If you are having an issue with Excel not opening downloads in Windows 10, you may need to change your protected view setting.
In Excel go to File > Options > Trust Center > Trust Center Settings > Protected View, and then uncheck "Enabled Protected View" for files originating from the Internet.
If you are still having any issues opening files, please contact the Help Desk at (510) 486-4357. (xHELP)
First Use of Tape Recorder in Radio
August 26, 1938
Radio station WQXR in New York City broadcasts a program using a tape recorder for the first time. The tape recorder used was the Phillips-Miller recording system, also known as Millertape, invented by James Arthur Miller.
(via http://thisdayintechhistory.com/)
The Birth of Linux
August 25, 1991
Linus Torvalds posts a message to the Internet newsgroup comp.os.minix with the subject line “What would you like to see most in minix?” This is the first announcement that he is working on an operating system that will one day become Linux.
(via http://thisdayintechhistory.com/)
If you notice a strange calendar event which appears to be spam, our Commons instructions page will help you learn the steps to report the event to Google.
If these steps do not resolve the spam issue, please contact Help Desk at (510) 486-4357 (xHELP).
Good Morning LBL. Our Help Desk is short staffed today, 8/22/2016, please be advised that hold times could be lengthy. Remember you can submit your HELP request via email to [email protected]
We will try to assist every caller, email and Ticket submitted as best we can . Thank you.
Google’s IPO
August 19, 2004
Google holds its Initial Public Offering (IPO) selling over 22 millions shares at a starting price of $85. Google shares closed that day at $100.34 and the IPO created many instant millionaires and a few billionaires.
(via http://thisdayintechhistory.com/)
HP Incorporated
August 18, 1947
Hewlett-Packard is incorporated by William Hewlett and David Packard, nine years after they sold their first products from their garage in Palo Alto. Hewlett and Packard got their start in 1938 by producing oscillators used to test audio equipment. Since selling eight of their first oscillators to Disney for use in preparing movie theaters for the movie Fantasia, HP has grown to one of the largest technology companies in the world.
(via http://thisdayintechhistory.com/)
As of 11:00AM August 18, 2016, there have been no outages reported.
Files on the browser are not displaying and Google is reporting encountering issues with their servers
LBL Help Desk is monitoring the situation and will update when we have more information.
Smartsheet will be offline for 180 minutes on August 6, 2016 at 5:00 PM PDT for system improvements
