Recommended Software
We realize you have many choices and preferences, but for optimum computing security we recommend the following, all of which we support:
Windows
Operating System
Communication
University of Minnesota Gmail
University of Minnesota Google Talk
Web Browsers
Google Chrome
FireFox
Internet Explorer 9
Safari
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Productivity
Office 2010 Suite: Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint (Software available through Utools and can be picked up at the Help Desk, Humanities and Fine Arts 123)
University of Minnesota Google Docs
EndNote, bibliographic citation management software
Security
Macintosh
Operating System
Communication
- University of Minnesota Gmail
- University of Minnesota Google Talk
Web Browsers
- Google Chrome
- FireFox
- Safari
Productivity
- Office 2011 Suite (Software available through Utools and can be picked up at the Help Desk)
- Word
- Excel
- Access
- PowerPoint
- University of Minnesota Google Docs
- EndNote, bibliographic citation management software
Utilities
Security
Purchasing Software for student computers
Check Utools to see if the University already has a license agreement in place.
- If the University has a license agreement in place for a specific piece of sofware, Utools will instruct you how to obtain it at no expense or a reduced cost.
- If the University does not have a license, check Umart to see if the software is available at a discounted price.