SpEdDoc and FileMaker Upgrade on 5/22/09

I will be shutting down BRSU SpEdDoc at 3 p.m. on Friday, May 22, 2009 to perform upgrades to the system including upgrading FileMaker Pro and FileMaker Server to version 10 and SpEdDoc to version 7.4. I expect to have the system back up later that afternoon.

The new version of SpEdDoc was designed to take advantage of new features in FileMaker Pro 10 including a significant change to the appearance of the navigation tool bars. The DOE forms remain unchanged in this version. New features include:

• A new back button that allows users to navigate backwards (and forwards) similar to a browser, tracing user history in the current session.
• SpEdDoc navigation buttons moved to the left hand column freeing up the area above layouts for new FileMaker menus and toolbars.
• FileMaker menu items that were previously grayed out are now available to users.
• Further expansion of Preferences to customize the way SpEdDoc works in our organization.

Setting Up a Blackberry for BRSU.ORG

1. Disable "push email" for the Blackberry - Blackberry made its name developing a platform to "push email" to cell phones. You do not need to use this feature since Google has developed a solution to deliver email to your Blackberry.




• Log into the provider (AT&T or Verizon Wireless) section of the Blackberry website


• Create a filter for your email address that prevents mail from being forwarded to your device. If you do not do this you will receive a duplicate message to your Blackberry every time you send an email out using Gmail.
  


• Do not configure the default email client on the Blackberry - you will use the Gmail application to check your mail. I hide this application on my home screen.





2. Install the Google Mobile App for Blackberry. Go to the site and type in your phone number. You will receive a text message on your phone with a link to the download page. Make sure to install Sync and the other Google Mobile Apps (Gmail, Talk, Maps).




• Use the Google Mobile App Gmail application to check your mail - your Gmail contacts will be available from within this application as you address email.


• Sync will synchronize your Google calendar and contacts with the built-in Blackberry applications.