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Information for Newbees at Stanford and CDR

At CDR

Website of CDR

Internet
There are 2 possibilities: 1. you have a Stanford ID; 2. you have none

1.) Log into the Wireless Network "Stanford" and open any webpage. You will be redirected to a login page where you enter all your information. If there are any problems with that, ask Anneliese

2.) Ask Anneliese for a guest Internet access
https://itservices.stanford.edu/service/wirelessnet
DesignX
Weekly meeting on Wednesday from 5pm-6pm at CDR
Submission of the mailing list – send a request to Martin Steinert steinert@stanford.edu

Schedules of DesignX
https://www.stanford.edu/group/designx_lab/cgi-bin/mainwiki/index.php/DesignXAgenda

Stanford University SUNet ID
http://www.stanford.edu/dept/as/mais/applications/sunetid/

Axess
Courses and ePayment
https://axess.stanford.edu/

Campus ID Card
https://itservices.stanford.edu/service/campuscard
Tresidder Union, 459 Lagunita Drive, 2nd Floor
Open Mon–Fri, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

It Service (inkl. Email-Service)
https://itservices.stanford.edu/

Get to know the campus – Tours every day at 11am
http://www.stanford.edu/dept/visitorinfo/tours/

Librarys and Databases
http://www-sul.stanford.edu/

Bookstore (Office Material, Readers, Stanford Souveniers, Hard- & Software)
http://www.bkstr.com/Home/10001-10161-1?demoKey=d

Dinging
http://www.stanford.edu/dept/rde/dining/index.htm

Local information e.g. restaurants on campus
http://iced09.stanford.edu/index.php/Main/LocalInformation

Sport Facilities
http://www.stanford.edu/dept/pe/cgi-bin

Housing

Stanford Housing http://www.stanford.edu/dept/rde/shs/
Housing Assignments
630 Serra Street, Ste. 110
Stanford, CA  94305
(650) 725-2810 Office
(650) 736-1297 Fax
housingassignments@lists.stanford.edu

Off campus listing service of Stanford: http://www.stanford.edu/dept/rde/chs/
Username: 2look
Password: 4housing
 
A site for rentals locally is: vrent.com
Faculty staff housing: http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fsh/rentals/index.shtml
Craigslist http://sfbay.craigslist.org/hhh/

Cell phone

Cheap, quick and easy: buy a NET 10 pre paid cell phone at Walmart, more information http://www.net10.com/

Stop Advertising Calls
Register on https://www.donotcall.gov

Transportation

Car Parking on Campus /
http://transportation.stanford.edu/

Registration of Bikes
http://transportation.stanford.edu/alt_transportation/BikingAtStanford.shtml

Public Transportation around Palo Alto and Stanford University
Marguerite Shuttle
http://transportation.stanford.edu/marguerite/

Going to SF or San Jose
Caltrain
http://www.caltrain.com/site3.aspx

ZipCar – Car Sharing
http://www.zipcar.com/

Shuttle to / from the Airport
http://www.supershuttle.com/
And enter 'T9X58' into the 'Group/Discount Code' textfield. Here's a link to the coupon:
http://transportation.stanford.edu/images/SuperShuttle-09-Flyer.pdf