Computer Requirements

General

• A personal computer (running at least WindowsXP or Mac OSX).
• For optimal viewing, set monitor resolution for 1440 x 900.

Internet

• High-speed cable or DSL Internet access is strongly recommended.
• A web-browser:
  • Internet Explorer, Firefox/Mozilla, Netscape, or AOL web-browser.
  • Web browsers not supported by Moodle include Safari, Opera, Linux Konqueror and Internet Explorer for Mac.
  • Mac OSX users should install Firefox as their default web-browser. Download Firefox. Select "English" and click "Download" from the second column. The downloader should install automatically.
  • Cookies must be enabled.
  • Pop-ups must be allowed.
• Java must be enabled on the web-browser
  • Users of Firefox will have Java enabled automatically.
  • Download Java.

Programs

• Adobe Acrobat Reader 5 or higher. Download Acrobat. 
• For specific courses that include video or other interactive activities, you may need Shockwave, Flash Quicktime and/or Windows Media Player. In those instances, you will generally receive a message when trying to launch the activity to download the software.
• A word-processor software program:
  • Microsoft Word, Corel Wordperfect, Appleworks, iWork Pages, or OpenOffice Writer.
  • Basic text editors, such as WordPad or Notepad (Windows) or TextEdit (Mac OSX) are generally inadequate for writing academic papers.
    
  • If you don't have a word processing program available on your PC, we recommend that you Download OpenOffice, a free office suite distributed adware-free and spyware-free.