Hardware and software minimum requirements
SNL Online courses are designed to make your online learning experience as rich and rewarding as possible. To access the podcasts, videos and interactive media in your course, you must be able to download and install programs on your computer (typically iTunes, Flash Player and Acrobat Reader; some courses require other specialized players or readers) and you'll need to have the following minimum technical specifications wherever you plan to login.
PCs:
- Access to high-speed network connection (not dial-up)
- Processor: Pentium D
- Operating System: Windows XP
- Memory: 2 Gigabytes RAM
- Hard drive: 120 Gigabyte
- Sound card and speakers
- Headset with microphone that plugs into your sound card (not a USB connection)
- Monitor with 1024 x 728 pixel resolution or better
- Printer
- Software – install latest versions unless otherwise specified:
- Internet Browser: Firefox or Internet Explorer 7
(Internet Explorer 8 has known incompatibility issues with Desire2Learn, click here for details) - Microsoft Office 2007 or 2010 (including Word, Excel and Powerpoint)
- Java/JRE: http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp
- Flash Player: http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/
- QuickTime: http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/
- Internet Browser: Firefox or Internet Explorer 7
Chrome, Opera, AOL, Prodigy, CompuServe, and other ISP-provided browsers are not supported.
Macs
- Access to high-speed network connection (not dial-up)
- Processor: PowerPC G4 or Intel
- Operating System: OS X 10.4.9
- Memory: 2 Gigabytes RAM
- Hard drive: 120 Gigabyte
- Sound card and speakers
- USB Headset with microphone
- Monitor with 1024 x 728 pixel resolution or better
- Printer
- Software – install latest versions unless otherwise specified:
- Internet Browser: Firefox
(Note: Safari has known issues with D2L) -
Microsoft Office for Mac 2008 or 2011 (including Word, Excel and Powerpoint
- Java/JRE: http://developer.apple.com/java/download/
- Flash Player: http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/
- QuickTime:http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/
- Internet Browser: Firefox
Chrome, Opera, AOL, Prodigy, CompuServe, and other ISP-provided browsers are not supported.