Technology Services

Year: 2006

  • Adobe GoLive CS2 Documentation and Screencasts

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    jlencion

    Since Ryan has been working hard over the past couple of weeks to develop some rock-solid documentation for GoLive CS2 in the GTS Wiki I wanted to draw your attention to the fact that there are now a number of helpful screencasts to help you get acquainted (or re-acquainted) with some of the most-used and…

  • GAC Squad – Thursday!

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    nsonsteb

    Need help registering your computer on the Gustavus (wired or wireless) network? Do you have virus related problems? Tomorrow, October 19th, the Gustavus Technology Helpline will be running its GAC Squad from 2:30-9:00pm in the Olin Computer Lab. During this time, the Technology Helpline will be helping students register their computers on the wired and…

  • Email/Home Directory Outage

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    nsonsteb

    Wednesday night, around 10:30pm, the servers that handle email/home directories went down, causing problems with checking email and accessing files stored on users’ home directories. At 11:00pm, all services were restored. If you have any questions, please contact the Technology Helpline at x6111.

  • SigmaPlot Error Message

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    jtwaddle

    SigmaPlot 10 is the newest version of the graphing software from SYSSTAT. It is used for several classes at Gustavus. It is currently installed on all of the public computer labs, kiosks, Multi-Media machines and some faculty computers. Gustavus currently has a Network License that allows ten concurrent users to use the application. This means…

  • Spam Filtering Update

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    doachs

    This week we have upgraded the spam filtering software on our email servers from SpamAssassin 3.1.3 to SpamAssassin 3.1.6. We also added the OpenProtect SpamAssassin channel to our updated rules. This gives us the SARE rules which should help us catch more of the image based stock spams people see these days. If you are…

  • 2005 Graduates

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    doachs

    This year we are doing a few extra things for our recent alumni. Since it has been well over 1 year since the class of 2005 graduated, it was time to deactivate those accounts and free up the resources they were using. One new service we are offering this year is the ability to keep…

  • Nobel Conference – Channel 8

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    nsonsteb

    For those of you on-campus wishing to view the Nobel Conference, please tune to channel 8 on your TV. Enjoy the conference!

  • What microformats mean to you

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    jerry

    Recently we’ve highlighted a few instances where we’ve incorporated microformats into web applications and websites (e.g. faculty schedules and the 2006 Nobel Conference site). We’ve even hinted that more microformat-enabled goodies are in the works, yet we’ve only given very cursory overviews as to their purpose, importance, and usage. Rather than embark on our own…

  • Windows Updates

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    tami

    Microsoft released an update yesterday (9/26/2006) that addressed a known vulnerabiltiy with Internet Explorer. The vulnerability could potentially allow malicious code to be executed on a users computer, just by visiting an infected web site with Internet Explorer. For more details, please see ZDNet or Microsoft sites. Gustavus users will be prompted to install the…

  • Gustavus Email/Home Directory Quotas

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    nsonsteb

    As many of you know, Gustavus Adolphus College’s students, faculty, and staff have a limit to the amount of data (files, email, etc) they are able to save on the Gustavus server, otherwise known as your Home Directory. This limit is called your Quota. Many web-based email sites such as Yahoo!, Hotmail, or Gmail have…