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This happens in both Internet Explorer 6 and 7 when a user is printing from a web page that has a Java applet embedded.

The first thing we tried was clearing all temporary files and cleaning the registry. This made no difference, so we then tried uninstalling Sun Java and reinstalling it, but the problem persisted. Next, in case it was and issue just for this user, we had them log out while we renamed the profile so when they logged back in they had a new one created. Same problem. Finally, we found this batch file to completely remove Sun Java from the computer here. We ran that, and then reinstall Java and it was fixed. You can download the batch file here (Right-click -> save file/link). Here’s the actual code in the batch file:

Rem to run this file and log the output use: "uninstall java.bat">>java_remove.log
Rem @echo off &
cls
Rem List all Installation subkeys from uninstall key.
echo Searching Registry for Java Installs
for /f %%I in (’reg query HKLMSOFTWAREmicrosoftwindowscurrentversionuninstall’) do echo %%I | find “{” > nul && call :All-Installations %%I
echo Search Complete..
goto :NoneFound
:All-Installations
Rem Filter out all but the Sun Installations
for /f “tokens=2*” %%T in (’reg query %1 /v Publisher 2^> nul’) do echo %%U | find “Sun” > nul && call :Sun-Installations %1
goto :EOF
:Sun-Installations
Rem Filter out all but the Sun-Java Installations. Note the tilda + n, which drops all the subkeys from the path
echo %1
for /f “tokens=2*” %%T in (’reg query %1 /v DisplayName 2^> nul’) do echo . Uninstalling - %%U: | find “Java” && call :Sun-Java-Installs %~n1
if errorlevel 1 (
echo Doing further conditional checking on variables.
for /f “tokens=2*” %%T in (’reg query %1 /v DisplayName 2^> nul’) do echo . Uninstalling - %%U: | find “J2SE” && call :Sun-Java-Installs %~n1
)
goto :EOF
:Sun-Java-Installs
Rem Run Uninstaller for the installation
MsiExec.exe /x%1 /qb /quiet /passive /promptrestart
echo . Uninstall Complete, Resuming Search..
goto :EOF
:NoneFound
Rem No Java found to remove from this system
echo No Java found or all versions already removed from this system
goto :EOF

A subscription to Xbox Live is officially $49.99 for 12 months from Microsoft or any official reseller. With free shipping from Amazon, a Xbox Live subscription card is only is only $38.99 for 13 months.

If they are broken down by cost per month, then an official subscription from Microsoft is $4.17 a month and buying a subscription card from Amazon is $3.00 a month. That’s a savings of 28%, which means if you buy a 13 month subscription card from Amazon every time, as opposed to letting it auto renew, then every fourth year you are subscribed to Xbox Live it will effectively be free! This is definitely how myself and my friends will be renewing for now on.

I work in the IT department of a bakery, so much of what I write about will be problems I encounter on a day-to-day basis.  I will write a lot about what I discover, as I hope to help others when they come across the same problems.

The problem I am discussing now is one that a user could not open or save a certain PDF that he receives weekly in an email.

Close Outlook if it is open
Start
Run
'Regedit.exe'
Edit
Find...
'OutlookSecureTempFolder'
This will give a url like C:Documents and Settings#{username}Local SettingsTemporary Internet FilesOLK#{random character}
Copy the name of the folder
Close the Registry Editor
Start
Run..
Paste the url and click enter
Ctrl + A
Delete
Yes

The problem should be solved when you open Outlook 2003 again. The problem occurs because whenever you open a file it saves a temporay version. When there are multiple with the same file name then it names it like “CompanyPolices (22).pdf” and so on. The problem is that onces it gets to 99 it will not save any more files so all of the previous ones need to be removed.

Sorry I haven’t been wriiting at all much lately, but I’m going to start writing about troubling problems I encouter at school and work. So keep a look out for many more posts!

Everyday each of you teach from 90 to 130 students. It is only possible for your students to learn as much as you know, so I encourage each of you to keep furthering your education, even if it is only self-education through reading articles or books.

I know Hamilton County Schools do not offer any kind of tuition reimbursement (Coggin), but an hour at Chattanooga State is only one-hundred dollars, and it would make a huge difference for both you and your students.

You can stay up-to-date with the latest by aggregate technology news websites, such as Digg.com or SlashDot.org. To teach yourself, used books on Amazon.com are very cheap, or you can just Google ‘tutorials’ and find many free sources for teaching yourself. If everyone wanted to do the do-it-yourself route, then a very smart idea would be to meet up once a month or so, and everyone share what they have learned.

Be sure to check back next week. I will explain how teaching sexual abstinence in technology courses will raise grades.

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Coggin, Patricia. Personal Interview. 12 Feb. 2009.

Blackboard is a web based piece of software that has a lot to offer to make educating more efficient. It allows teachers to manage grades, post quizzes, announcements, homework, and pretty much anything else online. It allows students to email their teacher, their classmates, or their whole class, instant message anyone in their classes, teachers, or anyone else they add, watch their grades, and look for announcements, or homework assignments, for each of their classes. Blackboard makes communication between students and teachers much easier and efficient, while at the same time, it makes managing the class for the teacher or taking the class for the student much easier.

Blackboard even has an iPhone application so students can easily keep up with their classes on the move (New Blackboard). If the school does not have enough money to spend on Blackboard, there are many competitive alternatives. The two main free alternatives are Moodle and Sakai. They are both free open-source course management systems that many universities such as Georgia Institute of Technology, the University of California at Los Angeles, and Louisiana State University at Shreveport are already using (Young). I feel that any of these options would make Ooltewah High School a much better place to learn or teach.

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“New Blackboard Learn for Apple iPhone Application Lets Users Take Learning on the Go.” Science Letter (April 7, 2009): 3352. Academic OneFile. Gale. University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. 14 Apr. 2009 .

Young, Jeffrey R. “Blackboard Customers Consider Alternatives.(Blackboard Inc.).” The Chronicle of Higher Education 55.3 (Sept 12, 2008): NA. Academic OneFile. Gale. University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. 14 Apr. 2009 .

Instant messaging has been proven time and time again to make any work or learning environment more efficient and productive. Instant messaging is a way of instant communication across the internet or local network. Both users use the same client where they can send from 140 characters up to a couple of paragraphs, depending on the service. It is very similar to text messaging on cell phones, but it is a bit faster and is meant for more of a conversation then a text message is.

In the business world, employees are able to communicate from great distances quickly making communication cheaper, faster, and more efficient (Stafford). In the education system they are also making great head way. Instant messaging allows students to ask teachers questions about homework, grades, or any other question they have, and get an answer very promptly. Students can also ask each other questions or collaborate together on projects creating more team work among students. Blackboard, a widely used course management software, has instant messaging built in it, so next week I will write about the possibility of using Blackboard (Blackboard).

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“Blackboard Launches Instant Messaging Within Blackboard Learn(TM).” PR Newswire (April 2, 2009): NA. Academic OneFile. Gale. University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. 14 Apr. 2009 .

Stafford, Tom. “Introduction to the special issue on instant messaging in the workplace.(Technical report).” IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication 51.4 (Dec 2008): 350(2). Academic OneFile. Gale. University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. 14 Apr. 2009 .

Oolewah High School Technology teachers,

In your mission statement, your eighth goal is to “develop and expand technology to enhance teaching and learning.” Until the end of your school year, I will be posting a new item a week to help expand technology and enhance teaching and learning in your classes (Ooltewah). I dare each one of you to read the weekly posts and think about how you could take the suggestion and implement it, how it could help, and if it would be worth it. You do not have to implement any of my suggestions; I just dare you to honestly think about using each one of them.

Please note: The title of each post meant for you all will start as “OHS:”

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Ooltewah High School. “Mission Statement.” 12 April 2009 . Path: School; Handbook; Mission Statement.

Sprint recently changed their SERO program to the Everything Plus(SM) Referral Progam.

The SERO plans were 500 minutes for $30/mo or 1000 minutes for $50/mo, and they both had unlimited SMS, MMS, and internet access. 500 minutes is plenty for me so I was excited to being paying only $30/mo, but they changed it a week before I was going to sign up for it–when my Verizon contract ended. Very bad timing.

They changed to 500 minutes for $59.99/mo or 1000 minutes or $79.99/mo, and they both have unlimited SMS, MMS, internet access, GPS navigation, and Sprint TV.

They also changed it from just needing an employee’s email address to their email address and the last three digits of their employee ID number (CID). If you would like to sign up, just go to http://sprint.com/everythingplus and enter the email address russ.s.mcguire@sprint.com and the CID 383 (via McGuire’s Law) but, if you are eligible for a corporate or student discount, you will more than likely be better off using that.

Have you ever used Lime Wire, or peer-to-peer (P2P) in general? Lime Wire is definitely one of the best in my opinion, if you have the full version, at least.

The version of Lime Wire that you can download off of LimeWire.com for free lacks some features that Lime Wire Pro has, such as faster downloads.

You can get the free version of Lime Wire Pro on LimeWirePro.at.tt.