Connecting your iPhone to the TU/e network

This tutorial will show you how you can connect your iphone to the wireless network of the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). We will connect to the tue-wpa2 network, but the same process also works for the eduroam network. In another tutorial I show you how to synchronize with the Exchange server. Continue reading “Connecting your iPhone to the TU/e network”

Mathematica on Mac OS X at the Eindhoven University of Technology

Mathematica is an extremely powerful math tool. The Eindhoven University of Technology has a site license, but only for the Windows platform. The serial number and registration provided, will not work on a Mac OS X computer. But Wolfram has got you covered! You can apply for a Home-use license, even one for Mac OS X. You need to fill in the online form and after a manual validation, they approve your application. I tried it out and I am now the proud owner of a Mathematica liscence for Mac OS X at the TU/e. Voila!

Connect to windows server at the TU/e using Mac OS X

The Department of Industrial Design at the Eindhoven University of Technology offers two servers to its staff and students. The so called “S Drive” is a shared drive to which many people can share access rights. The “G Drive” is your personal server on which you can place your website, but also any other documents you would like to have backed up. In case that you are working from outside the TU/e, you need to first connect to the TU/e network using a VPN. Continue reading “Connect to windows server at the TU/e using Mac OS X”

Connecting to the TU/e via a Virtual Private Network (VPN) with Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)

If you want to access your MS Exchange account (e.g. with Entourage) from outside of the TU/e, or if you want to connect to the S drive or G drive, you need to connect using VPN. Your computer will become part of the TU/e network and receive a TU/e IP address. This is also useful if you want to search for literature. The TU/e IP address will give access to most publishers and libraries. Alternatively, you can use the new library proxy server. Continue reading “Connecting to the TU/e via a Virtual Private Network (VPN) with Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)”