Flash Drives for Sale August 25, 2008
Posted by drowden in : General News, Hardware and Software Sales, Lab News, News for Students, Staff News , add a comment
For your convenience, ITS is now selling a 4 GB flash drive for $22 at the main office at 207 MSB.
Microsoft Office 2008 for Macintosh Now Available August 5, 2008
Posted by miriw in : General News, Hardware and Software Sales , add a commentThe newest version of Microsoft Office 2008 for Macintosh is available for purchase in the ITS office at 207 MSB for $50. ITS is also offering Microsoft Office 2004 for the Macintosh at a discounted rate of $15, only while supplies last. To pay by cash, please pay at the Cashier’s office and bring the receipt to ITS to pick up the software. Checks and credit cards are accepted in the ITS office.
For complete details, visit ITS Software Sales at http://www.umflint.edu/its/services/sales/software.htm.
New Software Available At Discounted Prices! August 28, 2007
Posted by admin in : General News, Hardware and Software Sales , add a commentITS now has Microsoft Project 2007 Professional and Microsoft Visio 2007 Professional available at discounted prices for faculty, staff and students. These two new additions join an already diverse selection of software available through ITS. Please review the full software selection for a complete list of available software and pricing information.
Don’t forget the Summer Clearance Sale is still taking place. Make sure to checkout these extra special deals before they’re sold out!
Summer Software Clearance Sale! August 8, 2007
Posted by admin in : General News, Hardware and Software Sales , add a commentITS has reduced the prices on several pieces of software for an end of summer sale. Due to the fact that this sale is a clearance, the number of each piece of software is limited. Sale prices are only applicable to software that is currently in stock. Check out the list and stock up on software that will help you in the new school year before supplies run out!
Microsoft Vista Ultimate OS - Now Available! July 2, 2007
Posted by admin in : General News, Hardware and Software Sales , add a commentITS is pleased to announce the arrival of Microsoft Vista Ultimate Operating System, which is now available to all faculty, staff, and students at a discounted rate. Vista can be purchased in the ITS office for $20. This software will allow one installation, either an upgrade to Vista or a full installation of Vista. For more details on Vista, please refer to Microsoft’s web site.
Software may also be purchased online through ITS at: http://www.umflint.edu/its/services/sales/software.htm . A full list of software available to faculty, staff, and students at discounted prices is also available at this address.
UM-Flint Dialup Services June 21, 2007
Posted by admin in : Expert Advice from the ITS HelpDesk, General News, Hardware and Software Sales , add a commentITS has implemented a new dialup Internet service for the students, faculty, and staff of the UM-Flint campus. This new service has been put in place to replace the UM-Ann Arbor service which will be discontinued on July 2, 2007. If you currently use the dialup service, you will need to install new software in order to connect to the Internet from home. Instructions on how to install the new software can be found on Quicknote #51 located here: http://www.umflint.edu/its/helpdesk/quicknotes/QN51.htm
Note: UMCE’s National and International dialup access will be discontinued as of July 2nd, 2007 as well. For more information regarding this change, please visit the ITCS website located here: http://www.itcom.itd.umich.edu/dialin/natdial.html
If you have any questions, please contact the ITS Helpdesk @ 766-6804.
Office 2007 now available! June 14, 2007
Posted by admin in : Expert Advice from the ITS HelpDesk, General News, Hardware and Software Sales , add a commentThe newest Microsoft Office Suite, Office 2007, is now available at a discounted price to faculty, staff, and students! Office 2007 can be purchased in the ITS office at 207 MSB for $50. The suite includes: Access, Communicator, Excel, Groove, InfoPath, OneNote, Outlook, PowerPoint, Publisher and Word. To pay by cash, please pay at the Cashier’s office and bring the receipt to ITS to pick up the software. Checks and credit cards are accepted in the ITS office.
Once you purchase the new Office Suite, check out the QuickNotes that the ITS HelpDesk has prepared for Office 2007.
For complete details, visit ITS Software Sales at http://www.umflint.edu/its/services/sales/software.htm.
Apple Products Coming Soon to M-Marketsite April 17, 2007
Posted by admin in : General News, Hardware and Software Sales , add a commentM-Marketsite, the site used by faculty and staff for hardware purchases on campus, will soon be offering Apple hardware and software. Apple merchandise will be available to the University of Michigan-Flint community starting May 1st. Previously, Apple products were not available through M-Marketsite.
To coordinate purchasing and service/support please continue to contact J. Long/B. Roth in Purchasing, and Ken Heiser in ITS.
Prepare for the arrival of Office 2007 January 25, 2007
Posted by admin in : Expert Advice from the ITS HelpDesk, Hardware and Software Sales, New Technologies , add a commentAs you may already be aware, Microsoft will soon release Office 2007 (expected release date: January 30th). This updated version of the Office suite will feature an entirely new look for the popular programs. PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Access, and Outlook are included in Microsoft Office 2007.
Perhaps one of the biggest changes is the elimination of the many tool bars and menus that are typical in the current and previous Office versions. Office 2007 introduces the “Ribbon“, which will contain “Tabs”, “Groups”, and “Commands”. These three components will contain functions that are specific to the program you are currently in (for example, Word may not have all the same buttons/tabs as PowerPoint), but Microsoft says that once you learn the “Ribbon” in one program, you’ll have no problem with the others.
Office 2007 aims to make everyday tasks easier by displaying the most commonly used buttons (such as copy and paste) in prominent places. The new Office programs also feature “preview” functions, so you can tell if you like a change before you make it. For example, do you really want the text to be blue? Or do you want it to be red? Now you can see how it will look before you select it, which will remove the inconvenience of having to select “Undo” if you decide it wasn’t the look you were hoping for.
For a more in-depth look at what the new Office Suite will offer, check out the Office 2007 Overview. Additional training materials (free for a limited time) are available at: http://www.microsoft.com/learning/office2007/default.mspx .
If you would like to download a trial version of Office 2007, visit: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/products/HA101741481033.aspx.
Office 2007 will allow users to save files in older formats so that they are opened easily in Office 95-XP. The new Office suite uses an XML-based format, which will increase the security of files and reduce the file size. Unfortunately, if you save files in the new format, a converter will need to be installed before older versions of Office can open the files. For example, when an Office 2003 user tries to open an Office 2007 file, he/she will be asked if they want to install the converter to be able to open the file. ITS plans to include this converter in the computer labs as soon as possible, so that students who upgrade at home won’t run into problems when they try to open their files on-campus. Until it is available, faculty/staff/students who use Office 2007 may want to consider saving their files in an older format to ensure that they can be modified on-campus. To save your files in an older format in Office 2007 choose “Save as” and change the “Save type as” to the desired version (Office 2003 is the version of Office most widely available on-campus). Access 2007 files can’t be opened with older versions of Access, even with a converter. Staff can find the file format converter while on-campus at “L:\ITS Recommended Applications\File Format Converters” and off-campus on Microsoft’s site.
ITS recommends these minimum requirements for installing Office 2007 on campus computers: Windows XP Operating System with SP2; Pentium 3 with 500 MHz Processor and a minimum of 512 MB RAM (Dell GX270 minimum). For full specifications, please consult http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/suites/HA101668651033.aspx.
ITS plans to slowly implement Office 2007 for faculty and staff on University-owned computers over the next year, beginning in the Spring semester. There is no estimate for when Office 2007 will be available in the on-campus computer labs. Currently, ITS does not sell or take pre-orders for Office 2007. ITS estimates that Office 2007 will be available for students, faculty and staff to purchase at a discounted rate by Spring semester 2007. This is an estimated date however, and may change. Watch for an email announcement of the exact date when Office 2007 will be available for purchase from ITS!
Announcing the UM-Flint Apple Store May 9, 2006
Posted by admin in : Hardware and Software Sales , add a commentUM-Flint students, faculty, and staff can now purchase computers and computer equipment directly from Apple at an educational discount via our customized online Apple store! Periodic sales campaigns on Apple laptop bundles will be announced at the beginning of each semester. All purchases are made directly with Apple.
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