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* The name space for files is often too short. Are we still in the 8+3 era? | * The name space for files is often too short. Are we still in the 8+3 era? | ||
* The Powerpoint plugin doesn't respect toolbar customization and instead always resets to default (toolbar position reverts, icon only resets to icon+text). | * The Powerpoint plugin doesn't respect toolbar customization and instead always resets to default (toolbar position reverts, icon only resets to icon+text). | ||
=== See also === | |||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Einstruction eInstruction Wikipedia] | |||
* [http://www.chanatown.net/2010/03/click-it-to-check-it.html eInstruction vs. Turning Point comparison] | |||
* [http://www.fctl.ucf.edu/teachingandlearningresources/technology/crs/faq.php UCF eInstruction FAQ] | |||
* [http://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/eInstruction-Reviews-E237129.htm eInstruction company rating] | |||
Revision as of 10:24, 11 December 2012
eInstruction is a company making clickers for audience response in lectures and seminars. This page is a review of the hardware clicker CPS Pulse and the accompanying software Response v6.71 (12/2012). The software appears to be mostly in Java and thus runs on Windows, Mac, and Linux. I'm testing on a Mac, so the comments may not extend to the other run-time environments.
Mac software: Response v6.71
- The windows don't behave properly, for example, they cannot be minimized. And worse, a 2nd window can block another, e.g. preference pane makes the response bar inaccessible.
- The installation is very cluttered. The application should limit itself to one directory but instead dumps often various files with subdirectories into no fewer than 4 different locations: home, applications, documents, and library folder. Couldn't be much messier!
- The name space for files is often too short. Are we still in the 8+3 era?
- The Powerpoint plugin doesn't respect toolbar customization and instead always resets to default (toolbar position reverts, icon only resets to icon+text).
