Hardware & Software
Hardware
- 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:
- 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.
