There is many Mac stations for student use on campus. They are all similar, but this page will focus specifically on the Mac stations in the Design lab, SODAC 124. These Mac stations gives design students the ability to print on larger and heavier weight paper. The stations also have all the key Adobe apps any art major may need already installed.
There are three main pieces to each Mac station. These include the monitor, keyboard, and mouse. Each piece helps students and designers create and learn new skills. If you are coming from PC, you may be a little confused on how to work the Mac. You can always ask for help from fellow students or the lab techs.
Here is where you can sign into your Stevenson account to use the Mac desktops. You will need your SU username and password. Then, once you’re logged in you can use it just like any Mac. It has access to the Adobe Creative Cloud and the printers in the Studio.
The keyboard is a full QWERTY keyboard with a keypad on the right. It is a Mac keyboard though, so it does have the “command” key for shortcuts. This key is your best friend in the Adobe Suite if you can memorize the shortcuts for some of your most used actions.
The mouse is a basic Apple mouse. However, it does have a nice rollerball instead of just a normal scroller wheel. This is nice for creatives because it allows you to scroll side to side also! The mouse scrolling does seem to always go the opposite way of what you think though, especially if you use a trackpad most of the time.