TechTips
Must-Have Mac Software
The following is my list of must-have Macbook software, followed by my list of nice to have software, including favorite Firefox browser plug-ins that make life so much easier. I’ll be adding more to this list over the next few days since I’m poring through my Mac for those apps. What did I miss? Must-Have [...]
Football Game Video Footage Analysis
This is one of those off-the-wall request for information that are great because they are not the kind of question I would ask or run into. Our District is looking at obtaining video equipment/software for recording then breaking down game footage. There are many different systems and software out there specifically for videoing football and [...]
USB Flash Drives in Schools and Digital Locker Alternatives
I’d like to get a general understanding of what school districts are doing in reference to USB Flash Drives and students. Do you allow students to use their personal flash drives at your district? Are they allowed to use them with district computers for homework and such? Are there concerns of students loading tools to [...]
Blogs in Moodle
Later this week, one of my team has the opportunity to discuss using blogs in Moodle. However, as most know, the built-in blogs feature (please, don’t yell at me ;->) in Moodle is not as robust as other blog platforms (e.g. b2Evolution). So, I was pleasantly surprised to stumble across this module for Moodle–OU Blog. [...]
Server HD Filling Up – A Solution
Today, I encountered a problem where the Windows Server’s hard drive (C:) was filling up and we couldn’t find out why. To get a better handle on the server and how space was being allocated, I did a quick Google on the problem and ran across this tool: WinDirStat. Here’s the description from the web [...]