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Computer Recommendations


Recommended Computer Specifications

Itasaca Community College is a Windows® campus.  We encourage you to bring a computer to campus and recommend one with Windows 7.  Any computer capable of running Windows 7  should be adequate for general academic computing purposes.  Students in programs involved in graphic intensive software applications (CADD/GIS/Engineering/Video Editing) may require faster computers with more RAM.  In these cases, the Program Director should be consulted for minimum computer specifications.

Our IT staff can provide technical support on issues related to Windows XP, Windows 7 and to a lesser extent, Windows Vista.  While Macintosh computers coexist fine on our Network, we can provide little support for end users and their Mac hardware.

Recommended Software

OpenOffice.org This is a very good complete suite of office applications including a word processor, spreadsheet, presentations, database, etc. It is FREE, and can exchange files in Microsoft format.

Anti-virus – There are a couple of good free AntiVirus products. Check out:

     AVG AntiVirus

     AVAST AntiVirus

Mozilla FireFox web browser – with all of the standard plugins

There are many other good free software applications available, so call before you buy.