Adding Software to Staff MacBooks
01.May.2010 07:03 Filed in: Tech Tips
Due
to technical and legal (i.e., licensing) reasons and
our current level of manpower, we cannot install
software individually on individual computers. The
software provided in the base image for the MacBooks
provides the vast majority of software for nearly
everything that they need to do, yet we realize that
some teachers have very specialized needs in terms of
specific software.
Beginning during Fall 2010, we will be able to plan projects with schools or central office departments to install needed software for which we have licensing on specific groups of computers. Even once begun, this process will not be quick and easy. We will need to:
Once we’ve done all of that, we’ll be able to actually install the software.
More information on this process will be made available during the Fall 2010. In the meantime, staff members can and should continue to use their specialized software on the existing computers on which they have been using it.
Beginning during Fall 2010, we will be able to plan projects with schools or central office departments to install needed software for which we have licensing on specific groups of computers. Even once begun, this process will not be quick and easy. We will need to:
- identify exactly which computers need the software
- determine whether or not we own the licensing or if it needs to be purchased
- test the software on test MacBooks to make sure it does not conflict with other software on the machines and works within our larger deployment
- schedule and prepare to install software on multiple laptops
Once we’ve done all of that, we’ll be able to actually install the software.
More information on this process will be made available during the Fall 2010. In the meantime, staff members can and should continue to use their specialized software on the existing computers on which they have been using it.
