To access UTas computers (e.g. via VNC) from a 3G connection or wireless away from the observatory, you will need to start the VPN. To do this: Open the Settings app. Near the top left, activate the VPN. You will be asked for a UTas username and password. ====== On the Dock ====== ===== Safari ===== Web browser. Chrome is an alternative, take your pick. ===== Mail ===== Configured for [ke|yg]observer@gmail.com. Add any other accounts you like. ===== Calendar ====== Set up to subscribe to AuScope Google calendar ===== Camera ===== It's a camera ====== Page 1 ====== ===== Clock ===== A clock, alarm, stopwatch and timer. ===== iBooks ===== Contains PDFs of manuals for the antenna, DBBC, MArk5 and Weather station (at Yg) ===== VNC Viewer ===== Allows you to view VNC servers at the observatory. The VPN will need to be activated (via Settings) if using this on a non-UTAS network ===== Remarks ===== A useful tool for making notes. Start it and read the Getting Started guide. Suggested use: Documenting an equipment installation. You can take a photo of the hardware, annotate the photo, write some notes and save it all as a PDF and emil it or upload it to the wiki. ===== Dropbox ===== A shared directory 'in the cloud'. Currently set up to use the hbobserver@gmail.com account. Anything saved here can be viewed by anyone using this account. Useful for sharing files between sites. ===== Google Drive ===== Google's version of Dropbox. This one is set up for the [ke|yg]observer@gmail.com account. ===== Photos ===== The iPad photo viewer, organiser. ===== iPhoto ===== Useful for organising, editing and sharing photos ===== Skype ===== Set up for the [ke|yg]observer@gmail.com account. Useful for keeping in touch during observations ===== Messages ===== Send and receive text messages here. ===== Chrome ===== Google's web browser (Safari alternative) ===== Google ===== Search the web ===== Reminders ===== A useful tool for making to do lists ===== Contacts ===== Add your email, phone, address contacts here ===== Settings ===== You'll want to configure the following here: * Wi-Fi * VPN (should be ready to go, but ask Jim about a password) * iTunes and App Stores. * This is configured for a UTAS account. Any updates should not require a password but new purchases will. We will need to set up iTunes on a local PC or arrange a separate account for new apps. ====== Page 2 ====== ===== Find iPhone ===== May be useful to set up if you're likely to misplace the iPad ===== Keynote, Pages, Numbers ===== Apple versions of Powerpoint, Word and Excel. Files can be saved to iCloud which is good for backup. ===== NoteBook ===== An alternative to Remarks. Give it a try. ===== Evernote ===== Another useful note taking app synchronised to the cloud. Needs configuring. Give it a try if you want. ===== Adobe Reader ===== An alternative PDF reader ===== Notes ===== Useful app for taking quick notes ===== Face Time ===== Skype alternative for voice/video calls ====== Page 3 ====== ===== SSH Terminal ===== Allows ssh connection to computers on the network