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Adobe contract negotiations under way

Posted on by Kathy Leonard

The university’s contract with Adobe Systems expires Friday, April 30. Negotiations are under way but are unlikely to be completed until early May.

SHI, our large account reseller for Adobe products, is aware of the situation, and beginning May 1, they will hold Adobe orders until the new contract is completed.

Contact Kathy Leonard (kantink@k-state.edu, 785-532-4926) if you have questions about the contract status. Contact the Purchasing Office  (785-532-6412) if you have specific purchasing questions.

iPad apps roundup: epicurious, News Pro, WeatherBug Elite

Posted on by Eric Dover

The iPad has been on the street now for a little over a week, and application developers have been busy creating their latest wares. Here are some of the apps that I have had a chance to play with and find useful and fun.

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“Epicurious” is an application that connects to a database housing an array of recipes. You can browse recipes by category, event type, ingredients, and ranking.

Feedback is available from folks who have attempted the recipe. Many will provide helpful deviations or hints, and the rating system of “would make again” has been helpful in narrowing down recipes for further experimentation.

The app is free and is available at the
epicurious-recipes-shopping link in the iTunes store.

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Updates to tech classrooms over winter break

Posted on by Ryan Hagar

The Information Technology Assistance Center will be replacing PCs located in podiums of the high-technology classrooms across campus over winter break. Software installed on these machines will also be updated.

The IT team will need time to install the software prior to winter break. Instructors should submit any software requests as soon as possible using the Request for Software Installation form (PDF). For more information, see the list of current software installed in K-State’s high-tech classrooms.

Deep Freeze, Insight software volume-purchase under way

Posted on by Kathy Leonard

Departments wishing to participate in the software volume-purchase for Faronics products (Deep Freeze for Mac or Windows, and Insight) should contact Kathy Leonard (IT licensing specialist, 785-532-4926, kantink@k-state.edu) before Friday, Nov. 13.

Deep Freeze software (Enterprise edition) allows computers to return to the original computer image upon each reboot. Deep Freeze is a great tool for public-use computers or computers used by many people, such as computing labs, lecture-room presentation systems, and kiosks. While the computer is frozen, any changes made to the computer (installing software, saving files) will be reversed upon restart. Continue reading “Deep Freeze, Insight software volume-purchase under way” →

What’s new in the InfoCommons, university computing labs

Posted on by Ernie Perez
A large-screen collaborative technology cart in the K-State InfoCommons
A large-screen collaborative technology cart in the K-State InfoCommons

This summer, the university computing labs and K-State InfoCommons had several updates, including:

Office 2007 Enterprise lower price for back-to-school

Posted on by IT editors

Through November, Office Enterprise 2007 for Windows will be offered by the Union Computer Store to K-State faculty/staff and students at the same $79.95 price in place of Office Professional 2007 as a back-to-school special.

This special deal is being made by Microsoft to schools participating in the Microsoft Student Licensing Program as a back-to-school special. Office Enterprise 2007 is considered a step up from Office Professional 2007.

Office Professional 2007 includes Word 2007, Excel 2007, PowerPoint 2007, Outlook 2007 with Business Contact Manager, Publisher 2007, and Access 2007.  Office Enterprise 2007 adds OneNote 2007, Groove 2007, and InfoPath 2007. See Microsoft’s Office Enterprise 2007 site for complete details on the programs it contains and system requirements.

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Departments: Microsoft-K-State software contract runs to 2012

Posted on by Kathy Leonard

The Microsoft Select Agreement between Microsoft and Kansas State University has been completed. It runs for three years, and will expire June 30, 2012. There are no changes to the agreement that expired June 30 — department orders are still placed through SHI International, pricing should remain the same, etc.

While the contract was being completed, SHI was unable to fulfill department orders for Microsoft products. They are now filling those pending orders.

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Trend Micro site license renewed for three years

Posted on by Harvard Townsend (harv@ksu.edu)

Based on feedback from the campus and SIRT, K-State’s site license for Trend Micro OfficeScan security software was renewed for another three years. The license, which now expires March 31, 2012, covers computers both in the office and at home for all K-State faculty, staff, and current students. The Silver Premium Support contract was renewed for one year and will be re-evaluated each year.

OfficeScan provides K-State with a suite of security functions for desktops and servers that includes antivirus, antispyware, a firewall, intrusion detection, and blocking access to known, malicious websites (“Web Reputation Services“).

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Visio 2007: Save Visio files as PDF or XPS

Posted on by Shalin Hai-Jew

Microsoft Visio drawings (.vsd) can output in a variety of formats: .JPG, XML templates, webpages, AutoCAD drawings, and others. Now, with a simple Microsoft add-in, Visio images can be saved as PDF or XPS files, too. These file types make Visio drawings viewable by those who don’t use Microsoft Office.

PDF (Portable Document Format) is a fixed-layout electronic file format. XPS (XML Paper Specification) also preserves the file formatting and enables file sharing.

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Microsoft Word 2007 tools for referencing sources

Posted on by Shalin Hai-Jew

Ever have challenges with citing references, both in-text and in the bibliographical list that follows? Microsoft Word 2007 offers a references tool that may make this task easier. The References Tab on the MS Word 2007 Ribbon offers many options for working with references in a document.

The Table of Contents feature allows the automated building and updating of these contents, which comes in handy for larger documents.

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