Windows 7; battery issue

Vista 7…. Sorry, I mean Windows 7 has been a handful during our first round of adoption for the school district. I am posting today in order to make public journal of our trials and tribulations so that I may quantify the work, and justify the heart ache felt by everyone.
Here we go: Today I found a new “fix” for an error message after waking up the computer. The power issues with 7 have been tough to root out, but I commend the online community for their quick response. Does this mean that everyone who is a “PC” has been trained to accept that an operating system change means a huge upheaval in our daily lives as we depend on our PCs for everything? That would be an issue for another post.
Battery Issues: If you can spare the power, then the fix seems to be to change all the settings for battery usage to be the same as they would be if the computer was plugged in to the 120v power source. And definitely turn off Hibernate in all instances. I have never had good luck using the hibernate option on any PC, so I may have a bias when it come to hibernate; but there was an instant change for the better when this option was disabled.
The newest fix comes from a blog posted to the net @ http://forums.techguy.org/windows-vista/581518-solved-windows-error-recovery-after.html . This fix says to change the sleep option to allow hybrid sleep in all power profiles. This seems logical, and seems to have fixed the issue thus far, but power issues have a way of rearing up just when you think they have been eliminated. That is it for today. Good luck and we are all in this together.

Wiimote Interactive Whiteboards in the Classroom!

Wiimote Interactive Whiteboards in the classroom! These ingenious device are on their way to becoming a staple in the education sector, but will they fully replace their larger, bulkier predecessors? With all the advancements that have been made in education, the advent of the Wiimote Interactive system may seem like a step backward. After all, it is comprised of a dried up Expo marker and a common controller for a children’s video gaming system, but the possibilities seem to be endless. The secret is the Infra-red sensors in the Wiimote. These sensors allow the Wiimote to track any infra-red light source, and interface software allows that movement to be translated into cursor movement on your computer screen. Pair all that with a run of the mill projector and you have your very own interactive white board. This system is light and moveable, but does not come without its own limitations. Try one out today.

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