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…
All About Eggs
I am always searching for the best way to hard-boil an egg. You know the problem with them — they can be too mushy on the inside (usually not my problem) or they can have that ugly black ring around the yolk (I get this one!). The other problem is with peeling them for deviled…
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…
Simple Living
We have started a book club that will be discussing the Simple Living book by Levering and Urbanska. It seems ironic that we are going to be “discussing” it via an online discussion group. I have made this post so that others might share their thoughts on the contents of the book or just insights…
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
Sloodle Your Noodle in Second Life
This presentation was pre-recorded before the Eastern Iowa District Staff Development Day.
I Bought an Island
… a virtual island that is! I wanted to “work the float” for my credit card and provide the maximum amount of time to build our Virtual Campus in Second Life so TODAY I purchased the island. They say it will take 10-15 business days to process and they won’t charge my credit card until…