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North Carolina Law Students Must Disable MacBook Pro Touch Bar for 2017 Bar Exam [Updated]
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A complete ban is ridiculous, they don't know what they're talking about if they think it's a real threat.
Having said that, Apple seemed to have stopped considering students in their notebook design in many aspects. But this was not on my list and shouldn't be a problem.
Having said that, Apple seemed to have stopped considering students in their notebook design in many aspects. But this was not on my list and shouldn't be a problem.
Most people I see with MacBooks don't seem to know you can edit the dock. They don't add nor remove anything.
Why wouldn't you want to use a real typing laptop instead for such an important exam like this...like a lenovo thinkpad
the macbook looks great but for real work typing, nothing beats the thinkpad's keyboard.
the macbook looks great but for real work typing, nothing beats the thinkpad's keyboard.
Yep, I also used ExamSoft in both MA and NH. My understanding is they are one of three or so vendors, and some other states use one of the other vendors.
I'm surprised they don't just use the honor system for these law students.
Most people don't buy a laptop based solely on keyboard... Besides, I doubt this exam has that much writing; it's not like English or History or something.
Also, the 2nd generation butterfly keyboard on the new MacBook Pros is really nice; I actually prefer it to the older chiclet-style keyboard.
Well in California the Bar is exceptionally challenging for first time graduates taking the exam. They simply want to ensure a level playing field. But seriously this MacBook Pro has an embarrassingly mismatched feature set. I seriously doubt that Steve Jobs would be impressed with the public response to this product. And I'd anticipate someone getting fired for it's poor performance on launch.
We will unfortunately never truly know what he would have done. (Sad days ahead.)
Love it!That's a Touchy Bar Examination.
[doublepost=1485827539][/doublepost]Maybe the Touch Bar is smarter than the Legal Bar.
Why do they have to figure it out? Are they under any obligation to make Apple laptops work and ignore other vendors?
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It's interesting because right now to many people who don't have it at least, it doesn't seem like the Touch Bar can really do something that would be that useful for the bar exam.
Hmm, do you mean:
1) Maybe they think the Touch Bar is more useful than most MacRumors readers think it is
2) Maybe they think the Touch Bar is more useful than most MacRumors readers are
3) A little of both
Or maybe they think it's more useful than most MacRumors readers!
Hmm, do you mean:
1) Maybe they think the Touch Bar is more useful than most MacRumors readers think it is
2) Maybe they think the Touch Bar is more useful than most MacRumors readers are
3) A little of both
It's the bar exam. The bar examiners don't play and I'm honestly more surprised that some states are allowing it at all.
When I took it you couldn't even use a wireless keyboard or mouse so I used a full wired USB keyboard and mouse to take the exam.
Cali completely cancels Cupertino's computer to dissuade contingent courtroom counselors from corrupting bar with 'Book's barred bar.
Once again, showing that lawyers are completely out of touch with the technology. If someone wanted to cheat, and figured out a way to use the touchbar to do it, they could also do it without the touchbar. They have a whole computer to work with. The touchbar is probably the least of their concerns.