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I have lost my status bar in FireFox 4...

June 26, 2011

...do you know how I can get it back?

Image of Firefox logo

I had exactly the same problem and found that Status-4-Evar, by Sparky Bluefang, solved the problem.

The extension provides...

  • Status Text;
  • Progress Meter; and
  • Download Status items.
These toolbar items can be moved, wherever users want, by customizing the toolbars. Behavior of the toolbar items, and other additional settings, can be controlled in the extension preferences.

Visit https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/status-4-evar/ to add this ADD-ON.

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Posted by John Dalziel. Posted In : Browsers 

 

Can I Hide from Specific People on Facebook Chat?

August 12, 2010

"There are times when I want to use Facebook for work, and therefore don't wish to chat with family, and other times, want to chat family and hide from work. Can I hide from specific people, on facebook chat?"

Everybody's got someone that they just don't want to talk to; the worse scenario is when friends fall out and/or chat is being used inappropriately (e.g. bullying)—there is a way to sign on without them seeing you.

A solution to this problem is to create a new List for the frie...


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Posted by John Dalziel. Posted In : Safeguarding 

 

How do I know which eReader is right for us as learning providers?

August 5, 2010

Initially the choice of eReaders was very limited but, as the question suggests, numerous manufacturers now offer them.

This isn't a question that has a straight forward answer  - instead, the answer is a list of five questions (and there may well be more) that you need to ask yourself or, if you are purchasing for an organisation the very same questions need answers...

  • What file formats will the eReader support?
    Some eReaders are limited in the types of documents they will allow users t...

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Posted by John Dalziel. Posted In : eReaders 

 
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John Dalziel
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John Dalziel I'm an eLearning Adviser specializing in stimulating and supporting innovation in learning via eBooks, eMagazines, blogs (including audio versions), online TV, interactive resources, forums, workshops, conferences and face2face consultations. Evaluating and becoming familiar with sustainable and new technologies allows me to respond to the needs of learning providers from a position of experience rather than 'hearsay'. Supported learning providers, in the northwest of England (UK), can contact me for FREE consultations. Based at Lancaster University I work for the JISC Regional Support Centre - Northwest.

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