Official bitch about daily life in UL

Niamh_ · 01-12-2009 12:52am

mayo_lad wrote: »

that may be bad but D0 50 and the Charles parsons in the main building are the worst to be stuck in i never fail to fall asleep in those rooms :mad::mad::mad:

I think FB028 is the worst. It is so hot in there no matter what the weather is like. In contrast, ERB001 is freezing. I prefer the cold though.

mayo_lad · 01-12-2009 1:31am

ya it can be bad :P but in general most of the lecture halls have some problem

:cool:

Niamh_ · 02-12-2009 1:20pm

When you need to use one of the computers urgently to print something or submit something and everyone you see on a computer is on facebook or playing farmville. Grrrr.

FootnMouth · 02-12-2009 3:56pm

Aargh!FARM VILLE!! That wrecks my head! I had no laptop last week and everytime I went to the Library I had to wait for the flipping PCs...as long as they grazed their cows and harvested their crops everyone (Themselves!!) were happy!!
The people who designed it should be shot!! Or something to that effect (to extreame!?) but I seriously needed to use the computers for assignments that were due!
If the people want to work on farms go live in the country! Its not all its cracked up to be! Grrr!!!

(rant over..for the moment!)

rororoyourboat · 02-12-2009 4:44pm

Why is the flipping "off-campus access to lecture notes" thing so flipping tempermental? It only seems to work when the moon is in alignment with the outer rings of Saturn, who in turn have to be at a 90 degree angle to a badger in Roscommon. Aaaargh! I just want to study past papers, for the love of God!

/rant...

mrmanire · 02-12-2009 5:25pm

Niamh_ wrote: »

When you need to use one of the computers urgently to print something or submit something and everyone you see on a computer is on facebook or playing farmville. Grrrr.

Banning facebook on PCs before 6 in UL. Yay or nay?

Niamh_ · 02-12-2009 5:31pm

mrmanire wrote: »

Banning facebook on PCs before 6 in UL. Yay or nay?

I'd love to say yay but I am guilty of having it open in another tab while I'm doing other things and flicking over to check on replies.
Banning of farmville nationwide would be great though.

FootnMouth · 02-12-2009 5:46pm

mrmanire wrote: »

Banning facebook on PCs before 6 in UL. Yay or nay?

I would love to say Yay but...im also guilty of opening different tabs....but BAN FARMVILLE!!!!!

Please!

mud · 02-12-2009 10:48pm

The thing that gets me is that there are hundreds of pcs available throughout the campus that aren't in the library.

So seriously, stop worrying about what everyone else is doing and go and find a computer lab.

cson · 03-12-2009 1:21am

Gotta agree with that - I only know of 4 other computer labs than the library and I never have any trouble getting a PC there if the Library is full.

FYI;
Venus Labs
Health Sciences
Kemmy Business School
Fish Tank

Busi_Girl08 · 03-12-2009 12:34pm

Just a few things.

1. GOD DAMN FARMVILLE!!!
2. What in the feck is up with Student Portal?!!!! Why can't I access notes?!!!!:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::(:(:(:(:(
3. SHUT UP IN THE LIBRARY!!!!! I'M TRYING TO STUDY!!!!

mayo_lad · 03-12-2009 2:12pm

cson wrote: »

Gotta agree with that - I only know of 4 other computer labs than the library and I never have any trouble getting a PC there if the Library is full.

FYI;
Venus Labs
Health Sciences
Kemmy Business School
Fish Tank

also every department has there own Lab the M&AE one is Am 061 and there are loads of small departmental labs around the main building :P
the most annoying thing at the moment is the off campus exam portal why couldn't they have left the public folders alone

Busi_Girl08 · 03-12-2009 4:36pm

Has anyone figured out the Student Portal? I'm trying to get to lecture notes.

I managed it this morning in the library, but I can't remember how!

:mad:

HEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLPPPPPPPPP!!!!!

mayo_lad · 03-12-2009 5:18pm

you go th the current students part of th ul website then you look up ether the off campus or on campus access to exam papers . a sign in page will then appear then you enter your id no and college computer password in to it :-) look up ur department on the first page then a list of module codes will appear look up your module code and the exam paper will be there
hope thats sum use to ya

Niamh_ · 03-12-2009 8:05pm

The UL library catalogue appears to have gone a bit schizo in the past few minutes, or is it just me?
Also the two copies that are meant to be in 3 hour loan, that you need for study going walkabout for three days. And on a related note books that are meant to be available in multiple copies in the library and no one knows where they actually are.
On a plus side the lovely librarians are really helpful.

Busi_Girl08 · 03-12-2009 8:18pm

mayo_lad wrote: »

you go th the current students part of th ul website then you look up ether the off campus or on campus access to exam papers . a sign in page will then appear then you enter your id no and college computer password in to it :-) look up ur department on the first page then a list of module codes will appear look up your module code and the exam paper will be there
hope thats sum use to ya

Didn't work!!!:(:mad::(:mad:

Niamh_ · 03-12-2009 8:23pm

Busi_Girl08 wrote: »

Didn't work!!!:(:mad::(:mad:

Are you even able to log in?
It works for me.
Maybe try off campus?

Busi_Girl08 · 03-12-2009 8:35pm

I tried offline from the e-mail and from ul.ie, and they both sent me to the home page for lecturers.

I tried everything, and can't get the list of lecturers

What am I missing??!!!!

Online doesn't work at all BTW, it's a dead link.

Niamh_ · 03-12-2009 8:42pm

Busi_Girl08 wrote: »

I tried offline from the e-mail and from ul.ie, and they both sent me to the home page for lecturers.

I tried everything, and can't get the list of lecturers

What am I missing??!!!!

Online doesn't work at all BTW, it's a dead link.

At the top of the page where it says lecturers is there not a tab for students and exam papers?
I'm not sure because someone else I was talking to cannot get it working at all.

Busi_Girl08 · 03-12-2009 8:55pm

I think I found it, but...

"ERROR: ACCESS DENIED"

And my log in info is definitely right.

"My ID no@ul"

:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

HEEELP!!!!!

rororoyourboat · 03-12-2009 8:59pm

The same thing has been happening to me and a few friends, it's really depressing! :mad::(

Niamh_ · 03-12-2009 9:51pm

I think the best option is to use a friend's login details instead.

rororoyourboat · 04-12-2009 4:07am

Who is this friend we can use??

Busi_Girl08 · 04-12-2009 1:04pm

OK. This is the page I am directed to.

WHAT DO I DOOOOOOOOO??!!!!!!!!!!!

Niamh_ · 04-12-2009 1:15pm

Maybe try this link
https://ulportallive.ul.ie/SiteDirectory/Students/exampapers/default.aspx

On campus isn't working at the moment. Maybe they took it offline to fix it.

snazzy · 04-12-2009 1:20pm

mayo_lad wrote: »

ya it can be bad :P but in general most of the lecture halls have some problem :cool:

I spent the day in UCC yesterday and let me tell you their lecture halls are waaayyy ahead.
Nice and heated but air conditioning if it gets too bad, really excellent light, comfy, unbroken seats and best of all.
Tables.
Everyone has a table that runs along the whole row.
Not like in the Jean Monnet where for a Spanish exam, we had to write on our knees! :mad:

And I have to say something has to be done about the printers in the library. Something to aid the congestion. 40 minutes waiting for sheets to be printed and at any one time there were 8 people waiting with me.

pervertedcoffee · 04-12-2009 1:22pm

I think they should allow our laptops connect to the printing network - that way we won't have to scramble for printers in the library an hour before we need to hand them up... XD

Busi_Girl08 · 04-12-2009 1:22pm

Niamh_ wrote: »

Maybe try this link
https://ulportallive.ul.ie/SiteDirectory/Students/exampapers/default.aspx

On campus isn't working at the moment. Maybe they took it offline to fix it.

OK...so how do I get from Exam Papers to Lecture Notes?!!

:(

EDIT: I think you might be right about it being taken offline. I got onto the Lecture Notes page, and it's the one I linked above.

At the end of study week, they pull crap like this. Brilliant.

mayo_lad · 04-12-2009 1:25pm

try this click on all site content and there will be a link to the exam papers
there

Busi_Girl08 · 04-12-2009 1:35pm

Clicked All Site Content.

>Shared Documents
>Picture Libraries
>Lists
-Announcements
-Calendar
-Links
-Tasks
>Discussion Boards
- Team Discussion
>Surveys (None)
>Sites and Workplaces (None)
>Recycle Bin

Risteard · 04-12-2009 1:38pm

Not strictly about UL per se but the UL versions of books we have in some subjects.

Why don't they have an index?:mad::mad:

Busi_Girl08 · 04-12-2009 1:46pm

OK. New angle.

Does anyone have the 8th Finance Study Guide, (F14003)?!!!:o

Niamh_ · 04-12-2009 1:49pm

None of my lecture notes are put up on that site but I just checked and I get the same page.

mayo_lad · 04-12-2009 1:55pm

just a few Q
1 where r u on campus or off
2 are u using (https://ulportallive.ul.ie/SiteDirectory/Students/exampapers/default.aspx )the off campus exam papers or are u using the lecture notes section because they are separate links

Busi_Girl08 · 04-12-2009 2:00pm

mayo_lad wrote: »

just a few Q
1 where r u on campus or off
2 are u using (https://ulportallive.ul.ie/SiteDirectory/Students/exampapers/default.aspx )the off campus exam papers or are u using the lecture notes section because they are separate links

I'm off campus, at home on my laptop.

I'm using the "Lecture Notes (Off Campus Access)" link, which is found of both the email "More" list and on the UL site.

Niamh_ · 04-12-2009 2:01pm

Busi_Girl08 wrote: »

I'm off campus, at home on my laptop.

I'm using the "Lecture Notes (Off Campus Access)" link, which is found of both the email "More" list and on the UL site.

I tried the same except I'm in Plassey

bluedolphin · 04-12-2009 2:26pm

pervertedcoffee wrote: »

I think they should allow our laptops connect to the printing network - that way we won't have to scramble for printers in the library an hour before we need to hand them up... XD

I'm not sure if things have changed, but certainly ~18months ago this was possible: I used to print all the time from my laptop upstairs in the library and then run down to grab the sheets (usually worked out well 'cos they were printed by the time I got down

). IIRC you need to connect to the printer you want to print to initially (thus you need to know the name of the printer, like Library1 or whatever) and then also select it in the print dialog box in word/acrobat/etc.

If you read this from the ITD website it explains the process. Hope that helps

mayo_lad · 04-12-2009 2:35pm

try that link in my previous post it's workin fine for me in drumroe

Busi_Girl08 · 04-12-2009 2:37pm

The link you posted takes me to Exam Papers

mayo_lad · 04-12-2009 2:43pm

just tried the lecture notes there not working off campus at the moment your best bet is to try them on campus (also the list of lectures are accessible on the screen shot u posted on the left hand side just click on the lecture u have for the module and a list of there modus will come up )

Busi_Girl08 · 04-12-2009 2:54pm

AAAHHHH!!! OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD!!!!

IT WOOOOOORRRRRRRRKKKKKKKKSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!:D:D:D:D

Oh wait...that means I have to do work now...

Thanks for the help Niamh and MayoLad!

FootnMouth · 04-12-2009 9:23pm

Aargh!! Having no hot water!!!!! Grrr...two weeks running now I have had no water in my hse....apparently some genius installed the boiler backwards or the pipes are reversed or something!

Its so dam cold to have a cold shower!!

wonderingabout · 07-12-2009 12:58pm

Stupid Lab report.. Due in Week 14

billy the squid · 07-12-2009 7:29pm

sulis has had some sort of **** attack and lost all my module websites. one of which I must refer to during an exam this week.

Risteard · 07-12-2009 7:32pm

billy the squid wrote: »

sulis has had some sort of **** attack and lost all my module websites. one of which I must refer to during an exam this week.

Me too. I wanted to look over some Economics notes too. :mad:

FootnMouth · 07-12-2009 7:55pm

billy the squid wrote: »

sulis has had some sort of **** attack and lost all my module websites. one of which I must refer to during an exam this week.

Ya I know, I was talking to ITD and there all on it trying to get it to work, its after crashing for the whole college apparently and at the moment there waiting for America to try sort it out!? Im not sure why exactly but the exact words they used was "We're waiting for America to wake up!"

But I feel you pain, I have an exam tmrw -- and my reference points are on sulis!

Niamh_ · 07-12-2009 8:12pm

I can't even seem to log in??!!

THEDUDEINWHITE · 07-12-2009 8:22pm

Well Sulis, is part of rSmarts "Sakai" who are located in America...

mud · 12-12-2009 1:30pm

Invigilators clip clopping like HORSES up and down EGO10 :mad:

Awful exam environment as well, this isn't meant to be a concentration camp

FFS wear quiet shoes and stop grabbing attention away from the exam papers.

12-12-2009 7:27pm

Since when cant you print stuff in the library at the weekends!?!?
The postgrad room is closed these days aswell and I no longer have access to the 24 hour design lab or AM0..

Any1 know where I can print stuff tomorrow?

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