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If you are logged into your Linux workstation, nothing needs to be done. You will be able to to access the Library resources. If you are using your laptop, you should connect to the Eduroam network and then configure your browser and enabled WPAD...

For some reason using the built in PDF viewer of browsers when printing may result in texts getting cut off, not being printed at all, or is printed in awkward sections of the paper.
The main solution we are proposing for now is to disable the built...

The web browser may be configured to open a pdf file within the web browser. Adobe Acrobat may open within the browser window. If this happens, then the Adobe menu items will appears beneath the browser menu items. (See picture below):



To print...

• On your laptop or home machine, in Firefox, go to Bookmarks->Organize Bookmarks. Then click on the Import/Export Button (Mac), Import and Backup Button (Windows/Linux) and select Export HTML. Save the file.
  
• Transfer that file to your office...

• In Google Calendar, in the left-hand pane, under Add Calendars:, click on From URL
• Under URL of calendar, type: https://www.ias.edu/ical/Mathematics.ics
• Then click on Add Calendar

We have installed MathJax on www.math.ias.edu. http://www.mathjax.org/ MathJax allows you to display mathematics on a webpage using LaTeX code. To include MathJax on your School website, include the following in your html. This should...

In order to install other languages in your browser: For Firefox:

1. Click on the Menu button (three horizontal lines on the right-side of the toolbar).
2. Click on Preferences->Content
3. Under Languages, click on Choose
4. In the "Select a language to...

Unfortunately there is a problem with Internet Explorer and Outlook Express. You cannot run both at the same time. Both work but, you will have to quit one to run the other. Microsoft is aware of the problem and is working on a solution.

Sometimes the Firefox/Mozilla process gets hung up and needs to be restarted.
To do this, at a terminal prompt, type: pkill -u your_username firefox or pkill -u your_username mozilla Substitute your_username with your username. You can verify...

It seems to be a bug with Mozilla that is causing screens to freeze.
To unfreeze your screen:
1. Make note of the name of the machine you are on.
2. Log into another machine
3. ssh into the machine that is frozen
4. type pkill -9 -u your_username...