Effective Monday, April 27, the domain name for University of Puget Sound Web and e-mail addresses will change from ups.edu to pugetsound.edu.  This change will be automatic, and ups.edu e-mail and Web addresses will continue to work.
Those who receive e-mail from Puget Sound addresses may want to update filters and safe sender lists.

TS is employing virtualization technology so just one server can host services that once required multiple machines.  These “virtual servers” are a great way to reduce the power needed to run and cool physical servers.

Learn more on our green computing page.

Julie Letchner, a CSE grad student at the University of Washington, will speak on “Access Methods for Markovian Streams” Friday, April 17, at noon in Library 020.  Pizza provided!  Co-sponsored with ASUPS.

Free food! Come to Collins Library Room 020 at noon on Friday, April 3, to eat, drink, and hear Dj Erdmann speak on “Working at Apple Inc.: A System Engineer’s Perspective.” This event is co-sponsored with ASUPS.

The Conficker computer worm is expected to activate April 1, 2009.

TS has taken steps to protect university-owned PC systems by installing the necessary Windows security patch and keeping McAfee VirusScan definitions current.

To protect your home systems, install all Windows high-priority updates and ensure McAfee VirusScan is installed and anti-virus definitions are current.

TS has enabled password synchronization, so now you can use one password to access several Puget Sound applications, including Cascade Web, Webmail, and Windows.

To get started, see the instructions on how to synchronize.

TS is hosting the monthly meeting of the Tacoma Linux User Group (TACLUG) Saturday, March 28, from 1:00 to 3:00 PM in Library 020. The agenda includes a Fedora 11 Beta Test Fest!

The meeting is open to the public, and all computer enthusiasts are welcome.

TS has increased the residential Internet connection from 45 Mbps to 100 Mbps. We’ve also upgraded our traffic shaping equipment on the residential network.

See our new Green Computing page for tips on environmentally-friendly computing.

Check out the Spring 2009 schedule for on campus technology training sessions.  Topics include Publisher, Acrobat, Desktop Security, and the World of Social Software.

Now’s your chance to enhance your computer smarts and skills.  E-mail the HelpDesk to sign up now!