The Unofficial Guide to First Year - University of Oklahoma Health ...
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UNOFFICIAL GUIDE<br />
CHAPTER<br />
Computers, Hippocrates, and<br />
Blackboard<br />
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You get an extra $2500 in your first-year financial aid package for the purchase <strong>of</strong> a<br />
computer ($1250/semester). This <strong>of</strong> course does not mean you need a $2500 dollar<br />
computer nor do you need one with a 19 inch moni<strong>to</strong>r and a 15” subwo<strong>of</strong>er embedded in<br />
the body <strong>of</strong> it, but you will need one that at the very least will be able <strong>to</strong> run media<br />
programs such as QuickTime, shockwave, windows media player, and internet explorer<br />
along with Micros<strong>of</strong>t Office. A lot <strong>of</strong> students choose <strong>to</strong> simply keep their old lap<strong>to</strong>ps even<br />
though they did not meet the arbitrary specifications that the school <strong>of</strong>ficially sent out. If<br />
you choose this route make sure it has at least Windows XP and Micros<strong>of</strong>t Office as well as<br />
being able <strong>to</strong> run the before mentioned programs.<br />
Macs are the new big thing now and about half <strong>of</strong> our<br />
class uses them. <strong>The</strong> users swear by them as having<br />
near the functionality <strong>of</strong> its PC counterparts and all<br />
the functions needed for medical school. However, I<br />
will say that classmates have experienced a few<br />
annoying, albeit minor, hang-ups through the year.<br />
<strong>The</strong>re was an issue with viewing the online lectures on<br />
double speed which has yet <strong>to</strong> be resolved. However,<br />
Macs are extremely good for those who are maybe a<br />
little less computer literate as they are generally more<br />
stable, more clutter free, and easier <strong>to</strong> navigate. All in<br />
all, they really can be used just as well as PC’s so don’t worry.<br />
Tablet PCs can be a great thing. I don’t own one but I know <strong>of</strong> several <strong>of</strong> my classmates<br />
that swore by it and continued <strong>to</strong> use it year round <strong>to</strong> produce graphs, take notes, and edit<br />
and elaborate figures that the faculty presented <strong>to</strong> us. <strong>The</strong> most effective ones I have seen<br />
were Gateway models or Lenovo models. I have seen Fujitsu and Toshiba ones that<br />
worked well also but I only saw one <strong>of</strong> each. HP’s were generally <strong>to</strong>wards the more<br />
annoying end <strong>of</strong> tablet PC’s that I have seen. Saying all that, the tablets are a little more<br />
expensive and if you have got your studying technique down and don’t wish <strong>to</strong> change it<br />
significantly by taking all your notes on your PC the warranties at best buy will cover<br />
normal lap<strong>to</strong>ps <strong>of</strong> all defects for a few years.<br />
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