This article contains a list of resources for members of the MCAD community who are using their personal computers on campus or to complete work for MCAD.
At this time, MCAD's academic environment is primarily focused on Apple equipment. Undergraduate students are provided with MacBook Pros and most lab computers are iMacs. There are a number of systems that are not as easily accessible from a Windows computer as from a Mac.
Graduate students at MCAD, including those in the Masters of Fine Arts, Masters of Arts in Sustainable Design, and Masters of Arts in Graphic and Web Design programs, have access to most of the same technology resources that MCAD undergraduate students do.
Please visit this page for a full overview of the MCAD Technology Department's computer hardware access policy for staff. (Faculty hardware policy is determin
In recent years, MCAD has introduced the Animation Server to supplement class server storage needs for students in the animation department.
Graduating Students
Students who have graduated from MCAD lose access to most MCAD provided services 21 days from the date of graduation. These services include but aren't limited to:
Student computers purchased through MCAD, along with school owned equipment, will receive packaged software and updates from the school, and MCAD manages this software through a Mobile Device Management (MDM) platform.
Logging in
Time Machine
1. Plug in a Thunderbolt or USB drive to your MacBook Pro. It is strongly suggested that the drive be properly formatted using the "Mac OS Extended" file format.
Windows users must use a unique program to
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