Personal Computing and Classroom Technology

Information pertaining to computers and software.

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Personal Devices

How to connect to the wireless, install software, and access other Penn College resources from your personal devices.

Requests for New Equipment and Software

Policies and procedures for requesting something new.

Printing and Duplicating

Information regarding printers

Technology Life Cycle

Articles concerning internal policies and procedures for the technology life cycle

Articles (13)

Pinned Article Installing Windows 11 From Software Center

This article will walk you through a major version update to Windows 10 on your PCT desktop computer.

Major version upgrades will be made available at the discretion of ITS, typically once a year..

Can't View Portal Using Chrome

This article walks through how to fix the error issue with logging into the mypct portal.

Cloud Drive Mapper Basic Troubleshooting

The IAM Cloud Drive Mapper app maps various cloud storage locations such as OneDrive and Teams as drives in Windows Explorer for more central and integrated use.

This KB has various basic troubleshooting steps that you can take if you have issues with the app or its mapped drives.

Cummins Insite and Komatsu Installation

Instructions for installing Cummins Insite as well as activating and transferring the activation keys.
The Komatsu engine uses the same Insite software as Cummins but has its own activation key that unlocks the Komatsu features.

Dell Laptop Microphone Volume

There is apparently an issue with some Dell Latitude laptops (currently the 3510's we just started installing) where the user's microphone volume with the built in mic is unacceptably low while on Team calls.  The built in mic seems to work fine with other video conferencing programs, and using a headset or web cam with its own mic bypasses the issue.  As of now, updated sound drivers do not resolve the issue.  Here is a registry fix for the Latitude 3410's that is working on the 3510's.

Grammarly for Microsoft Word

Grammarly for Microsoft Word is an add-in that provides writing guidance. Catch typos, missing punctuation, or commonly confused words before they become distracting.

Instructions for connecting to USB Dock Monitors (e.g. Dell P2723QE) with a BYOD laptop

Simple instructions for students with BYOD laptops to be able to connect to an external monitor if desired.

ITS support of Specialty PCs

Describes the extent of support Penn College ITS can provide to computers that are owned by the college, but not purchased through ITS.

Microsoft Teams Setup for Windows 10

Initial setup of the Microsoft Teams client.

Procedure for recommending a student laptop requirement for an academic program

This article provides an overview of the process deans and department heads should adhere to when pursuing a student laptop requirement for an academic program.

Splashtop Remote Lab Service

Describes how to gain access to Penn College computer labs remotely using Splashtop

TitanSync Software installation

This article explains how to install the TitanSync Software on an endpoint