Technology Services

Year: 2014

  • Windows XP official support has ended

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    nsonsteb

    http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/enterprise/end-of-support.aspx Yesterday, we lost a favorite, Windows XP. Windows XP was first released in October of 2001. Windows XP official support ended yesterday. Windows XP had been supported for 12 years, which by today’s software standards, is a very long time.  With support ending, there will be no more security updates released to patch the…

  • Microsoft Office for iPad

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    jtwaddle

    Microsoft has released Office for the Apple iPad. It is a free download in the Apple App Store, but it requires a Office 365 subscription to use all the features. Using your Gustavus Office 365 login, you can access the full version of Microsoft Office for iPad. For more information about office for the iPad,…

  • Study: Small Changes in Homework Improves Learning

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    joyce

    A study conducted by researchers at Rice and Duke Universities, and published by the journal Educational Psychology Review, revealed that small changes in homework practices can improve student learning and performance on examinations. Read the full article in The Chronicle of Higher Education.

  • Free Microsoft Office and Office365 for students

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    jtwaddle

    Microsoft is now offering Microsoft Office Pro and Office 365 free to all active students. Visit the following webpage for instructions on how to access Office 365. https://gustavus.edu/gts/Office_365 If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Technology Helpline at helpline@gustavus.edu or 507-933-6111.  

  • Planned Internet Maintenance

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    jtwaddle

    Friday February 28th between 6:00am and 6:20am, Gustavus Technology Services will be performing planned maintenance on the campus Internet connection. During the maintenance period, all Gustavus network resources will be unavailable to both on and off campus users. All incoming e-mail will be queued and delivered at the end of the maintenance period. If you…

  • OSX Mavericks and iPhone/iPad security issue

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    nsonsteb

    UPDATE: Apple has release 10.9.2 that fixes the security issue in OSX Mavericks. Please run software update on your Macintosh and install the 10.9.2 update. If you are running version 10.8, it is not necessary to install Mavericks.   Please be aware that there is a major security issue with the iOS software for iPads,…

  • Free Microsoft Office and Office365 for students

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    jtwaddle

    Microsoft is now offering Microsoft Office Pro and Office 365 free to students. We are in the process of setting up the infrastructure required to offer this new service. Stay tuned to learn more.

  • Technology Helpline Touring Week Hours

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    nsonsteb

    Below are the Technology Helpline hours for Touring Week 2014. Saturday, February 1st: Closed Sunday, February 2nd: Closed Monday, February 3rd: 8 am – 4:45 pm Tuesday, February 4th: 8 am – 4:45 pm Wednesday, February 5th: 8 am – 4:45 pm Thursday, February 6th: 8 am – 4:45 pm Friday, February 7th: 8 am – 4:45 pm Saturday, February…