Macintosh News:

IS&T Recommendation on the Mac OS X 10.6.2 Update
11/12/2009

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IS&T continues to recommend that users wait to upgrade to 10.6, but early adopters that have already upgraded, or users that have received new machines with 10.6 pre-installed should apply this update.

 

IS&T Supports McAfee Security 1.0 for Mac OS X
11/10/2009

McAfee logoMcAfee Security 1.0 replaces VirusScan as IS&T's recommended antivirus software for the Macintosh.

 

IS&T Will Stop Supporting Mac OS X 10.4 Effective February 1, 2010
10/29/2009

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Users who are running Mac OS X 10.4 are encouraged to upgrade to a more recent version of Mac OS X.

 

IS&T Offers Microsoft Office to Faculty and Staff at No Cost to Departments
10/20/2009

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Licenses are available to all faculty and staff through a centrally funded Microsoft Campus Agreement.

 

Mac OS X 10.6 "Snow Leopard" Update – Recommendation to Wait
10/15/2009

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IS&T's recommendation remains unchanged: Macintosh users should WAIT to upgrade and continue to use Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard).

 

IS&T to Support Microsoft Exchange for Integrated Email and Calendaring
09/17/2009

Starting in October, IS&T will make Microsoft Exchange available to the MIT community as an optional email and calendaring solution.
 

Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) – Current Status and Recommendation to WAIT
08/26/2009

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IS&T recommends that Macintosh users at MIT WAIT to upgrade to Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard).

 

Microsoft Exchange for Integrated Email and Calendaring
08/24/2009

Starting in October, IS&T will make Microsoft Exchange available to the MIT community as an optional email and calendaring solution.
 

Departmental Services: Helping DLCs Make the Most of Their Computing Resources
08/17/2009

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IS&T’s Departmental Services (DS) offers comprehensive, localized information technology solutions and support to faculty and staff in DLCs.

 

Apple Releases Safari 4.0.3
08/12/2009

This update includes improvements to stability, compatibility, and security and is recommended for all Safari 4 users.