Technology Services

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  • Shorter is Still Better

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    jlencion

    In our eternal quest to optimize the Gustavus website, we removed the “academics” part of URLs.

  • iWork Available for Staff/Faculty Office Computers

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    nsonsteb

    Great news! We now have Apple’s iWork products available to staff and faculty’s office computers.  The products you can have installed are Pages ’09, Numbers ’09, and Keynote ’09. If you would like it installed on your office computer, please contact the Technology Helpline (x6111) or helpline@gustavus.edu to set up an appointment for installation. Unfortunately,…

  • Delivering a Faster Website

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    jlencion

    One of the most important parts of user experience on the web is how fast the pages actually load. We have been optimizing the Gustavus website for speed and have achieved some promising results.

  • Technology Helpline Spring Break Hours

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    nsonsteb

    Friday, March 26th: 8am – 4:45pm Saturday, March 27th: CLOSED Sunday, March 28th: CLOSED Monday – Thursday (29th – 1st) 8am – 4:45pm Friday – Sunday (2nd – 4th) CLOSED Monday, April 5th: 8am – 4:45pm Tuesday, April 6th: 8am – 11pm

  • Customized Calendar Event Listing on the Homepage

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    jlencion

    Have you ever lost something and became frustrated at how long it took you to find it? Finding information on the web can be a disappointing experience if the information is disorganized or presented poorly. We are always trying to help people find what they are looking for on our website as quickly as possible.

  • Windows 7 installed on the Campus Center Kiosk Stations

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    nsonsteb

    We have installed Windows 7, Microsoft’s newest operating system, on the kiosk stations in the campus center. (next to the Post Office and the PA office) Stop by and give them a try! It does look a little bit different, but we think you will like the results. If you have questions or concerns, please…

  • Webinar: Video Conferencing in Higher Ed

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    joyce

    Are you interested in discussing how you can enhance your curriculum, extend your reach, and incorporate field experts in your classroom using the video conferencing technologies on campus? Please join us on Wednesday, March 10th at 1pm, in the Olin Technology Classroom for a webinar – Video Conferencing in Higher Education: Enhance Curriculums, Extend Reach, &…

  • JPEG, PNG, and GIF: What’s the Difference?

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    jlencion

    We see it all the time–images on the web that are saved in the wrong file formats. Unfortunately, this often worsens the visitor’s experience due to unnecessary compression artifacts in graphics, graininess and reduced colors in photographs, and overall larger than necessary file sizes that place an unneeded burden on browsers, servers, and bandwidth. But…

  • Quick Navigation to Webmail

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    tami

    Many Gustavus users use Webmail as their primary, or secondary email client.  Navigating to the WebMail interface from the Gustavus on campus pages can take time.  To quickly jump to the WebMail interface just type: webmail.gac.edu in your navigation bar.