All LRAT lectern PCs feature the same software applications. These are standard applications such as the latest version of Microsoft Office - 2007 , selected specialist applications including SPSS , open-source tools like Gimp and jEdit and viewers and media players. The standard setup was last updated in December 2008.
We welcome suggestions for additions (preferably free software or covered by a University site licence). For instance the December 2008 upgrade includes a backported version of Windows Journal which is a very useful tool for recording lecture notes made with a Sympodium pen. Please contact us through the TAMU Helpline x43322 or to us by email at lrathire@bham.ac.uk with your suggestions.
Lectern PCs in teaching clusters (Strathcona Building, ERI Language Labs and the Learning Centre) are configured to be the same as the cluster PCs used by the students, and are not imaged by LRAT.
Main Features
Windows XP SP3 Operating System
USB ports for portable storage devices
ADF authentication (standard University username and password)
The software installed includes:
Browsers
Interactive Tools
Bibliographic
Microsoft Office 2007
Connectivity
Mathematical
Statistical
Utilities
Players
Plugins
Other
Requests for changes to cluster PCs and associated lecterns not looked after by LRAT should be made to the CDSE team.
