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  • Accessing HelloSign: Important Update

    Accessing HelloSign: Important Update

    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 »

  • [Completed] Scheduled Sympa Mailing List Outage for Thursday, November 3 at 5PM

    Luis Enrique Corrales posted on Nov 03, 2016   The Sympa mailing list server (lists.lbl.gov) upgrade is complete. The Sympa mailing list server was offline due to a scheduled upgrade on Thursday, November 3, 2016 from 5 PM to 7:30 PM. This outage impacted all mailing lists provided by lists.lbl.gov including all Level 1 email lists. During the… Read more »

  • software.lbl.gov ongoing issue

    Carlos A Lopez posted on Oct 20, 2016 When accessing software.lbl.gov from off-site or LBNL-Visitor wireless you might encounter an error page or apache test page. Please be advised that issue will be resolved by Monday, 10/24/2016 in the meantime please access the page using VPN connection. If you have questions or need assistance please contact… Read more »

  • Stanford Biologists use LBNL Singularity for HPC Portability

    Biologists and neuroscientists at Stanford have standardized on Singularity for deploying and executing their BIDS  (Brain Imaging Data Structure) stack and bridging their development environments (desktops, workstations, and local servers) to traditional HPC. The workflows can now be distributed, archived and leveraged as well as run on any HPC resources that have Singularity installed. Stanford… Read more »

  • Unscheduled Datacenter and HPC Outage

    Adam Stone posted on Oct 05, 2016 Routine fire protection work led to an unscheduled major data center outage at approximately 11:45AM today Wed Oct 5.  It will take a substantial amount of time to recover HPC systems.   Return to service time not currently known. Read more »

  • [Resolved] Google experiencing issues with access to accounts (September 14, 2016)

    Luis Enrique Corrales posted on Sep 14, 2016 Google experienced an issue where some users are unable to login to their Google Accounts.  Google’s product engineering team investigated and resolved this situation as of 9/15. For status of this issue from Google click here. Read more »

  • [Resolved] Google Experiencing Issues with Slides (September 1, 2016)

    Jennifer Brown posted on Sep 01, 2016 Google is currently experiencing issues with Google Slides. For status on this issue from Google visit the Google Apps Status Dashboard. Read more »

  • Excel not opening downloads in Windows 10

    If you are having an issue with Excel not opening downloads in Windows 10, you may need to change your protected view setting.In Excel go to File > Options > Trust Center > Trust Center Settings > Protected View, and then uncheck "Enabled Protected View" for files originating from the Internet.If you are still having… Read more »

  • Today in Tech History (August 18, 2016)

    HP IncorporatedAugust 18, 1947Hewlett-Packard is incorporated by William Hewlett and David Packard, nine years after they sold their first products from their garage in Palo Alto. Hewlett and Packard got their start in 1938 by producing oscillators used to test audio equipment. Since selling eight of their first oscillators to Disney for use in preparing… Read more »

  • Today in Tech History (August 26, 2016)

    First Use of Tape Recorder in RadioAugust 26, 1938Radio station WQXR in New York City broadcasts a program using a tape recorder for the first time. The tape recorder used was the Phillips-Miller recording system, also known as Millertape, invented by James Arthur Miller. (via http://thisdayintechhistory.com/) Read more »

  • Google Calendar Spam Reporting (August 25, 2016)

    Jennifer Brown posted on Aug 25, 2016 If you notice a strange calendar event which appears to be spam, our Commons instructions page will help you learn the steps to report the event to Google. If these steps do not resolve the spam issue, please contact Help Desk at (510) 486-4357 (xHELP). Read more »

  • Today in Tech History (August 25, 2016)

    The Birth of LinuxAugust 25, 1991Linus Torvalds posts a message to the Internet newsgroup comp.os.minix with the subject line “What would you like to see most in minix?” This is the first announcement that he is working on an operating system that will one day become Linux. (via http://thisdayintechhistory.com/) Read more »

  • LBL Help Desk Short Staffed

    Carlos A Lopez posted on Aug 22, 2016 Good Morning LBL. Our Help Desk is short staffed today, 8/22/2016, please be advised that hold times could be lengthy. Remember you can submit your HELP request via email to help@lbl.gov We will try to assist every caller, email and Ticket submitted as best we can . Thank you. Read more »

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