Tech News on Hawk Hill
Support for OS X Mountain Lion
Apple has released OS X Mountain Lion(10.8) this week, and the Office of Information Technology will test the new operating system before supporting it for the University community. While the update from OS X Lion (10.7) to Mountain Lion isn’t expected to be as dramatic as was the move from Snow Leopard (10.6) to Lion…
Read MoreBig News from Fr. Gillespie – Launch of SJU’s New Website!
Dear Colleagues, I am pleased to inform you that Saint Joseph’s will launch its new image campaign – “That’s The Magis – Live Greater” – in conjunction with the opening ceremonies of the 2012 Summer Olympics on Friday, July 27. The University has secured a lead sponsorship for all 17 days of coverage in…
Read MoreTechnology Service Center Update!
As you know, construction has been underway on the new Technology Service Center (TSC) in SC129 since the end of the spring semester. We are thrilled with the progress and we think you will be too. We are on schedule to move in during mid-August. At this time, walls are in place and ceilings are…
Read MoreInformation regarding the recent increase in Spam
The Information Technology Department recently made changes to the rules on our spam servers in an effort to ensure that all legitimate e-mail is delivered to you. In doing so, we have seen an overall increase in the number of spam messages making their way to your inbox. Over the next several months, we will…
Read MoreIT Training Takes Admin Support to a New Level with Online Courses from LYNDA.COM
Last May the IT Training department wrapped up a very successful campaign of Admin training classes initially rolled out in November of 2011. Several of the Admins received Certificates of Completion as recognition of their efforts in attending the necessary Microsoft Word or Excel classes. As a way of offering additional support, IT Training has…
Read MoreSmartphone Battery Life
We often hear from customers that the battery life on their iPhone does not last throughout the day. Here are a few tips for extending the battery life: 1) Close apps that run in the background – Double clicking the home button pops up a row of icons at the bottom of the screen. These…
Read MoreNow offering the Apple MacBook Pro with Retina Display!
On Monday, Apple officially released the MacBook Pro with Retina Display. The new MacBook Pro is noticeably lighter and thinner. In order to achieve the 18mm width, the DVD SuperDrive has been removed. The actual weight of the MacBook Pro with Retina Display is 4.46 pounds, compared to the MacBook Pro’s weight of 5.6 pounds.…
Read MoreStudent Help Desk Summer Hours/Location
Hawks, For the duration of the summer (through Monday, August 6th), the Student Help Desk will be located in the Science Center’s Rm. 113. At this location, the SHD will be able to complete the same services and repairs that were previously carried out. The hours for the SHD are as follows: Monday –…
Read MorePost Learning Commons
Below are a few pictures from the grand opening of the Post Learning Commons!
Read MoreMAC OS X LION Policy Update: Feb 2012
At this time we are actively in the processes of evaluating and implementing the MAC OS LION within our environment. Planning and distributing of the LION OS will be strategically implemented. Once this is available we will inform the university. We will not be releasing Mountain LION until a planning and distributing process is completed.…
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