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=Wire Organization Assignment Photos=

Jesse Braun's Wireless desktop (with docking station,wireless extra monitor, two external hard drives with wireless usb datalink, wireless printing, wireless internet, wireless audio, wireless usb for camera, wireless keyboard, and wireless mouse).

And the mass of wires that it took to go wireless: After taping down and color coding;

media type="youtube" key="L0daSJ_lN0Y?rel=0" height="390" width="640" Jannette P. Canas Mac Computer hooked to power surge protector, power from computer to surge, keyboard to Mac, and printer to surge. Printer and computer running off of wireless network which feeds all of my wireless devices (i.e., itouch, apple tv, printer, computer, and laptop.) This would be the ideal for my computer lab which runs off of several cords located beneath tables. Children are always kicking network off with feet because they knock off cords. Teaching summer school, on my summer to do list!!!



For this assignment, I decided to organize the cords of two of the yearbook computers. Here are the before shots:
 * Mark Osea's Cord Management Assignment**

To manage the two sets of monitor cords, two sets of ethernet cords, and two sets of tower cords, I first labelled each computer a certain number and wrote that number of masking tape. The computer on the left, I labelled computer 4 and the computer on the right was computer 5. After numbering the computers, I then used the masking tape and wrapped it around the head portion of the cord. I labelled it with the computer number and indicated whether that cord was for the monitor or the tower. I did not do this for the yellow ethernet cable. These were the results: Once all plugged into the wall, it should make it easier to identify which cord goes with which computer.

Sheri Henningsen - Cord Management Assignement

Before: Without access to my classroom, I decided to dive into to my "already" organized area at home. Despite feeling like I have an organized work area, closer inspection clearly shows it's not so great. I'm not sure when this happened. I'm going to blame it on my son! After sitting on the floor untangling the spaghetti cluster of cords, I realized two of the cords plugged into the surge protector were not even connected to anything. Those were removed and put away. Next the router cable was unplugged and labeled (with my Brother Label Maker - finally a use for that thing!). Then I wound up the extra cord for the Mac power cable and used a pipe cleaner to hold it and labeled it. The keyboard cable was far longer than necessary, so I located a shorter one and replaced it. The extra printer cable was also tied with a pipe cleaner, labeled, and reconnected to the surge protector. The end result is much better. I plan to use the Brother P-Touch to organize my classroom in August too.

After: Sheri Henningsen's cord management.

Chris Prince's chord management:

I also no longer have access to my classroom. I have been meaning to organize the back of my entertainment system (which includes a computer) here are the before and after pictures. I decided to use tags attached to chords to label power and signal chords and use rubber bands to reduce clutter of excess wire.
 * BEFORE**
 * AFTER**

Jannette P. Canas Posts: Mac USERs how to's, do it yourself guides. []

Jannette P. Canas Post: Interesting computer facts. ... []

Jaime Ann Hopton posts: Teaching with technology OR teaching technology should include cyber sense lessons and cyber citizenship lessons. As a society, we are moving so quickly with technology and our courts and school law have not quite caught up yet. Here are two contradictory articles about consequences for 'cyberbullying. [|MySpace Parodies] and [|Cyberbullying Off-Campus]

Jaime Ann Hopton posts: This is a document I created, printed, then pasted together into one long 'scroll' poster for my tech classroom. Enjoy!

Jaime Ann Hopton posts: A few people asked where/how i made the buttons for my school website. The link is to a company called NetDenizen.org and here is the link: [|NetDenizen Glassy Buttons]I make a regular button and save it as a jpeg and then I make a rollover button in a different color and save that as a jpeg. Here is a link to my school website and you can see the buttons (shortcuts) down the left side: [|Raney Intermediate]

Jaime Ann Hopton posts: Did you know there is a whole language of symbols using the ALT key and the NUM pad? [|Lingo] =Hardware=

Jesse Braun; The fastest hardware assembly ever: []

Christian C. Prince: If you ever need to tear down a Mac to replace a part this is one of the most useful websites out there. [|ifixit.com]

Cedric Parks: []

Mark Osea: One of the best places to find help support are forums. Here's one from a popular tech site, CNET: CNET PC Support Forums

Mark Osea: For those interested in learning more about computer hardware, here is a Youtube course training one to be a network specialist. [|Computer and Network Specialist Course]

Jesse Braun: a PC stress test: []

Sue Kack -- Troubleshooting Hardware Prioblems: I noticed the firststep they list is: Check to see if your computer plugged in properly. lol []

Jaime Ann Hopton - HowStuffWorks -- In case you are curious, trying to troubleshoot, or looking to make some changes to your current set-up [|How Stuff Works]

hardward troubleshooting for windows 7 - address site [] janine

Ana Anderson: Yahoo!! I can actually post now:0O Sue Kack: Wow! He makes taking apart a computer seem so easy!?! []

Jesse Braun: defragmentation of pcs: []

Sue Kack: I appreciate all the tips flying around the room--thanks, class!

Chris Prince: Use "Time Machine" for backup on your Mac. It's free with Mac OS X 10.5 and later: []

Cedric Parks: Not being able to right click on the mouse was my and many other peoples #1 complaint about Mac however this is really cool and may change alot of peoples minds []

Holshoe added Boot from a CD

janine function keys for a TOSHIBA []

Sheri Henningsen - Mac function keys @http://t.co/C5SC5Bj

Sue Kack: scan disk vs. defrag at ask.com: []

Sheri Henningsen - Switch your Mac function keys to work as standard function keys @http://t.co/4iyoA3i

Jannette P. Canas Great site for all computer hardware how to's> []

Mark Osea: I'm a forum junkie! Here's one for users of Mac OS X. [|MacOSX Hints Forums]

=Computer Security=

Chris Prince : Microsoft does offer a free anti-virus/malware program called Microsoft Security Essentials. If your virus subscription is expiring and you have the urge to stay protected until you renew your subscription. Download :[|Microsoft Security Essentials]

Sue Kack: PC users can follow along in this video for how to remove spyware, viruses, and trojans with these step-by-step instructions: []

Denise McGovney: I found a Youtube video that shows artwork that was created from virus code. The "artist" received virus codes and created a program that turned the code into artwork - very cool. Virus Artwork

Sheri Henningsen - Mac Virus Guide http://www.reedcorner.net/guides/macvirus/ This was VERY informative!

Anamaria Anderson: Check out this great video on sloww running computers. []

Anamaria anderson: slow computers...does anyone know anything about Registry Cleaners? Do they work well? Are there any free downloadable versions?

Denise McGovney: For Monty Python fans, here's an explanation of how a firewall works...sort of Monty Python's Firewall Demo

Jannette P. Canas- MAC users free virus software []

Chris Prince Mac disk maintenance happens automatically since the file system is [|Journaled]. However problems happen when file permissions get corrupted. Using "Disk Utility" can help you fix some performance issues with permissions. [|Apple Support Disk Utility]

Sue Kack: Reason to start in "Safe Mode" per Microsoft site: 'Safe mode is useful for troubleshooting problems with programs and drivers that might not start correctly, or that might prevent Windows from starting correctly.'

Safe Boot is a special way to start up when troubleshooting. Safe Mode is the state Mac OS X is in after a Safe Boot. To perform a Safe Boot, hold the Shift key as your Mac starts up http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1564 - Sheri Henningsen

Jannette P. Canas- Safe Mode on MACbooks []

Jesse Braun: hard drive crash: []