User Services

Author: nsonsteb

  • Phishing email this weekend…

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    nsonsteb

    Gustavus Technology Services will never ask for your password. Be aware that this weekend an email, NOT FROM GUSTAVUS, was sent out regarding your email password. Please be aware that this is a scam/phishing attempt. Thank you to those that brought it to our attention. Please delete the message immediately. Always remember, if you are…

  • Touring Break Helpline Hours

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    nsonsteb

    Technology Helpline hours during Touring Break: Monday – Friday: 8am -4:45pm Saturday and Sunday: closed —- Technology Helpline x6111 helpline@gustavus.edu

  • January Term (IEX) Helpline Hours

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    nsonsteb

    January Term (IEX) hours Monday-Thursday: 8 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Friday: 8 a.m. – 4:45 p.m. Saturday: Closed. However, you can still leave voice mail or e-mail Sunday: Closed. However, you can still leave voice mail or e-mail

  • Faster and more reliable Internet

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    nsonsteb

    Wireless is a great thing, there is no getting around that. Although this is true, sometimes you need a more reliable connection to the Internet. We recommend that you disable your wireless card on your laptop and plug your computer into an ethernet jack for those times when reliability is a must. To ensure this…

  • Need a lab computer to work on?

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    nsonsteb

    How about trying the new dual-boot (Mac OSX and Windows XP) computer lab? You can choose Windows or OSX! It is located within the Olin computer lab, behind the glass windows – in the back. This mini lab (9 computers) is open to all students, everyday, all day. The only time that this computer lab…

  • I LOST my 12 page paper!

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    nsonsteb

    It is that time of year when final papers are being written, stress is upon students, and late nights are common. Gustavus Technology Services would like to remind everybody that backing up data and saving frequently is more important than ever – especially near the end of the semester – when large/important papers or powerpoints…

  • A Work in Progress: Dual-Boot Classroom

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    nsonsteb

    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…

  • Guest Computer Registration – Fixed

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    nsonsteb

    Gustavus provides wireless Internet access for guests of the College. When guests bring a laptop with wireless capability to campus and they open a Web browser, they are re-directed to a registration page and are then provided with limited wireless access. The system that controls guest registration was affected by the recent power outage. Guests…

  • Temporary Webmail Outage

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    nsonsteb

    The Gustavus Webmail system experienced an unplanned outage from last night up until 7:45 this morning. This only affected users with usernames starting with D-J. If you have any questions, please contact the Technology Helpline at x6111.

  • Temporary Webmail Outage

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    nsonsteb

    The Gustavus Webmail system experienced an unplanned outage from 11pm-7:45am (Monday night until Tuesday morning). This only affected users with usernames starting with D-J. If you have any questions, please contact the Technology Helpline at x6111.