Charles (Charlie) Verboom posted on Feb 01, 2011 Lab Users will see a redesigned user interface for Google Docs over the next several days. One of the most helpful changes is the addition of a preview pane on the right side of the screen. Filters that allow document selection by the manner in … [Read more...] about Google Docs Gets a Facelift
Mathematica Training Onsite – Tuesday Feb 8 2011
Adam Stone posted on Jan 28, 2011 Wolfram will be on-site for a two-hr. training on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011 from 1:00-3:00; Bldg 2-100. Doug McClinitic from Wolfram will provide an overview on the newest Mathematica features. Add to your Google Calendar: Agenda: Brief Overview of … [Read more...] about Mathematica Training Onsite – Tuesday Feb 8 2011
New – Hosted Backups With Carbonite for just $4mo.
Adam Stone posted on Jan 20, 2011 The IT Division is offering a new backup service for PC and Mac computers called Carbonite that is reliable, cost effective and easy-to-use. Carbonite is easy to install and runs unobtrusively in the background. It securely encrypts data for protection. More … [Read more...] about New – Hosted Backups With Carbonite for just $4mo.
Google Upgrade News
Adam Stone posted on Jan 19, 2011 Over the next three weeks, IT will be upgrading one division to the new Google Apps Environment each evening. Users who will be transitioned will receive a notice the day before as well as immediately after the upgrade. After the upgrade, users will have … [Read more...] about Google Upgrade News
Recharge for CPU usage starting Jan 1 2011
Adam Stone posted on Jan 12, 2011 When we originally launched the Lawrencium cluster project, we said there might be a possibility of a charge for CPU cycles to recover some of the costs. Unfortunately, that time has come and we will start recharging for cycles. The good news is that the … [Read more...] about Recharge for CPU usage starting Jan 1 2011
Purchasing EPEAT Monitors and Computers
Adam Stone posted on Jan 10, 2011 (the below message went to the most frequent purchasers of monitors at LBL) As part of our overall sustainability program, the Laboratory tries to purchase sustainable products, including computers and monitors that are EPEAT registered. Registered … [Read more...] about Purchasing EPEAT Monitors and Computers
Google Docs LaTeX Equation Shortcuts
Adam Stone posted on Jan 07, 2011 The Google Docs equations editor now supports a variety of LaTeX shortcuts for equation entry. More information is available here: http://docs.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=160749 … [Read more...] about Google Docs LaTeX Equation Shortcuts
Cloud Computing – An Update
Adam Stone posted on Dec 07, 2010 It's been over three years since IT began a program to aggressively evaluate cloud services and ensure that every new service we consider includes an evaluation of available cloud offerings. We believe that cloud services have the potential to offer better, more … [Read more...] about Cloud Computing – An Update
Time Zone support added to Google Calendar
Charles (Charlie) Verboom posted on Dec 07, 2010 A much requested feature has been implemented by Google. It is now possible to create an event and select a timezone for the meeting (the start and end times can each specify a different timezone). This is how it looks when you click on the … [Read more...] about Time Zone support added to Google Calendar
Chrome Recommended for Google Access
Charles (Charlie) Verboom posted on Dec 02, 2010 We often think of Cloud Services like Google Apps as keeping the strain off your desktop or laptop, but many of these services actually require quite a bit of horsepower from your browser. Google Chrome was built by Google to have excellent … [Read more...] about Chrome Recommended for Google Access
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