Monday, February 8, 2010

SSH into Osprey

It seems that every semester UNF students are assigned a task that requires logging into Osprey. This isn't hard but sometimes students don't know where to begin so I've put together a super short video to show you how to do it on a Mac. I'll try to get something together on a PC but it takes a lot more effort for me to create a desktop PC video so..... :)

Have a look below and see if this helps.

Monday, February 1, 2010

Firefox 3.6 and LibX

A new and improved version of Firefox was release on January 21, 2010. New features include Personas, which is a new type of theme, full screen native video support and a variety of technical enhancements. If you really want to know more, check out their release notes page.

I've hardly had time to check it out so I'm not sure how different the overall experience will be but it doesn't work will all of the old extras so you may have to make a change. If you take a look at your Add-ons, you will probably see a list of themes and extensions and if you are running the LibX toolbar, it will display an alert showing it needs to be updated. I've just finished the new build so you can get it working in a matter of seconds by clicking on the update button or by clicking on the appropriate LibX extension in the files section of my blog (to the right ->).

Engineering Books Ordered Last Fall, 2009

The Engineering list for Fall, 2009 is a bit longer than Construction.

1. Nanoscale processes on insulating surfaces /by Enrico Gnecco & Marek Szymonsk
2. Robotics : control and programming /J. Srinivas, R.V. Dukkipati, K. Ramji.
3. Photovoltaic systems engineering /Roger A. Messenger and Jerry Ventre.
4. Operations management for MBAs
5. Gravitation : Foundation and Frontiers
6. The ComSoc guide to next generation optical transport : SDH/SONET/OTN /Huub v
7. Architecting resilient systems : accident avoidance and survival and recovery from disruptions /Scott Jackson.
8. Alternative energy systems and applications /B.K. Hodge.
9. Emerging nanotechnology power : nanotechnology R & D and business trends in the Asia Pacific Rim /editor, Lerwen Liu.
10. Martian outpost : the challenges of establishing a human settlement on Mars/Erik Seedhouse.
11. Acoustic microscopy /G.A.D. Briggs, O.V. Kolosov.
12. Advanced microsystems for automotive applications
13. EMC of Analog Integrated Circuits /Jean-Michel Redoute, Michiel Steyaert.
14. Ultra-fast material metrology /Alexander Horn.
15. Photovoltaics in the urban environment : lessons learnt from larg-scale projects /edited Bruno Gaiddon, Henk Kaan and Donna Munro.
16. Mind, machine, and morality : toward a philosophy of human-technology symbiosis /by Peter A. Hancock.
17. Electrocatalysis of direct methanol fuel cells : from fundamentals to applications /edited by Hansan Liu and Jiujun Zhang.
18. Advanced design of mechanical systems : from analysis to optimization /edited by Jorge A.C. Ambrosio, Peter Eberhard.
19. Escaping the bonds of Earth : the fifties and the sixties /Ben Evans.
20. The foundations of signal integrity Huray, Paul G.
21. Flight physics : essentials of aeronautical disciplines and technology, with historical notes /E. Torenbeek, H. Wittenberg.
22. Fundamentals of high-frequency CMOS analog integrated circuits /Duran Leblebici, Yusuf Leblebici.
23. Seawater desalination : conventional and renewable energy processes /Andrea Cipollina, Giorgio Micale, Lucio Rizzuti, editors.
24. Dynamic offset compensated CMOS amplifiers /Johan F. Witte, Kofi A.A. Makinwa, Johan H. Huijsing.
25. Crack analysis in structural concrete : theory and applications /Zihai Shi.
26. Finite element method in machien design /V. Ramamurti.
27. Up and running with Autodesk Inventor Simulation 2010 : a step-by-step guide to engineering design solutions /Wasim Younis.
28. Introduction to wind energy systems : basics, technology and operation /Hermann-Josef Wagner, Jyotirmay Mathur.
29. Surface design : applications in bioscience and nanotechnology /edited by Renate Foerch, Holger Schoenherr, and A. Tobias A. Jenkins.
30. A fine line : how design strategies are shaping the future of business /Hartmut Esslinger.
31. Foundations in applied nuclear engineering analysis /Glenn E. Sjoden.
32. The grand energy transition : the rise of energy gases, sustainable life and growth, and the next great economic expansion /Robert A. Hefner, III.
33. Dark side of the moon : Wernher von Braun, the Third Reich, and the space race Biddle, Wayne.
34. Essentials of distributed generation systems /Gregory W. Massey.

I noticed a couple of titles haven't been invoiced so be sure to check the library catalog for availability.