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Technical Requirements

Browsers

Javascript

Firefox
  1. Select Options from the browser's Tools menu.
  2. Click the Content tab (with the "globe" icon).
  3. Make sure the box next to Enable JavaScript is checked.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
  1. Select Internet Options from the browser's Tools menu.
  2. Click the Security tab.
  3. Click Custom Level in Security Level for this Zone.
  4. Scroll down to Scripting, near the bottom of the list.
  5. Under Active Scripting, choose Enable.
  6. Click OK to leave Security Settings. Click OK to leave Internet Options.
  7. Enable cookies

Hardware

  • Windows: Windows 98, ME, NT, 4.0, 2000, XP or Vista and a 56k V.90 modem or better Internet connection.
  • Macintosh: Mac OS X and a 56k V.90 modem or better Internet connection.
  • Depending on the use of streaming media, interactive multimedia, or other content in the individual courses, you might need additional hardware/software or browser plug-ins.
Audio
  • Speakers or headset attached to computer.

Pop-up configuration

Some of the Moodle courses use pop-up windows, therefore you will need to disable pop-up blockers in your browser before logging in. Some blockers may be turned off on Windows by right clicking an icon on the system tray, next to where the clock resides.

Firefox

  1. Go to Tools > Options.
  2. Click Content tab.
  3. If Block pop-up windows is checked, then click Exceptions button near it.
  4. Type http://nlcourses.com
  5. Click Allow, click Close, click OK.

Internet Explorer’s Built-In Popup Blocker

  1. Go to Tools: Popup Blocker. At this point you can either just turn the pop-up blocker off, or continue with the settings below.
  2. Select Popup Blocker Settings.
  3. For Address of Web site to allow, type: http://*.nlcourses.com
  4. Click the Add button.
  5. Click the Close button.
  6. Close and restart Internet Explorer.

Yahoo! Toolbar

  1. Go to your moodle course
  2. Click the Yahoo! Toolbar Pop-Up Blocker button.
  3. Click Always Allow Pop-Up From...
  4. Click http://nlcourses.com
  5. Click the Allow button.
  6. In response to the Always allow pop-ups from http://nlcourses.com dialog box, click the OK button.
  7. Click http://nlcourses.com
  8. Click the Allow button.
  9. In response to the Always allow pop-ups from http://nlcourses.com dialog box, click the OK button.
  10. Click the Close button.

Google Toolbar

  1. Go to your Moodle course.
  2. Once you have entered the course, in the Google Toolbar click the button which shows the number of pop-ups that have been blocked. The button will now say "Popups okay."

Free downloads


Win Mac
Firefox win mac
Internet Explorer win
Adobe Reader win mac
Flash Player win mac
Shockwave Player win mac
QuickTime Player win mac

Last modified: Saturday, May 16, 2009, 06:23 PM