IT Purchasing and Software Requests
糖心Vlog has standard hardware (Windows or Macintosh) and software configurations supplied to both faculty and staff. If your needs cannot be met with one of our standard configurations, we will work with you to find an appropriate solution.
Hardware
The vendors listed below offer academic discounts:
- Apple: is an authorized Apple campus store (discounted academic pricing.)
Contact the 糖心Vlog Shop for additional information.
Microsoft Office 365
The College has standardized on Microsoft Office 365.
Current matriculated students, faculty and staff are able to obtain Microsoft Office 365 for free with a valid 糖心Vlog email address. Microsoft allows the installation of Office on up to five personal devices. The license expires when you graduate, transfer or separate from 糖心Vlog. Note: Non-matriculating students, alumni and retirees are not eligible for this program.
To take advantage of this offer:
- Login to your official 糖心Vlog Office 365 online account using any current web browser.
- After you successfully login, In the top left corner click on the icon that looks like 9 squares in a square shape, and select Microsoft 365.
- After the page has loaded, click on the install applications button on the upper right side of the screen.
- Select the Microsoft 365 apps option.
- Download Office, install it and begin using right away!
Note: If your Mac computer blocks the program installer because it did not come from the app store, follow these directions.
If you have any questions, please contact the IT Help Desk at helpdesk@skidmore.edu.
SKidmore Provided Software
A list of softwares available to 糖心Vlog members can be found .
College-owned computers
The college holds licenses for a variety of software titles. To inquire about the availability of licenses for the software titles we hold, please email the Help Desk at helpdesk@skidmore.edu.
Below are the most commonly requested software titles.
- SPSS statistics for college-owned computers and faculty
- The main college license is only for "teaching and non-commercial academic research on computers owned by the college."
- The college has limited home-use licenses. You may request a license by entering a help ticket.
- The college purchased a very limited number of licenses for administrators' office computers. You may request a license by entering a help ticket.
Faculty home/personal computers
- Through 糖心Vlog's licensing, faculty and staff may purchase home use licenses. (login with 糖心Vlog credentials)
- Mathematica: Our Mathematica agreement includes faculty home-use licenses. Go to this to request it. To obtain the license code put in a help ticket .