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
- Windows 7
Communication
University of Minnesota Gmail
University of Minnesota Google Talk
UMChat
Web Browsers
FireFox 3.x
Internet Explorer 8
Safari 5.x
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
Security
Macintosh
Operating System
- Mac OS X (10.6 or newer recommended)
Communication
- University of Minnesota Gmail
- University of Minnesota Google Talk
- UMChat
Web Browsers
- FireFox 3.x
- Safari 5.x
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
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.
