Macintosh at CSU

Welcome to the Macintosh page. This area will provide general information in regards to the Macintosh population at Columbus State University. Our campus is now a diverse Mac environment. Macs ranging from Mac Minis to full servers can be found throughout Columbus State University.

OS X is the official name of the Macintosh operating system. Most Macs on campus are running version 10.5 or higher.

A quarterly newsletter for CSU Mac users with tips and other information is coming soon!

Standard Software Programs Installed on CSU Macs

• Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac
• Mozilla Firefox
• Safari (Apple's built-in web browser)
• Fetch 5 (FTP program)
• iLife (preinstalled on most Macs)
• iWorks (Apple's version of Microsoft Office)
• Prosoft NetWare client (allows access to Novell network drives)
• OpenOffice 3.1 (only on Intel-based Macs)
• RealPlayer
• Adobe Reader
• Adobe Media Player
• Windows Media Player
• Flip4Mac (companion to Quicktime to import, export Windows Media files)
• Stuffit Expander

Mac Lab Locations

• CCT 124, UITS Open Lab (7 iMac computers)
• Woodall 147, English Department   (20 iMac computers)
• Broadway Crossing, Downtown   (11 iMac computers)
• One Arsenal 111, Art Department   (1 iMac, 1 PowerMac)
• One Arsenal 112, Art Department   (20 iMac computers)
• Rivercenter 1609, School of Music  (8 iMac computers)
• Rivercenter 1712, School of Music  (11 iMac computers)
• Arnold 239, Communications Department   (3 iMac computers)

One Arsenal 111,112, and Rivercenter 1609 are accessible only with a scan card. The two labs in One Arsenal are also restricted by major; only art majors with a valid scan card can gain entry into the labs.

Mac Information Strictly By the Numbers

• Number of Mac-only computer labs:  7
• Number of Mac and Windows computer labs: 1
• Number of Dual-boot Macs (running Windows & OS X): 32
• Number of Mac Minis: 2
• Number of iBooks, MacBook, MacBook Pro laptops: 35
• Number of Apple servers: 2
• Number of Macs used as the primary workstation: 35
• Number of Macs used in UITS: 21
• Total Mac Population at CSU (as of 5/5/2009):  226