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Adding gac.edu to Gustavus’s Google apps domain
For years, in google calendar and google docs, users have had to use @gustavus.edu e-mail addresses to invite another Gustie to an event or document. Google has now given us the ability to add @gac.edu as an “alias.” On November 28th, we plan to turn this feature on, though it may take a couple days […]
2011 Nobel Conference Streaming Statistics
You may have known that Nobel Conference 47 drew thousands of people to Gustavus this week, but you probably didn’t know that there were also a lot of people watching the event live online. The graph to the right shows the number of concurrent video streams we were serving from our live streaming system. The […]
Watch the Nobel Conference Live
Can’t make it over to Lund Center to watch the Nobel Conference in person? Watch it live on your computer or smart phone where ever you happen to be. Live video will begin Tuesday morning October 4th 2011. Visit the Nobel Conference website to learn more about this years conference.
2010 Graduate Accounts Expiring in August
Earlier today GTS sent out an email to all of the students who graduated in 2010 to inform them that their accounts would be expiring on August 10th, 2011. Here is what that message looked like: Your Gustavus account (email and home directory access) is set to expire on Wednesday, August 10th, 2011. If you […]
Internet Bandwidth Increase
Up until Wednesday morning the entire campus shared our 200Mbit/s internet connection. At around 10am we switched to a new provider ( Global Crossing ) and with that change came a 50Mbit/s bandwidth increase which puts us at 250Mbit/s. For anyone who is curious about our current bandwidth usage, you can check out our graphs […]
New faster wireless in some buildings on campus
Over the summer, Gustavus Technology Services’ Core Services staff installed new wireless access points in several buildings on campus. The new access points should be faster and be able to scale better to handle more computers using our wireless system. The new access points have been installed in: The Library Old Main Nobel Hall Carlson […]
3 Year Time Lapse Video of Perry
Ever since we first heard about the possibility of a Titan Arum ( corpse flower a.k.a Amorphophallus titanum) blooming in the greenhouse we have been saving photos of Perry and documenting the growth. Now that Perry has bloomed again I thought it was about time to create a time lapse video showing the amazing changes […]
Corpse Flower Link Roundup
Here is a list of resources available for all you Perry the corpse flower fans out there. http://gustavus.edu/biology/titanarum/ This is the main launching point for all your corpse flower needs including webcam images updated every minute and Brian O’Brien’s blog posts about Perry. http://news.blog.gustavus.edu/2010/07/06/rare-corpse-flower-set-to-bloom-again-at-gustavus/ This page has lots of information for anyone planning on coming […]
Live Video of Corpse Flower
Now that Perry the Titan Arum ( Corpse Flower ) is getting ready to bloom again, we have installed a new camera in the green house to stream live video to anyone who wishes to watch it. If the live video stream is not quite what you are looking for, we also have a webcam […]
2010 Commencement Time-Lapse and GigaPan Image
View the time-lapse video and gigapan images of the 2010 Gustavus Adolphus College commencement ceremony.