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Oxford Libraries Web Access: baby steps

2008-10-25 by spike Leave a Comment

The Oxford Bodeian Library‘s collection is one of the main tangible things that makes Oxford a world-class research institution.  The troves of primary sources, obscure titles, and first editions make it a mecca for historical and literary research. This is a promise which I don’t think the Oxford Libraries live up to in practice, because … [Read more…]

Posted in: Fail, Humane computing, Praise, User experience Tagged: books, humane, library, oriel, oxford, search

Who are IARPA?

2008-08-28 by spike Leave a Comment

Quantum computing has had the attention of the US Government for over a decade, ever since the discovery that quantum computers could be used to break a widely used cypher.  The cypher, called RSA, forms the cryptographic backbone of secure communication on the web.  If you’ve ever typed a URL that started with https:// (the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Uncategorized Tagged: ARDA, DTO, IARPA, oxford, quantum computing

Of iPhones and Oxford

2008-07-11 by spike Leave a Comment

Having used the iPhone at the University of Oxford since November, my experience has been generally good, but there are a mishmash of departments, colleges, and the central university computing service (OUCS) to deal with.  Now, with the iPhone 2.0 software update, I finally feel like I can take advantage of all the services that … [Read more…]

Posted in: Devices Tagged: cisco, eduroam, iphone, iPhone 2.0 software, OWL, OWL-VPN, oxford, vpn, WiFi, wireless

Oxford’s upcoming groupware project

2008-05-01 by spike Leave a Comment

OK, so I’ve blogged previously about how much email at Oxford sucks. But, as I alluded to, and as commented by our friendly neighborhood Oxford-IT-guy (thanks for reading, BTW), Oxford University Computing Services has a plan! The call it the Groupware for the University Project, or just groupware. Groupware is software designed to help groups … [Read more…]

Posted in: Email, Praise, User experience Tagged: calendar, contacts, Email, groupware, oxford

Why Oxford’s email sucks

2008-04-24 by spike Leave a Comment

I’m a student at the University of Oxford, and as is standard practice, they provide a email system for staff and students. It’s called Herald, and I assume it’s a home-grown email server that has evolved from code written in the 1980s. It’s a piece of crap. I kid, I kid! Admittedly, that’s probably dropping … [Read more…]

Posted in: Email, Fail, User experience Tagged: Email, oxford, webmail

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