Number 21, Spring 1998

A publication providing information of interest from University of Washington Computing & Communications

ACC Lab Closes

Scott Mah Honored

• Streamlining Support Services With the Web

  The focus is on the information needs of faculty and staff, not on central office processes or compliance issues.

  • Today's Ideas May Become Tomorrow's Reality

• Developing and Marketing Image-Based Instruction in Medicine

  "It became clear to us that we could develop computer-based educational materials that would be superior to any print atlases then available."

  --Dr. Michael Astion Laboratory-Tutors Project, Department of Laboratory Medicine

• High-Tech Authorship: A Balancing Act

  "Now we have the opportunity to shape . . . the connection between education and commercial enterprises for the next generation . . ."

  --Gerald Barnett UW Office of Technology Transfer

  • Copyright Resources and Assistance Available

• One Sniff and Your Password Is Stolen

It is the login sequence, which occurs at the start of every session, that sniffers look for because it contains your password.

• Web Wise Ways
  • CGI--Cooking Up Versatility in Web Servers

  By supporting CGI, Web servers gain versatility but also open themselves up to possible security vulnerabilities.

• Email Tips & Tricks
  • Is It a Virus or a Hoax?

  • Receive Mailing List Email Just Once a Day

• Telephone Tips & Tricks
  • International Faxing

  • Voice Mail Notification for AT&T Wireless Pagers

• Plugging In UW Tacoma: A Race Against Time

  The new campus presented unique challenges to delivering communication.

  • Communication Technologies: A New Name for Services

  • Five-Digit Dialing

• Technology Fee Expands Student Modem Pools

• World Wide Web Addresses in This Issue

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