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Windows Live Writer can once again load more than 500 WordPress posts without “Invalid Server Response”
2014/03/12
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Evidence:
Version (recently updated – thank you! This bug bugged me a lot, I am chatty):Version 2012 (Build 16.4.3522.110). Not sure it is not server-related, but consider upgrading on download.live.com if you still see this error on the metaWeblog.getRecentPosts from XmlRpc server: 
Categories: e-infrastructure, Glitches&Errors, websites
blogging, windows-live-writer, wordpress
How to resolve error “Speech Recognition could not start because the language configuration is not supported”
2014/03/12
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- Problem: I have seen this error
, - Root cause: when the display language and speech language do not match (the latter is set to default to the former in the LRC, but it seems they can get out of sync), as you can witness here (English display does not match Chinese speech recognition):
- Solution: Follow the instructions in the error message, i.e.
- Access the Speech recognition control panel here:
- Then change the speech recognition language to match the display language, like I am doing here:
- Quick workaround: Not sure about how quick, but in the LRC, you can also just try and restart the computers, they are “frozen” to a default configuration in display and speech recognition language (English/English – matches).
Have patience if you see “No free/busy information could be retrieved” on Room mailbox
2014/03/12
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When trying to schedule a room, I am now seeing this: 
When ctrl-right clicking: 
, I get this as my connection status:
Becomes available after a long while:
What can I tell my users how long is the wait currently usually is?
Categories: e-infrastructure, Glitches&Errors, office-software
calendaring, live@edu, ms-exchange, office365, outlook
Mapping of Language Student Locations using Bing Maps
2014/03/09
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- What do our language students call home? Based on a pivot-table that counts zip codes, let Bing Maps tell you, a default add-in easily accessible in the insert section of the ribbon:
- Note a Limitation: Bing Maps max 100 data points.
- So we limited to zip codes with at least 15 students (which returns just below 100 zip codes).
- Also note, the Bing maps app cannot be increased beyond a certain size (below is the maximum).
- Finally, note that the visualization does have a weight indicator, but it seems imperfect:
- Here is how data (type) input errors get handled (duplicates override the original):
- Fix your data, the reload from the upper right unfoldable menu:
- Voilà:
Example 5: Watch how you can dictate to Windows speech-recognition (e.g. in English) and correct results in MS-Word
2014/03/07
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- Important: Listen carefully: I am not a native speaker, but have a reasonably low amount of errors, because it enunciate, speak clearly and slowly, and separate the words.
- Consider it part of the exercise that you will have to re-read and re-type some your output – use track changes in MS-Word:
- Make it a game: How good can you get?
- If you get really good at it, make a screencast like this one and include it in your Mahara ePortfolio as authentic evidence of your foreign language proficiency.
- Overall, it’s like how I refer to cycling: Beats walking. Anytime.
Categories: assignments, audience-is-students, audience-is-teachers, e-languages, English, French, German, Hindi, Japanese, Mandarin, multimedia-recording, Operating-system, Reading, Screencasts, service-is-applying-learning-tools, Spanish, Speaking, Student-Computers, training, Writing
ePortfolio, MS-Word, speech-recognition, track-changes
Protected: LRC old media inventory for spring cleaning
2014/03/07
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Step-by-step how to set up a delegate for your mail account in MS-Outlook 2010 on MS-Exchange 2010
2014/03/05
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We are just using the default options here – explore more on your own, as you wish (e.g. Let someone else mind your busyness). You need to use MS-Outlook – I don’t see an option in OWA to set up delegate access. But your delegate will carry over to OWA if you prefer to use the webmail client.
Next question: what does the delegate see/do?
Categories: e-infrastructure, office-software, step-by-step-guides
calendaring, delegates, live@edu, ms-exchange, office365, outlook, OWA
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