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Monthly Archives: May 2009
Free e-courses about Windows 7
Posted by Jan Van Belle
on May 18, 2009
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Microsoft is offering 3 free e-learning “clinics” about the upcoming Windows 7. So if you do not have time to find out every new feature by yourself, have a look at the modules.
You get free access for one year. Access to the site is usually rather slow, but still acceptable. And a tip for the Internet Explorer 8 users: make sure you activate Compatibility View for the site, otherwise content is not displayed properly on a lot of interactive pages!
The links:
- What’s New in Windows 7 for Consumers
- What’s New in Windows 7 for IT Professionals
- What’s New in Windows 7 for Information Workers
LMS or no LMS?
Posted by Jan Van Belle
on May 12, 2009
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Today, I attended a seminar organised by BE-ODL about the use of a Learning Management System. Lots of interesting presentations and a good discussion. One of the returning topics was the contradiction between the upcoming usage of social learning tools (“Learning 2.0″) versus the formal aspect of a LMS (reporting, tracking…)
In my opinion, this will always remain a contradiction (that’s why one is called “informal” and the other “formal” 
) but if you do not provide your learners the possibility to use the newer tools on your own network, then be prepared to find your company content open and freely available on YouTube, Twitter, Delicious, Google Docs and others… Learners will find a way.
I stumbled upon an interesting presentation … on SlideShare. And if you wander off to other similar presentations (is that so bad?), you will find even more…
View more presentations from Daniel Siddle.
Content Types with PowerPoint template (.pot) stop working
Posted by Jan Van Belle
on May 3, 2009
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I experienced an issue with a content type linked to a PowerPoint template (.pot). When I tried to create a new document based on the content type, PowerPoint did not start, but instead I got the following error message: “The document could not be created. The required application may not be installed properly, or the template for this document library cannot be opened.”
After some research, I found an article that pointed to Microsoft Security Update KB951944 as the culprit for this error. And indeed, after removing it, my issue was fixed. At least for the moment, because removing a security update is probably not a good idea.
I guess the problems started after installing Office 2007 Service Pack 2, so I am afraid we will be seeing this issue a lot in the near future on customer portals. I’ll update this post if I find a “decent” solution.