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  • Reminder from GTS: Never send your password via email

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    doachs

    Gustavus Technology Services would like to remind you that passwords should NEVER be sent via email.  GTS will never need to ask you to email us your password. In recent weeks more and more people have replied to phishing attempts with their Gustavus password.  These phishing attempts are sometimes very authentic looking email messages that…

  • 2008 Nobel Conference Time Lapse

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    doachs

    Download video file: nobel2008.m4v Here is the time lapse video of the 2008 Nobel Conference held in the Lund Arena at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter Minnesota. It was created by taking the images from 3 security cameras that grab photos every minute and combining them into one movie. Also available in iPhone friendly…

  • Presidential Gala Time Lapse

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    doachs

    Download this video (m4v) Here is the time lapse video of the Presidential Gala held on October 3rd 2008 in the Lund Arena. It is a combination of 3 cameras taking photos every minute. Unfortunately we were unable to capture some of the setup and tear down because our cameras were blocked by the curtains…

  • Never send your password by email

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    doachs

    I would like to pass along a short reminder to everyone.  Never send your password by email.  Gustavus will never ask you to respond to an email with your password.  Even if we did, don’t respond with your password. What happens if you do respond to a phishing email with your password?  Chances are your…

  • Commencement Time Lapse

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    doachs

    Just like last year, I once again setup a camera to capture images of the 2008 commencement ceremony. Those images were then stitched together into a time lapse video of the entire event. If your computer can handle it, there is a full 720p HD version, a slightly smaller medium resolution version, or a version…

  • More phishing attempts this weekend

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    doachs

    As many of you noticed, there was another batch of phishing email sent to Gustavus email accounts over the weekend.  Thank you to all of you who forwarded us the email.  Your quick response allowed us to block any replies to those messages and keep the users who fell for it from divulging their passwords.…

  • Mailserver Issues Last Night

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    doachs

    Yesterday at about 5:00pm an email was sent to all students with a very large email attachment.  As a result of that email some of our mailservers ran out of disk space causing users to see a variety of issues with their email. Thursday morning we were able to free up some disk space and…

  • Campus Energy Contest

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    doachs

    In case you have not heard, our campus is competing in the National Campus Energy Challenge.  In addition we are also holding our own local competition between the various buildings on campus.  Here are contest details: 1. Entry categories. There are two entry categories in the contest: 1) residence halls and 2) academic/administration buildings. For…

  • 2008 Campus Energy Challenge Kickoff Tomorrow

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    doachs

    Starting at 12:30pm tomorrow, January 31, we will be promoting the 2008 campus energy challenge in the campus center. There will be posters, a slide show, energy bikes, free CFLs and more. So if you are interested in helping the campus compete in this national competition, please stop by and show your support. We are…

  • More spam than usual

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    doachs

    I noticed that I was getting much more spam in my inbox in the past day so I looked into it a little further.  It turns out that one of our 4 spamassassin servers was stuck and not filtering email.  As a result many messages were not being checked for spam.  Hence the increased spam…