UA Law List Serve

As some people may have noticed, there is now an Akron Law E-Digest that goes out every morning containing the previous day’s blog posts from https://blogs.uakron.edu/law .  Our goal is to have all general student correspondence including the Career Connection go through this webpage rather than a direct email to the ua-law listserve.  We have done this for a few reasons:

  • Students were complaining on the amount of emails that they were receiving from the Law School daily.
  • All information that is posted into the blog can then be pulled into what is called an RSS feed.  This allows us to pull the important information to various sources including the digital signage screens that are throughout the building.
  • It gives us a centralized point to inform students of everything that is happening throughout the school.

Going forward, we will be posting all information directly to the blog.  The ua-law listserve will still remain active, however after Monday, February 11th; it will only be used for:

  • The daily Akron Law E-Digest
  • Time sensitive items that have deadlines that expire before the digest goes out the following morning
  • Items that we are working on transitioning over to the blog such as the Career Connection .

If you have any questions, please let me know.  Have a great weekend!!

Eli Eubanks
Computer Support
The University of Akron School of Law

Examsoft System Requirements

With the release of Windows 8 today, I just wanted to remind everyone about Examsoft’s system requirements.  Please keep in mind that Windows 8 will not yet work with Examsoft.  If you were anticipating upgrading to the newest version of Windows, I would advise waiting until it is compatible.  I also wanted remind Apple users that OSX 10.5 is no longer supported.  You must have OSX 10.6 or newer.   Instructions for determining what version of Windows or OSX you have can be found below the system requirements.  If anyone has any questions, Please let our office know.

 

PC System Requirements:

  • CPU = 2GHz Intel® Core™/Celeron™ or equivalent x86 processor (CPU Info) 
  • RAM = highest recommended for the operating system or 2GB
  • Hard Drive = highest recommended for the operating system or 1GB of free space
  • Operating System = English 32-bit Versions of Windows XP, 32-bit and 64-bit Versions of Windows Vista and Windows 7.
  • SofTest cannot be used on virtual operating systems such as Microsoft’s Virtual Machine, Parallels or VMware, VMware Fusion or any other virtual environments, unless approved for the institution.
  • Software = Internet Explorer 7.0 or later
  • Internet connection for SofTest Installation, Exam Download and Upload
  • Screen Resolution must be 1024×768 or higher
  • Administrator level account permissions
  • Windows 8 is not supported

It is not possible to take secure exams through a virtual operating system such as Microsoft’s Virtual Machine, Parallels or VMware, VMware Fusion or any other virtual operating system environment. Although SofTest can be installed and registered on virtual platforms, it will only be enabled for non-secure Practice Exams.

Apple Macintosh Users:

  • CPU = Intel processor
  • RAM = 2 GB
  • Hard Drive = 1 GB of free disk space
  • Operating System = MAC OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard), 10.7 (Lion), or 10.8 (Mountain Lion)
  • Server version of Mac OS X is not supported
  • SofTest may not be used in a virtual operating systems
  • Software = Internet connection for SofTest installation, Exam Download and Upload
  • Administrator account

What version of Windows am I running?

What version of OSX am I running?

 

 

Prof. Vacca and Prof. Cole Midterm download period

This is a reminder to students who are in Prof. Vacca’s Contracts or Prof. Cole’s Evidence class, you must download the latest version of Examsoft as well as your exam file before Sunday October 14th.  If you are having any problems or have any questions, please notify Law Technology Support as soon as possible.