Comments on: Unscientific Analysis of Exam Software Trends

By: Oliver

Oliver — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 11:19:00 +0000

Good article! your site let me learn more. Thanks!Pls keep up to date.

By: Erik Schmidt

Erik Schmidt — Thu, 10 May 2007 14:08:29 +0000

Andrea,

Thanks for the note. A few people have mentioned the lack of a timer in the Mac version of Securexam. I’m not even sure SofTest has such a feature at all. At least, I’ve never noticed it.

Anyway, best of luck with exams. I’ll update the Exam Software page with the Duquesne info after my Con Law final today. Bleh.

By: Andrea

Andrea — Thu, 10 May 2007 09:09:46 +0000

Hi Erik, great site. Just wanted to let you know that Duquesne law uses securexam. We’re required to update oursoftware before exams each semester. I’ve never had a problem (ibook g4) with the software, although I noticed that windows users get a handy little timer whereas i’m sitting there at the beginning of each exam setting my numberless watch to (what i think is) 12 so i can stick to the suggested times for each question. Other than that small gripe it’s all good and as far as I know both windows and mac users are happy.
-Andrea

By: Adam

Adam — Wed, 02 May 2007 16:20:09 +0000

Thanks for the input

By: Erik Schmidt

Erik Schmidt — Wed, 02 May 2007 15:33:11 +0000

Hi Adam,

My guess is that the new sublaptop (which now is rumored to have been pushed back to late 2007 or early 2008, for what the rumors are worth) will cost more than the MacBook. Apple probably doesn’t want to cannibalize sales of the MacBook, so it wouldn’t be surprising for them to make the subnotebook a really high-powered machine in a small form factor.

The 13″ MacBook is probably a good fit for your needs. It is currently in rev B, which means the rev A kinks have been discovered and cleaned up. The rev B version rolled out in November of last year, and generally speaking Apple tries to update the laptops once every six months. They don’t always succeed, of course. But if you can wait until July; with any luck they’ll be shipping a rev C MacBook by then.

I’m keeping my fingers crossed.

Erik