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University of California - Santa Barbara - Computers - College ProwlerCollege Prowler2.69

Computers

C+
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Wireless Access Yes
24-Hour Labs? No
Charged to Print? Yes
10 cents a page in the library
Computer Labs 18 - total
Operating Systems
  • Mac OS X
  • Windows XP

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UCSB campus computers are regularly updated, and the University has Macs and PCs with all the latest software and several printing options in labs across the campus. It’s pretty easy to stop into a lab, either associated with your department or an open-access lab—Kerr Hall or Phelps Hall have the two biggest—to check your e-mail or print out a paper. Labs are a bit hidden on campus, though, so make to pay attention during your campus tour!

Even though the University has computer labs scattered around campus, the dorms all have Ethernet connections, so bring your own computer if you can. Students agree that relying on the campus computers is definitely feasible, but labs are not always accessible or open all night and can be crowded during peak study weeks. Compared to some other universities, UCSB does not have a sparkling, new computer everywhere you look, but you can find one to use if you need to. Most people bring their own computer, and spend hours a day Facebooking with friends, writing papers, doing Internet research for classes, and checking e-mail very easy. It’s very convenient to these things at home instead of in a lab every day, especially since no one will notice if you work in your underwear with cheese-curl crumbs all over your shirt.

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Computers at University of California - Santa Barbara

caprafan

'12

Anthropology and Archaeology

2.7
C+

Not Enough Computers

There are computer labs dispersed around the campus, but probably not enough for a school this size. It is not unusual to have to wait for an open machine, and quite difficult to get one during finals. The campus ostensibly has full wifi if you bring a laptop, but the signal is slow, and sketchy in many auditoriums.

Jan 22, 2012

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Computers at University of California - Santa Barbara

jhalland

'15

Biology

3.8
B+

Fast, but Wireless Download Limit

Every person I've met so far has their own computer, and I feel that this is completely necessary - especially in such a technologically advanced society. WiFi is easy to connect to and pretty fast, but during a large chunk of the day there is a limit as to how much content you can download. If you exceed it, then your internet is slower for the next 24 hours which is unfortunate. Thankfully there is WiFi throughout most of campus though, which is very convenient.

Jan 01, 2012

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Computers at University of California - Santa Barbara

baileybabe373

'14

Spanish Language and Literature

4.2
A-

Computers

The computers are very great. There are many locations on campus and the wifi is excellent.

Dec 06, 2011

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Special Software & Hardware Discounts

ACD Canvas X Pro, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Audition, Adobe Creative Suite Premium, Adobe Encore, Adobe GoLive, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere, Adobe Photo Elements, Alsoft Diskwarrior, Apple Aperture, Apple Final Cut, Apple Garageband Jampack, Apple iLife, Apple iWork, Apple Logic Pro, Apple .MAC, Apple Mac OS X, AutoCAD, Corel Draw Graphics Suite, Corel Painter, Corel Paint Shop, Corel WordPerfect Office, EndNote, Intuit Quickbooks Pro, Intuit Quicken, FileMaker Pro, Final Draft, Finale, Maple, MathCAD, Mathematica, MathType, MatLab, Microsoft Frontpage, Microsoft InfoPath, Microsoft Office Professional, Microsoft One Note, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Visio, Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft Windows XP, Nero Ultra, QuarkXPress, SPSS, Roxio Easy Media Creator, Symantec Norton Antivirus, Symantec Norton Ghost, Symantec Norton Internet Security, Symantec Partition Magic, Symantec Norton Personal Firewall, Symantec Norton Systemworks, Trend Micro PC-Cillin, Ulead Video Studio

Free Software

ConText, Fetch, Oracle Calendar, PuTTY, Stuff-It, Symantec AntiVirus, WinZip, WS FTP

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