Off-Campus Acess
Access the UC network off campus: https://gostudent.canterbury.ac.nz/
All of the computers in our workrooms have a standard set of Microsoft Windows and Apple OS X software installed for student use. Read on for details.
UC has PC and Apple Mac computer workrooms in various locations on our Ilam campus. All our workrooms have a standard set of software and some workrooms have course-specific applications. Check out our standard workroom software.
Access the UC network off campus: https://gostudent.canterbury.ac.nz/
All of the computers in our workrooms have a standard set of Microsoft Windows and Apple OS X software installed for student use. Read on for details.
SOFTWARE | VENDOR | TYPE |
Adobe Reader | Adobe | Document viewer |
Chrome | Web browser | |
Firefox | Mozilla | Web browser |
Internet Explorer | Microsoft | Web browser |
Word | Microsoft | Word processor |
Excel | Microsoft | Spreadsheet |
PowerPoint | Microsoft | Presentation |
OneNote | Microsoft | Note taking |
Access | Microsoft | Database |
Publisher | Microsoft | Desktop publishing |
Visio | Microsoft | Charting |
InfoPath | Microsoft | Timelines |
Outlook | Microsoft |
SOFTWARE | VENDOR | TYPE |
Audacity | The Audacity Team | Audio editor |
BlueJ Java IDE | BlueJ Team | Java IDE |
Chrome | Web browser | |
Celtx | Greyfirst Corporation | Screenwriting/preproduction |
Chemdraw Prime | PerkinElmer | Molecule editor |
CoRD | Arcadiclife | Remote desktop software |
ELAN | The Language Archive | Linguistic annotator |
Endnote | Thompson Reuters | Bibliography management |
Excel | Microsoft | Spreadsheet |
Fetch | Fetch Softworks | FTP (File Transfer) |
Firefox | Mozilla | Web browser |
GarageBand | Apple | Audio editor/composition |
GIMP | The GIMP Development Team | Image editor |
iBooks | Apple | eBook reader |
iMovie | Apple | Video editor |
iTunes | Apple | Music/podcast player |
Keynote | Apple | Presentation |
Latex | MacTex | Latex type setting |
Libre Office | The Document Foundation | Productivity suite |
Apple | ||
Maps | Apple | Map viewer |
MatLab | Mathworks | Technical computing |
Numbers | Apple | Spreadsheet |
Outlook | Microsoft | |
Pages | Apple | Word processor |
Python | Python Software Foundation | Programming language |
R/RStudio | R Foundation | Statistical analysis |
Safari | Apple | Web browser |
SPSS Statistics | IBM | Statistical analysis |
StatPlus | AnalystSoft | Statistical analysis |
TextWrangler | Bare Bones Software | Text editor |
VLC | Video LAN | Video player/transcoder |
Word | Microsoft | Word processor |
Wing | Wingware | Python IDE |
The software listed in the table below can be installed using these instructions: Click on "Search Icon" then type "Software Center".
SOFTWARE | VENDOR | TYPE |
7zip | Igor Pavlov | File compression tool |
Audacity | The Audacity Team | Audio editor |
Autodesk Design Review | Autodesk | CAD plan viewer |
ChemDraw | CambridgeSoft | Chemical drawing |
CorelDraw Graphics Suite | Corel | Drawing/paint tool |
EconData dXTime | David Vachula | Time series analysis |
Endnote | Thompson Reuters | Bibliography management |
Google Earth | Map viewer | |
IrfanView | Irfan Skiljan | Image viewer/editor |
MiKTeX | Christian Schenk | Typesetting tool |
Minitab | Minitab Inc | Statistical analysis |
MovieMaker | Microsoft | Movie editor |
NotePad++ | Don Ho | Text editor |
PowerPoint | Microsoft | Presentation |
R/RCMDR/RStudio | R Foundation | Statistical analysis |
Read and Write Gold | TextHelp | OCR/reading/note taking |
Skype | Microsoft | IP telephony/messaging |
SPSS Statistics | IBM | Statistical analysis |
Statistica | Statsoft | Statistical analysis |
VLC | Video LAN | Video player/transcoder |