$69 for Some Students

You may have already read this elsewhere, but just in case, here’s the scoop: Some schools are selling Leopard for $69. Reports from several Mac Law Students readers have confirmed this. So if you are interested in picking up Leopard, check with your student bookstore before you try the Apple Education Store online (or an Apple retail store, for that matter).

Yet Another Warning About Exam Software and Leopard

As part of my ongoing campaign to be a shrill, annoying parrot, I must reiterate my earlier warnings about exam software. The word isn’t in yet from all of the exam software vendors, but Electronic Blue Book (EBB) isn’t certified for Leopard yet. Securexam isn’t certified yet. Exam4 isn’t certified yet either.

That leaves only one exam software package, ExamSoft’s SofTest. SofTest only runs in Windows, but it has been certified by ExamSoft to run under Boot Camp. Schools make their own decisions about whether to allow students to use Boot Camp with SofTest. Several of the holdouts who don’t currently allow Boot Camp use have stated that when Boot Camp is no longer beta software, they will allow its use.

Presumably this means that when Leopard is released, Leopard users at some of the holdout SofTest schools will be allowed to take exams using SofTest running on Windows in Boot Camp. But don’t assume this is true! Before you buy and install Leopard, ask your school IT department to see what their official position is with regard to SoftTest + Leopard.

The Bottom Line

If your school uses exam software, be sure you know your school’s position with regard to Leopard.

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