IT News

Accessing HelloSign: Important Update

April 28, 2025

Due to recent changes implemented by HelloSign (now part of Dropbox Sign), the service is no longer accessible through the Google App Launcher, often referred to as the “waffle” menu. Users who previously relied on this quick-access feature will need to adjust their workflow to continue using HelloSign. To access HelloSign moving forward, go directly… Read more »

Reminder to Google Apps Users: IOS Calendar App Available

September 28, 2015

Charles (Charlie) Verboom posted on Sep 28, 2015 We continue to get reports of issues with the built in calendar app for iPhones: mysterious notifications to people who are not even guests in an event, syncing issues (events on the web that may be updated or cancelled don’t show up on the iPhone) are two… Read more »
Archiving Files and Records Workshop on Oct. 29

September 22, 2015

Nina Lucido posted on Sep 22, 2015 Are you running out of space in your office, moving to a new office, or tasked with processing the records of retiring (or already retired) scientists? As part of American Archives Month, you will learn about which files need to be kept, which can be archived, and which can… Read more »
MalwareBytes Security Software Available at software.lbl.gov

September 2, 2015

Nina Lucido posted on Sep 02, 2015 Berkeley Lab IT’s Cyber Security and Workstation Support groups recommend installing MalwareBytes Anti-Malware for Business on all Windows laptops and workstations. MalwareBytes is able to detect and remove many forms of malicious software that traditional anti-virus tools may miss. This important security tool is available for installation on all Windows systems at the… Read more »
Commons (Confluence) Upgrade planned for Saturday Sept 5

August 28, 2015

Announcing a planned upgrade of our confluence wiki. commons.lbl.gov hosts many lab websites (including Facilities, IT, Chemical Sciences, HR, etc) as well as community and project spaces. The outage window will start at 9am on Saturday, September 5 and is expected to last 3 hours. Read more »
eRoom Planned Maintenance: Wednesday July 15 – 4pm – 6pm

July 13, 2015

Charles (Charlie) Verboom posted on Jul 13, 2015 The conversion was made during the evening of July 14. We are now on the Windows 2008 platform Although we have reduced the number of active eRooms to less than 15, we have to upgrade the Windows Server it depends on – due to end of support for… Read more »
Changes to Berkeley Lab Login Page – Sept 17

June 30, 2015

Charles (Charlie) Verboom posted on Jun 30, 2015 In an effort to provide dynamic content relating to Cyber Security or IT News during the login process, we are working on a change to the Berkeley Lab Identity “LDAP” login page.. We are planning on implementing this change on the evening of Thursday, September 17. A more streamlined page… Read more »
Power Shutdown Scheduled for Weekend of July 11th

June 26, 2015

Nina Lucido posted on Jun 26, 2015 A power shutdown is scheduled for this Saturday, July 11th to enable necessary maintenance on the Lab’s power distribution system. The power shutdown involves several buildings, including the 50 complex, which houses the Lab’s central IT systems. Most IT systems will be offline from Friday, 7/10 at 5:00pm through… Read more »
OPM Data Breach

June 4, 2015

Adam Stone posted on Jun 04, 2015 On June 4, the Office of Personnel Management in the Federal Government announced a major breach of data on 4 million individuals. Since Berkeley Lab employees are not Federal employees, most LBL employees and affiliates are not included in the scope of the breach. However, OPM also processes security… Read more »
Leaving the Lab?

May 29, 2015

Charles (Charlie) Verboom posted on May 29, 2015 If you plan to leave the lab, please consider the disposition of any electronic data as part of your exit checklist. Take a look at our FAQ on this subject at go.lbl.gov/leaving. We have suggestions for Gmail, Google Drive, and Calendar events, along with data you might have stored… Read more »
HPC Services at DellXL this week

April 24, 2015

Gary M Jung posted on Apr 24, 2015 HPC Services staff members Yong Qin and Michael Jennings gave talks highlighting their respective software tools, wwibcheck and NHC, at the DellXL High Performance Computing (HPC) conference this week, April 21-23, 2015, in Boulder, Colorado (agenda). Most HPC systems rely on a high-performance, low-latency interconnect network to connect compute nodes together in a way… Read more »
Webspace End of Life Announcement

April 22, 2015

Charles (Charlie) Verboom posted on Apr 22, 2015 Webspace was one of our early ventures into providing a web based collaboration tool that allowed easy sharing of documents and access from any location in the world. We plan to end service in July 2016. Google Drive has become a viable alternative to Webspace for many… Read more »
Policy on Smartwatches Apple Watch and Fitness Trackers

April 9, 2015

Adam Stone posted on Apr 09, 2015 IT has issued new policy on the acquisition of smart watches and fitness trackers including the new Apple Watch (which everyone calls iWatch but is not actually called that). The acquisition of these products now requires additional justification and approvals. The policy is available to authenticated LBL employees by clicking… Read more »