Mac

Download and install Thunderbird mail from Thunderbird.net

click on "Manual config" and fill in field as shown below

If you wish to upgrade your Apple system to the latest version of macOS then you can do so yourself via the Self Service application in the /Applications folder. Once the upgrade is installed the system will reboot and complete the installation.

In order to ensure that the Apple Mac systems in the Physics Department meets the Universities minimum IT equipment security requirements all Apple Mac devices are setup with Apple Remote Management. This means that you will be required to enrol the device into the Physics Jamf Pro service which will automatically install Sophos Endpoint and enable FileVault disk encryption. It will also install the Self Service application so you can install site licensed software onto the system, for example MS Office for Mac.

There are several ways to delegate access to your Nexus365 (Office365) calendar from your Mac system, we recommend setting the permissions in Outlook Web Access:

Outlook Web Access

Login to the Nexus365 web access, you can do so by clicking on the link here.

You should be able to install Anaconda python for your user account on the macOS systems. Download the installer from the Anaconda website and then select Install For Me Only.

This will then install Anaconda python into your user area.

Here is some instructions for installing Anaconda on macOS.

Scientific data analysis and visualisation.

The information provided here is intended to be for use by anybody working in the Physics Department.

We have an unlimited site licence for QtiPlot on Mac and Linux.

Use Self Service to install software without privileges.

The Department of Physics does not hold a Apple Developer account to get signed certificates for Apple MacOS and iOS applications. This is because Oxford University IT Services purchased Developer Accounts with a signing identities for the University of Oxford when they became available several years ago.

This document describes how to use a virtual-Python setup to layer packages of your choice on top of Python on macOS systems.

You might also want to install the extra MacPorts python libraries via the Self Service application, instructions can be found here

Or you can install Anaconda Python for your user account, instructions can be found here