Category Archives: Windows on Mac

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Unscientific Analysis of Exam Software Trends

Thank you to everyone who has been sending me updated info for the Exam Software page. It’s much-appreciated. By my count the list now includes information on 29 schools, which is but a small fraction of all the law schools in the country. So our work is not yet done!
I am noticing a trend in [...]

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Help with the Exam Software Page

Exams are coming up fast, and I like most of you will be busy trying to make sense of my reading and notes from this semester. Posts will be scarce until I finish exams on May 11th, but before the semester ends, I thought now would be a good time to make a plea for [...]

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Boot Camp 1.2 Supports Vista

If you’ve been dying to use Windows Vista on your Intel Mac, the latest version of Boot Camp lets you do so. Version 1.2 includes other fixes as well, so if you’re using Boot Camp for exams, you may want to download the update.
Boot Camp 1.2
Don’t know if your school will let you use Boot [...]

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Boot Camp and Cheating

A lawschooldiscussion.org veteran recently posted “An Open Letter To Schools That Continue To Ban Dual Boot Capable Macs.” In it he rightly takes these schools to task for discriminating against Macs when Windows users are fully capable of cheating with the assistance of Virtual PC for Windows. But this is just one of the rationales [...]

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Buying Windows XP for Boot Camp Use

Boot Camp is excellent, but it still requires that you purchase a copy of Windows XP if you don’t already have a licensed copy sitting around doing nothing. MLS reader Brian Israel told me he purchased an OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) copy of Windows XP Pro online for $139 at Newegg. According to Brian, there [...]

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