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Academic Needs - Lab and Classroom Software Applications

The software applications listed below will be included in the core lab and classroom configuration for next semester. Please consider both what programs you will need to use on a classroom computer and the programs your students will need to complete their coursework (while most students have computers of their own, not all do), and let us know what you need us to install. The deadline for software requests is March 18, 2013.

For Fall 2013, our operating systems will be Windows 7 (64-bit) and Mac OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion). All general-access classrooms and labs are dual boot, meaning one computer can run your choice of Mac OS or Windows. The standard software below will be installed, along with any other course software that is specifically requested. If you have specific version preferences, please let us know.

Software requested for 2012-2013 will NOT carry over to next year; it needs to be re-requested now if it is still in use.

Standard software:

  • 7-Zip (Win)
  • Acrobat Pro (Mac, Win)
  • Adobe Reader (Mac, Win)
  • Captivate (Mac, Win)
  • Chrome (Mac, Win)
  • CPS (Mac, Win)
  • Dreamweaver (Mac, Win)
  • Elluminate (Mac, Win)
  • Fetch (Mac)
  • Firefox (Mac, Win)
  • Fireworks (Mac, Win)
  • Flash Player (Mac, Win)
  • Flash Pro (Mac, Win)
  • Flip4Mac WMV (Mac)
  • iLife Suite: iPhoto, iMovie, Garage Band (Mac)
  • Illustrator (Win)
  • ImageJ (Mac, Win)
  • InDesign (Mac, Win)
  • Ingeniux CMS (Mac, Win)
  • Insight (Mac, Win)
  • iTunes (Mac, Win)
  • iWork Suite: Pages, Numbers, Keynote (Mac)
  • Java VM (Mac, Win)
  • Key (Win)
  • MacTeX (Mac)
  • Office 2011 (Mac), which includes
    • Excel
    • PowerPoint
    • Word
  • Office 2010* (Win), which includes
    • Access (not fully supported by student staff)
    • Excel (including Analysis Toolpak, Conditional Sum Wizard, Euro Currency Tools, and Solver)
    • OneNote
    • Outlook
    • PowerPoint
    • Publisher (not fully supported by student staff)
    • Word (including all available foreign language tools)
    • *Office 2013 will become available for office computers by summer, but will not be put in the labs yet to allow faculty time to test and update documentation, if needed.
  • PawPrint (Mac, Win)
  • Photoshop Extended (Mac, Win)
  • Quicktime (Mac, Win)
  • RealPlayer (Mac, Win)
  • Remote Desktop Connection (Mac)
  • Shockwave Player (Mac, Win)
  • Silverlight (Mac, Win)
  • Skype (Mac, Win)
  • Sophos (Mac, Win)
  • StatPlus:mac LE (Mac)
  • TextWrangler (Mac)
  • TightVNC (Win)
  • TurningPoint (Mac, Win)
  • VLC (Mac, Win)
  • X11/XQuartz (Mac)
  • Xcode (Mac)