Main Page

Welcome to the Chemical Engineering department's server. The main interface is a Wiki, and the links in this paragraph should take you to Wikipedia, the best-known example of what communal editing can achieve. If you want to play, use the Sandbox.

The server is still under construction -- we track progress on the server project using redmine. The whole thing is editable at the moment, so if you see an error, fix it! If there's something you want but don't know how to do, add it to the WishList.

News

2015-05-05: chemeng.up.ac.za online with the migrated wiki content.
2011-03-01: Ragnarok can now receive SMSs and respond to them. Contact the Administrator for details.
2010-08-17: We are now tracking usage statistics using Munin to get an idea of what load Ragnarok is under.
2010-05-31: Ragnarok's OS has been upgraded to Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx). A php downgrade was necessary to get the wiki running, so please report any problems to the Administrator.

(Older news)

Topical links

Things that are topical/are being discussed now, discussed on the wiki:

Booking system for the Department's rooms
Web Room Bookings - make your own ad hoc bookings. This is also available as a Portlet on the UP staff portlets page.
Eduroam instructions
GroupWise server settings
Scientific Workflows page
Set up P: drive (Map network drives)
Calculating Marks for the exams (and allocating supps)
Setting up Sage and Python
View the automatically generated timetables
Setting up Dropbox
Automatic reference tracking and quick search of papers you read
- Free/open source plugin for Firefox users: Zotero
- UP pays lots for RefWorks -- see the tutorial
- UP also has a licence for EndNote -- see guide and downloading page (Style files here)
Setting up VPN to access the shared drives and the wiki from off campus
Setting up your Backups
Calculating the UP student number checksum.
How to upload files on the wiki
Check computer lab bookings
the Undergraduate external process
Using Gmail
Add your Scopus stats to your website
CSC 411 design project project allocation
Managing passwords
Analytical Instruments