Author Archives: vmvadmin

Task manager in Windows 7/Vista now Ctrl+Shift+Esc

Posted on March 16, 2012 by vmvadmin

The old ctrl+Alt+Del has been changed to Ctrl+Shift+Esc (who knows why??)   You can also right click on the task bar and select task manager

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Three True Job Interview Questions

Posted on March 3, 2012 by vmvadmin

  Top Executive Recruiters Agree There Are Only Three True Job Interview Questions 1. Can you do the job? 2. Will you love the job? 3. Can we tolerate working with you? http://www.forbes.com/sites/georgebradt/2011/04/27/top-executive-recruiters-agree-there-are-only-three-key-job-interview-questions/

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Free Programming

Posted on February 14, 2012 by vmvadmin

  Codecademy is an easy way to learn how to code. It's interactive, fun, and you can do it with your friends for free http://www.codecademy.com/

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Backing up Twitter Posts

Posted on January 4, 2012 by vmvadmin

From Steph http://mashe.hawksey.info/2011/11/twitter-how-to-archive-event-hashtags-and-visualize-conversation/

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Hidden text in Word 2007 and password protecting

Posted on October 26, 2011 by vmvadmin

Just a couple of Word things that I need when preparing examination papers!! How do you remove Hidden Text from a Word Document? Working with a copy of the document (just in case!!) Use Office button (or File) > Prepare … Continue reading →

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Using Open Education Resources (OERs) in Blended Teaching: Is it worth it?

Posted on August 4, 2011 by vmvadmin

For the CITRENZ Conference in Rotorua, New Zealand ( http://www.citrenz.ac.nz) I prepared a paper “Using Open Education Resources (OERs) in Blended Teaching: Is it worth it?” using wiki researcher ( http://wikiresearcher.org/User:Mverhaart/CITRENZ/2011OER ).  While developing the paper I asked readers to help build … Continue reading →

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eduMOOC: Introductions

Posted on June 27, 2011 by vmvadmin

Having tried to read many of the introductions realised that for a group with this number of participants (> 2000) the number of posts (220 at the moment) to read is just too many. An idea would be to ask … Continue reading →

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eduMOOC

Posted on June 26, 2011 by vmvadmin

Trying to decide whether to blog here or on http://wikieducator.org/User:Mverhaart/My_2011_eduMOOC_blog . Will see which works out best.

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Wi-fi (Wi-5) hotspot rating

Posted on June 11, 2011 by vmvadmin

Have been to a few hi-fi hotspot places recently and thought it would be good to create a wi-5 hotspot rating system ! So here is my first go. Would really appreciate some comments so we can make this ubiquitous … Continue reading →

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Black (Blank) screen on Laptop (Backlight Inverter)

Posted on April 28, 2011 by vmvadmin

Issue: Have a problem with a laptop when screen went blank. Quick check: If you shine a strong torch at the screen is there an image? Possible problem: Backlight inverter Apparently a common problem is a faulty backlight inverter. One … Continue reading →

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