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Technology Report 1/7/16-1/13/16

Bycollinsr January 14, 2016

Application Updates and Installs

Datalink
Firefox
Flash
Libreoffice
Google Chrome

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Argh! Why is MySpace blocked!

Bycollinsr March 20, 2006

I get several requests a day to unblock a website. For those that do have an educational value I unblock them as soon as I can. Some have no educational value and do not get unblocked. Why are sites filtered? Congress passed the Child Online Protection Act, which became effective in April of 2000. To…

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Installing the new Cricut software on your Macbook

Bycollinsr March 3, 2020

The new Cricut software can be installed on your Macbook without the administrator password. Download the application from Cricut and it will show a window to drag the Cricut application to Applications. This will not work. To install the application it needs to be put in your Applications folder, not the machine’s. Using the Go menu at…

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Introduction to KCS Technology

Bycollinsr August 4, 2020

This year, for the new staff bootcamp, I put together a self guided tour of the technology available at Kenton City Schools. I thought others may be interested in it, so here is a link to the presentation. ⚠ Be forewarned, I talk at the start, so you may want to turn down your speakers….

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Copier and printer set up for 2016

Bycollinsr August 8, 2016

With the new copiers came new printer drivers, which are now being pushed out to machines. Macintosh desktops and laptops directions To verify you have the updates, run Managed Software Update. Managed Software Update will only work when you are on the school network, so for laptop users, you will not be able to complete…

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KMS Network anomaly on 9/1 post-mortem

Bycollinsr September 1, 2015

This morning at 9:21 we received our first help desk ticket that something wasn’t quite right with using the Internet at Kenton Middle School. The second request came at 9:36, after which I posted the first message to @kcsmstech alerting users to the issue. There was still connectivity, that’s why our monitoring system didn’t register…

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New Kenton City Schools website coming soon

Bycollinsr May 31, 2018

The main website for Kenton City Schools is getting a makeover this summer. The new website is designed to be secure, fast, and responsive, with quick access to information for families, students, and staff. You can check it out now at https://beta.kentoncityschools.org/.

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