New Students

Laptop Requirements Guidelines

All Heinz College students are required to have a laptop. Read our laptop requirement guidelines for more information. Mac users, please read the Mac OSX section in the guideline.

Documentation

Printing for Windows

Printing for Mac

Printing for Linux

Virtual Lab

The Virtual Lab is a remote access service for access to software. You can access the Virtual Lab from any location on or off campus.

Software

We encourage all incoming students to download and install the following applications before arriving on campus:

All Heinz College Students

Software	Recommendation	Location
Cisco AnyConnect VPN Client	Recommended	CMU Computing

Minitab	Required	CMU Computing
Adobe Acrobat Reader	Required	Adobe Reader
VMWare HorizonView Client	Recommended	Heinz Computing
Windows 10	Required	Microsoft Imagine

Master of Information Systems (MISM) Students Only

Software	Recommendation	Location
Java JDK	Required	Java JDK
Eclipse for Java Developers	Required	Eclipse
Project	Required	Microsoft Imagine
Visio	Required	Microsoft Imagine

Other Software:

Microsoft Office is available via Office 365. http://www.cmu.edu/computing/software/all/msoffice/index.html.

Laptop Support

Student owned laptops that meet the minimum hardware specifications have limited support for Windows 7,8,10 Professional. Limited support includes:

Support connecting to the CMU network
Limited support for installation of core course programs like Oracle and Microsoft Office. Many applications require the operating system language be set to English.
Diagnostic services for hardware problems