Month: March 2022

Who doesn’t like the word FREE or NEW?

ECU’s Software Download Center has a new, updated look!

Bold icons for quick, easy access to the software you need

ECU offers licensed software packages to the university community or to specific groups like faculty, staff, or students at no cost or for a reduced price. Log into download.ecu.edu to download available software.

Available Software (partial listing)

Adobe Creative Cloud ─ Subscription access to popular design, web, video, and audio applications like Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat Pro, and many other desktop and mobile applications.

Adobe student request I Adobe faculty/staff request

AutoCAD ─ Draft, annotate, and design 2D geometry and 3D models with solids, surfaces, and mesh objects.

Mathematica ─ Computational software package developed by Wolfram Research that covers the breadth and depth of technical computing.

MatLab ─ Core mathematics and advanced graphical tools for data analysis, visualization, and algorithm and application development in an easy-to-use environment.

Microsoft ─ Windows Operating System / Microsoft Office / Microsoft 365 ─ All currently-enrolled students are eligible for a FREE Windows 10 operating system download. This full license is yours to keep, even after you graduate.

Windows OS upgrade for students

ECU’s Microsoft 365 subscription for enrolled students includes FIVE FREE downloads of the latest version of MS Office with automatic upgrades.

NVivo ─ Qualitative and mixed methods data analysis tool.

SAS (Education Analytical Suite) ─ Tools for data analysis, report generation, and enterprise-wide information delivery.

SPSS ─ Provides data analysis for descriptive statistics, numeral outcome predictions, and identifying groups.

In case you missed the Technology Newsletter…

New ‘Safety Tips’ Enabled for ECU Inboxes

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New ‘Safety Tips’ enabled for ECU inboxes to help users recognize email phishing and sender impersonation

Considering current unfortunate geopolitical events, ECU is implementing additional safeguards for the campus community. While safety measures can be enhanced by ITCS behind-the-scenes, please keep in mind that ‘Safe computing is everyone’s responsibility.

The following Outlook safety features are being enabled to better protect faculty, students, and staff.

First Contact Safety Tip

You may see this safety tip the first time you get a message from a sender and if you don’t often get messages from the sender.

Examples:

User Impersonation Safety Tip

You may see this safety tip in messages where the sender’s email address is included in user impersonation protection.

Tip text: “This sender appears similar to someone who previously sent you email, but may not be that person.”

Example: