Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science

2019 Archive

macOS Catalina 10.15 Now Supported

macOS Catalina now supported by SCS Computing Facilities. Monday, December 16, 2019

Monolith Server Retirement

SCS Computing Facilities will retire and decommission the SCS Monolith print share and software server on February 4, 2020. Monday, December 16, 2019

Adobe Acrobat Pro License Expiration

On November 30, 2019, SCS Computing Facilities' current device-based license for Adobe Acrobat Pro will expire. Monday, December 16, 2019

macOS 10.13 High Sierra - End of Life

As of January 31, 2021, macOS 10.13 High Sierra will no longer be supported by SCS Computing Facilities. Monday, December 16, 2019

Purchasing Deadline 2019

All purchasing requests requiring completion by the end of the calendar year must be submitted by Friday, December 6, 2019. Monday, December 16, 2019

Critical Microsoft Updates

Microsoft has released critical updates (including security patches) for Windows, Internet Explorer, Edge, Office and more. Monday, December 16, 2019

Critical Microsoft Updates

Microsoft has released critical updates (including security patches) for Windows, Internet Explorer, Edge, Office and more. Monday, November 18, 2019

macOS 10.07 Lion - End of Life

As of November 2012, macOS 10.07 Lion is no longer receiving security updates from Apple and will no longer be supported by SCS Computing Facilities as of December 31, 2019. Thursday, November 14, 2019

macOS 10.08 Mountain Lion - End of Life

As of November 2013, macOS 10.08 Mountain Lion is no longer receiving security updates from Apple and will no longer be supported by SCS Computing Facilities as of December 31, 2019. Thursday, November 14, 2019

macOS 10.09 Mavericks - End of Life

As of November 2014, macOS 10.09 Mavericks is no longer receiving security updates from Apple and will no longer be supported by SCS Computing Facilities as of December 31, 2019. Thursday, November 14, 2019

macOS 10.10 Yosemite - End of Life

As of November 2015, macOS 10.10 Yosemite is no longer receiving security updates from Apple and will no longer be supported by SCS Computing Facilities as of December 31, 2019. Thursday, November 14, 2019

Critical Microsoft Updates

Microsoft has released critical updates (including security patches) for Windows, Internet Explorer, Edge, Office and more. Adobe has patches available for Flash Player. Monday, October 14, 2019

Welcome New Students!

SCS Computing Facilities welcomes new and returning students to the Fall 2019 semester! Monday, September 16, 2019

Critical Microsoft Updates

Microsoft has released critical updates (including security patches) for Windows, Internet Explorer, Edge, Office and more. Adobe has patches available for Flash Player. Monday, September 16, 2019

A New Look for SCS Kerberos Instance Manager and SCS WebISO Login Pages

On Monday, 8/19/19, the SCS Kerberos Instance Manager and SCS WebISO Login screens will have a new look! Monday, August 19, 2019

Critical Microsoft Updates

Microsoft has released critical updates (including security patches) for Windows, Internet Explorer, Edge, Office and more. Adobe has patches available for Flash Player. Monday, August 19, 2019

Inaugural Issue of The LoopBack

Read the very first issue of the SCS Computing newsletter! Thursday, August 08, 2019

Critical Microsoft Updates

Microsoft has released critical updates (including security patches) for Windows, Internet Explorer, Edge, Office and more. Adobe has patches available for Flash Player. Monday, July 15, 2019

Critical Windows Updates

Microsoft has released critical updates (including security patches) for Windows, Internet Explorer and Edge. Adobe has patches available for Flash Player. Monday, June 17, 2019

Critical Windows Updates

Microsoft has released critical updates (including security patches) for Windows, Internet Explorer and Edge. Adobe has patches available for Flash Player. Monday, May 20, 2019

Ubuntu Linux 18.04 - In Containment

Ubuntu Linux 18.04 LTS now in containment. SCS Computing Facilities now offers Ubuntu Linux 20.04 as our default active supported release. Please read this notice for details regarding this announcement. Thursday, April 18, 2019

Critical Windows Updates

Microsoft has released critical updates (including security patches) for Windows, Internet Explorer and Edge. Adobe has patches available for Flash Player. Monday, April 15, 2019

macOS 10.12 Sierra - End of Life

As of November 2017, macOS 10.12 Sierra is no longer receiving security updates from Apple and will no longer be supported by SCS Computing Facilities as of November 31, 2019. Tuesday, April 02, 2019

macOS 10.11 El Capitan - End of Life

As of August 2018, macOS 10.11 El Capitan is no longer receiving security updates from Apple and will no longer be supported by SCS Computing Facilities as of October 31, 2019. Tuesday, April 02, 2019

Ubuntu 14.04 - End of Life

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS – As 14.04 reaches the end of its five-year LTS window in April 2019, Ubuntu 14.04 LTS ‘Trusty Tahr’ will no longer be supported by SCS Computing Facilities as of September 30, 2019. Monday, April 01, 2019

Critical Windows Updates

Microsoft has released critical updates (including security patches) for Windows, Internet Explorer and Edge. Adobe has patches available for Flash Player. Friday, March 15, 2019

Windows 7 - End of Life

On January 14, 2020, Microsoft will end support of the Windows 7 operating system platform. As a result, SCS Computing Facilities (SCSCF) will stop providing software support for all computers running Windows 7 as of February 1, 2020. Monday, February 25, 2019

Apple macOS 10.14 Mojave Now Supported

macOS Mojave now supported by SCS Computing Facilities. Please read this notice for details regarding this announcement. Wednesday, February 20, 2019

Critical Windows Updates

Microsoft has released critical updates (including security patches) for Windows, Internet Explorer and Edge. Adobe has patches available for Flash Player, Acrobat and other Adobe software. Friday, February 15, 2019

Critical macOS Updates

Apple has released critical updates (including security patches) for macOS. Tuesday, January 22, 2019

Changes for SCS Supported Windows Computers

SCS Computing Facilities is beginning a multi-phased project to migrate all SCS managed Windows computers from the SCS Windows domain, to the Andrew Windows domain. Wednesday, January 16, 2019

Critical Windows Updates

Microsoft has released critical updates (including security patches) for Windows, Internet Explorer and Edge. Adobe has patches available for Flash Player, Acrobat and other Adobe software. Friday, January 11, 2019