Media equipment page update

Hi all,
The media equipment page has been updated – you should see added search links for everything that was already on that page, and also the amount of kits we have for different things should be up to date now:

https://library.sdsu.edu/media/borrow-media-equipment

Please let me know if you notice something is missing or looks bad, or if there is anything else that should be included.

No Mac renewals

The Mac computers cannot be renewed, even if there is another Mac in the equipment cabinet (that’s usually the 4-hour one anyway). Users must wait 24 hours before checking out another Mac – we have too few to be able to facilitate immediate turn-around, and it would be unfair to other users to do so anyway. If they want to check out a different computer like an HP or a Chromebook, that’s acceptable, for the time being.

Chromebooks update

Hi all,
The rest of the Chromebooks (all version ’13) have been processed and are ready to go. #’s 01 and 08 still have some issues with them. If any of you receive these when they come in, please drop them off in my office.

Also a reminder to let all patrons know that even when they end a session on these (not even a restart!), an installed program purges everything clean back to the default settings – Just as a heads up!

iPad cables

Hi all, just a note about the iPads. Please remember to make sure all items (Pads, chargers, cables) are properly checked out and in. We’re noticing that two different iPads over the past 2 weeks were left in circulation with the wrong types of chargers. They should have these cables:

https://files.cablewholesale.com/hires/10u2-04106.jpg

I found iPad#3 today with the wrong (smaller) cable, so we’re not able to charge it. I’ll be taking it out of circulation until we get a replacement cable. IDT has asked that I send this reminder out (they replaced one of the cables last week and are trying to avoid having to make frequent replacement orders.)