IS&T plans to retire Windows XP, recommends upgrading to Windows 7
Will phase out support for XP by Aug. 1, 2013.
Macintosh and Windows Users: Keeping Current with Microsoft Office
IS&T plans to end support for Microsoft Office 2007 for Windows and Microsoft Office 2008 for Macintosh at the end of 2012. Upgraded versions offer better performance, integration, and compatibility.
Online courses help you learn MIT applications
The beauty of online courses is that you can pick up skills as needed, anytime and anywhere. Recognizing this, IS&T’s Training Team has been full steam ahead, creating web-based courses to help community members learn and use MIT applications.
It's time to renew your MIT personal certificates
As happens each year around this time, MIT's personal web certificates will soon require renewal. Certificates obtained in the past year are set to expire on July 31.
Travel safely with your laptop this summer
IS&T strongly encourages you to take safety precautions with your laptop before traveling or working remotely.
Wiki archiving process under way
As part of an effort to improve the performance and usability of the MIT Wiki Service, IS&T will begin an annual archiving of wiki spaces starting this summer.
ARTEMiS brings art to teaching of science and engineering concepts
ART for Engineering, Mathematics, and Science an initiative launched last summer through MIT’s Office of Educational Innovation and Technology (OEIT).
Set for launch: student hourly appointment application
Web-based application that automates creating and making changes to hourly paid student appointments at MIT goes live on June 6.
Casper Suite centralizes Macintosh management
IS&T is planning a multistage rollout of the Casper Suite — a comprehensive platform for managing Mac OS X computers. This software will enable IT administrators at MIT to oversee inventory, software distribution, settings and security.
Cognos reporting tool makes its debut at MIT
IS&T installed this web-based reporting tool last spring and is now doing a soft rollout to the MIT community that includes hands-on classes.
Explore the Learning Center, MIT’s home base for training
The MIT Learning Center marks another milestone: EHS compliance training and STARweb courses from the Office of Sponsored Programs have recently moved to this online locale.
The scoop on Coeus: It’s not just for grants.gov proposals
Coeus is equally useful for preparing and routing other grant proposals, whether they are going to industry, foundations or federal agencies.
Byki Online builds proficiency in 70 languages
This resource for the MIT community features instruction in 70 languages, from Afrikaans to Zulu.