Information Services Blog

Archive for February, 2009

Notice: Voicemail System Unavailable

Posted February 24, 2009
The College Voicemail system has encountered a serious hardware problem will be unavailable until further notice.  Some phones may still have a red voicemail light, but the voicemail system is unreachable from both on- and off- campus. At this time, we do not have an expectation as to when service will be restored. This outage does not effect cellular phones or cell phone voicemail. Amy Pearlman Head of Support Services for David Bertagni Head of Networking and Telecommunications

Did you know? Laptop Batteries

Posted February 17, 2009
Have you ever had a laptop which, while still fairly new, does not hold a battery charge for more than 10 minutes? While there are multiple reasons this may happen, including manufacturing problems, and trauma to the battery, the most common reason this occurs is poor battery maintenance. While newer battery technologies (such as the Li-Ion batteries in most laptops and other consumer electronics) don't require the same care as their predecessors, they do still need some love.  When you get a new laptop, it is a good idea to first charge the battery overnight, then fully discharge and recharge it a ... Read more»

Email Change - More Info Available

Posted February 10, 2009
Do you have questions about next week's email change?  Are you wondering if you are affected?  Do you want more information? We will be sending out emails today to people who have been identified as being affected based on recent logins.  Whether you received an email, or you have not but believe you may still be affected, you can find out more at http://www.brynmawr.edu/computing/docs/emailChange/emailConnections.shtml

Email Change

Posted February 3, 2009
Please note: The test listed below has been suspended based on good response from the community and further analysis of our systems, allowing us to more accurately pinpoint affected individuals. The date of the change has been modified to allow us to successfully reach the affected individuals and prepare them; a new date will be announced later this week. --AP 2/17 On February 18, 2009 at 5pm, the POP protocol will be deactivated on the College email server. Additionally, we will be adding security for those using the IMAP protocol. This will necessitate changes for ... Read more»