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Mac Problem. Solved

gdbear — Tue, 18 May 2010 16:45:59 +0000

I needed my MacBook Pro to set the volume level to zero each time it was shut down. That way the annoying startup chime would be muted when I turn on the computer.

Solution:

I created the file /etc/rc.shutdown.local (a file that executes when the computer is shut down) and placed into it, a text command that changes the volume level to zero (0).

Prerequisites:
You must know the password for the administrative user.

Process:
1. Open the Terminal app
2. type the command sudo vi /usr/bin/rc.shutdown.local
3. type in the administrator when prompted
4. tab the “i” key to change to insert mode
5. Enter in the following text:
#!/bin/sh
/usr/bin/osascript -e “set volume 0″
6. tap the esc key (escape key)
7. type a colon character, an x character, and the enter key
8. make this file executable by typing the command: chmod +x /etc/rc.shutdown.local

Test your script:
Change your macintosh’s volume to anything but 0
Enter the command: /etc/rc.shutdown.local

Expected result:
Computer’s volume is set to zero (0)
A message may be displayed on the Terminal window that can be ignored.

Real test:
Set your Macintosh’s volume to anything but zero (0)
Restart your computer.

Expected result
The startup chime should not be heard

Tax Fairness

gdbear — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:40:01 +0000

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Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practices in Online Learning

gdbear — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:51:48 +0000

Final report by the US Department of Education – Final Report

gdbear — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 06:03:45 +0000

How do you most often get your national news?
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Add a puzzle to your blog

gdbear — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 07:39:25 +0000

Week 12 – Lessons Learned

gdbear — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:34:18 +0000

My eyes have been opened to new possibilities. Vygotsky described relationships between language and the mind. Friere discussed dialogical learning. I see how technologies such as blogging can create learning environments that are built on these two theorists ideas. I am looking forward to the opportunity to weave blogging activities into my instructional practices and research further these ideas.

I appreciate the connections that Skype has established and I hope that we will continue to use Skype to stay connected professionally and personally.

Week 12 Games

gdbear — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 07:54:20 +0000

Flash cards can be used to practice recall of various types of content. The flashcard exchange (http://www.flashcardexchange.com/) allows users to create sets of flash cards and use them to play games such as memory in order to support learning.

Week 11 – Journal Goldmine

gdbear — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 18:47:10 +0000

I requested that the MHCC Library sign up for the trial of the InfoSci-Journals database. They did. Now I have, for a short time access (from campus) of these journals. Wow!

I was searching for a particular article and I was not able to find it even through ILL. When I did a google search on the journal title I found this company’s Website (http://www.infosci-journals.com/), applied for the 30-day trial, and voila.

Another Fun VoiceThread Project

gdbear — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 09:49:54 +0000

Week 10 – VoiceThread.com Attempt #01

gdbear — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 06:00:55 +0000

Steps that I followed to include the above VoiceThread.com presentation into this blog posting:

1. Created a new Blog post
2. Clicked button to Add Video content
3. Clicked the Post to WordPress button
4. Dragged the Post to WordPress button to my browser’s toolbar
5. Navigated to my VoiceThread presentation (http://voicethread.com/#q+batch.b242911.i1265898)
6. Clicked on the Menu button, then the menu choice Embed
7. Clicked the “Copy” button
8. Clicked the “Done” button
9. Clicked the “Post to WordPress” toolbar button
10. Clicked the center of the Web page
11. New Web page dialog window appears
12. Filled out requested information into the form including
a. URL of my Blog
b. Username of the Blog
c. Password for the Blog
d. Title for the Blog Posting
13. Click the link that reads “Click if you’re having trouble”
14. Eraes the text in the field named “Video Preview”
15. Paste the copied information from step 7 into this field
16. Click the “preview” hypertext button to preview your post
17. Clicked on the Publish button
18. Opened Blog page to edit new Blog posting
19. Remove unneeded Blog posting content; add any new content desired
20. Save and Publish any changes that you made.