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Author: Ben Janzen

K-State sidewalk views included in huge Google Maps Street View update

photo of Hale Library on the Manhattan campus at Kansas State University
Hale Library's south elevation as shown in the Oct. 11 update of Google Maps Street View

During the week of Aug. 19, Google Maps Street View was on campus taking pictures from K-State sidewalks.  On Oct. 11, Google released its largest StreetView update ever, with 250,000 miles of new and updated roads.  This large update includes the Street View pictures taken in August from sidewalks across K-State’s campus.  Continue reading “K-State sidewalk views included in huge Google Maps Street View update”

K-State Trend Micro antivirus and Mac OS X Mountain Lion compatibility issues

For those who are planning on upgrading their Apple computers to the latest OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion operating system, there is a known compatibility issue with older versions of Trend Micro antivirus. Before attempting to upgrade to Mountain Lion, ensure your computer is running Trend Micro version 1.5.6043 or newer. Continue reading “K-State Trend Micro antivirus and Mac OS X Mountain Lion compatibility issues”

OnLive Desktop: Windows and Microsoft Office on iPads

If you have ever wanted to have the same Windows desktop on all of your devices, the era is near. OnLive is supplying an application where you can access a Windows 7 desktop with Microsoft Office 2010 for free. Currently the OnLive Desktop is only available for iPad, but the company has plans to expand the application to Android, Windows, and Mac operating systems.

What exactly is OnLive Desktop? In short, it is a Windows PC in the cloud. You can access it from anywhere you have Internet access. OnLive gives you access to Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, as well as 2GB of storage space in the free version. In the future when the application is available for multiple devices, you will be able to access the same desktop from all of your different devices.

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