Mac OS X has you covered. All you need to do is plug in on campus, at the coffee shop or at work. You’re easily connected — ready to collaborate and be a part of your learning community.

iSight and iChat AV

Collaborate. Share. Learn.

Using the iSight camera and iChat AV you can collaborate with your peers to complete an assignment, discuss perspectives on your course content, receive feedback from your teacher or teaching assistant or perhaps share your class notes with another student.

iChat AV comes loaded on every Mac.* The iSight camera is available for purchase from the Apple Education Store.

Mac OS X networking

Mac OS X offers wide-ranging support for the network file services you need to work with others. And then some. Mac OS X can talk to every major file server protocol on every major server platform on the market today. This includes AFP, SMB/CIFS, WebDAV and NFS file services running on Mac OS X Server, AppleShare, UNIX, Linux, Novell NetWare, Windows NT and Windows 2000 servers. Mac OS X is the most compatible operating system available today.

Learn more about Mac OS X networking.

Bonjour

Bonjour lets you create an instant network of computers and smart devices just by getting them connected to each other. The computers and devices take over from there, automatically broadcasting and discovering what services each is offering for the use of others. The network could be as simple as two AirPort Extreme-equipped PowerBook users hanging out on the lawn with some large files they need to share. Before Rendezvous, frustration. With Bonjour, your computer will discover others, making file sharing completely simple.

Learn more about Bonjour.

*Audio and video conferencing requires a compatible Internet service provider; fees may apply.