Configuration of mail, calendar:

general: https://unlimited.ethz.ch/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=16451437 (=> see below “Instructions / FAQ / How To / Tips”)

Important : use username@ethz.ch (and not @math.ethz.ch) for configuration, then most of the configuration will be automatic.

VPN-client:

https://unlimited.ethz.ch/spaces/itkb/pages/21125994/VPN

WLAN:

../wireless-networks

Using your smartphone or tablet abroad:

It’s a good idea to use the VPN-client if you’re connecting to foreign networks as the data transfer will be encrypted. Turn on WLAN or Bluetooth only if needed. Konsumentenschutz has published a document on what to look out for if you’re using your mobile phone abroad (only in German): Roaming Merkblatt

(let us know if you have some great apps which you’d like to share with other members of D-MATH)

For Android and iOS
  • Adobe Reader (pdf-reader)
  • ASVZ (sports at ETH and UNI)
  • Bluefire Reader (reader for AdobeDRM-protected epub-files)
  • ETH EduApp (lecture timetables, maps)
  • ETH Zürich (maps, events, mensa)
  • Keepass (lets you store passwords securely; various versions)
  • LEO Wörterbuch (translation from/to German)
  • Maps (Google maps)
  • Polybox (file storage on ETH servers)
  • SBB Mobile (SBB timetable, tickets)
  • search.ch (phonebook, weather, maps, timetable, cinema etc.)
  • Skype (communicate with other people)
  • ZVV Fahrplan (ZVV timetable)
For Android
  • AnyConnect (VPN-client, lets you connect securely to the ETH-network and use some commercial wireless networks; different versions available depending on OS version and device)
For iOS
  • GoodReader (document-viewer, annotation of pdf-documents, allows synchronisation with different kinds of servers; not free)
  • iBooks (reader for pdf-, epub- and other documents)
  • Photos (lets you edit and sort your photos)
  • Wikipanion (access to Wikipedia articles)

The ETH library offers free courses in connection with studying and working at ETH.

https://library.ethz.ch/en/news-and-courses/courses.html

Math on mobile devices: http://www.walkingrandomly.com/?cat=55