How to acquire software for your computer
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If you need software for your computer, Instructional Computing's Software Depot has a vast library of software for both Mac and Windows at (usually discounted) educational prices. https://secureweb.ic.ucsb.edu/softwaredepot/login/
Here is a sample of some of their most popular software:
- Adobe Acrobat Pro 9
- Microsoft Office for Mac 2008
- Apple MacOS Leopard 10.5
- Thomson EndNote X3
- Microsoft Windows Pro Upgrade 7
- Apple iWorks 08
- Microsoft Office Professional Plus Suite 2007
- Microsoft Visual Studio Pro 2008
- Microsoft Windows XP SP3
Log in with your UCSBnetID at Software Depot and find the software you'd like to purchase, then simply fill out a help request and provide a link to the software as well as a funding source.
Note: Most software purchases are for licenses only, as such, they do not include the physical media. However, the media can be checked out for 24-hours from Software Depot to perform the required installations or requested at any time in the future to perform re-installations.