The January 2006 issue of Computing Service Newsletter has been published.
It includes an article on Raven passwords and, because of what they allow access to, the importance of keeping them secret. For example, your Raven password allows access to your supervision reports, examination marks, home address etc. and allows alteration of your examination entries or your personal information in the University Directory. Raven passwords also allow access to a number of online databases hosted by the University. Information about Raven passwords is at http://www.cam.ac.uk/cs/docs/faq/n5.html.
There is also a reminder that NetStorage is now generally available. NetStorage enables easy access to your personal PWF (Public Workstation Facility) filespace from anywhere on the Internet (in particular, from student rooms).
Also an item about the Computing Service planning to provide a Managed Wiki Service, expected to be available in the first quarter of 2006. A Wiki allows users to create and edit shared web pages using a web browser - for example see Wikipedia, a massive online encyclopedia which anyone can easily edit and contribute to.
You can download a PDF version of the complete newsletter and we have a copy of it in the library for reference.