Discounted Software March 30, 2006
Posted by admin in : Hardware and Software Sales , add a commentITS announces new software at a significant discount. Now available are Microsoft Project 2003 Standard for only $52.00 (retails for $599.00) and Microsoft Visio 2003 Standard for only $26.00 (retails for $199.00). Students, faculty, and staff may sign the license agreement and purchase one copy of either or both software. Microsoft Project aids in the planning and managing of projects. With Project, you can set up a project quickly and efficiently track and analyze it. Microsoft Visio assists in the creation of business and technical diagrams to organize and better understand complex ideas, processes, and systems.
Just a reminder that only check or credit card are accepted in the ITS office, 207 MSB; if you prefer to pay with cash, it must be taken to the Cashier’s office, 261 UPAV and the receipt returned to ITS.
You can find the entire list of software offered to UM-Flint students, faculty and staff at discounted prices and the license agreement at http://ww2.umflint.edu/its/sales/shop.html.
Behind the Scenes with DCS March 30, 2006
Posted by admin in : Behind the Scenes , add a commentCalling the Helpdesk to place a workticket? Then you may see a new face visiting your office to fix your computer. Please welcome a new student employee in our Desktop Computer Support (DCS) division, Galen Booth, who has been working as a Lab Consultant for several semesters.
For computer issues that DCS fixed in the past, it is now possible that the Helpdesk could take care of it in a shorter period of time and without requiring a technican to visit your office. The HelpDesk is now using Altiris remote tools which have the capability to remotely control your computer, pending your permission, to assist in solving your computer problem.
DCS has been testing the Windows operating system, Vista, which Microsoft plans to launch in November 2006. Vista shows promising functionality with new technology and has new features such as a “Spotlight Like” search functionality and built-in full voice recognition capabilities. For a closer look at Vista, please visit the Windows Vista site.
You may have heard the buzz about Apple moving away from the PowerPC brand CPU’s and adopting an Intel architecture for its laptops and iMacs. For more information on the improved functionality and performance of the Intel CPU, please visit the Apple Intel site. DCS has an Intel Mac and can provide full support for University-owned Intel Macs. In the future, we may see more innovations from Apple; perhaps one day your Windows applications will run on a Mac.
Speaking of Mac, DCS is fully prepared for the new Apple viruses that have arrived on the scene. It’s rare to see a virus written to attack a Mac, but with Apple gaining in popularity, the viruses are multiplying! We have added a Mac virus-scanning utility to the Mac image for any new Macs that departments purchase. This will help keep technology safe to use on every platform.
