The most recent version of the TeX Collection, 2018, is available for MS-Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. It can be found on the Install network share.

In the context of the new privacy legislation the default properties of all mailman lists have been modified. the mailman lists are no longer publicly announced on the mailman server. the members of a list can only be viewed by the list administrators. subscription to a list is restricted to addresses in ru.nl, radboudumc.nl and mpi.nl. The third property is probably too restrictive for some of the lists, list administrators can revert this change in the privacy options (Ban list)....

A new versions of Filemaker Pro, Filemaker Pro Advanced and of Filemaker Server, 17, for Windows (32- and 64-bit) and Mac is available on the Install network share. The license permits the use on university computers. License codes can be obtained from C&CZ helpdesk or postmaster. For home PCs, the software is available through Surfspot.

The latest version of Maple, Maple2018, can be found on the Install network share and has been installed on C&CZ managed Linux computers. License codes can be requested from C&CZ helpdesk or postmaster by departments that take part in the license.

For small screens of smartphones, the webmail of Roundcube is not very well suited. That is why there is an alternative now: Rainloop. You can set a “threaded view” in Rainloop, which is also handy for small screens. The Science addressbook is available in Rainloop. One can also use Rainloop for the RU Exchange mail. But Roundcube has many other advantages over Rainloop: manage folders shared with other users, shared labels and the administration of Sieve filters and out-of-office messages....

A new version (2018b, 9.5) of OriginLabPro, software for scientific graphing and data analysis, can be found on the Install-disk. See the website of OriginLab for all info on the new version.The license server supports this new version. Departments that take part in the license can request installation and license info from C&CZ, also for standalone use. Installation on C&CZ managed PCs still is being planned. Departments that want to start using OriginLab should contact C&CZ....

As a test of the new version of Ubuntu, 18.04 LTS, we have installed a new login server lilo6.science.ru.nl. In a few months it will replace the five year old login server lilo4. The name lilo, that always points to the newest/fastest login server, will then be moved from the two year old lilo5 to the new lilo6. The new lilo6 is a Dell PowerEdge R440 with 2 Xeon Silver 4110 CPU @2....

The C&CZ yearly day out is scheduled for Tuesday May 29. C&CZ can be reached in case of serious disruptions of services.

During the summer break all pc’s in the computer labs will get an upgrade from Windows7 to Windows10. This can now be tested on the 4 info column pcs in the central street near the Library of Science (HG00.011). All remarks and questions are welcome. N.B.1: the Windows7 roaming profile has not been transfered, every user gets a clean profile. N.B.2: because the info column pcs are used less and less, they will be removed during the summer break....

In 2014 C&CZ bought two licences for concurrent use of the 2014 version of the Intel Cluster Studio for Linux which can be found in /vol/opt/intelcompilers. Therefore the old (2011) version will be reoved on May 1, 2018, after which the old license server can be removed.