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When it comes to fostering innovation, student group says 'Do it!'Lady Gaga collaborator and Interscope executive highlights do.it@MIT’s wide-ranging approach.

IS&T recommends community members wait to migrate to Windows 8IS&T is making Windows 8 Enterprise available for early adopters, but strongly recommends delaying the transition.

IS&T plans to retire Windows XP, recommends upgrading to Windows 7Will phase out support for XP by Aug. 1, 2013.

Macintosh and Windows Users: Keeping Current with Microsoft OfficeIS&T plans to end support for Microsoft Office 2007 for Windows and Microsoft Office 2008 for Macintosh at the end of 2012. Upgraded versions offer better performance, integration, and compatibility.

Daskalakis wins Microsoft Faculty Fellowship

CourseRoad, Dormbase win 2012 iCampus Student PrizesCourseRoad named grand prize winner; Dormbase named runner-up

Excel programming for nonprogrammersA new system allows Excel users to create customized functions for their spreadsheets simply by offering a few examples of how data should be manipulated.

3-D cameras for cellphonesClever math could enable a high-quality 3-D camera so simple, cheap and power-efficient that it could be incorporated into handheld devices.

Microsoft Office now available to MIT students at no costDepartments, labs and centers that have funded Microsoft Office for their students under the Microsoft Campus Agreement will no longer need to do so.

IS&T announces full support for Service Pack 1 for Windows 7Service Pack 1 (SP1) includes previously released security, performance and stability updates, as well as enhancements to features and services in Windows 7.

IS&T renews its contract with lynda.comMIT faculty, staff, and students can continue to freely access lynda.com’s catalog of 900-plus courses.

IS&T announces full support for Internet Explorer 9Will deliver IE9 to machines subscribed to the MIT Windows Automatic Update Service (WAUS).