Archive for 2014Page 2
Planned Internet Maintenance – May 15th
One of the internet service providers for Gustavus will be performing maintenance this week, between 2AM and 5AM on Thursday, May 15th. We expect internet access (to and from off campus locations) to be unavailable during this time. Gustavus pages and local resources will continue to be available from on campus.If you have any questions […]
Seniors: Technology after Gustavus
Seniors, Congratulations on your upcoming graduation! Please take a few minutes to complete the quick technology to-do list for graduating seniors. Quick to-do list Create new email account (Gmail, Yahoo, Outlook.com, etc.) if you do not already have one. Update your alternate email address Gustavus has on file. This will help you reset your Gustavus account […]
Technology Helpline Easter Recess Hours
Technology Helpline Easter Recess Hours Thursday, April 17th: 8:00am-4:45pm Friday, April 18th: Closed Saturday, April 19th: Closed Sunday, April 20th: Closed Monday, April 21st: 8:00am-4:45pm Tuesday, April 22nd: 8:00am-11:00pm (regular hours resume)
Heartbleed Vulnerability in the News
The Heartbleed vulnerability has been in the news this week. http://mashable.com/2014/04/09/heartbleed-nightmare/ This recently discovered vulnerability may allow hackers to steal your password or other critical information from un-patched internet sites. For more information please see: http://heartbleed.com/ For information about which sites have been compromised and patched, please see: http://mashable.com/2014/04/09/heartbleed-bug-websites-affected/ This vulnerability again underscores the importance of […]
Windows XP official support has ended
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 […]
OSX Mavericks and iPhone/iPad security issue
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, […]
Technology Helpline Touring Week Hours
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 […]