Important note: This site is best viewed at 1024x768 or higher. Internet Explorer Support Direct Connect requires Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher. MAC User Support Direct Connect uses the Internet Explorer (IE) browser (version 5.5 or higher). Utilities (like Java, Java scripts, etc...) are used throughout the Direct Connect application and therefore JAVA support is critical to running Direct Connect. IE supports all these requirements. Macs in general do not support all the features within JAVA. Safari and IE (Mac) 5.2 have limited JAVA support but not to levels found in the Windows version(s). There are several options for MAC users to run Internet Explorer. The options really depend on whether you are using the older chipsets or the newer INTEL based versions of MAC. If your MAC system is based on the newer chip from INTEL, there are two main software options to look at. The one is called "Parallels" (www.parallels.com) and the second choice is called "VMWare Fusion" (http://www.vmware.com/products/fusion/). Both require a copy of the Windows Operating System (like Window XP Home) which can be purchased separately or these options may have a bundled solutions available. Of the two options available for INTEL based MACS, the newer VMWARE Fusion is getting much better reviews. For the older versions of MAC, the only option is called Virtual PC (VPC) which allows a MAC user to run PC based applications and this will allow MAC computers to access Direct Connect. Note this is the only option for a non-intel based MAC computer. Because Apple has migrated to the INTEL based chips, this product has been discontinued but download versions are available. The last supported version is 7.0.3. Please check on the Apple website for more information (www.apple.com). One "compatibility" item with using Direct Connect through these solutions is that Macs do not have a "right-click" mouse button. Using a "Control-Click" combination solves the issue of no right click button. There are other combinations that are user definable in Macs (i.e. Shift - Mouse Click, etc...) but the Control - Mouse Click combination is the default setting. Check with the software user guide how "right-clicks" are performed.