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Editing Pages is Easier
We’ve started the roll out of our new content management system, Concert, and the feedback has been overwhelmingly positive. Thanks to our early adopters, we’ve caught several bugs and made numerous improvements. If you want to consider Concert for your website, just let us know. It’s easy, and everything happens right in your browser. We’ve […]
Help Us Redesign the Website
We’ll be working with the Office of Marketing and Communication in the upcoming months to completely overhaul the Gustavus website. Our goal is to accomplish this feat before September 2015, and we need your help to make this happen. If you have feedback about the current website template or the Gustavus homepage, we’d like to […]
New Content Management System
Adobe Contribute’s days are numbered, and we couldn’t be happier. We’re glad to announce that we’ll soon be rolling out our new content management system, Concert. In the upcoming weeks and months, you’ll have the opportunity to test and use Concert. Since it’s new, and since we have a bit more control over it, we’d […]
Randomized Banner Order
The banners similar to the one on the Gustavus homepage now have the feature of being displayed randomly, while allowing certain ones to be displayed in order. For example, if there is a promotional banner that needs to be first, it will always appear first. All of the other banners will be randomly displayed after […]
New Colors
The Gustavus homepage's new colors The Gustavus website just got a new paint job. Gold and blue were chosen to better highlight our school colors (black and gold) and emphasize our Swedish heritage. With our sesquicentennial approaching, it seemed like perfect timing. This update also brings a small but nice additional feature for those of […]
Registering Game/Media Consoles on the Gustavus Network
If you are an owner of an Xbox, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, or Playstation and would like to register it on our network, please visit https://greg.gac.edu/registerdevice.php All you will need is your device’s MAC address. You can find links on how to find the MAC address on the registering a device web page. If you […]
Lazy AuxBox Makes Pages Load 22% Faster, Generate 75% Quicker
Many pages on the Gustavus website feature a section of auxiliary content that we like to call the AuxBox--the blue part at the bottom of the page that typically has events, news, and profiles. While we really like having this content on our pages, we noticed it took a fair amount longer for our server to generate pages which use the AuxBox.
Our New Mobile Website
Nobody had even heard of a smartphone when we first got the Internet at my house. Many websites were still designed with a web safe color palette of 216 colors and tiled backgrounds were the cool, new kid on the block. A MIDI and a scrolling marquee gave you street--or at least Internet--cred. In those days, the web was wild.
Scanners in the Residence Halls
There is a new addition to each of the residence halls’ computer lab. After receiving some student feedback at the end of last year, Gustavus Technology Services has installed an Epson V500 scanner in each lab. This will allow you to scan documents, pictures, slides, 35mm film, etc. If you have any feedback, please comment […]
Technology Updates
As the summer draws to a close and Gusties start thinking of their return to campus, we wanted to pass along some technology information and updates. If you have any questions or concerns regarding this information or any other technology needs, please contact the Technology Helpline at helpline@gustavus.edu or 507-933-6111. Printing on Campus To address […]