To: ugrads@cs.mcgill.ca, grads@cs.mcgill.ca, profs@cs.mcgill.ca
Subject: SOCS Inside-Out -- http://www.cs.mcgill.ca/~guide

Do you feel a pang of fear every time you sit down at a workstation in
the CS labs?
 
Are you frustrated with things that don't seem to be working properly if
at all?

Do you feel like strangling all those consultants and Unix geeks who
respond to your innocent questions with "read the man page"?

A solution exists, and it's called SOCS Inside-Out.  Specifically written
for (and by) McGill CS students, it features information about SOCS
facilities, a guide to surviving Unix, and plenty of tips and tricks that
will come in handy elsewhere.

The guide is made up of two parts:

* The SOCS Inside-Out Website *

The SOCS Inside-Out Website is a dynamic student initiative which aims to
reduce frustration and raise the level of computing competency at McGill.
It can be found on the web at http://www.cs.mcgill.ca/~guide.

* The SOCS Inside-Out Pamphlet *

This introductory pamphlet is there to help you get started with your SOCS
account, as well as covering some basic issues like:
 - how to connect to SOCS machines
 - available internet services
 - available SOCS facilities
 - basic security issues

You can find the pamphlet at:
 - Copi-EUS (basement of McConnell)

The cost is 50 cents and it runs about 20 pages 2-upped and double-sided
(a real bargain!).  It is also available from the webpage, though it
will probably cost you more to print it out from there.

-- 
The SOCS Inside-Out Editors
Jacob Eliosoff, Vincent Stephen-Ong.
http://www.cs.mcgill.ca/~guide/

P.S.: We'd love to hear from potential contributors!  If you'd like to
write something for the Guide, help with updating or become an editor,
please contact us at guide@cs.mcgill.ca