Things you should do before too much time passes:

• Read over the syllabus.
• Here is a guide on setting up the screen/irssi session for class chat.Get on the class chat, and familiarize yourself with basic screen usage (attaching/detaching). Most everyone doesn't get the screen setup right the first time. Pay attention- ask questions. You are already starting to learn course material with this. I will be watching your progress!
• Edit/customize at least the Title and Introduction sections of your Opus BEFORE January 27th.
• Make sure you can access the HPC0 course homepage from home and-or your preferred computing device(s) (you may want to bookmark it).
• Make sure you can log into Lab46 from home with your username/password (using PuTTY if on Windows, or some other SSH client).
  • Once you are able to access Lab46, you will want to run the gimmeh command and configure your course settings.
• Glance at some of the possible Projects