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• Adaptive technology- A desktop computer located in TNH 4.202 on the fourth floor of the Law Library is equipped with screen magnification software and voice recognition software for use by students requiring adaptive technology. Contact the Student Affairs Office for additional information. Additional adaptive technology resources are available for use by law students across the UT campus.
  
  
• Bandwidth limitations - Bandwidth, that is, the amount of data transmitted over a given period of time, is a limited resource. As a user of the Public Network, you have a limited amount of bandwidth that you may consume each Sunday through Saturday. If you upload or download too much data, your Public Network access will be restricted. Highly excessive bandwidth usage can disable your account for up to one week.
  
  
• BevoWare - BevoWare provides the software you need to protect your computer from viruses, improve the security of your connections, browse the Web, read and send e-mail, use the printing system, and more. Software is available for download at no charge.
  
  
• CALI -- the Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction -- is a consortium of law schools that provide computer-mediated legal instruction. The CALI Library of Lessons, containing over 300 tutorials in 28 subject areas, is available to law students online or on a CD available at no charge from the Help Desk in the Computer Learning Center.
  
  
• Campus Computer Store - Discounted hardware, software, and computer peripherals are available at the Campus Computer Store, located in the Flawn Academic Center on the West Mall next to the Tower. Campus Computer Store also offers repair services for computer hardware.
  
  
• Computer Learning Center (computer lab) - Located on the fifth floor of the Law Library, the Computer Learning Center is reserved for law student use only. The facility contains 82 desktop computers, printing facilities, a classroom for hands-on computer instruction, and a Help Desk for computing assistance.
  
  
• Computer security - Use of the campus public network involves keeping your personal system free of viruses, spyware, and other malicious software Tips on maintaining your system are available from the UT Information Security Office. Dell Computers also maintains a helpful site on securing your personal computer.
  
  
• Special Offers on Laptops - Dell and Apple offer special prices for UT Law students, faculty, and staff.
  
  
• Dell laptop repair drop off - Dell laptops covered under the appropriate service contract may be dropped off at the Computer Learning Center for repair by certified Dell technicians.
  
  
• Dial-up access - Telesys is the University's dial-up service for Internet access. Telesys costs $10. per month and is payable through the What-I-Owe page. You must pay for Telesys within 24 hours of activation of the service or access will be turned off.
  
  
• E-mail accounts - University Mailbox Service (UMBS) is the University's primary e-mail service for faculty, staff, and students. Each account may store up to 100MB of disk storage. UMBS may be accessed with mail clients such as Eudora and Pine, as well as with any Web browser.
  
  
• E-mail stations - three desktop computers on the second floor of the Law Library are reserved for law student use in checking e-mail. The stations are located behind the catalog kiosks next to the Law and Popular Culture Collection.
  
  
• File storage - Law students may store up to 150MB of data at no charge on Webspace, the University's file storage system. Your documents are secure, backed up on a regular basis and may be shared with other individuals you authorize.
  
  
• Headphones for loan - Six headphone sets are available for loan upon presentation of a UT ID from the Help Desk in the Computer Learning Center.
  
  
• Help Desk (ITS) - The ITS Help Desk offers assistance with all aspects of campus computing. The Help Desk is located in the Flawn Academic Center lobby and is open Monday through Friday from 8AM until 6PM. You may also contact the Help Desk online or by phone at 475-9400.
  
  
• Laptops for loan from the Law Library - Ten Dell Latitude D600 laptops are available for 24-hour loan from the Law Library. All are equipped with wireless and wired network cards, as well as CD-RW/DVD drives.
  
  
• Laptop batteries for loan from Law Library - Five extended-life laptop batteries, provding up to five hours of continuous power, are available for 24-hour loan from the Law Library. Adapters for a number of makes and models are available.
  
  
• Microsoft Outlook accounts - Law students may establish a Microsoft Outlook account for e-mail and calendaring on a Microsoft Exchange server maintained by the University. Outlook accounts cost $13. per year and include 150MB of disk storage.
  
  
• Printing - A variety of laser printers are located in the Computer Learning Center for student use, including a color laser printer and a résumé printer for which you supply the stationery. A laser printer is located on the second floor of the Law Library for printing from laptops connected to the wireless public network. Personally owned computers must have the appropriate software installed to print to these laser printers. You must have an active Bevo Bucks account with funds deposited to print to any of the above printers.
  
  
• Scanning - An HP ScanJet scanner is available for use on station A25 in room 5.221 in the Computer Learning Center. Adobe Acrobat, Photoshop, and OmniPage Pro software are installed on the station for conversion of documents into a variety of file formats.
  
  
• Software available at no charge - Law students may pick up a complimentary copy of Microsoft Office XP or 2003 Professional and  a CALI Student CD-ROM containing the interactive tutorials from the Help Desk in the Computer Learning Center.
  
  
• Storage media - Blank formatted floppy disks and CD-R disks are available by request at the Help Desk in the Computer Learning Center.
  
  
• Texas Board of Law Examiners forms - Online versions of the Declaration of Intent to Study Law and the In-State Student Application to take the Texas Bar Examination are available on all desktop computers in the Computer Learning Center. These online versions offer the advantage of a completeness check prior to printing for signature. The forms are located in the Board of Law Examiners folder in the Start menu.
  
  
• Training and computer classes - A variety of free and fee-based classes are offered across campus in using computing resources.
  
  
• Virus protection - Protecting your computer against viruses, Trojan horses, worms and other computer security threats is a critical aspect of computer ownership. The University's license for Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition with Client Security covers use by students on personally-owned computers. Symantec AntiVirus is available for download from the BevoWare site. Norton Antivirus is available for Macintosh systems. Be sure to enable File System Realtime Protection after installation to keep your protection up to date.
  
  
• Web publishing - Law students have several avenues available for Web publishing. Webspace, the University's file storage system, may be used for Web publishing. There are no associated charges for the first 150MB of data. Individual accounts may be authorized for access to the University's Unix  or Windows NT/2000 timeshare systems. Charges vary according to the amount of stored data.
  
  
• Web publishing policies - All pages published on University managed servers must comply with the University's publishing policies.
  
  
• Wired public network access - Available on the fifth floor of the Law Library, the Tom Clark Lounge, and the lounge area near the Student Bar Association office. All conference rooms in the Law Library are also equipped with wired network ports. Any student with a laptop, a UT EID, an Ethernet network card and cable can use these connections to access the Internet.
  
  
• Wireless network cards for loan from the Law Library - A total of five Cisco Aironet wireless network cards are available for 24-hour loan from the Law Library for installation in personally owned laptops.
  
  
• Wireless public network access - Available in all public areas of the Law School, as well as the breezeway patio. Any student with a laptop, a UT EID, and an 802.11b or 802.11g-compliant wireless network card can connect to the wireless network.

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