Apple users filling out AMCAS

[mintendo]

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Apparently Safari and Firefox don't work.

Anyone know a place where I can download IE for Mac?

 

[jbrice1639]

Apparently Safari and Firefox don't work.

Anyone know a place where I can download IE for Mac?

you'll have to google it since microsoft isn't producing IE for the Mac anymore. That said, have you actually tried it in firefox? I have a mac, and used Firefox last year, and don't remember having any trouble, despite their warning messages.

 

[etf]

i used netscape

 

[g3pro]

They support the three least used browsers on the mac. Fantastic.


The support docs claim Safari support... but no dice. I have to use Netscape.

 

[prana_md]

I used IE ... didn't know they don't make it for Mac anymore. I hate netscape, but ...
http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/internet_utilities/netscape.html

I'd recommend doing a trial run ... enter a little bit of information, save, exit, come back and make sure it's all there and nothing weird is happening.

 

[jbrice1639]

microsoft had IE up until january 2006, then they finally completely abandoned it.

http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products/internetexplorer/internetexplorer.aspx?pid=internetexplorer

you might still be able to find it with a google search though. i'm sure there are people out there who still have to have it for various things and might provide it for download.

 

[bugmenot]

Get Safari Extender (http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/17776) and enable the Debug menu. Change the User Agent to a supported browser and you will be able to access the AMCAS site using Safari.

 

[dr.z]

Get Safari Extender (http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/17776) and enable the Debug menu. Change the User Agent to a supported browser and you will be able to access the AMCAS site using Safari.

Thanks!

 

[blee]

If you use Safari Extender, just watch out for anything that might look a little funny. I doubt you will have any problems, though.

I filled out my AMCAS application last year using Netscape. Not happy about that, but it worked.

 

[pezjez]

Get Safari Extender (http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/17776) and enable the Debug menu. Change the User Agent to a supported browser and you will be able to access the AMCAS site using Safari.

This looks hopeful. However, can you elaborate on the bolded instructions?

 

[TheRealMD]

Enable the Safari debug menu: http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20030110063041629

Afterwards, you can access the debug menu, change the user agent to Netscape 7, and fill out your AMCAS app. I haven't had any problems yet. You have to change the user agent every time you want to work on your AMCAS application, but it's nothing too horrible.

 

[rpm]

Just download "Safari Enhancer" and change the settings so websites think your browser is IE or netscape.

 

[deleted103644]

Open the Terminal application in the Utilities subfolder of your Applications folder.
Enter the following:
defaults write com.apple.Safari IncludeDebugMenu 1
(quit terminal)

Safari will now have a debug menu (you may have to restart your computer first). In the debug menu, it will give you an option to change the UserAgent from Safari to a variety of other browsers including I.E. for Windows. This means that web pages will think that you are using that browser instead. My bet is that the AMCAS website is perfectly compatible with Safari, they just forgot to change the code for the site. I applied last cycle to complain about this, and it ticks me off that they still are not Mac compatible. Good luck everyone.

 

[deleted103644]

or if anyone out there prefers applescript...


do shell script "write com.apple.Safari IncludeDebugMenu 1"

To remove the debug menu, just do either of the previous methods and switch 1 for 0.

 

[Funky]

I was quite surprised when I was in the apple store checking my amcas status when it said only IE and Netscape supported.

I didn't even know netscape was still around 😳

 

[anotherpremed]

netscape works