SHSU to Offer Affordable Adobe Products
Adobe
SHSU has partnered with an Adobe distributor to provide more flexible access to Adobe products to students, faculty and staff.
The new agreement has several benefits including discounted prices on select Adobe software to faculty, staff and students and a home-use option for faculty and staff.
Discount Prices
Faculty, staff and students may purchase Adobe products for home use at discounted prices. To take advantage of this offer, visit the SHSU Adobe Online Store and register your SHSU e-mail address.
Home Use Program
IT@Sam is pleased to announce the Adobe Home Use Program (HUP). The HUP allows current SHSU personnel (Faculty and Staff) to obtain a licensed copy of select Adobe products to install and use on a home computer. This installation is intended for work purposes only.
We currently have licenses for the following Adobe products:
- Photoshop
- Illustrator
- InDesign
- Acrobat
- Flash Catalyst
- Flash Professional
- Flash Builder Premium Edition
- Dreamweaver
- Fireworks
- Contribute
- Premiere Pro
- After Effects
- Audition
- OnLocation
- Encore
- Bridge
- Device Central
- Media Encoder
If you would like a copy of this media, please bring an external hard drive or USB with 12 GB of free space to the Service Desk.
If you have questions, please contact the Service Desk.
Update Your KatSafe Information
Sam Houston State University utilizes the KatSafe system to alert the campus should there be an emergency. Depending on user preference, this notification would be sent either via text message, phone call, or e-mail.
KatSafe enables SHSU to schedule and send personalized voice messages to up to six phone numbers per person, and immediately send messages via four different modes of communication:
- Voice messages to home, work, and cell phones;
- Text messages to cell phones, PDA computers and other text-based devices;
- Written messages to e-mail accounts;
- Messages to TTY/TDD receiving devices for the hearing impaired.
If there were an emergency today, most SHSU faculty, staff and students would be contacted via e-mail. However, many would not be notified via text message because they haven’t signed up. In an emergency, SMS (or text message) is one of the fastest and most reliable mechanisms for receiving alerts.
With the new year approaching, we would like to encourage you to keep your contact information updated through SamWeb. If you have changed phone numbers or email accounts please update your contact information so that you can be in the loop should an emergency hit the campus.
To update your contact information:
- Go to SamWeb
- Click on the Miscellaneous Tab
- Click on KatSafe Emergency Contact Information
- Update your information
Once you have updated your information, you will be set for future emergency notifications!
If you have any questions about these upcoming changes feel free to e-mail the Service Desk or call 4-HELP.
Technology Resolutions for the New Year
Don’t forget to add a few technology best practices to your 2011 New Year’s Resolutions! Follow the link below to see what practices we suggest.
http://www.shsu.edu/~ucs_www/newsletter/Jan_2011/resolutions.html
Weather Update 1/25/12
Walker County is no longer under a tornado warning but remains under a tornado watch until 11 a.m. We will continue to monitor the situation and update throughout the morning.
Weather Warning 1/25/12
Walker County is under a tornado warning. In the event of an emergency, more information will be sent through campus alerts.
Please verify your KatSafe information at this time.
SHSU Online Classes
SHSU Online classes will not be available until tomorrow, Jan 18th.
Residence Hall Ethernet Setup
Residence Halls open for occupancy tomorrow, Jan. 12th. We have a guide and video available that shows you how to easily setup your ethernet connection in your dorm. The IT@Sam Service Desk will resume regular hours starting tomorrow,
Monday-Thursday 7:30am – 9pm Friday 7:30am – 6pm.
Follow the links below for help on setting up your ethernet connection.
System downtime scheduled for January 6-8
SHSU Systems and Security teams will be conducting server maintenance beginning Friday, January 6, 2012 after 6 p.m. Online payments will not be available and all other systems will be intermittently unavailable the weekend of January 6-8.
Microsoft Office for Mac
Office 2011 was installed on all managed Macintosh systems prior to the Fall 2011 semester. This weekend, 12/23-12/25, Office 2008 will be uninstalled from all Macs. Please contact the Service Desk at 4-HELP if you do not already have office 2011 installed on your Mac.
Service Desk Winter Break Hours
The IT@Sam Service Desk will be open for calls and walk-ins 7:30 am to 5:00 pm, Dec. 19th through Dec. 23rd and Jan. 2nd through Jan 13th. Normal Service Desk operating hours will resume on Jan. 17th.
