v1.0 01/26/2010

Here are some tricks that I have learnt during my years of studying in University at Buffalo.

Printing Tips

  1. Avoid printing during peak hours (print turnaround > 1hr)
    During peak hours, consultant have tendency to mess up sorting just to keep up with the printers.
  2. Release multiple print jobs at the same time.
    Releasing multiple jobs at the same time will lower the chances of loosing printouts.
  3. Count/check your print jobs.
    Count to see if you have missing print jobs or may have held someone else’s print job.
  4. Printing PDF documents.
    Some PDF files are pain in the ass to print. I found “Print as Image” in Adobe Printing Preference helps a lot.

Printing Hints/Tricks

  1. You can send printout from one computing site to another computing site (e.g. Capen to Lockwood)
    Hint: Adding the right printer through Internet Explorer.
  2. You can sent printouts to one particular printer
    Hint: Adding the right printer through Internet Explorer.
  3. You can cut the printing queue by sending to another print server (e.g. iPrint Anywhere server has short queue.)
    Hint: Adding the right printer through Internet Explorer.
  4. You can release print jobs from the computers in the hallway.
    Hint: You need the iPrint URL.

Computing Sites Hints/Tricks

  1. You can disable the 15 minutes timer on Express Stations
    Hint: Task Manager
  2. You can use Remote Desktop
    Hint: Command Prompt
  3. You can release print jobs from the computers in the hallway.
    Hint: You need the iPrint URL.

 

Home Computing Tips

  1. You can access your S: Drive from home.

    Windows Vista/7:
    Map Network Drive –>https://ubfs.buffalo.edu/ubfs/myfiles/1st_letter_ubitname/2nd_letter_ubitname/ubitname
    (e.g. https://ubfs.buffalo.edu/ubfs/myfiles/j/d/jdoe)

    Web Browser:
    https://ubfs.buffalo.edu/

  2. Off Campus VPN
    https://ubvpn.buffalo.edu
    or read here: http://ubit.buffalo.edu/software/win/ubvpn/offcampus.php
  3. Printing from home (iPrint Anywhere) (Requires Off Campus VPN)
    Read: http://ubit.buffalo.edu/iprint/anywhere/index.php

    When connecting to printer, there might be a failure (that is what I encountered)

    To overcome this problem, go to \\iprint.buffalo.edu\ using Windows Explorer. Connect to the desired printer yourself.