, and an association in the filehandler.On the commandline the viewer can be started using djview file.djvu.
29.04.2010 | General
Michael K. Sørensen flyttet til Katrinebjerg
Ligesom Frank Dabelstein er Michael K. Sørensen nu flyttet op på Katrinebjerg.Michael kan fortsat nåes på mks@imf.au.dk samt på lokalnummer 3516.Dog skal det bemærkes at når NFITs helpdesk kommer i fuld drift, så skal alle henvendelser gå gennem helpdesken.
29.04.2010 | General
New VPN client
Everyone who uses VPN should install the new VPN client, Cisco VPN AnyConnect. Instructions are at http://nfit.au.dk/for-users/network/vpn/
25.02.2010 | General
Firefox vs. AULA documents
For some years IE users have had problems with documents in the AU AULA e-learnings system. Our Firefox 3 now suffer from the same problem, i.e. if one clicks on, say, a PDF file in Documents on an AULA page, you only get the option to save it to disk or cancel.A piece of technical explanationWhen your browser recieves information from the server…
21.02.2010 | General
MIndre Orc opdatering
Hen over weekenden er Login serverne blevet en smule opdateret. VI har nu adgang tilFirefox 3.0.18 (seneste som RedHat leverer)Adobe Reader 8 (bemærk at interfacet ser noget anderledes ud)OpenOffice 3.2 (dansk og engelsk)Firefoxen kan udseende mæssigt se noget pauver ud, personligt har jeg installeret et andet theme : silvermel, som også fås til…