I'm a little concerned about the future implications of the OLPC project, what
it will do to the marketplace now that microsoft, intel and asus are behind it,
and how it's going to affect schools.
Though it was initially aimed at third world nations, the intel spinoff
definitely is not, and it
Ok, I'm not real big on laptops in the classroom. Quite frankly, kids
destroy them whether they mean to or not, and teachers are too busy to
notice half the time.
Desktops tend to be more durable, and it's cheaper and easier to replace
parts on them.
However...
I am being asked to come up with 2
Some friends and I are starting up a program to send reading material to the
troops.
The cost of shipping print books overseas would be prohibitive, but, we
figure we can pack hundreds of eBooks on memory cards for next to nothing.
That's where you come in :)
We need used but working PDA's those
On mistake I made was putting the word "ass" in sonicwall's banned words.
Association
Assumption
Assassination
Assault
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On Behalf Of Jason Kehoe
Sent: Monday, September 18, 2006 3:53 PM
To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us
Title: Re: [info-tech] TV's
Riddle me this folks…
I’ve got a number of computers that
I am trying to tie into the new terminal servers I’ve built.
Most of them are Compaq Deskpro EN’s
and aside from the serial numbers, they are all identical.
Except that about half of them jus
printer only available to the
Windows users.
Karl Hehr
District Technology Coordinator
South Hamilton Schools
Jewell, IA
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From: Kurt McKenney
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To:
info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us
Sent: Thu, 17 Aug 2006 18:25:23 -0500
Subject: RE:
[info-tech] HP
Connect them to the network and give them
a static IP.
Establish one computer as a print server,
and then connect the printers by IP to that computer.
Then just share the printers listing them
in the directory.
Are you on a windows network?
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Website: www.east-greene.k12.ia.us
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From: "Kurt McKenney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2006 10:46:19 -0500
>Ok, this ain't gonna be popular, but here we go...
>
>
Ok, this ain't gonna be popular, but here we go...
1. Schools are not a big target for identity theft. I don't know about you,
but we don't store financial data (credit cards, checking accounts) with
student data, and the existing info without the SSN is adequate to steal
someone's identity anyway
Yeah, I could use a refresher.
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Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 3:49
PM
To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us
Subject: [info-tech] group
policies
Techs:
Jeremy Pearson suggested that I do this.
You've got to give full access to the everyone group in the local AR
directory.
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On Behalf Of Shawn Holloway
Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 2:59 PM
To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us
Subject: [info-tech] Accelerated Reader with W
This was forwarded to me by a friend of mine who is looking for someone to
boost the morale of a couple young soldiers in Afghanistan. They have no
family to speak of, and they could use some letters.
It seems to me that we are in a position to help these people out with some
moral support. I cla
I've gotten this idea lately...
I think America is dying.
It's not Clinton's Fault, though that's not due to a lack of trying.
It's certainly not Bush's fault.
Here's what I think.
I think that a society can only deal with a certain amount of BS before it
literally cannot hold it anymore.
) 852-2966 ext. 203
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From: Kurt McKenney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, April 07, 2006 9:03 AM
To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us
Subject: [info-tech] Terminal Server Environment?
Ok, I am thinking of setting up a terminal server environment from a
2003
server with
through the Microsoft School Agreement
GOTO: www.microsoft.com/education/SACalculator.aspx and calculate the
savings.
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Sent: Friday, April 07, 2006 11:02 AM
To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us
Subject: RE
[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kurt McKenney
Sent: Friday, April 07, 2006 9:03 AM
To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us
Subject: [info-tech] Terminal Server Environment?
Ok, I am thinking of setting up a terminal server environment from a
2003
server with Linux clients.
Who's had experience i
PIXIL Thin
Client.
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To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us
Subject: [info-tech] Terminal Server Environment?
Ok, I am thinking of setting up a terminal server environment f
Ok, I am thinking of setting up a terminal server environment from a 2003
server with Linux clients.
Who’s had experience in this, and what are your impressions?
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Do we have any Composition teachers here? How exactly
How intensive do you want to get?
If you are trying to string together gifs,
that is one thing.
If you want basic easy to use flash
animation you could look into swish http://www.swishzone.com/index.php?area=home
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We've got hard drive based cameras in Schaller...
They were ordered and installed by the transportation director, I'll see if
I can get the info on them.
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Sent: Monday, December 12, 2005 11:16 AM
To:
For the most part, we do very little t osecure the wireless network due to
the demands of bandwidth and the costs of implimentation. Instead, we secure
the servers, the workstations, and run a fairly tight firewall. If they want
to run through our network to get to the internet, we're not all that
Try saving that section of the registry to a floppy or to a folder on the
server so you can slap it back on when needed.
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On Behalf Of Bill Day
Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 3:51 PM
To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us
Subject: Re:
The reason I ask is I was wondering if it
was worth while to put together some sort of ride early this summer…
Like right after school let’s out.
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Set up a dvd conversion system and give
the job to the librarian or the AV club.
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Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2005 12:51
PM
To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us
Subject: [info-tech] Sports Video
Taping
Our
The question then becomes, are we doing a
disservice to the kids? Virtually ever kid is going to leave your school and
work on computers with a qwerty layout, and employers generally frown on anyone
tearing apart their equipment for anyreason.
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I'm pretty sure you can set that up as a default at the server. I'm gonna
assume that you are running a win2000 or 2003 server. If you go into the
properties of the printer, you should be able to define what default is.
Downside is that I do not know if that will carry over to computers that
alrea
x (515)386-3591
http://www.jefferson-scranton.k12.ia.us
"...if we teach today's students as we taught yesterday's, we rob them of
tomorrow." John Dewey
On Wednesday, April 13, 2005 11:35 AM, Kurt McKenney
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:*
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Ok, a couple of comments if I may…
The biggest problem kids in the second or
third grade would likely have learning typing is a matter of scale. Keyboards
are built for adult hands. People might want to consider that when they talk
about what age keyboarding should be taught at. Perhaps
Ok, first of all, unless you have really
large TV’s, the kids in the back of the room are not going to see much.
Plug in a projector and be done with it.
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Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 4:36
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To: info-te
Sounds like they’re moving their
development to the Intel architecture which if I remember correctly runs
(insert bizarre _expression_ for fast here) if there’s nothing on it except
for optimized 64 bit code, but if you run anything in 32 or 16 bit code, it
runs everything like a dog with t
Every once in a while they need to be reset. I put them in a convenient
place and pull the plug every once in a while if I am standing next to it.
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On Behalf Of Donna Bonnstetter
Sent: Monday, April 04, 2005 2:37 PM
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Ok, where's the punchline?
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On Behalf Of Lance Lennon
Sent: Friday, April 01, 2005 8:08 AM
To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us
Subject: [info-tech] IETC
Greetings all,
The IETF has come out with a new morality RFC.
Seems that
Just run the network ID wizard, this
should reconnect it.
As to what made it disappear, I dunno, I’ve
had a few machines do that within a few days of first connecting them.
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Sent: Monday, Mar
I have two right beside each other on separate networks where I need
additional coverage.
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On Behalf Of Donna Bonnstetter
Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 1:11 PM
To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us
Subject: [info-tech] more wir
KISS = Keep It Simple, Stupid.
Keep the user interaction to a minimum, nothing fancy.
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Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 9:10 PM
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Subject: Re: [info-tech] digital
Kodak, Nikon, and the usual Film brands tend to be excellent as most of the
electronics from what I understand are pretty well standardized between
cameras, so the lenses are what seems to be the variable.
Beyond that, remember 2 things.
1. The people who will be using the camera probably do not
Ok, when I cam on board, we were running
the Orinoco access points. I think the total
cost per access point was something like $500 to $700 per unit, and they were a
royal pain to reconfigure. I looked at the set up and realized that a Linksys
access point was under $100 took at most 15 min
Offense vs. defense...
Which one wins?
Do we disable all Java applets to prevent a java version of MSN?
Seems like there was a presentation at one of the recent tech meetings
dealing with this, and a product that ran around $1700 to deal with the
problem.
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Where do you se the computer network being in five years.
If they can't give you a straight answer to that one, you don't want them.
It really doesn't matter what the answer is, it just shouldn't sound like a
campaign promise.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROT
, 300W, 50/60
Hz 4A?
It was purchased last year..
Julie Davies
Curriculum
and Technology Coordinator
Okoboji
Community Schools
712.338.2458
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Behalf Of Kurt McKenney
Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005
12:54 PM
I need the model number, and any
specifics.
From:
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Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005
12:39 PM
To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us
Subject: [info-tech] Projector
Bulb
Hi
We need to replace a bulb for the Infocu
If you're looking to get rid of some money, We're always looking for
donations for the Search and Rescue team...
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On Behalf Of George Tuttle
Sent: Monday, January 17, 2005 10:19 AM
To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us
Subject: RE:
Just for fun...
Tell them they can do anything they want till someone complains, at which
point they will be expelled or fired pending investigation into the
accusation. Considering how understaffed we are, we might get around to the
investigation this summer.
Then tell them just keep out of trou
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but it turns out that that's a pic of a
mockup of the controls of a nuclear sub that the Smithsonian did. I was
kinda disappointed to find that out as I wanted to build one :(
If anyone's interested I can dig up the article that explains it.
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I thought they declared that
unconstitutional?
From:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of George Tuttle
Sent: Saturday, December 11, 2004
3:54 PM
To: Tech-Cord
Subject: [info-tech] a quick way
to get on the do not call list
Techs,
Get Your Cell Phon
You could try contacting our business manager, Julie McClintic at
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I suspect she would.
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Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 3:04 PM
To:
Wally
Sent: Friday, December 03, 2004 11:39 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: [info-tech] Weird request
What do you use for central adware scanning if I may ask
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kurt McKenney
Sent: Friday, December 03, 200
1. I believe POETS is a bar. And after converting all the clients in one
building from Novell to 2003, and installing central adware scanning and a
completely new AV, I could use a drink as well. Any thoughts on a Tech
Christmas Party?
2. There are commercial plugins for this available.
Fo
lto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Kurt McKenney
Sent: Friday, December 03, 2004 12:01 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: [info-tech] Weird request
Could I recommend a WYSIWYG?
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On Behalf Of Lance Lennon
Sent: Friday, Decembe
Could I recommend a WYSIWYG?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Lance Lennon
Sent: Friday, December 03, 2004 12:02 PM
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Subject: [info-tech] Weird request
Greetings all,
Here is your Friday brain teaser.
I am doing a lit
Hi Scott,
Well, I'm glad I'm not the only one working late.
Schaller-Crestland has purchased the Pest Patrol Corporate Edition for
adware scanning. I was wondering if you wanted to be in on the installation.
-Kurt
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I am supposed to be a part time
contractor. However, my part time work is normally a full time job. I am trying
to get them down to part time so I can take on higher paying contracts.
From:
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Sent: Monday, November 08,
Cell phone, PA system, Snagging me by the sleeve
as I run from one situation to another going down the hall.
From:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom and Linda Huseman
Sent: Monday, November 08, 2004
2:08 PM
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Subject: [info-tech] Ne
http://bofhcam.org/co-larters/distributing-clue/
A nice training manual...
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Lance Lennon
Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 10:57 AM
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Subject: [info-tech] Good product
Greetings all,
Though
Careful, never let the end user know what you think.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Lance Lennon
Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 10:57 AM
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Subject: [info-tech] Good product
Greetings all,
Thought this was a worth whil
Ok, I finally got all the ay down here…
We do not allow access to hotmail, it is
blocked at the firewall. The reason being that we have on numerous occasions had
reason to suspect we were getting nailed on adware and spyware from hotmail
accounts.
As for the e-mail accounts, we’re
k
We are using the AEA for e-mail services. It
costs $20 a month, and they provide blacklist services and virus scanning. It’s
not always as convenient as having an exchange server on site, but it is far
more cost effective, and we’ve had few problems. Probably fewer than if
we were running
The big thing I got out of the meeting was
to meet the other people involved in education IT. Having come from Corporate
support, this is a whole new world.
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