Recommended Computers for Faculty & Staff − Information on departmental and personal purchases for faculty and staff. Includes recommended sample systems for various price ranges, laptop portability requirements, and performance levels.
Desktop Services also offers the following programs to faculty and staff:
Hardware Sales — PCs sold at cost for the immediate purchasing needs of campus departments
Recommended Computers for Students − Information on special volume discounts on Dell and Apple computers, including recommended sample systems.
Printer Cost Comparison − If you need to buy a personal printer, you might want to compare the overall cost of printing with a black-and-white laser jet vs.a color ink jet printer over a 3-year period. (See also Selecting a Printer for Faculty/Staff.)
Technology Checkout Service − Information on how to check out University-owned equipment, including projectors, microphones and other audio-visual equipment, computers, laptops, and more!
Software
Faculty/Staff Software Discounts − Information about discounted prices on software, including free downloads on Mac OS X® and Adobe Acrobat®, the Microsoft® Work-at-Home Agreement, and more.
Symantec® AntiVirus − Information on how to get a University-provided copy of Symantec® AntiVirus Corporate Edition for your computer at no cost to you.
SSH and SFTP Connections − Download software to set up an Secure Shell (SSH) or Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) connection to remotely access campus servers (PC or Mac).
Data Storage − Information on storing large files on the Supported Platform NAS (Network Attached Storage) and the DataWorks NAS.
Campus Computer Labs − A wide variety of software is also available in various campus computer labs. Check links on individual lab pages to see which software is available in that lab.
Citrix Server − From any computer connected to the Web (with your UNR NetID and password), you can access many statistical, math, science, and GIS applications on the DataWorks' Citrix server.
