Windows
Download and install Thunderbird mail from Thunderbird.net.
Making sure it is version 78.4.3 or newer.
Welcome to the Home Page for the Physics Department Microsoft Windows 11 systems.
Desktop Windows 10 Support Ends October 2025, you will need to have moved to Windows 11 by this time to maintain network connectivity.
Use of these systems is covered by the Physics Department Computing Policy and strategy is set by the Computing Committee.
The group provides support for MS Windows desktops and laptops. The group run automated procedures to check windows systems on the main network are up-to-date with security patches and anti-virus software.
Categories: Windows
Under construction more information to follow
Public printers in the Physics Department are set up via print servers. To allow users to print from their own devices on eduroam and other BYOD networks we have setup a Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) print service on https://duerer.physics.ox.ac.uk
Access restricted to members of Physics including undergraduates. When requested sign in with your Physics credentials adding PHYSICS\ in front of your username i.e. PHYSICS\JBlack.
Categories: Laptops | Printing | Windows
Sophos install guide
Categories: Apple | Kits | Licences | Linux | Mac | Software | Sophos | Windows
The information on this page is for internal use only in the Physics Department.
Mathematical computing environment
For complete information on MATLAB in Oxford University go to the University's Engineering MATLAB Web pages at https://eng.ox.ac.uk/matlab/install/ .
The information provided here is intended to be for the use of anybody working in the Physics Department.
Categories: Licences | Linux | MATLAB | Self Service | Software | Windows
Find an equivalent in Linux
It may well be that the software you want to run has a Linux version, or that there is a program available for Linux that does the same thing. If you specify which functions you are interested in, we'll be best able to help you find it if so.
Categories: Linux | Virtual Machines | WINE | Windows
How to set up an out of office message in Outlook.
Outlook 2010: File -> Info -> Automatic Replies .
Outlook 2007: Tools -> Out of Office Assistant .
Categories: Email | MS office | Outlook | Windows
TeX is a type-setting package.
Categories: LaTeX | MikTeX | Software | TeX | Windows
TeXworks is a graphical interface for editing and processing TeX/LaTeX documents.
It is included in MikTeX.
Categories: Kits | LaTeX | MikTeX | Software | TeX | Windows
Physics no longer has a site license this is for information only.
In addition to the core software the following LabVIEW packages where included in our site licence.
Categories: LabVIEW | Licences | Linux | Self Service | Software | Windows