Computer Equipment

Thirty-one computer workstations,
each with an
AMD Phenom 64 processor
and 2 gigabytes of memory.
All computers are equipped
with 22" widescreen
monitors.
Our computers are equipped with personal headphones for private listening, and a DVD drive and software to watch DVDs
or listen to music CDs.
Front USB ports allow easy copying
of personal data
to USB "thumb drives"
or "flash drives".
Ask the Library Staff for assistance
if you have problems
getting your device
to be recognized by the computer.
All computers are equipped with CAC card readers in the right side of the keyboard,
and ActiveClient card reader software
to access
Air Force Portal,
Army Knowledge Online, Marine Online, My Pay,
and other official military websites.
Note:
Library computers are not on a military (".mil") network. Some functions such as digital signatures may not
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Software

All computers run the Microsoft Vista Business
32-bit
operating system (Windows.)
Microsoft Office 2007 software enables patrons to create
word processing documents (Word), spreadsheets (Excel),
or presentations (Powerpoint)
for work, home, or school.
Patrons may burn data to CD or DVD discs (not provided) using Roxio Easy Media Creator 7
or built-in Windows software.
You
will also find many more program, including the photo viewer IrfanView, the Photoshop-like photo editor Paint.net, music and video players including
Windows MediaPlayer, iTunes, and RealPlayer,
and
educational software such as Google Earth and Microsoft Worldwide Telescope.
Library Computers are also loaded with
Adobe Acrobat Reader X,
the Overdrive software
for the Air Force Digital Media Library,
and the Lotus Forms 3.5 form filler program (which replaced the Formflow and PureEdge form software.)
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Security

Our computers operate behind a
network hardware firewall
and are equipped
with
Microsoft Security Essentials
software for your security. Our computers are also equipped with Microsoft SteadyState to reduce vulnerability to malware.
You may save files to the Documents, Downloads,
Pictures, or Music folders. Any files saved to our computers will be automatically deleted
when the computer is rebooted. |
Printing

Each Library Computer station is capable of printing
to our central HP Color Laserjet CP3525 printer
located at the Circulation Desk.
Printing is free,
but we ask that patrons provide
their own paper
when printing more than 10 pages.
This printer
is set
to duplex (double-sided) printing
by default but single-sided printing
may be selected
from the Printer Preferences.
Legal-size paper is also available.
Color printing is available for official use only.
Ask the Library staff
for assistance changing printer options. |
Internet

All library computers are connected to
High Speed Internet
provided by
Suddenlink Communications.
Connection speeds are usually very good,
but high-bandwidth activities such as streaming video
can occasionally slow down the system.
Please try to limit high-bandwidth acitivities
to quieter periods in the Library.
Each computer is loaded with the latest versions of
Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox,
Apple Safari and Google Chrome.
Internet Favorites,
shortcuts to popular websites such as myPay, Facebook, YouTube, and Google Mail
are loaded in each web browser's shortcut menu. |
Wireless


For those with their own laptop computers or netbooks,
the Library offers 801.11n wireless
internet access
and wireless printing.
For more information, please see the Wireless Access
page by clicking the laptop icon above.
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