Requirements Your Browser
Netscape Navigator version 3.0 or higher.
Microsoft Internet Explorer version 3.0
or higher.
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JavaScript must be turned on.
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This course makes extensive use of audio and video. Click the button on the right to see if your machine can play video. If the test does not work, please click on "more information about video." Play Test Video
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General Browser requirements:

Netscape Navigator Version 30 or higher.
Microsoft Internet Explorer Version 3.0 or higher.

Not all browsers have the same capabilities. Various functions and features of this course are dependant on the capability of the listed browsers. This of course does not mean that you cannot view the materials, simply that some things will not work correctly..

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JavaScript:

JavaScript is a computer programming language which works inside your browser. It allows additional functionality and interactivity from a Web page. This course makes liberal use of this feature. If the test above says that JavaScript is not turned on and you are using one of the specified browsers you will need to turn this feature on.

If you are using Netscape Navigator version 3 or up, JavaScript may be turned on by selecting Options, Network Preferences, Languages. Find the checkboxes for both JavaScript and Java and check them both. Then Reload this page.

If you are using Microsoft Internet Explorer 3 or up, JavaScript may be turned on by selecting View, Internet Options, Advanced. Please turn on both Java and JavaScript and Refresh this page.

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Cookies:

Cookies are small bits of information a Web site stores on your computer. An example of it's use is to store the page you are reading. Some people view cookies as a security risk. Cookies cannot "look around" on your computer. They cannot find your name or tamper with your software. Cookies can be given an expiration date. This is why some Websites seem to know something about you and then forget. Providing a course online involves a great deal of interaction between you and our service. That is why we use cookies.

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Audio / Video:

This course makes extensive use of RealPlayer G2 for audio and video. To take advantage of these materials you need two things.

You can obtain a free media player here. Select "The basic RealPlayer G2, free, plays all Real content."

The quality of audio and video over the Internet is highly dependant on the speed, quality and the amount of traffic on your connection. As you play some audio/video you may experience breaking up of the material. Dependant on which player you are using, you may see a message displayed like "Network congestion". This is a sign of traffic on the network. It is usually an intermitant problem related to high useage times of the day. Under rare circumstances you may lose your connection altogether. In this case the player will display something like "Stopped". Click your player's start button to reestablish your connection.

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Some common problems:

If you wish to participate in a course from your place of work please view this test page while at your workplace. It is not uncommon for these enviorments to place a Proxy Server between you and the Internet for security reasons. You may have difficulty accessing some of our services. We are sorry but we cannot assist in these types of problems. See your network administrator.

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