We are currently addressing some issues with the /channels website and as a result some of the listings and feeds you normally find here may not be currently available. We are working to address these issues and expect to restore the site to full service in the near future.
There will be an electrical shut down at the Ferrier building. UPS and generator support will be available and there should be no impact to services.
You will recognize the familiar IT services catalogue, announcements and scheduled maintenance periods for IT services, and fields to search the IT Knowledge Base. But notice these new features...
McGill buildings on Peel and Pine Streets have no power or wireless connectivity due to a gas leak. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Watch for a newly redesigned IT Services website at www.mcgill.ca/it, coming this June!
A new IT service called myLab is now available. myLab, a web-based Hazardous Material Management System is now available for McGill researchers and students who use radioactive materials in McGill laboratories.
Currently some Mac users are unable to access the file server for personal and departmental storage (FS2VS1\DATA1). However, there is a workaround solution. See the full announcement for details.
Please note that there is a fraudulent email message being circulated that requests information about you and your McGill email account.
The Gault estate has no wireless connectivity due to a power failure. Service should be restored soon. We apologize for the inconvenience.
There are two known phishing scam emails circulating. We are taking active steps to decrease our exposure to these scams.
This summer, the Computing Labs located in the Macdonald-Stewart Building will undergo extensive renovations to make way for state-of-the-art learning spaces. This will affect the entire Computing Centre area and result in temporarily locating some services and permanently relocating others.
We have received email including a trojaned PDF file with embedded malicious payload.
McGill now has its own YouTube channel, where you can see everything from “Making Headway” profiles of top researchers to some of professor Karl Moore’s “Talking Management” interview series — and even the “McGill Babcock Tie” video, as seen on Hockey Night in Canada.
Please note that 131 McGill staff members will experience a short (less than one minute) interruption in email service this afternoon, April 12, between 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm. This is necessary to move your McGill Exchange mailbox from one storage location to another. We apologize for the inconvenience.
The Gault Nature Reserve will be without electricity or wired network connectivity until 1:00 pm today. We apologize for the inconvenience.
