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I can't do my school homework online with a Mac... Suggestions?
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Okay,
All homework for my college Algebra class is to be done and submitted online. Problem is that the website where I'm supposed to do it, CourseCompass, doesn't like Macs apparently. When attempting to launch my homework I am greeted with a message saying that Windows and Internet Explorer 6 are required for the site.
I've tried using Opera, identified as IE, and it isn't helping.
Suggestions?
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If it uses ActiveX you're screwed. If you can't find a PC that is.
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Indeed it does... Dammit.
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I like chicken
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I hope someone makes a really nice port of WINE for OS X on x86 to solve problems like this.
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I hate sites like that so much.
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Tell your professor to eat a brown one and use something that isn't mad restrictive.
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^^^ Beautifully put.
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Might also try calling your college or dept. IT administrator or computing center -- profs may or may not have a clue about tech issues.
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Virtual PC. As slow as it is, sometimes it's worth it.
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Yeah... Virtual PC is doing the trick.
Windows 2000 under VPC 7 on my Dual 2.5 is surprisingly responsive.
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I like chicken
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Please de-liv-er
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still - there is no reason in hell for that - you should complain to everyone no matter if they listen or not.
tonight let us send a message to that army. tonight let us shake this cave! tonight let us tremble these halls of earth, steel, and stone! let us be heard from red core to black sky. tonight, let us make them remember. this is macnn! and we are not afraid!
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Tell your professor to eat a brown one and use something that isn't mad restrictive.
Awesome.
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The reason for this sort of restriction is that the pages use nonstandard, non-HTML code for some of what they do. It's sloppy coding to require the special stuff only IE on Windows can do-AND the syllabus should state specifically that the course requires a Windows computer. This not only warns the student, but people with certain academic support (VA, for example) are often provided with hardware they need for the course.
At the very least the fact that the requirement for a Windows computer isn't stated before you start the class is disingenuous. BAD college! BAD! No endowment!
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Unless your class's requirements stated you need a Windows PC, I'd be getting quite upset with the instructor, the head of the math department, and the director of student affairs.
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I took issue of this with the instructor, in the hopes that the university would provide a copy of Virtual PC for me. He was empathetic but said he'd seen this situation play out before.
The university's stance, as he explained, is that they see the on-campus Windows PCs as their way of providing access to people who otherwise would not have access from home.
What bullshit...
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I like chicken
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I would argue that by using that PC-of-shiate only web site gives others an unfair advantage in class, which would be inheritantly discrimitory against you on their part. Unless it specifically says in the course catalog that you MUST have a PC running Win2k or above and IE 6 and above, they either need to make accomidations for you that puts you on an even playing field with your classmates OR use a system that is standards compliant and accessible to all students. If it ActiveX and all that jazz, can disabled students use the site?
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Originally Posted by Lateralus
I took issue of this with the instructor, in the hopes that the university would provide a copy of Virtual PC for me. He was empathetic but said he'd seen this situation play out before.
The university's stance, as he explained, is that they see the on-campus Windows PCs as their way of providing access to people who otherwise would not have access from home.
What bullshit...
by that definition it would be okay for you to take one of the pcs on campus and take it home whenever you need to get some work done.
tell your professor or IT department to get with it.
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Originally Posted by B Gallagher
by that definition it would be okay for you to take one of the pcs on campus and take it home whenever you need to get some work done.
tell your professor or IT department to get with it.
as much as we all my disagree with the campus' stance, its a fair one.
They provide you with the tools you need, and if you're university is anythign like mine, the libraries were open 24/7 with the expception of Saturday night turning Sunday morning when they closed at 10pm Saturday and re-opened at 9am on Sunday.
You have ample time to make it to a computer lab and get your work turned in. Wether you choose to or not is your perogative.
Taking the computer home... that makes no sense. That's like saying kids who have a car are better off thatn those who have to ride the bus to school. :s You need a computer, you're provided with a room full of them.
Life isn't always 100% fair, it never will be. Take this as a lesson in life.
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i think the point is more that a fully compatible system does exist and the school has clearly made a conscious and specific decision not to provide support for large portion of users.
I think this is unacceptable, especially since universities are expecting us all to pay for the privilege and *service* of education as a result, they should be providing the same service to all.
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