OOPS!!!!
I know, right? 3 days before classes start and we've detected some disturbing news...
We rolled-out a new computer configuration as of June 2011, and only recently discovered that Java WebStart and JRE is NOT installed on the Windows 7 configuration.

The areas that this affects:

ALL Computers in Labs & Classrooms, Laptop Cart, Laptops for Checkout on WINDOWS 7 ONLY.

So... please please please be patient with our office as we work diligently to fix this.
We are working to update everything in the next couple of weeks, so if you are trying to use Java in the labs, you will have more success if you use MacOSX (java is built-in).

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Summer Computer Lab Fixes

We have had numerous reports of issues that need to be resolved in our computer labs.
Some of the known issues that we have encountered:

• Microsoft Office 2010 Activation Notifications
• Action Center Notifications
• IE9 Configuration
• Print Systems desynchronized

We are going to be doing a massive sweep of these fixes in the next couple of weeks.

• WOLF-204- 07/15/11
• WOLF-203- 07/18/11
• DOBL-309- 07/14/11
• DOBL-413+DOBL-415- 07/19/11 
• Training Room (UNIV-3-084) - 07/20/11
• Doble Information Commons - 07/21/11
• Mollye Lichter Block Computer Lab - 07/22/11
• Reading Room (UNIV-3-069) - 07/23/11

As we make these improvements, please seek alternative computing spaces.
Thanks for working with us!

PRINTER SERVER UPGRADES--- PRINTING IS DISABLED

PRINT SERVICES OFFLINE

UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

Howdy, folks---

In case you haven't been following our Twitter, all print services are currently disabled for our classrooms.
We are slowly bringing them back online.

Please stay tuned!

In the meantime, you can check your print balances by visiting our new user interface:
http://lesley.edu/ut/payforprint
*which is accessible by on-campus only!

Thanks for your patience!


-- LesleyLabs

NEW COLOR LASER PRINTER IN INFOCOMMONS!

ATTENTION--- We have installed a new Color Printer in the Information Commons…

To use it---

FROM WINDOWS:

Select File, then Print

In the Printer Name Drop-down box, select \\printsrv-main\DOBLE-INFO-COLOR

FROM MacOS:

Select File, then Print

In the Printer Name Drop-down box, select DOBLE-INFO-COLOR

That’s it! 

If you've ever printed on-campus, the rest is exactly the same.  Just enter your username and password;  Check your balance by visiting:  http://lesley.edu/ut/payforprint. (MUST BE ONCAMPUS)

The cost is $0.50/page
*but there’s no 2-sided printing, so beware!

SPRING 2011

Welcome back everyone! Over the break, several of the desktops in the labs have been cleaned up and upgraded to include more of the applications you may need. Wolfard 203 and 204, Doble 413 and 415 are now equipped with the SP2011 image which includes Adobe Creative Suite 3 Design Premium.

Users are now able to utilize Bridge, Photoshop, Flash, Dreamweaver, InDesign, Illustrator, and Acrobat Pro in any of these rooms.

If you want to see something in the next image, let us know and we'll see what we can do.

Enjoy your semester,

Sean E. Parrott-Wolfe
Senior Technician, University Technology
Lesley University

Photos from July 2010---

Here's some highlights from July maintenance & upgrades...

 

 

 

 

 

Lesley Lucid Lynx Linux Loaner Initiative.

Don't you love alliteration?

I had the bright idea to take old machines that were slotted to be trashed and to spiffy them up with a next-generation Ubuntu Linux (10.04 LTS) distro....
The result?

Absolutely amazing.

This desktop image (catered around Ubuntu distros) incorporates the Lesley Lynx and Ubuntu's Lucid Lynx (10.04) as part of the same branding.

I have also made desktop images for all of our OS distributions:

June - Week #1

Today, I am working on updating the software on the Doble computer images.
This "Master" will be applied to all classrooms & lab spaces in the Doble building (DOBL-309, DOBL-413, DOBL-415, DOBL-INFOCOMMONS, and the 24-hour Mollye Lichter Block Computer lab.
And will be ready for FALL 2010

For today:
MacOS---
+OpenXML File Format Converter 1.1.4
+FireFox 3.6.3
+CoolIris 1.11.6
+Safari 4.0.5
+Adobe CS3 Update(s) -- Various programs affected*
+Microsoft 2008 Update 12.2.4
+Bluetooth Firmware Update
+Adobe Updater
+Apple Software Update

Ran ONYX cleaner---
Verified Startup Volume - Check
Fixed Disk Permissions - Check
Cleaned Caches - Check

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Windows XPSP3---
+FireFox 3.6.3
+Uninstall +ReInstall BootCamp 3.0
+Symantec Endpoint Protection
+Windows Update (Various Security Updates & Fixes)
+Installed FlashPlayer 10+configured
+Picasa 3.6
+Sketchup 7.1
 

Known Issues--- Doble InfoCommons

So here in the Labs & Classrooms Office, we are looking to improve the conditions of the computer labs here on Lesley campuses.

We are hoping to address each and every one of these issues, so please let us know if there are any more we need to keep on our radar.  *ALSO, we will be posting updates via this blog or twitter as soon as those issues are resolved:


Area -->  Operating System -->  Software Involved -->  Issue:

• Doble InfoCommons
  Windows XP SP3
  Epson Scan Utility
  Epson Scan Utility won't start (or scanners are not installed)
  
• Doble InfoCommons
  Windows XP SP3
  Sound won't play through headphones (or sound bleeds through mute)

New Computer Lab Images

Warning: The content on this post was written while Richard Phung, the Labs & Classrooms Coordinator, held the title of Computer Lab Technician at the Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University.... the content expressed here is out of date, at best.

That's right, folks.. we are reformatting the computers in the computer labs at AIB. This is a fresh start for the Fall 2009. This is a painstaking process that begins with a completely fresh installation of MacOS (or other OS), and a piece-by-piece installation of the software for the academic curriculum(s) that use these facilities... In addition, we install supplemental programs (tools, codecs, apps, etc) to aid in general productivity.


Inevitably, there will be troubles with the selection of software...

IF you are a FACULTY, STAFF, or STUDENT that will be using the digital studios in the Fall 2009 and would like to request SPECIAL SOFTWARE, please do not hesitate to come by the office and talk about it. *** THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING SOFTWARE REQUESTS WILL BE THE WEEK OF AUGUST 10, 2009... at this time, the labs will be prepped for school to start.

PLEASE do not wait if you have special classroom needs!

Our contact information:
Phone: 617.585.6663
Location: 700 Beacon St, 300M

New Projectors!

Warning: The content on this post was written while Richard Phung, the Labs & Classrooms Coordinator, held the title of Computer Lab Technician at the Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University.... the content expressed here is out of date, at best.

If you've used 700B classrooms 310, 216, or the 601N Design studio (4th floor), you may notice the "Smart" classroom A/V podiums and integrated screens/projectors. Ad-Tech systems, our audio/visual installation contractors, have recently installed integrated screens/projectors in two additional rooms (N330 and N030) - the upstairs computer lab + video/animation lab.

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The new projectors installed at Newbury Street have freed-up 2 LCD projectors which will be available for check-out once they have been checked and reconditioned for public use.
Please stay posted on available technologies!