Since I didn't want to waste money by finding out partway into a > non-refundable course that my Browser was incompatible I took some list > advice to use VPC 7's XP Pro and IE 6 since I already had VPC for a previous > purpose. It was a miserably agonizing slow experience. I was having connection > problems everytime I moved from a location with wireless to an ethernet > internet service where the fix required restart of Windows, easily 5+ minutes. > Then once I was up and running there was a 3-4 sec wait between browser page > loads and much longer to load an exam start page. It might not sound like much > but over the whole duration of the course it was unbearable. I decided to > ignore the system test message warning that I didn't meet the system > requirements and the tech support people I talked to that reiterated the same > thing. I downloaded/installed IE Mac 5.2.3 which I previously did not have on > my iBook running 10.4.2. I breezed through the next online course quickly and > efficiently > with no issues. Apparently all the components of the older Mac IE was up to > snuff for these courses. > > Just another case of the same ol' CYA tech support anti-Mac bias here. >
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