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Avaya Messaging, New Voicemail Coming May 20
Telephone Services is pleased to announce a new voicemail service coming May 20 called Avaya Messaging. Your new voicemail service provides a web access portal for managing messages and settings for Lab phones online and a new feature that allows you to define “find me” rules. Read more »
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Keep your computer safe! Take action now!
To all users that have Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge installed on the computer.Google has released a new version of Google Chrome that addresses vulnerabilities that attackers in the wild could exploit to take control of affected systems.The new Microsoft Edge is now based on Chrome which is why it needs to be updated as… Read more »
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New Help FAQ: LastPass, Chrome OS and Flush DNS
IT has revised and created new FAQ to help you with:LastPassYour password management sidekick! Setup LastPass in BrowsersSetup LastPass Multi-factor Authentication with Google AuthenticatorChrome OSChrome OS Device Performance MonitorScreen and Video Capture on Chrome OSGoogle Drives How-tos and fixesDisable Real time presence in Microsoft OfficeChange Google Drive Drive LetterFlush DNSFlush DNS Cache on Chrome OS Flush DNS… Read more »
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Security on MacOS Big Sur 11.3 – M1(ARM)
Make sure to be protected, do a second reboot after the update!Apple released the macOS Big Sur update 11.3 on April 28, 2021. If Sophos is installed on an M1 (ARM) based system prior to the update, the first time the system boots after the update, protection will be compromised. Restarting the system again resolves… Read more »
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Stay on Top of Windows 10 Updates
Microsoft has taken a different approach to updating Windows 10, as they release major builds twice a year. Each build will have an end of lifecycle and will cease to be supported as defined by their End of Service date. Users should know that they must regularly commit to updating their Windows 10 operating system… Read more »
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New Help Videos: How to install RSIGuard, Sophos and BigFix
IT has created new videos to help you with:Install RSIGuard on WindowsInstall Sophos Anti-Virus on WindowsInstall BigFix on macOS and WindowsIf you would like to see a specific help video created, let us know!Keep an eye on our IT Spotlight page for future announcements on new video tutorials! Read more »
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Using computation to uncover how Arctic soil microbes respond to the changing climate
By Erica Yee • Published April 15, 2021 Look up on a clear night and you might see quite a few of our galaxy’s 100 billion stars. Look down, however, and you’ll be hard pressed to see any of the 10 trillion cells in a single gram of soil. “Soil has amazing amounts of… Read more »
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Windows 10 version 1909 End of Life
Microsoft is ending support for Windows 10 version 1909 on May 11, 2021. This applies to:Windows 10 HomeWindows 10 ProWindows 10 Pro EducationWindows 10 Pro for WorkstationsIf you have one of the listed editions of Windows 10, it is strongly recommended and encouraged that you update it to the latest version (Windows 10 v20H2) before… Read more »
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Intro to Containers on Lawrencium Training
An Introduction to containers on Lawrencium training will be jointly presented by the HPC team at LBNL and the research consultants from UCB. This training will introduce you to the key concepts and tools for using containers, in particular Docker and Singularity containers. Containers make it easy to install software, move your computation between different… Read more »
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New Help Video: How to reset LastPass Master Password
IT has created new videos to help you with:How to reset LastPass Master PasswordReminder: Do not forget your LastPass master password. LastPass admins do not have the capability of recovering your password.If you would like to see a specific help video created, let us know!Keep an eye on our IT Spotlight page for future announcements… Read more »
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Open OnDemand is now available!
We are pleased to announce the release and support of Open OnDemand on the Lawrencium Supercluster. OnDemand provides a web-based approach for easy access to our HPC infrastructure. With OnDemand, you can upload and download files, create, edit, submit, and monitor jobs and connect via SSH, all via a web browser. In addition, we have deployed interactive applications, such as Jupyter notebook,… Read more »
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Need Help with Property Management? IT Can Help!
Check out How to Run Self-Service Property Reports section and get your time back. Read more »
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Recent Windows 10 Security Updates May Result in BSOD
Microsoft recently reported Windows Updates have been causing BSOD on numbers of Windows 10 computers. The updates are related to Kyocera and Ricoh printing drivers. Read more »
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