General Computer Information:
What you should bring to campus
Wheaton's network provides you with access to electronic mail, the internet, library services, software, public printers, electronic bulletin boards and a course management system. These resources are available from any networked computer on campus.
Minimum Requirements for Laptops: 2009 - 2010
Macintosh and Windows Systems
* 1.83GHz Dual Core or higher
* 1GB of memory
* 10/100 Network Card
* Active subscription to Anti-Virus Software
* 80GB Hard Drive
* 1GB USB Portable Storage Drive
* It is recommended that a 4 year warranty be purchased as well
Macintosh Only
* Mac OS 10.4.x
* Microsoft Office 2008 (Microsoft Word/Excel/Powerpoint)
* McAfee Virex antivirus
Windows Only
* Windows XP Professional w/Service Pack 2
(Windows Vista not yet supported)
* Microsoft Office 2007 (Microsoft Word/Excel/Powerpoint)
* McAfee antivirus
Backing Up Documents
Backing up your documents should become routine. You can save to a USB Portable Drive, DVD or CD. You are also provided with storage in your Wheaton network folder. This is an ideal space to save your documents as it is located on the Wheaton server.
USB Portable Storage
You might want to consider purchasing a USB portable storage drive for your computer. This is a drive which plugs into any USB port (PC or MAC) to which you can download information as back up or for presentations in a class. A USB drive is fairly inexpensive and is a great way to carry your files with you. For personal purchases go to www.GovConnection.com/wheaton. We have partnered with GovConnection in order to provide you with educationally priced peripherals.
Wheaton Email Account?
Students will be provided with an email ID and password. Information on how to send and receive email may also be found here. Any problems using email or getting connected to the Wheaton network should be referred to the LIS Technology Support Center (x3900).