Technology Services

Category: Web Services

  • A College Calendar face-lift

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    jlencion

    The College Calendar is an important hub of information. It is the centralized source of all events at Gustavus. The calendar received a small but substantial face-lift yesterday to help improve its usability. Here is a rundown of the most important changes. Shorter, smarter URLs Similar to the effort to shorten many of our URLs…

  • More Usable Contact Form

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    jlencion

    In celebration of World Usability Day we re-designed Technology Services’ contact form. How is this better? The new design divides the form into two logical sections to help visitors input their information as quickly as possible. It also sports a larger text box for visitors to type their concerns. Additionally, the form now will remember…

  • A Classics face-lift

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    jerry

    The Classics Department recently approached us about redesigning and updating their website. We fully understood that they were a small, but incredibly vibrant department, and we wanted this to be communicated without putting an added strain on time or resources. Back to basics We first examined the information they wanted to make accessible. We came…

  • Wanna say something? You have 4 seconds.

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    jlencion

    New research shows that four seconds is the acceptable threshold for loading times on retail websites. This comes in light of similar recent research which suggests that visitors judge the quality of a website in a mere 50 milliseconds. So, if you want to say something on the web, you have no more than four…

  • 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…

  • Printer Woes

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    tami

    This summer, Technology Services replaced all the printers in all the residence hall labs with new black and white laser printers. The old printers had printed hundreds of thousands of copies and had become difficult to keep in good working condition in this demanding environment. The new printers have caused some unexpected problems in the…

  • Chapel Podcast Is Back

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    jlencion

    School is now back in session after the summer hiatus, and things are in full swing—including the Daily Chapel Podcast. In the past year, the Daily Chapel Podcast has garnered some attention. It was even mentioned in “Podcasting Into the Future” by Robb Murray from the Mankato Free Press and “Big Podcasts on Campus” by…

  • Return of the Hitlist and Dutyperson!

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    tami

    During the academic year the managers of the Technology Helpline use two tools to help coordinate the daily activities of all our employees.  The Hitlist and the Dutyperson. The Hitlist has matured and changed over the years, and has changed yet again this year.  We hope it will continue to change during the year.  This…

  • Birthday Wishes

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    jerry

    On this day in 1930 the 3M Corporation began selling Scotch tape. 36 years later the first episode of Star Trek, entitled “The Man Trap,” aired. 18 years after that, a young man named Ryan “Rudi” Rud was born. Today we celebrated all of these things, but Ryan’s birthday was the only one to warrant…

  • Color Printing in the Public Labs

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    tami

    Over the years there has been a steady rise in the cost of printing for the college. Much of these costs have been associated with the increase in demand for and use of color printing options in our campus labs. In order to make it possible to accommodate the increased demands for color printing, starting…