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August 2008

• 08/19 Shoehorning big software onto a small computer
• 08/12 More weirdly-named software
• 08/05 Moodling around

July 2008

• 07/29 Program list in alphabetical order
• 07/22 Upgraded program, now can't open from desktop
• 07/15 Receiving Files from Office 2007
• 07/08 USB Microphones
• 07/01 Microsoft's Vista

June 2008

• 06/24 My PC on my HDTV ASAP
• 06/17 Writing in the Cloud—online documents
• 06/10 Cutting the cables—the last word for now about projectors
• 06/03 Keeping an eye on things—more on projectors

May 2008

• 05/27 The Not-So-Magic Lamp
• 05/20 Projector Audio—Can You Hear Me Now?
• 05/13 Projector Resolutions
• 05/06 My Projector's So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades

April 2008

• 04/29 Getting the Picture in Word
• 04/22 Setting Music Free
• 04/15 Flash-y Videos
• 04/08 Acrobat Tricks
• 04/01 Itty Bitty PCs

March 2008

• 03/25 Repairs
• 03/18 Email Tracking
• 03/11 PowerPoint vs Producer
• 03/04 Twitter

February 2008

• 02/26 CPR for Tablet Batteries
• 02/19 Set My Photos (Copyright) Free!
• 02/12 Home, Home on the Page
• 02/05 The Whole Video Shebang

January 2008

• 01/29 Video Camera Savvy
• 01/22 Show and Tell
• 01/15 Finding Files
• 01/08 Backing Up
• 01/01 Replacing a Hard Drive

December 2007

• 12/25 A long jump or a short throw
• 12/18 If you've seen one document camera...
• 12/11 On-line with the show
• 12/04 HD Wars

November 2007

• 11/27 Snooping Picasa
• 11/20 HTTP - PS!
• 11/13 Expiring Security
• 11/06 YouTube Downloads (again!)

October 2007

• 10/30 Photo Story versus Vista
• 10/23 Missing Music
• 10/16 Quick and Simple PowerPoint Photo Shows
• 10/09 Photo Downloader Annoyance
• 10/02 Double-click Frustration

September 2007

• 09/25 Mapping Things Out
• 09/18 Getting Rid of the "Next Blog"� Button in Blogger
• 09/11 Dueling Photo Applications
• 09/04 Bypassing Filters - or Not

August 2007

• 08/28 Inkjet versus Color Laser
• 08/21 Oh, MAN
• 08/14 Wireless Confusion
• 08/07 Personal Area Networks

July 2007

• 07/31 Background Noise
• 07/24 IT Definitions
• 07/17 Wireless Issues
• 07/10 Teaching Animation
• 07/03 Skype on School Networks

June 2007

• 06/26 USB vs USB2
• 06/19 Workarounds for Watching Blocked Videos
• 06/12 Deleting Email - Permanently
• 06/05 The Life of a Computer Battery

May 2007

• 05/29 PowerPoint Images
• 05/22 Autocorrect
• 05/15 Webconferencing
• 05/08 Sharing Photos Online
• 05/01 Finding Missing Files

April 2007

• 04/24 Converting Audio Tapes to CD, part 2
• 04/17 Converting Audio Tapes to CD, part 1
• 04/10 Reading Mac disks on a PC
• 04/03 Downloading Books with iPods

March 2007

• 03/27 What software can I use for cross-platform videoconferencing (part II)?
• 03/20 How I do show a DVD on my laptop through the projector?
• 03/13 How do I display special characters in Word?
• 03/06 How do we create roaming favorites and bookmarks?

February 2007

• 02/27 Installing Shareware and Freeware
• 02/20 Zipping files
• 02/13 Managing computers and software licenses
• 02/06 Updating Operating System Software

January 2007

• 01/30 Managing computers and software licenses
• 01/23 RAM and Hard Drives
• 01/16 Installing Shareware and Freeware
• 01/09 Updating Operating System Software
• 01/02 Lab Management Software

December 2006

• 12/26 Podcasting Hardware Needs
• 12/19 Malware Protection
• 12/12 Viable Alternative to MS Office
• 12/05 Free Multi-user Blog Software

November 2006

• 11/28 Remove Windows Setup Files
• 11/21 Digitally signed software in Windows Vista
• 11/14 Avoid Website Scripts
• 11/07 Cross-Platform Desktop Videoconferencing

October 2006

• 10/26 Save, Save, Save
• 10/19 It's Always the Last Place You Look!
• 10/12 Short Cuts
• 10/05 Auntie Virus

September 2006

• 09/26 Hard Drive Imaging
• 09/19 Exporting Groups from Entourage
• 09/12 Javascript not work on Mac OS X
• 09/05 Preventing Student Network Folder Access

August 2006

• 08/29 Security and Protecting PCs
• 08/22 Configuring H.323 Desktop Videoconferencing Software
• 08/15 Videoconferencing from a Laptop
• 08/08 Learning more about Moodle
• 08/01 Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 Beta

July 2006

• 07/31 Password help
• 07/27 Fried motherboard
• 07/24 Streaming video access
• 07/20 Pixelating video
• 07/17 Terabyte hard drives
• 07/13 Hard drive free space
• 07/10 Dual booting Macintoshes
• 07/06 Moderating blog comments
• 07/03 Creating podcast RSS feed

June 2006

• 06/29 Podcasting server specs
• 06/26 Podcast server needed?
• 06/22 Learning about security
• 06/19 Zooming in during presentations
• 06/15 PhotoStory for Windows2000
• 06/12 Access Database on a Macintosh
• 06/08 Macintosh disks on PC
• 06/05 Improving Network Security
• 06/01 Students Bypassing Internet Filters

May 2006

• 05/29 Enabling Webpage comments
• 05/25 Copyright and Digital Storytelling
• 05/22 Voice Recordings
• 05/18 Measuring Server Traffic
• 05/15 Podcast server?
• 05/11 Uploading podcasts
• 05/08 Access Databases on a Macintosh
• 05/04 District website blocking policies
• 05/01 Removing Norton Antivirus

April 2006

• 04/27 Advice for school networking employment
• 04/24 iPod playback problems
• 04/20 Importing Entourage addresses
• 04/17 Document camera ideas
• 04/13 Erratic computer monitor
• 04/10 ePrinting Solutions
• 04/06 Wireless Access Point Security Risks
• 04/03 Identity Theft

March 2006

• 03/30 Web Resources for Identifying Hoaxes
• 03/27 Validating Email Hoaxes and Scams
• 03/23 Digital Foreigners
• 03/20 Secure Password Suggestions
• 03/16 Managing Student and Staff Passwords
• 03/13 Slow Macintosh
• 03/09 Size of the WikiPedia
• 03/06 What is the WikiPedia?
• 03/02 Keyboard Special Characters

February 2006

• 02/27 Good Firewall Option
• 02/23 Enabling live and archived Webcasts
• 02/20 Student Collaboration Tools
• 02/16 Instant Messaging over port 80
• 02/13 Interactive Videoconferencing
• 02/09 21st Century Digital Globe
• 02/06 Course Management Software
• 02/02 Digital Storytelling Software

January 2006

• 01/30 Sources for legal "re-mixable" multimedia
• 01/26 Posting student multimedia online
• 01/23 Blocking MySpace.com
• 01/19 Wiki software recommendation
• 01/16 Linux distribution recommendation
• 01/12 Podcasts to help students study
• 01/09 School blog liability?
• 01/05 Student educational blogs

December 2005

• 12/29 Display color problems
• 12/22 Email Tracing
• 12/19 Macintosh hard drive space is smaller
• 12/15 Founder of Computer Viruses
• 12/12 No sound device
• 12/08 IP Address Tracing
• 12/05 Desktop or Laptop?
• 12/01 Campus teacher surveys

November 2005

• 11/28 iPods in the classroom?
• 11/21 School Email accounts for students
• 11/17 Resource language ID error
• 11/14 Linking to online movies from Frontpage
• 11/10 Fast scrolling
• 11/07 Cannot delete some Entourage Email
• 11/03 Why is my mouse causing my computer to slow down?

October 2005

• 10/31 Problem viewing blog RSS feeds
• 10/27 Remote Desktop no longer works on my school computer
• 10/24 Instant messaging does not work at school
• 10/20 Accountability for Network Printing
• 10/17 Opening MS Publisher Documents on a Macintosh
• 10/13 Macintosh OS 10.4 Tiger without a DVD drive
• 10/06 Windows XP Boot Floppy
• 10/03 Solution for indexing digital video tapes?

September 2005

• 09/29 Skype and IP-based Telephony
• 09/26 Safe Passwords
• 09/22 Podcasting Quick Start
• 09/19 Reinstall Windows98
• 09/15 Slow shutdown in Windows2000
• 09/12 Wireless Routers and Different Standards
• 09/08 Podcasting Defined
• 09/01 In-district Blog Server Software

August 2005

• 08/29 Networking classroom computers
• 08/25 Problems searching in the browser address bar
• 08/22 Copying laptop files without an OS
• 08/18 Low hard drive disk space problems
• 08/15 Trouble formatting Windows hard drive
• 08/11 Resetting At-Ease Administrator Password
• 08/08 Bandwidth and latency
• 08/04 Wireless network interference
• 08/01 Users changing IP addresses

July 2005

• 07/25 Converting Video from Analog to Digital
• 07/25 Moviemaker2 will not import video
• 07/21 Limiting access to home wireless networks
• 07/18 Home Router Configuration
• 07/14 Intermittent, unrequested laptop screen scrolling
• 07/11 More to learn than MCSE Certification?
• 07/07 Converting to Digital Audio

June 2005

• 06/30 Cyclic Redundancy Check error message
• 06/27 Problems inserting Windows Media file in PowerPoint
• 06/23 Remotely Connecting to a Computer without Remote Desktop
• 06/20 Merging Different Excel Workbooks into a PDF
• 06/16 Allowing PDF highlighting and annotation
• 06/13 Steps to Secure Windows XP SP2
• 06/09 Help with WinXP Service Pack 2 Problems
• 06/06 Website Visitor Statistics
• 06/02 Automating Tasks in Macintosh OS X (10.3)

May 2005

• 05/26 Automating Tasks in Windows XP
• 05/23 Slow computer, Spyware problems
• 05/19 USB Hubs
• 05/16 Limiting user hard drive space
• 05/12 Webpage graphics not loading
• 05/09 Locking browser preferences
• 05/05 Desktop versus laptop computers for teachers
• 05/02 Remote Desktop Tips

April 2005

• 04/28 Subnet Masks
• 04/25 Finding your computer's IP Address
• 04/21 Saving data from a damaged USB keydrive
• 04/18 Resources for Professional Development on Network Security
• 04/14 Server content filters for email
• 04/11 Slow computer behavior, erratic mouse problems
• 04/07 Enlarging Text for Presentations or for Visually Impaired Students (Macintosh)
• 04/04 Enlarging Text for Presentations or for Visually Impaired Students (Windows)

March 2005

• 03/28 Fixing a Corrupt Entourage 2004 Database
• 03/24 Using Regedit
• 03/21 Delete All Events In Entourage
• 03/17 Stopping game playing at school
• 03/14 Win2000 Shutdown Problem
• 03/10 Recommended Software for PC Inventory
• 03/07 Copying files from desktop to laptop
• 03/03 Keys Out of Order on Mac Hard Drive

February 2005

• 02/28 Jump Drive
• 02/24 Playing laptop audio on a stereo system
• 02/21 Postscript printer drivers
• 02/17 Reset NT administrator password?
• 02/15 Stopping Game Playing at School
• 02/14 Tracing IP Addresses
• 02/10 Why Trace an IP Addresses
• 02/07 Domain Name Service (DNS)
• 02/03 IP Addresses

January 2005

• 01/27 Transferring Outlook Files
• 01/24 WinXP Service Pack2 Problems with Tablet PC
• 01/20 Mac PDF converter
• 01/17 Kid-safe Macintosh Kiosk
• 01/13 Changing the Default Web Browser
• 01/10 Support for MS Office for Macintosh
• 01/06 Editing school Websites offline
• 01/03 Storage Media
• 01/02 Helpdesk software

December 2004

• 12/30 Software to top computer freezes
• 12/23 Is the title "computer teacher" still current?
• 12/20 Floppy Drives
• 12/16 Recommendations for Teacher Website Creation Tools
• 12/13 Locking Down Windows 2000 Server
• 12/06 Free Virus Protection Software

November 2004

• 11/29 QuickTime for Windows Persistent Disk Error
• 11/22 All About CAL -- Client Access License
• 11/18 Change Default Browser Back to IE
• 11/16 Exchange Server Virus Scanning
• 11/15 Understanding Megapixels
• 11/11 Save Image Files On a Corrupt Media Card
• 11/08 Fix a Damaged Jump Drive?
• 11/04 Browsing for Network Servers in Mac OS 10.3
• 11/01 Removing Adware and Spyware

October 2004

• 10/28 Win98 dialup shutdown freeze
• 10/25 Unable to burn CDs on school computer
• 10/21 Freeware To Prohibit New Software Installations
• 10/18 IM on a handheld
• 10/14 Configuring domain browsing in Mac OS 10.3
• 10/11 Intranet vs. Extranet?
• 10/07 Converting PDF files to MS Word
• 10/04 Educating People about Virus Emails

September 2004

• 09/30 iBook Won't Start Up
• 09/27 Web Authoring Software
• 09/23 Disabling Expose in Mac OS 10.3
• 09/20 ZoneAlarm and Home Firewalls
• 09/16 Programs that Autostart in WinXP
• 09/13 Screen shots on a Macintosh computer
• 09/09 Taking Screen Shots on a Windows Computer
• 09/02 Editing a PDF File

August 2004

• 08/26 Disabling deepFreeze
• 08/23 The "buddy system"
• 08/19 Salvage Data from Damaged Floppy
• 08/16 Virus Prevention
• 08/12 Analog to Digital video conversion
• 08/09 Electronic Newsletters
• 08/05 Classroom Teacher Role in the Lab
• 08/02 Maximize Student Time-on-Task

July 2004

• 07/29 Options for Controlling Internet Access
• 07/26 Computer Freezes
• 07/22 Insert WMA file into PowerPoint
• 07/19 Transferring files with a Crossover Cable
• 07/15 Router Installation
• 07/08 One Half of Hard Drive Not Recognized
• 07/05 Upgrade vs. Update - What's Right for You
• 07/01 Applications to Install in the Lab

June 2004

• 06/28 Basic Macintosh Troubleshooting
• 06/24 Auto-start Entourage
• 06/21 Problems saving in Windows XP Paint
• 06/17 Macintosh OS X Server
• 06/14 Error 02b2 at startup
• 06/10 At Ease for Mac OS 10
• 06/07 Maximize Computer Up Time
• 06/03 Make Mac Safari browser emulate IE

May 2004

• 05/27 Wireless Network Interference
• 05/24 Unavailable Internet Links
• 05/20 Backup Outlook Email
• 05/17 MS Publisher and Frontpage on a Mac?
• 05/13 Error message about A: drive
• 05/10 Switching between open Mac OS 10.3 programs
• 05/06 Apply Versus the OK button
• 05/03 Changing Monitor Colors

April 2004

• 04/29 How Can We Stream Video to Desktops
• 04/26 Microsoft Says Adios to Win95 and Win98
• 04/22 My Mac Accesses the Network Slowly
• 04/19 Remote Desktop Connection Error
• 04/15 Data Input Clerk Job Description
• 04/12 My Hard Drive Will Not Format
• 04/08 Which Laptop is More Durable?
• 04/05 Why Do Virus Warnings Persist?

March 2004

• 03/29 Repairing Mac OS X File Permissions
• 03/25 Fix Windows Lap Projector Problems
• 03/22 Maximum Operating Temperatures for Computers
• 03/18 Remote Control Macintosh and Windows Servers
• 03/15 Novell Default Login Change
• 03/08 Origin of Computer Viruses
• 03/04 Generic Tech Support Request Form
• 03/01 Converting Analog Audio Into Digital Format

February 2004

• 02/26 Repairing Macintosh Disk Permissions
• 02/23 Laptop Durability
• 02/19 User Profiles and Data Security
• 02/12 Surveys on Staff Development Needs
• 02/09 Mac OS X Printing Unexpectedly Quits
• 02/05 Deep Freeze on Windows 2000/XP
• 02/02 Win98 Won't Start Up

January 2004

• 01/29 Exchange Server Sync and Mac Entourage
• 01/26 Autoexec.bak
• 01/22 Microsoft Monoculture?
• 01/19 Wireless Networks and Health Risks
• 01/15 Metadata and Privacy
• 01/12 Stopping Floppy Viruses
• 01/08 Mysterious Floppy Drive Activity
• 01/05 Persistent Scandisk

December 2003

• 12/29 PHP for Windows NT 4
• 12/22 Laptop Durability
• 12/18 Autoconnect to Servers in Macintosh OS X
• 12/15 Firewire / IEEE 1394b
• 12/11 Mapping shared folders in Macintosh OS X
• 12/08 Stop Spam and Pop-ups
• 12/04 Mapping shared folders in Windows
• 12/01 Webmaster Alert: IE Changes May Affect District Websites

November 2003

• 11/24 Options for working with PDF files
• 11/20 Image Utility
• 11/17 Macs in Novell Environment
• 11/13 Computer Lab Policies and Procedures
• 11/10 Off-campus File Access for Teachers
• 11/06 Deleting Network Files
• 11/03 Win2000 Missing hall.dll

October 2003

• 10/30 Video Games in Education
• 10/27 Use iChatAV with older G3s
• 10/23 Cloning Macintosh computers
• 10/20 Mouse Cursor Not Changing
• 10/16 Transferring files to a new computer
• 10/13 Learner Support Agreements
• 10/09 Entourage unexpectedly quits
• 10/06 Command Prompt Tips
• 10/02 Technology Resources

September 2003

• 09/29 TCP/IP Ports
• 09/25 Monitoring and controlling lab printing
• 09/22 Macintosh network connectivity is slow
• 09/18 Idea for troubleshooting wireless interference part 2
• 09/15 Windows 2000 not shutting down part 2
• 09/11 IT Job descriptions
• 09/08 NIC troubleshooting
• 09/04 Resource language ID missing

August 2003

• 08/28 The Clip Goes or I Go!
• 08/25 Dust is our Enemy
• 08/21 Screen Care
• 08/18 Finding Yourself Cache Poor?
• 08/14 Cleaning the Server on Schedule
• 08/11 Basic Scan Disk Functions
• 08/07 Put your Drive in Order
• 08/04 Throw out the Old

July 2003

• 07/31 Optimizing PowerPoint for Minimal Problems
• 07/28 Extra Hard Drive
• 07/24 Looking for Command Interpreter
• 07/21 Win98 Looking for a Disk in A: drive
• 07/17 Classroom Homepage
• 07/14 Offline Web Browsing
• 07/10 Helping Students in a Lab
• 07/07 Backing Up Files
• 07/03 MS Task Error

June 2003

• 06/30 CAB Files
• 06/26 Spyware and Adware
• 06/23 Customizing Folder Icons
• 6/19 - Wireless Lab Interference Problems
• 6/16 - Altered Internet Explorer Icon
• 6/12 - Educational Games
• 6/9 - Terminal Services Question
• 6/5 - Printer Control Options
• 6/2 - WinXP Installation Problem

May 2003

• 5/1 - USB Installation Problems
• 5/5 - Lock the Dock in Macintosh OS X
• 5/8 - Mobile Lab Recommendations
• 5/12 - Installing Win2000 Applications
• 5/15 - Laptop versus Desktop
• 5/19 - Win2000 Shutdown Problem
• 5/22 - Duplicate WinXP Installation Removal
• 5/29 - Disable Floppy Drive Access

April 2003

• 4/3 - Fast Screen Capture
• 4/7 - Foil Web Spiders
• 4/10 - Form Validation using Dreamweaver
• 4/14 - Internet Connection Speed
• 4/17 - MS Outlook Support for Macintosh
• 4/21 - WEP Security
• 4/24 - Moore's Law in Education
• 4/28 - Macintosh / Windows File Compatibility

March 2003

• 3/3 - Wireless Networking Protocols
• 3/6 - Auto-Login: To Do or Not To Do
• 3/10 - Auto-Login for WinXP/2000 and OS X
• 3/13 - Avoid Internet Pop-ups
• 3/17 - CD-R and CD-RW Formats: What's the Difference
• 3/20 - Should I Change Shortcut Icons?
• 3/24 - Changing Shortcut Icons
• 3/27 - Convert to Web Pages
• 3/31 - Changing a Default Web Browser

February 2003

• 2/3 - Windows 98 Won't Shut Down
• 2/6 - Repairing Mac OS X
• 2/10 - Startup Options for Windows
• 2/13 - Turning off Debugging in IE
• 2/20 - Recommended Browser Plug-Ins
• 2/24 - Roaming Internet favorites and bookmarks
• 2/27 - Easy interactive web forms

January 2003

• 1/6 - Installing Shareware and Freeware
• 1/9 - Zipping files
• 1/13 - RAM and Hard Drives
• 1/16 - MP3 format explained
• 1/23 - Managing computers and software licenses
• 1/27 - Lab Management Software
• 1/30 - Updating Operating System Software

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