Tech Brief 09/10/08
Consumer electronics company Sony has recalled 440,000 Vaio laptop computers due to the risk improper wiring could short circuit and overheat, according to the Associated Press and Sony’s eSupport Web site.
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Google’s new beta browser is solid despite bugs
By Jessica Luthi
Editor
Everyone uses a different browser for surfing the web and what may work for one person may not necessarily work for someone else. I, too, am no different for having a preference for browsing the Web: I am a Firefox gal. Now, I am not biased
Some services unavailable for night students
By Graham HendersonStaff Writer
Students taking evening classes at City College face difficulties most daytime students never have to deal with: some resources students depend on are not always available while night classes are in session.
“I have to get everything done by 4 p.m.,” said Molli Fire, a
Mission library still has few books available
Since the Mission campus officially opened in February 2008, the campus’ library only has about 500 books available for student use which does not meet the current demand for books on campus according to Sirous Monajami, mission campus head librarian.
News Briefs - Sept. 10
* Due to vacancies in City College’s Police Department Rod Santos, acting dean of student affairs, was appointed by the board of trustees on August 28 to manage some of the duties of the department. This temporary increase of responsibility will last until an interim Dean of Student Affairs is
Master Plan revitalizes Ocean campus
New buildings have sprouted around City College's Ocean campus and more are in the works according to City College of San Francisco Master Plan, a guide for future construction on the Ocean campus.
City College's Wi-Fi service receives an upgrade
Updates to City College’s wireless internet service have simplified user access, boosted the network’s capacity and increased network speeds for students and faculty that use the service according to Tim Ryan, the network manager for City College.