Screen Cast O Matic

For those students in Dr. Everts class who would prefer to use the web version of Screencast O Matic you may first need to install the java plugin.  If you are using version OSX 10.7 or higher, you will need to download the plugin from the java site, http://java.com/en/download/manual.jsp.  

For those of you who had trouble downloading the application and need to try again, go to http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/ and click on the download and install.  Then click on the green download button, click to save the .dmg.  Once you have downloaded the application you can run the .dmg and place it in the applications folder.  Launch the Screen Cast O Matic from your applications folder. 

Trouble with Google search

If you have been having trouble with your Google search, this may be why, below is an email sent out from our network administrator.

 

An issue has developed with the recent release of Firefox 28.  You may have encountered this already.  Something in the update conflicts with Safe Search, affecting Google especially.  Safe Search is enabled on our web filter, and it removes "inappropriate" content from search results.  This is based on what the search engine deems inappropriate.  You essentially cannot search through Google.

 

I've encountered this on my own Windows desktop, and several users on campus, both Mac and Windows.  In my case, I've rolled back to the previous version, 27.0.1.  First, I backed up my bookmarks, and then completely uninstalled Firefox.  I downloaded an older version from here.