Iacobus Posted October 9, 2005 Share Posted October 9, 2005 [quote name='Raphael' date='Oct 9 2005, 01:08 PM']It drops my conversations, it logs me into the network but just sits there thinking for over an hour, and when I can't seem to get anywhere and decide to complain, I hear, "oh, one of the servers is down...we're working on it." Since when did "one of the servers is down" become an excuse? Shouldn't there be backups? Should students who need the internet for school work, not to mention keeping up with family and friends, be left offline the weekend before midterms? When we address the IT office and they tell us that they plan to have a better network next year, why don't we ask, "why will it take so long?" I couldn't log on in my dorm today, so I took my computer to the hook-ups in the library and tried there...it still wouldn't go. The library boasts super fast internet connections...well yeah, when the IT department keeps up on their job and makes sure the server can handle the anticipated traffic! [/rant] [right][snapback]751679[/snapback][/right] [/quote] I fully understand. I just cursed my ITS here. We HAVE to use IE today to send mail. Or we can, as I found out, go type the mail, save it as a draft, and then mail it out from the draft folder. Silly, I know. But it is a problem with the Microsoft stuff. It is evil. The IT here is decent, but when it goes down, it is bad. If a server went down the whole campus would probly explode. I mean, explode as in a. To drive forth (air); to emit. And this is Iowa, what would stop all that air that is been driven forth from rotating and being scary? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
photosynthesis Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 [quote name='tomasio127' date='Oct 9 2005, 08:08 PM']Things always work well for me at EMU, of course three of my very best friends (including my roommate) work for our IT department. : : : [right][snapback]751870[/snapback][/right] [/quote] oh... maybe that's why i don't have computer problems. i worked for Goucher I.T! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scardella Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 Yeah, the IT's iron grip caused me headaches when I was there. My biggest gripe was that they had a campus wireless network, but didn't let students use their own laptops on it. They also shut down unused ethernet jacks too. My job's network has the opposite problem, it is not locked down enough. So, I get to run around w/ virus problems all the time. I've kinda seen it from both sides, and I'd rather be on the too open side than the iron grip side. High speed internet.... better than coffee... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old_Joe Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 (edited) [quote name='Brother Adam' date='Oct 9 2005, 04:14 PM']Indeed he is. Just one more step towards Catholic global domination. [right][snapback]751815[/snapback][/right] [/quote] World Domination will be ours! Although technically, since Christ died once for all and is King Heaven and Earth wouldn't that mean the Church already dominates the world? A mindbendingly ingenious plan to control the world. I have an idea. You could open up a cybercafe near campus and have Gregorian chant and traditional hymns playing ALL the time. : Edited October 10, 2005 by Old_Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fides_et_Ratio Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 [quote name='Raphael' date='Oct 9 2005, 04:09 PM'] Of course I came for the technology! You mean Scott Hahn isn't famous for network rerouting and fiberoptic cable manipulation?! [right][snapback]751753[/snapback][/right] [/quote] The whole reason I bought my wireless (which works great now!) was to not have to bother with the University's lack of internet technology. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robguitar Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 LSU's system is pretty good. If you're a registered student, you can use the wireless anywhere on campus. What I hate is the comptuer testing lab. It's notorious for taking your test registration and dropping it without your knowledge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachael Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 quit whining we're the only dorm on campus with wireless connections (all of the other dorms have ethernet). more than half the people have [u][b]never[/u][/b] been able to connect to the internet from here. it's also amazingly slow. the IT people gave up caring after the first week. the school won't put more routers in the building because it's gonna be torn down after this school year. so, i don't think you have any reason to complain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Adam Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 [quote name='Fides_et_Ratio' date='Oct 9 2005, 11:19 PM'] The whole reason I bought my wireless (which works great now!) was to not have to bother with the University's lack of internet technology. [right][snapback]752106[/snapback][/right] [/quote] Tell me more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theoketos Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 (edited) I love technology/ but not as much as you, you see/ But I still love technology/ Always and forever. Edited October 10, 2005 by Theoketos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thy Geekdom Come Posted October 10, 2005 Author Share Posted October 10, 2005 [quote name='rachael' date='Oct 10 2005, 09:28 AM']quit whining we're the only dorm on campus with wireless connections (all of the other dorms have ethernet). more than half the people have [u][b]never[/u][/b] been able to connect to the internet from here. it's also amazingly slow. the IT people gave up caring after the first week. the school won't put more routers in the building because it's gonna be torn down after this school year. so, i don't think you have any reason to complain. [right][snapback]752382[/snapback][/right] [/quote] Take out that tearing down the building thing and it sounds like Steubie...except...we're not allowed to have wireless (except Trinity East, but they pay for their own internet). Oh, and I doubt many people at your college have quite the same reasons I do for needing to be online. It's up now, but taking a long time...and the Phatmass logo on my firefox tabs has been replaced by the Franciscan logo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Adam Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 lol. ur funny micah. there are plenty of spaces in the labs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Adam Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 especially the mac lab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
photosynthesis Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 [quote name='Theoketos' date='Oct 10 2005, 11:24 AM']I love technology/ but not as much as you, you see/ But I still love technology/ Always and forever. [right][snapback]752478[/snapback][/right] [/quote] hahahahaha...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thy Geekdom Come Posted October 10, 2005 Author Share Posted October 10, 2005 [quote name='Brother Adam' date='Oct 10 2005, 03:04 PM']especially the mac lab. [right][snapback]752914[/snapback][/right] [/quote] There's a mac lab? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Adam Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 [quote name='Raphael' date='Oct 10 2005, 03:07 PM']There's a mac lab? [right][snapback]752926[/snapback][/right] [/quote] indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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