Microsoft Azure Devtools for Teaching availability has changed
Microsoft has discontinued the old Azure Devtools for Teaching portal. At this time, the old subscription based access we managed has ceased. Going forward, they are directing Devtools student users [...]
Chrome sometimes crashing with multiple google accounts – Tier 1 Windows
We've had recent instances of some users reporting Chrome crashing while being signed in with multiple Google accounts. This seems to be a bug in the browser itself that Google [...]
Card Access Changes – New FAB doors and Garage elevator access
Over the holiday break, PSU facilities installed card readers on two sets of new double doors on the plaza level of the Fourth Avenue Building (FAB) and elevators from the [...]
ArcGIS ArcMAP/Desktop has been deprecated at PSU – use ArcGIS Pro instead
This probably comes as no surprise to most ArcGIS users in MCECS. The old ArcGIS Desktop (often run as ArcMAP) that has run on various systems in MCECS has long [...]
Change to the default VNC/xRDP desktop
[This only affects people using VNC or xRDP to access our Ubuntu Linux systems.] We have switched back to the MATE desktop as the default when you remotely access our [...]
News for New and Returning MCECS student users in Fall 2024
The CAT has been busy throughout the Summer, making some substantial changes to our computer infrastructure. These changes may affect both onsite and remote users. Here are some highlights: All [...]