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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 »

Gcal gets New Look

June 30, 2011

Charles (Charlie) Verboom posted on Jun 30, 2011 Google is gradually rolling out some changes to the look and feel of their products. In Google calendar you can “opt-in” to the new look by clicking on the gear icon in the upper right and selected the link titled “Try the New Look”. As an example of… Read more »
Data Center Efficiency Workshop

June 30, 2011

Nina Lucido posted on Jun 30, 2011 Handouts from Workshop: Individual PDFs: Here (Updated with Presentation 1) July 26, 2011 9AM – 5PM On July 26, Berkeley Lab will offer a special all day Data Center Efficiency Training Workshop for West Coast DOE National Labs, Northern California UC Campuses, and West Coast Federal Data Center Stakeholders. At… Read more »
Voicemail Outage — Update

June 28, 2011

Adam Stone posted on Jun 28, 2011 Voice Mail service has been restored. We apologize for the inconvenience. *********************************************************** Subject: Voice Mail Outage The Laboratory’s voice mail system is experiencing an unplanned service interruption and is currently not available for callers to leave messages or for Lab staff to retrieve existing messages. We do not yet… Read more »
Google Sites is now Mobile

June 28, 2011

Adam Stone posted on Jun 28, 2011 Google Sites now supports access from mobile devices. You can access your sites list and get content from your site optimized for the small screen experience. This new functionality gives LBL users a platform to quickly deliver mobile optimized content. By going to General settings under More actions >… Read more »
UCCSC 2011 Registration is Open

June 28, 2011

Adam Stone posted on Jun 28, 2011 UCCSC – the Computing Conference for the University of California, will be held this year at UC Merced August 7-9. Registration is now open. For more information visit the UCCSC 2011 website: http://uccsc.ucmerced.edu/ Read more »
Chromebook Pilot Begins

June 22, 2011

Adam Stone posted on Jun 22, 2011 Google formally released its first batch of Chromebooks last week and IT has received its first few to test in a pilot program. The Chromebooks, produced by Samsung and Acer, are netbook-style laptops running a customized, pared down version of Linux with the Google Chrome browser. Chromebooks are fast… Read more »
New Gmail Gadgets to Try

June 22, 2011

(mjchoung@lbl.gov) posted on Jun 22, 2011 Gmail has a feature in Labs called “Add any gadget by URL” that allows users to add iGoogle gadgets (or any gadget that is an .xml file) to the side of your Gmail account. In order to install any of these gadgets: 1. From your Gmail account, go to the… Read more »
Pasting Images into Messages

June 22, 2011

(mjchoung@lbl.gov) posted on Jun 22, 2011 Initially, Gmail employed a function that let users drag/drop images from their desktop right into the compose window. Now, with the latest version of Google Chrome, users can paste images right from their clipboard. For example, users can copy an image from the internet, email, etc. and paste it right into the… Read more »
InCommon Expands to Include Research Organizations

June 21, 2011

Adam Stone posted on Jun 21, 2011 Ed Note: The following press release from InCommon discussed Berkeley Lab’s role in Federated Identity projects. Berkeley Lab was the first National Laboratory to join InCommon. —- Press Release from InCommon: Ann Arbor, Mich. June 21, 2011 Research organizations, including government labs and virtual organizations, can now join InCommon… Read more »
Internet Protocol version 6

June 20, 2011

(mjchoung@lbl.gov) posted on Jun 20, 2011 What is it? The Internet operates by transferring data in small packets that are independently routed across networks as specified by an international communications protocol known as the Internet Protocol. Since the early 1980’s, Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) has been the publicly used version of the Internet Protocol, and… Read more »
Power Shutdown Scheduled for Saturday, June 18

June 14, 2011

Nina Lucido posted on Jun 14, 2011 A power shutdown is scheduled for this Saturday, June 18 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, 6/17 at 6:00pm through… Read more »
New Training Opportunities

June 9, 2011

(mjchoung@lbl.gov) posted on Jun 09, 2011 Confused by the Gmail web interface? Interested in a class that provides insight into what’s new in Office 2010? The IT Summer training program may be what you are looking for. Courses in Google mail, calendar, docs, and sites, along with two specialty courses (Smartsheet and What’s new in Office 2010) are now available… Read more »