New Browsers
Posted June 18th, 2009 at 10:50 am.Recently, there have been many new releases of Internet browsers: Microsoft released Internet Explorer 8, Apple has released Safari 4, and we expect that Mozilla will soon release Firefox 3.5. While these new programs may provide new feature sets as well as faster browsing experiences, they have not yet been fully tested by the Information Services department. We are hard at work at trying out these latest products and seeing how they interact with our present Bryn Mawr College services.
Please note that since many of the Bryn Mawr College services are accessed via the Web (Virtual Bryn Mawr, Blackboard, Webmail/Communication Center, etc.), we do not yet recommend using these newest browser versions as we are not yet certain of their compatibility with our provided services. Information Services recommends Mozilla Firefox 3.1 on all platforms, and also provides support for Internet Explorer 7, and Apple Safari 3 for the Mac.
Some community members use other browsers such as Google Chrome, Opera, Safari for Windows, etc. While you are welcome to use any browser you like, these are not necessarily tested by Information Services, and are often not supported by the manufacturers of our Web based software (PeopleSoft, Zimbra, Blackboard, etc.)
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July 24th, 2009 at 8:54 am
Great post, Jeremy! We’ve already seen that there’s a major conflict between IE 8 and Blackboard when it comes to timed assessments (such as the language placement exams).
The Blackboard team definitely recommends that community members stick with Firefox or IE 7 if they need to take a timed test on Blackboard.