Technology Services

Year: 2012

  • Gustavus WiFi network downtime Monday April 2nd

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    doachs

    Starting on Monday morning, April 2nd 2012,  GTS will be upgrading the system in charge of the majority of the wireless (WiFi) network on campus.  For short periods of time the wireless network will be unavailable.  Anyone who needs to maintain a solid network connection during this time is encouraged to plug in with an…

  • Brief Internet Interruption – March 15th

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    nsonsteb

    Due to planned maintenance by our Internet provider on March 15th, our Internet connection may drop briefly between midnight and 2am.

  • Upgraded Internet Connection

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    sommere

    As of Thursday February 2nd 2012, Gustavus now has a much faster Internet connection. Gustavus now has a one gigabit connection to the ISP Hurricane Electric. To give some historical context, prior to the upgrade we had a 300Mbps connection. In December 2010 we upgraded from 200Mbps to 250Mbps. In January 2009 we upgraded from…

  • Website template revised

    Website template revised

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    jerry

    You may notice that the website looks a bit different today. We changed a few things to increase performance and bring more content to the surface. Visually, we preserved the general look and layout, but we’re now controlling it with CSS instead of relying on image files. The most noticeable changes include the larger banner…

  • Technology Helpline – Spring Semester Hours

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    nsonsteb

    Regular hours Monday – Thursday: 8 a.m. – 11 p.m. Friday: 8 a.m. – 4:45 p.m. Saturday: 12p.m. – 5 p.m. Sunday: 3 p.m. – 11 p.m. Please note we have two locations. As usual, we are located in Olin Lab on main floor Olin. We also have a satellite location in the main floor…

  • Rundstrom Network Outage – January 31st, 2012

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    nsonsteb

    Rundstrom Hall will undergo some network maintenance tomorrow morning. This outage should last a few hours. This means that student rooms will not have network connectivity during this time. The lab and the HR apartment should remain up during this upgrade. If you have any questions, please call the Technology Helpline at 507-933-6111.  

  • New Webmail FAQ

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    sommere

    Here are a few common questions we’ve received about the new version of webmail and their solutions. I liked the way the old webmail worked better. Can I still use the old webmail? You can make the new webmail work like the old webmail by: 1. Going to https://webmail.gac.edu and loging in 2. go to…

  • Software security updates for Adobe Acrobat, Java and Firefox

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    jtwaddle

    The newest security updates for Adobe Acrobat, Java and Firefox will begin deploying to all computers running Windows Friday night. These fixes will patch security holes in Adobe Acrobat, Java and Firefox. If you have any questions, please contact the Technology Helpline x6111.

  • New Webmail

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    sommere

    On Wednesday January 18th we will be officially launching a new version of Gustauvs Webmail. For many years, we have been using a webmail product named Horde. This is just an upgrade to the newest version. The new version includes many improvements and security updates. The biggest improvement in the new version is that the…