Tools of the trade! You will need to have patch cables, crossover cables, and rollover cables in your networking toolkit. Use the EIA/TIA Standards for your ends: 568A White/Green Green White/Orange Blue White/Blue Orange White/Brown Brown 568B White/Orange Orange White/Green Blue White/Blue Green White/Brown Brown ** Note colors are read with the clip of…
Category: Technology
Hidden Window
In using my Epson Scanner with the Smart Panel, I seemed to have lost the Scanning window that displays all of my scanned documents. It appears on my Windows Taskbar, but when I click (or Alt-Tab) to switch to it, the cursor flies to the upper left-hand corner of my monitor off the screen! Solution:…
The given assembly name or code base was invalid.
Got this wierd error: Error while trying to run project. Could not load file or assembly…or one of its dependencies. The given assembly name or code base was invalid. Problem solved: There was an apostrophe in the Project name. Removed that — and all fixed!
Time to Tune up your PC
When was the last time you backed up your data, let alone your entire system? What happens if your hard drive crashed tomorrow. How quickly could you recover? Have you considered online backups? offsite backups? any backups? Now is the time to backup your data as if you needed to restore it tomorrow. While I’m…
Techno-Savy Girl Toys
Well, there will probably be somthing else out by the time my girls reach the age of 8, but I saw this and it looked neat. PicoCricket is a toy that allows girls (and boys, too) to create playful inventions using a toolkit and some programming. I remember Capsela a long time back that I…
Corporate Social Networks, what????
Think that social networks are just for the teenagers? Well, think again. Corporations are using social networks to understand communications and create a common corporate culture. Check it out at CIO Insights
Grading Rubric for Programmers
Check this out for a self-evaluation of how well your program performs. Besides the specific programming/user requirements, it is good to check “the little things!” Grading Rubric for Programmers
SL Crash Logger
I am preparting for a conference in SL on education. While I was setting up a landmark to the conference location on EdTech Island, I had two SL crashes. I had never experienced this before — kind of like the Send–Don’t Send that Microsoft has! I’m hoping this does not continue to happen. I will…
Language Translation
Try Bablefish to translate text to other languages. I sure wish they had Vietnamese for one of my students!
Second Life in the News
I though I would create an entry where I could keep track of the links that people send me — and those I find myself! Google Eyeing its own Second Life