‘New Projects’ Category
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 below or [...]
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 the growing [...]
E-mail Password Policy
Starting this October 15th, Gustavus Technology Services is requiring that users change their Gustavus e-mail passwords at least once per year. If you have changed your password recently, you do not need to take action at this time. For those of you that received an e-mail from Ethan Sommer on Thursday October 9th regarding your [...]
Google Calendar Training
If you were not able to make it to the Google Calendar Training session on Tuesday, there will be another training session tomorrow, July 24th, 2008, at 3:30pm in Olin 124. For more information, please visit our wiki article. Gustavus’ Google Calendar will enable you to: * Keep track of your schedule using an easy to use web [...]
A Work in Progress: Dual-Boot Classroom
Today, we have put the finishing touches on our first dual-boot computer lab. However, this indeed is a work in progress. Our dual-boot classroom is located in the Olin Technology Center’s teaching computer lab. The lab consists of 9 Mac Mini’s that are running both Mac OSX Tiger and Windows XP. When you sit down at [...]
New Library Group Study Rooms
On the first floor of the Library, room 102 and 106 are now home to Hector and Helen. Both rooms have a 32″ flat screen monitor, a Mac mini, two keyboards, and two mice that can be used for Group Projects. There is also a connection for a laptop so it can be [...]
GAC Squad – Thursday!
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 wireless networks. [...]
Printer Woes
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 [...]
Return of the Hitlist and Dutyperson!
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 year [...]
Color Printing in the Public Labs
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 [...]