Tag: Mac
MS Office for Student Laptops
Ask IT: Question & Answer Forum: Does FIT offer downloads of the MS office for our laptops? I have never heard of a school not including this. - by Julianna Alabado Answer: Hello Juliana, Unfortunately, no we do not not give out Microsoft Office for students but we do offer a discounted Microsoft Office. To purchase [...]
Personal Router
Ask IT: Question & Answer Forum: My daughter is in Alumni hall and her computer (Mac air) doesn’t have Ethernet The wireless is very sketchy. Is it possible for her to set up her own wireless router in her room? -Bruce Lampcov Answer: Hello Bruce, Unfortunately we do not allow personal routers in our network [...]
Wireless Printing
Ask IT: Question & Answer Forum: Hi, I’m a freshman who just moved into Alumni Hall in 2F. I have a wireless enabled printer which I’d like to share with my 3 roommates via the FIT dorm network. As a part of setting up the printer, I tried to setup the Wi-Fi connection – it found the network [...]
Joining iCloud
If you’re like me, you’ve probably been procrastinating and avoiding your move from MobileMe to iCloud, which you will eventually have to do before June 30, 2012. Or maybe, you have an Apple device, but you just haven’t gotten around to signing up for iCloud. If you’re finally ready to move your devices [...]
Adobe Acrobat for Mac
Ask IT: Question & Answer Forum: Hi, I was wondering where the “Print To Adobe PDF” option disappeared to on the macs. Its only giving me the option of printing FIT Color and FIT Bw now. I have been on the computers in both the C lab and library now and none of them are [...]
EduTech Day is here (well…. almost)
Tomorrow is EduTech Day at FIT and we are ready to go! The Great hall was set up today, lighting is moody (in a good way) and the presentations are race ready. We have unbelievable faculty and student presentations throughout the day and sponsors including Herman Miller, Adobe, Apple, Cisco. An Administrative panel discussing their [...]
Air Display for iPad
The iPad allows you to be incredibly portable and is a great alternative to lugging around a laptop in transit. However, most of us have a computer available to us once we get to our destination, which can often leave the iPad collecting dust next to it. Why not put it to work and use [...]
New Student Computers
To all of the new and returning students is fall – welcome! We wish you the best for a great semester. A question that we get frequently is, “What computer should I buy?” It’s a good question, especially with the deals to be had right before the new school semester. Every department here has its [...]
iPad Experiment
Last week I attended (with a bunch of my esteemed colleagues) the SUNY Technology conference in Ryebrook, NY, and I decided to try a little experiment: leaving my trusty MacBook Pro at home, and bringing instead an iPad. Could it replace what I normally use my laptop for when I’m away for a few days? Well [...]
Cell Phone Service Discounts for Employees
ASK IT form questions & comments: Greetings, Is there an AT&T discount offered to faculty & students who have an iphone. Thank you, Candace Answer: Hi Candace, I am so glad that you asked this question, because it made me realize that the two links for AT&T and Verizon were only listed on the IT [...]
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