Local Support Staff

Contact information and schedule for local support staff can be found here.

Acceptable Use

School of Statistics Acceptable Use Policy for computing can be found here.

Unix Tutorial and Help

• A good introduction and help to UNIX.
• A good book UNIX about, just 100 pages but very helpful for beginners, is Learning the UNIX Operating System, 4th Edition.

Charlie's Local Help

• Using Sweave to put R into LaTeX
• Calling C and Fortran from R
• Highlighting LaTeX in Emacs
• OpenOffice.org 1.0.2 (the latest and greatest version of what in proprietary form is called StarOffice)
• ESS (emacs speaks statistics) local info, mainly where it is
• Colorful Plots in R and S-PLUS
• Charlie's Linux FAQ
• Downloading and Using R
• Using the R API Standalone
• Linux Conversion Hints - January 2001
• S-PLUS 5.1 Info
• R and Rweb Info
• Creating Web Pages.
• Security (using ssh and xauth).
• Java, JPython, and Java 1.3 Netscape Plug-in
• Getting Started with Mathematica
• The TeX and LaTeX Catalogue
• An Introduction to S and S-PLUS
• Info about AMS-LaTeX
• Including PostScript in LaTeX2e
  
• Documentation for RanLib Libraries
• Links for Help with LaTeX
• Files: Mailing, Compressing, Archiving, ...
• Thesis, Preparation of Doctoral
• Using the Scanner

Questions About Remote Access to the Statistics Network and Computers

• How do I access the Statistics Unix systems for logins and file transfer from the PC's at the school?
• How do I set up and use my University of Minnesota E-mail or Internet account?
• Who do I call for help with campus email, modems, etc.?
• How can I dial into the campus modem pool and start up a connection?