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Lab Professor develops emotional computer
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Sir Maurice Wilkes, DFBCS FREng FRS
"wgb" wireless network
Recruiting excellence: the Computer Lab's recruitment fair is a sell-out
Computer Laboratory PhD scoops Distinguished Dissertation Award.
Network switch failure
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slogin-serv* hosts IP addresses changing
PhD student wins best student paper award at MASCOTS 10.
Computer Laboratory student wins prestigious undergraduate award.
PhD student wins Best Paper Award at IWITMA 2010
PhD students win Best Student Paper award at USENIX Security '10.
WGB power outages
Professor Andy Hopper honoured at Queen's University, Belfast
Caller ID presentation on Lab phones
Demise of Computing Service usenet server and email to it
Wireless network migration plans
Dr Simon Moore recognised for outstanding teaching
PhD student wins best paper award
Computer Lab enjoys high profile visit
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Eduroam
Tim Griffin wins ACM SIGCOMM Test of Time Paper Award 2010
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Filer problems May bank holiday weekend
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CentOS 5.5 upgrades
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