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 »

Testing UberConference through August 15

July 8, 2014

Charles (Charlie) Verboom posted on Jul 08, 2014 The IT Division is moving into a second phase of testing related to UberConference. This product offers capabilities similar to Readytalk with useful Google integration opportunities. In our prior tests, we were just using the free version. We now have 75 PRO licenses that allow you to pick your… Read more »
Doodle Scheduling Tool

July 3, 2014

Charles (Charlie) Verboom posted on Jul 03, 2014 Doodle premium service now available for LBL employees We have acquired a one year subscription to doodle’s premium service to help “power” calendar users find appropriate times for hard to schedule guests. Doodle is particularly useful when trying to find times that accommodate a mix of lab and… Read more »
EDUROAM available to Lab employees

June 16, 2014

Charles (Charlie) Verboom posted on Jun 16, 2014 Update: 6/26/14 Wireless access points at LBL that support eduroam include 33, 50E, 50F, 65,70, 70A, 65A, 65B, 88, 90 & 90 trailers. The current list of buildings with this support can be found at the Wireless – Upgraded page. We have begun initial testing of our EDUROAM wireless… Read more »
IT Training Opportunities

June 4, 2014

Nina Lucido posted on Jun 04, 2014 The IT Division is offering two identical Advanced Arduino workshops from 9am-12pm and 1pm-4pm on Tuesday, June 24 in Pers Hall (54-130). Registration can be found on our “Training and Awareness” webpage located here: https://commons.lbl.gov/display/itdivision/Training+and+Awareness The class will introduce advanced concepts, focusing on sensors, actuators, and programming techniques that might be used to… Read more »
The New WWW

June 3, 2014

Adam Stone posted on Jun 03, 2014 Public Affairs, supported by IT, launched their new Home Suite (www, today at berkeley lab, newscenter) over the weekend. A few notable technical features include: Responsive Design: The site dynamically adjusts to the size of your screen, reconfiguring itself for readability and usability from smartphone to widescreen monitor. To… Read more »
Stump the Search Engine

May 28, 2014

Adam Stone posted on May 28, 2014 We’re excited to have launched the new search.lbl.gov portal powered by Google Custom Search. We’ve been impressed by the results but we need your help to tune and improve it. Try your searches and use the feedback link at the bottom of the search page to tell us about… Read more »
New Approach to Account Creation launched May 15, 2014

May 16, 2014

Charles (Charlie) Verboom posted on May 16, 2014 As part of a plan to reduce manual effort by the HR Shared Services new hire onboarding team, our collaboration team, and the IT Help desk – we deployed some new automated processes for Account Creation on May 15, 2014. We offer three types of services: An Enterprise Directory… Read more »
WWW, Today, Newscenter Outage 2-5pm May 23 2014 – Scheduled

May 12, 2014

Adam Stone posted on May 12, 2014 www.lbl.gov today.lbl.gov and newscenter.lbl.gov will take an unusual scheduled daytime outage from 2-5pm May 23, 2014 for upgrades. The Phonebook will be available at http://www2.lbl.gov/ds/ during this outage. Read more »
Voicemail Outage Wed May 14 2013 5-8PM – Scheduled

May 12, 2014

Adam Stone posted on May 12, 2014 On Wednesday, May 14, the Laboratory’s voice mail system will be unavailable from 5:30 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. for system maintenance. During this time, voice mail messages will be unavailable and callers will be unable to leave a message. Outgoing and incoming calls will not be impacted. For more information, contact Telephone Services (x7997). Read more »
UCB and LBNL HPCS partner to launch new Berkeley Research Computing program

May 5, 2014

Gary M Jung posted on May 05, 2014 The UC Berkeley Research Computing (BRC) celebrates its launch on Thursday, May 22, 2014 at 3:00 p.m. in Sutardja Dai Hall. This exciting new program, developed with the IT Division’s High Performance Computing Services group (HPCS), will help faculty and students with a range of computation and data needs for both… Read more »
Leaving the Lab? Think About Data Transfer Before You Go

April 24, 2014

Charles (Charlie) Verboom posted on Apr 24, 2014 Traditional check-out procedures involve physical items like keys, badges and parking passes. Electronic data is as important and often much more difficult to deal with. Think about the places where your electronic history at the lab is stored: Local storage on your workstation (laptop and/or desktop) Network storage… Read more »
Resources and Strategies for Effective Research Course – May 8

April 17, 2014

Nina Lucido posted on Apr 17, 2014 Learn how to quickly locate and get a hold of articles, books and other information through subscription journals, databases and libraries worldwide at any time and location without cost to you. Whether you are a scientist, student or staff, this course will provide you with resources and strategies to… Read more »