IT News Blog

Reminder: It's July 1! To submit a requisition, go to http://ssb.emerson.edu and log in with your new ID and Pin.

Check for updates on the Banner project at the new "Project Evolution" website: http://www.emerson.edu/project_evolution.. Meet the team and read some basic FAQs. You can also email questions to project_evolution@emerson.edu.

Belated news but still worth watching: In celebration of Emerson’s Women Herstory Month, Instructional Technology created a digital story on the history of women in computing: Rosie the Programmer. This brief, four minute, narrated slideshow highlights female computer pioneers, their stories, and the innovations they brought to us. Watch the video at http://www.emerson.edu/itg/..

The Help Desk and the Instructional Technology Group have been re-located temporarily to 100 Boylston Street, seventh floor, as their old home in the Walker Building undergoes a makeover. The Help Desk phone number 617.824.8080 remains unchanged. You may also email the Help Desk at helpdesk@emerson.edu for assistance.

Congress passed a law as part of the United States's Energy Policy Act of 2005 to begin Daylight Savings Time three weeks earlier on March 11, 2007 and end one week later on November 4, 2007.

The time between the old and new DST dates is sometimes referred to as the Extended Daylight Savings Time period.

Old DST start date: First Sunday in April (would have been April 1, 2007)
NEW DST start date: Second Sunday in March (will begin at 2:00 A.M. on March 11, 2007)

Old DST end date: Last Sunday in October (would have been October 28, 2007)
NEW DST end date: First Sunday in November (will at 2:00 A.M. on November 4, 2007)

The problem created by this is previously scheduled Outlook and Entourage calendar items will appear off by one hour during the four weeks of Extended DST. There are steps which you can take to correct this side effect.

• Please read the instructions on the Help Desk bulletin on how to patch your computer.
• Open Internet Explorer and run the updates from windowsupdate.microsoft.com.
• Adam's Computer Security blog has specific information on what will be affected.