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Microsoft Windows allows users to define network "shares" which Williams student use to make their pictures, documents, music, and movies public. Back in the old days of 2002, WSO set up a service called Phynd. This was a tool that efficiently indexed and searched a Windows network using only Windows networking protocols. It lasted about three months before the recording industry sued another college campus and WSO took it down as an act of self-preservation.
Luckily, as mentioned above, Phynd used only defaul Windows networking protocols. The upshot is that you can ''still'' search the Williams network for media. Here's how:
#Open ''My Computer''
#Click the ''Search'' button on the toolbar
#When the annoying little dude pops up, click the link labelled ''Pictures, music, or video''
#Click ''Use advanced search options''
#Specify what type of media you want to search for
##Check one or more boxes to stipulate picture, music, or video files
##Enter all part of the file name if desired--leave this box blank to search for all media
#Click on the drop-down box labelled ''Look in:'' and select ''Browse''
##Select ''My Network Places > Entire Network > Microsoft Windows Network''
#Click ''Search''!
Note that this search is highly inefficient and will take a long time. You might want to start it up before class on Friday so that your computer generates a list of music/movies for the weekend that will be ready when you return. A good tip is to remember the name of the computer where you find a lot of stuff. You can access computers on the network by name by opening My Computer and typing ''\\computername'' in the Address Bar.
See also:
[[Movies on the network]]
[[Music on the network]]
[[Programs on the network]]
Luckily, as mentioned above, Phynd used only defaul Windows networking protocols. The upshot is that you can ''still'' search the Williams network for media. Here's how:
#Open ''My Computer''
#Click the ''Search'' button on the toolbar
#When the annoying little dude pops up, click the link labelled ''Pictures, music, or video''
#Click ''Use advanced search options''
#Specify what type of media you want to search for
##Check one or more boxes to stipulate picture, music, or video files
##Enter all part of the file name if desired--leave this box blank to search for all media
#Click on the drop-down box labelled ''Look in:'' and select ''Browse''
##Select ''My Network Places > Entire Network > Microsoft Windows Network''
#Click ''Search''!
Note that this search is highly inefficient and will take a long time. You might want to start it up before class on Friday so that your computer generates a list of music/movies for the weekend that will be ready when you return. A good tip is to remember the name of the computer where you find a lot of stuff. You can access computers on the network by name by opening My Computer and typing ''\\computername'' in the Address Bar.
See also:
[[Movies on the network]]
[[Music on the network]]
[[Programs on the network]]
