Tech Talk

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  Busy Summer Ahead

  Posted June 5, 2013

  A mammoth to-do list awaits the intrepid IS staff even as the dishes are cleared from the end-of-year luncheon. Moving computers, MFDs, and phones into Shapiro Hall, relocating gear in Blaine, relocating gear from Belfield to various school locations, working with UC IT services on networking initiatives in the new building, ordering and configuring new computers, checking new a/v installs, learning some new systems for managing a/v, adding services to the Schools' Google Apps for Education implementation, hiring and training a help desk position, supporting the summer school programs using more computers than ever, supporting the High Jump program hosted at Lab, reimaging all 240 iCart laptops, redoing lookup files on IS databases to include new room assignments, and it goes on and on -- this will no doubt set the IS record for summer activity.

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• UC Network Problem Resolved

  Posted June 5, 2013

  Some of you may have experienced a brief period of shenanigans (this is a technical term) involving email and the network on Monday afternoon. Many others on campus had the same problem. IS received this update below from UC IT Services Tuesday morning. It's helpful to know that nearly all Lab servers are located int he Hinds Data Center.

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• Capital Expenditure Requests: A Note from Curt

  Posted June 5, 2013

  By the end of year luncheon, you will hear from me whether your computing and/or a/v request has been approved, declined, or -- and this is different this time around -- pending. Normally it's best to have closure on these decisions before teachers leave for the summer, and heaven knows I've spent plenty of time trying to make that happen, but this year has presented some unusual challenges that make it difficult to reach a decision on every request. Some of you will have to hang with the process a while longer.

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  As You Leave

  Posted June 5, 2013

  You are surely weary of hearing this, but please make sure to secure mobile assets before you leave for the summer. Still cameras, Flip cameras, iPods, boom boxes, cables you need to use them, power supplies you would normally leave out, dongles (video adapters), and such should all be secured under lock and key. There will be an extraordinary number of people in and out of the building this summer and even with the good security we have, it will be a challenge to protect our property.

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• IS Position at Earl Shapiro Hall

  Posted May 10, 2013

  Please be advised that Louis Coronel will be the Technology Coordinator at Earl Shapiro Hall. His duties include tech support and technology integration for classroom teachers, administrators and staff. Louis will report directly to Director of Information Technology Curt Lieneck.
  
  You may recall the earlier announcement that Louis' current position, Library Technology Coordinator, will be converted to a Help Desk position this summer As IS works with the librarians to manage this change in support strategies, please be sure to let Curt know of any services the Library Technology Coordinator provided to you that you found valuable.