Engineering is not merely knowing and being knowledgeable, like a walking encyclopedia; engineering is not merely analysis; engineering is not merely the possession of the capacity to get elegant solutions to non-existent engineering problems; engineering is practicing the art of the organized forcing of technological change ... Engineers operate at the interface between science and society ...
– Gordon S. Brown (1907 - 1996)

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ECC iPad Resource Guide

The recommendations on this page are meant to improve ECC faculty and staff productivity through the use of iPads for business activities on campus.

Wireless Login Exception (service for faculty and staff only)

To avoid having to login to the campus wireless network with your Portal login name and password each time you want to connect to the Internet, bring your iPad to the ITSS Service Desk located in MLIB 142 (library breezeway). The Service Desk will look up your iPad's MAC address (by going through Settings -> General -> About ->WiFi Address to get a string that looks something like: A4:D1:D2:4A:A6:3F) and create a request for permanent WiFi access.

VPN Client

Be sure to configure the campus VPN settings on your iPad to ensure a secure encrypted wireless connection to the Internet, and make it a habit to connect via VPN before you do anything on a wireless network!

Recommended Apps (grouped by category):

Category	Recommended App(s)
MS Office equivalent/alternative		Numbers - MS Excel equivalent
		Pages - MS Word equivalent
		Keynote - MS PowerPoint equivalent
		Prezi Viewer (free) - MS PowerPoint alternative
		CloudOn (free) - run MS Office on the cloud using your iPad!
		OnLive Desktop (free) - run a PC desktop with MS Office on the cloud using your iPad!
News/RSS feed reader		Flipboard (free) - read your news (and/or RSS) feeds using a magazine-like interface, including your social media (e.g. Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.) updates ...
		Google Currents (free) - Google's response to Flipboard
		Zite (free) - a variant of the Flipboard offering
Note taking		Evernote (free, unless you subscribe to Premium service) - take notes and access them on your desktop or any other mobile device
		GoodReader - PDF reader/annotator that allows one to add text/comments on PDF documents
		iAnnotate PDF - PDF reader/annotator that allows one to add text/comments on PDF, Word/PowerPoint files, and images
File access/sharing		Files Connect - facilitates connecting to our campus Bay file server, or any other remote servers (e.g. Blackboard Learn via WebDAV, campus Unix servers, etc.)
		Google Drive (free) - Google's response to Dropbox ...
		SugarSync (free) - access files from multiple computers using a browser or your mobile device
		Dropbox (free) - one of the most popular cloud file storage systems
Remote desktop		Citrix Receiver (free) - allows you to access campus Virtual Software Library (VSL) system
Remote desktop		TeamViewer (free) - allows you to connect to, and control, a remote desktop