How to Get "Tech-Ready"

General Recommendations

• Windows:  a computer with a Windows 10 or newer operating system (OS)

• Mac: macOS 13 Ventura, macOS 14 Sonoma, macOS 15 Sequoia

• Apple ipadOS - version 17 or 18

• Access to the Internet and a current web browser (see below)

• Access to Word processing software that has spell and grammar check (e.g. Microsoft Word or your PCC Google Docs account)

• Anti-virus software (e.g., Norton, McAfee or Microsoft Essentials)

Browser Recommendations

Please make sure that your browser has JavaScript and Cookies enabled and, for desktop systems, that you have Adobe Flash Player 10.1 or greater installed.

Desktop Browsers

• Firefox – current version

• Chrome – current version

• Edge - current version

Tablet or Mobile Support

• Android 12, Android Browser – current version

• Apple iOS 17 or 18, Safari Browser – current version

• Apple ipadOS - version 17 or 18

Places to Access the Internet 

If you do not have Internet access at home,

• the open-access computer labs on all of PCC's campuses and centers have computers with Internet access 

• many local libraries also have computers with similar access 

• ask your friends and neighbors if you may borrow a computer for the semester

• create an internet hot-spot using your smartphone to connect your laptop