http://web.mit.edu/ist/news News from MIT Information Services and Technology en-us Thu, 10 July 2008 08:00:00 EST IS&T encourages MIT community members to contact their respective IT support providers before installing VMware. http://itinfo.mit.edu/product.php?vid=791 Tue, 08 July 2008 08:00:00 EST CertAid fixes a problem that prevented 10.5.4's Safari from connecting to certain MIT web sites. http://mit.edu/swrt/certaid.html Mon, 30 June 2008 08:00:00 EST Until testing is complete, IS&T recommends that MIT community members hold off on installing the upgrade. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1994 Fri, 27 June 2008 08:00:00 EST An update for EndNote X1 provides Cite While You Write compatibility with Microsoft Word 2008. http://www.endnote.com/support/CWYW_Word_2008.asp Wed, 25 June 2008 08:00:00 EST This utility lets you convert Open XML files created in Office 2008 for Mac or Office 2007 for Windows so that you can open, edit, and save them in earlier versions of Office for Mac. http://tinyurl.com/6kpynh Wed, 14 May 2008 08:00:00 EST This version of the secure file transfer program is recommended for all Macintosh users. http://itinfo.mit.edu/product.php?vid=803 Thu, 13 March 2008 08:00:00 EST IS&T announces support and offers guidelines for upgrading from previous Mac OS X versions. http://mit.edu/swrt/releases/macosx/announcements/2008-03-13.html Thu, 13 March 2008 08:00:00 EST IS&T recommends that Macintosh users running Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) install this version of TSM backup software. http://itinfo.mit.edu/product.php?vid=786 Wed, 13 February 2008 08:00:00 EST These free QuickTime videos include the slides and live demos of the presentations. http://www.macworldencore.com/ Tue, 12 February 2008 08:00:00 EST Note that IS&T continues to recommend that users wait to move to Leopard on production machines. http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307109 Wed, 06 February 2008 08:00:00 EST VirusScan 8.6 is for all Macintosh computers running Mac OS X 10.4 or later. http://itinfo.mit.edu/product.php?vid=781 Thu, 22 January 2008 08:00:00 EST For many users, the biggest change with 10.4.11 will be that Safari 3 is installed as the default browser. http://itinfo.mit.edu/article.php?id=8746 Thu, 15 November 2007 08:00:00 EST For many users, the biggest change with 10.4.11 will be that Safari 3 is installed as the default browser. http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306297 Fri, 26 October 2007 08:00:00 EST Based on preliminary tests, IS&T recommends that Macintosh users WAIT to upgrade and continue to use Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger). http://mit.edu/swrt/releases/macosx/announcements/2007-10-26.html Wed, 19 September 2007 08:00:00 EST The iPod has become the equivalent of a Swiss Army knife for managing music and more. [John Maeda] http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/sep2007/id20070919_820841.htm Thu, 07 June 2007 08:00:00 EST iPass provides registered users access to commercial internet service providers when traveling domestically or internationally, via broadband connections and dialup. http://itinfo.mit.edu/product.php?vid=746 Thu, 26 April 2007 08:00:00 EST TSM 5.4 is the latest version of the backup/archive client from IBM for the Macintosh platform. http://itinfo.mit.edu/product.php?vid=744 Thu, 19 April 2007 08:00:00 EST SAPgui 7.00 is the first version that supports both PowerPC-based and Intel-based Macintoshes running Mac OS X 10.4. http://itinfo.mit.edu/product.php?vid=740 Wed, 14 March 2007 08:00:00 EST The update is recommended for all users and includes general operating system fixes and specific application fixes. http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/ Wed, 21 February 2007 08:00:00 EST This virus protection application, recommended by MIT for Macintosh OS X users, was formerly known as Virex. http://itinfo.mit.edu/product.php?vid=738 Tue, 12 September 2006 08:00:00 EST SAPgui 6.40 revision 6 is for PowerPC-based Macintoshes running Mac OS X 10.4 http://itinfo.mit.edu/product.php?vid=699 Mon, 2 October 2006 08:00:00 EST The update is recommended for all users and includes general operating system fixes and specific application fixes. http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/ Thu, 10 August 2006 08:00:00 EST Users of Intel-based Macintoshes should use Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) 5.2.3 for backing up their machines. http://itinfo.mit.edu/article.php?id=8173 Mon, 03 July 2006 08:00:00 EST This release includes several important fixes, including some that address security vulnerabilities. http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303771 Wed, 14 June 2006 08:00:00 EST This update to the Office productivity suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) fixes vulnerabilities that can be used to overwrite the contents of your computer's memory with malicious code. http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/14980 Tue, 18 April 2006 08:00:00 EST Note that PowerPC-based Macs restart twice after installing this update. http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303411 Thu, 02 March 2006 08:00:00 EST This release contains important security updates, so be sure to install it. http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303382 Fri, 03 Feb 2006 08:00:00 EST IS&T has discontinued support for Mac OS X 10.2; users are encouraged to upgrade to Mac OS X 10.4. http://web.mit.edu/swrt/announcements/jaguarretire.html Fri, 27 Jan 2006 08:00:00 EST This version solves the problem with using iPassConnect and Mac OS X 10.4.x. All Macintosh VPN users are advised to upgrade to 4.8. http://itinfo.mit.edu/product.php?vid=701 Thu, 19 Jan 2006 08:00:00 EST TSM 5.3.2 for Mac OS X is the most current version of IS&T's supported backup application for Macintosh users. http://itinfo.mit.edu/article.php?id=6628 Mon, 19 Dec 2005 08:00:00 EST Keep up with important news that affects Mac users at MIT. http://usergroups.mit.edu/macpartners/ Fri, 09 Dec 2005 08:00:00 EST You can now place orders for FileMaker 8 Server through IS&T's Volume and Site License Software (VSLS). FileMaker 8 Pro and FileMaker 8 Advanced (formerly Developer) have been available since October. http://web.mit.edu/ist/products/vsls/mitfmpro/ Thu, 01 Dec 2005 08:00:00 EST IS&T will discontinue support for Mac OS X 10.2 "Jaguar" on February 3, 2006. http://web.mit.edu/swrt/announcements/jaguarretire.html Thu, 17 Nov 2005 08:00:00 EST Upgrade to this supported web page creation tool if you're running Mac OS 10.3 or higher and want improved rendering support for Cascading Style Sheets in design view and docked panels/tabbed interface for open documents. http://itinfo.mit.edu/product.php?vid=695 Wed, 16 Nov 2005 08:00:00 EST After extensive testing in the MIT environment, IS&T now supports Mac OS X 10.4.3. http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/macosxupdate1043.html Thu, 03 Nov 2005 08:00:00 EST Fetch 5.0.2 is a redesigned and updated version of Fetch, the supported file transfer protocol (FTP) for Mac OS X. http://itinfo.mit.edu/product.php?name=fetch Tue, 06 Sept 2005 08:00:00 EST Mac OS X 10.4 is not officially supported by TSM at this time. http://itinfo.mit.edu/article.php?id=7901 Fri, 19 Aug 2005 08:00:00 EST Mail provides a better user experience than Eudora with Internet Mail Access Protocol (IMAP), the default method for accessing email at MIT. http://itinfo.mit.edu/product.php?name=applemail Fri, 19 Aug 2005 08:00:00 EST This update fixes the 64-bit application issue. Anyone who installed 1.0 of Security Update 2005-007 should now install 1.1. http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/securityupdate2005007v11macosx1042client.html Thu, 18 Aug 2005 08:00:00 EST Native 64-bit-native applications, including Mathematica, will not run. http://itinfo.mit.edu/article.php?id=7893 Tue, 02 Aug 2005 08:00:00 EST Features include increased IMAP stability, user interface enhancements, OpenSSL incorporation, and many bug fixes. http://itinfo.mit.edu/product?vid=662 Thu, 30 June 2005 08:00:00 EST The major change is Mac OS X 10.4 "Tiger" compatibility for single and dual processor Macs. http://itinfo.mit.edu/product?vid=648 Wed, 29 June 2005 08:00:00 EST See the Web Browsers at MIT page for current recommendations. http://web.mit.edu/ist/topics/browsers/ Wed, 29 June 2005 08:00:00 EST This applies to the whole suite: Excel, PowerPoint, and Word. http://itinfo.mit.edu/product.php?name=office Thu, 05 May 2005 08:00:00 EST It fixes several vulnerabilities in Mac OS X 10.3.9 and Mac OS X Server 10.3.9. http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61798 Wed, 16 Mar 2005 08:00:00 EST Reader 7.0 provides new features, including improved accessibility features. http://itinfo.mit.edu/product?vid=660 Tue, 15 Mar 2005 08:00:00 EST IS&T recommends that Office SP1 and current Office updates be applied immediately upon installation. http://itinfo.mit.edu/product?vid=656 Mon, 21 Mar 2005 08:00:00 EST It fixes several vulnerabilities in Mac OS X 10.3.8 and Mac OS X Server 10.3.8. http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301061