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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 »

Today in Tech History (August 19, 2016)

August 19, 2016

Google’s IPOAugust 19, 2004Google holds its Initial Public Offering (IPO) selling over 22 millions shares at a starting price of $85. Google shares closed that day at $100.34 and the IPO created many instant millionaires and a few billionaires. (via http://thisdayintechhistory.com/) Read more »
No outages reported (August 18, 2016)

August 18, 2016

Jennifer Brown posted on Aug 18, 2016 As of 11:00AM August 18, 2016, there have been no outages reported. Read more »
[Resolved] Google Drive encountering issues (August 8, 2016)

August 8, 2016

Carlos A Lopez posted on Aug 08, 2016 Files on the browser are not displaying and Google is reporting encountering issues with their servers LBL Help Desk is monitoring the situation and will update when we have more information. Read more »
Email Maintenance (1 August- 3 August)

July 29, 2016

Andrew (Andrew) C K Wiedlea posted on Jul 29, 2016 Collaboration Services is making back-end adjustments to our email pipeline the week of 1 August. These changes should not impact users, however if you have any email related problems please do notify the IT User Support Help Desk at 486-4357. Read more »
[Resolved] Google Experiencing Issues with Docs/Forms (July 11, 2016)

July 11, 2016

Google is currently experiencing issues with Google Docs. This issue is also impacting the functionality of Google Forms.For status on this issue from Google visit the Google Apps Status Dashboard. Read more »
[Resolved] June 30 2016 – Google Calendar Outage

June 30, 2016

Adam Stone posted on Jun 30, 2016 ***This issue was resolved before 8.30AM**** Google Calendar is down worldwide this morning. There is no ETA for restoration. You may be able to view an out of date cached version of your calendar on your mobile device. You can follow the Google status page for this issue here: http://www.google.com/appsstatus#hl=en&v=issue&sid=2&iid=847490285bf1b9e082a699bafb95f53b Read more »
Commons (Confluence) Outage (May 26, 2016)

May 26, 2016

Commons will be offline on Thursday, May 26, 2016 starting at 5:00 PM for approximately 15 minutes for system improvements. Read more »
HPCS at Lustre Users Group 2016

April 4, 2016

HPCS Storage Lead John White will be giving at talk at the annual Lustre Users Group 2016 conference being held in Portland, Oregon this week.John’s presentation will provide an introduction to the experiences and challenges involved in providing parallel storage to a HPC focused condo-style infrastructure. High Performance Computing Services at Lawrence Berkeley Lab serves as a… Read more »
Run on Lawrencium for Free – New Low Priority QoS

March 28, 2016

We are pleased to announce the “Low Priority QoS (Quality of Service)” pilot program which allows users to run the Lawrencium Cluster resources at no charge when running at a lower priority.This program, tested by Lawrencium Condo users, is now available to all Lawrencium users. We hope by implementing such a solution, it would help users to increase their productivity by… Read more »
Archiving Files and Records Workshop on April 22

March 26, 2016

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 National Records and Information Management Month, you’ll learn which files need to be kept, which can be archived, and which can be disposed of at a… Read more »
Smartsheet Scheduled Outage (March 11, 2016)

March 11, 2016

Luis Enrique Corrales posted on Mar 11, 2016 Smartsheet will be offline on March 11, 2016 starting at 8:00 PM PST for approximately 15 minutes for system improvements. Read more »
Enterprise Directory Scheduled Upgrade (March 12, 2016)

March 11, 2016

Luis Enrique Corrales posted on Mar 11, 2016 The Identify Services team will be performing upgrades to the Enterprise Directory backend this weekend (March 12 and March 13). Precautions will be taken to mitigate any downtime of the Enterprise Directory, but there may be some instability of the service between 10 AM and 1 PM on… Read more »