Microsoft Office Free for Students (Soon)
Thinking of finally making that practical investment in Microsoft Office? Stop right there! Microsoft has announced that as of December 1, it will be making its Office 365 ProPlus suite …
Information Technology (IT)
An Interview with Vice President of I.T. Tariq Al-idrissi
Photos by Andrew Tan. Your position at Trent, Vice President for Information Technology, was newly created in 2012. Would you say that its creation was a recognition of the increasing …
Everything you need to know about Trent I.T.’s Strategic Plan
“Technology is anything made by humans – IT is the integration of it.” Trent’s Information Technology (IT) Department has released a comprehensive Strategic Plan entitled “New Beginnings” detailing how IT …
Anne Parker, Senior Manager, IT at Trent
Information Technology (IT) is a traditionally male-dominated field. The stereotypical programmer is usually a twenty-something male who stays up late into the night computing in a room illuminated only by …
From Windows 7 to… XP?
“Logon failed.” These words have been read by students around campus more than perhaps any others in the past two months. Prior to the start of the Fall term, Trent’s …
Trent Is Implementing Google Apps For Education
It’s been two years since a Trent student suggested Google Apps for Education to Trent’s Information Technology (IT) department. That student was told to talk to the Trent Central Student …
Student wants Trent to implement Google Apps for education
A student has made a request to Trent’s Information Technology (IT) department for the university to begin using Google Apps for Education for student email. The service is a version …