<p>On occasion, people ask me how to clean their laptops. To be honest, I'm not too good at cleaning the ones that get really dirty, the MacBook Whites, as I never really have owned one for any extended period of time.</p> <p>But for those of you looking, here are some great tips from Gizmodo for those of you wondering how to clean your grimy MacBook Whites.</p> <p>http://gizmodo.com/5419737/how-to-clean-your-filthy-gadgets</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> 2009-12-06T14:26:46+09:00 gizmodo cleaning 52827 74 85698 false false true true 0 Genki Unno 2477132 2009-12-06T14:26:46+09:00 <p>It has been brought to our attention that FirstClass and Apple's Mac OS X Snow Leopard do not play well.</p> <p>Symptoms include slow typing and an inability to drag attachments to the desktop.</p> <p>We have communicated this with OpenText, the makers of FirstClass, and they tell us this is a bug they are trying to fix.</p> <p>As soon as the newest version is available, we will communicate this to all!</p> 2009-12-02T08:27:19+09:00 52825 107 84400 false false true true 0 Genki Unno 2477132 2009-12-02T08:27:19+09:00 <p>The Technology Support Team is available to help with the setup of audio for school functions!</p> <p>If you need help with the set up of microphones, or sound boards, please email "AV Support" OR "Technology Support" on FirstClass. Please do not send direct emails for assistance to staff, even if you know who will be helping you. All communications should go through the system so it can be tracked. This will help to ensure you get the help you need. Your email to support will be addressed and given to the appropriate person on the Technology Support Team and a line of communication will be set up using the online ticket system via email or the website, <a href="http://support.yis.ac.jp">http://support.yis.ac.jp</a>.</p> <p>Thank you for your help.</p> <p>(Adapted from Brad's email on Nov. 17, 2009)</p> 2009-11-27T08:19:11+09:00 a/v audio support video 52825 78 83151 true false true true 0 Genki Unno 2477132 2009-11-27T08:21:43+09:00 <p>We're not sure when it will be yet, but there will be an update for the server soon.</p> <p>This will entail a few hours of email downtime. Incoming email shouldn't be affected, but you will not be able to access or send email from your account.</p> <p>Please keep an eye on this page or out for emails regarding this topic!</p> 2009-11-02T12:18:50+09:00 firstclass email 52825 82 74127 false false true true 0 Genki Unno 2477132 2009-11-02T12:18:50+09:00 <p>If you are interested in signing up for <a href="http://animoto.com/ ">Animoto</a> and take advantage of the full features for free, please sign up then apply for the educator's account. Just to clarify - First Step: Sign up <a href="https:// animoto.com/sign_up">here</a>. Second Step: Fill out application <a href="http://anim oto.com/education/signup">form</a>.</p> <p>If you would like your students to register with an Animoto account, once you've signed up with Animoto for the classroom you will be sent a Classroom Code.&nbsp;<span style="line-height: 18px; color: #444444;">To learn how to set your students up with All-Access via your Classroom Code read <a href="http://animoto.com/education/getting_started" target="_self" title="Classroom Code form">here</a>.</span></p> <p><span style="line-height: normal;"> </span></p> <p style="margin-top: 2px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; color: #444444; line-height: 1.5em; padding: 0px;"><strong>Message from Animoto Education:</strong></p> <p style="margin-top: 2px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; color: #444444; line-height: 1.5em; padding: 0px;"><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 16px; font-family: 'Lucida Sans','Lucida Grande','Lucida Sans Unicode',sans-serif; color: #7a7a7a;"></span></strong></p> <p><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; color: #c1c1c1;"><a><em>C</em><span style="color: #333333; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;"><em>hildren under 13 aren't allowed to register. How then can I have my younger students use this program?</em></span></span></a></span></p> <dd style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px; display: block; background-position: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px; background-position: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">To ensure that your younger students are protected, we suggest that you come up with dummy e-mails for them that are under your control. This way you can monitor the activities that go on under their Animoto accounts.</p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px; background-position: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><strong>Message from YIS IT Department:</strong></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px; background-position: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">We have created 'dummy' or aliases for the grade levels Grades K-4 to use to register with Animoto once you've received your Classroom Code from Animoto. Please contact Christine for your grade level email address.</p> </dd> 2009-10-01T08:21:51+09:00 52826 153 65394 false false true true 0 Brian Lockwood 2477086 2009-11-23T12:03:57+09:00