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BSU Standardizes on Apple Hardware for Dual-Boot Initiative
12/11/2007
The pilot program began about a month ago, and some faculty have had their systems for only a couple weeks.
We'll bring you updates once decisions are made on whether to ramp up the faculty laptop program.
Beyond BSU
Brian Allen, for his part, has taken the dual-boot initiative to heart and converted his own home to a Mac environment. And he's helping to spread the knowledge he's picked up through this experience to other campuses as well. Three Minnesota universities and colleges came to BSU for training
"We have some campuses across the state now that are implementing smaller labs running the dual boot," he said. "A lot of people are starting to take notice."
He said that the process has taken a lot of work to pull off--something untried on a university campus scale--but the rewards will more than pay off for the effort. And it wasn't all work, after all. "It's been a phenomenal thing. It's been a lot of fun, actually."
Allen, along with staff members, will also be presenting their work at the SALT (Society of Applied Learning and Technology) Conference in February in Orlando, FL. He can be reached at BAllen@bemidjistate.edu.
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