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While working on a presentation, I needed to insert a video that happened to be a flv file. To be safe, I decided it would be best to convert it to an avi file first.

I tried a few pieces of software, but Free Flv to Avi Converter was by far the best. All you have to do it extract the zip and run it. It converts the files fast and you receive the highest quality possible from a flv file. [I first tried VLC (which I am a big fan of) but it only output audio.]

You can download Free Flv to Avi Converter from Pazera Software. Then extract it and run flvtoavi.exe.

If you want to read more about Lily Allen’s piracy campaign, check out this article on Torrent Freak.

You can download this song on zShare, check out more music by Dan Bull on his MySpace, or buy his latest album on Amazon.

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 HKLM\SOFTWARE\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall’) 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

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.

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 Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLK#{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.

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 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 .