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Do you use the DIT computer labs?

  • 18-11-2009 1:38pm
    #1
    Sheeps
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,763 ✭✭✭


    From what it seems the quite a number of students in my course are now working on their own laptops in labs instead of the DIT computers due to this the virtual desktop solution the technicians have imposed in the labs. Is this the same in your year / course?

    What is the case in your labs? 11 votes

    I use a laptop instead, and many others use their laptops instead of DIT computers.
    0% 0 votes
    I use a laptop instead, but not many others use their laptops instaed of DIT computers.
    27% 3 votes
    I use the DIT computers but many others user their laptops instead of DIT computers.
    18% 2 votes
    I use the DIT computers and not many others use their laptop instead of DIT computers.
    54% 6 votes


Comments

  • #2
    babyhack
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 375 ✭✭babyhack


    Laptop

    I like having my own system, I know where everything is, there is no crap running that I dont want and after using vista and 7 for a while, I really cant use XP

    Its an IT college and W7 was launched in the college and the labs still run XP

    BH


  • #3
    projectmayhem
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,480 ✭✭✭projectmayhem


    Macbook Pro with VMware for situations where/if I need Windows or Linux (yet to happen).

    I only use the labs when we're forced to download files from distrib. Awful systems in the labs in a college that calls itself an institute of technology


  • #4
    Alanstrainor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,157 ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    Where's the option for both?
    I'd use my netbook in lectures and sometimes in the library, but the wireless is woeful and is no where near reliable enough so i use the labs too. That and working on programming assignments can be handy in a lab with other people in the same class.


  • #5
    wolfric
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,190 ✭✭✭wolfric


    Laptop in class computers outside. Depends which lab. My laptop is pretty crappy though. I normally wouldn't use the labs for anything serious. Just email and some music. Plus the fact that the wifi is a bit dodgy.


  • #6
    Naikon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,564 ✭✭✭Naikon


    I use my netbook sometimes, but mostly just work on the DIT pc's
    because most applications such as PutTTy and firefox are on the
    galway server. Performance seems quite stable actually...

    To get around restrictions, use a portable VirtualBox instance
    running from a usb stick. Works like a charm.


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