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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I certainly prefer file extensions to be shown.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>OK so the kids do not do it at home, but it used to be
that turning <FONT size=4>off </FONT> file extensions meant that if you
received an email with an attachment <FONT size=4>kornikova.jpg.txt</FONT> all
you saw was the <FONT size=4>kornikova.jpg</FONT><FONT size=3> As an
innocent you opened the attachment and it ran as a script on your computer -
viruses were/are spread this way. (Gee wasn't it different in the 8 + 3
days)</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>So let's "teach 'em right" and shame on Microsoft for even
introducing that option.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Robert Hind (Semi-retired)<BR>Ex Traralgon and
Ashwood<BR></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>----- Original Message ----- </FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>From: "Andrew Grimshaw" <</FONT><A
href="mailto:grimshaw.andrew.j@edumail.vic.gov.au"><FONT
face=Arial>grimshaw.andrew.j@edumail.vic.gov.au</FONT></A><FONT
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>To: "Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List"
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2007 9:28 AM</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Subject: Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] Show file
extensions?</FONT></DIV></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><BR></FONT></DIV><FONT face=Arial>> we show file
extensions and have not had many problems with this<BR>> <BR>> better to
teach em right that keep em in the dark i reckon<BR>> <BR>> -andrew
grimshaw<BR>> colac college<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> ----- Original Message
----- <BR>> From: "Russell Edwards" <</FONT><A
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<BR>> <</FONT><A href="mailto:itapps@edulists.com.au"><FONT
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Tuesday, August 14, 2007 8:54 AM<BR>> Subject: [Year 12 IT Apps] Show file
extensions?<BR>> <BR>> <BR>>>A quick
question:<BR>>><BR>>> Does your school have Windows set up for
students to show them the file <BR>>> extensions, or not? What
do you think about the policy?<BR>>><BR>>> Ours doesn't show them
the extensions. I can see why this may be less <BR>>> confusing for staff
and students with low skill levels, however for the <BR>>> better
students it is probably _more_confusing. At times it's downright
<BR>>> annoying, for example when teaching them HTML and telling
them to guess <BR>>> the extension of an image they wish to include...
not to mention <BR>>> explaining to them why the file they saved
from Notepad as "page1" (.txt) <BR>>> doesn't load up in IE
the other "page1" (.htm) does.<BR>>><BR>>> Interested to hear what
other schools do. While I'm at it, I'm <BR>>> frustrated by the lack
of the right-click menu in windows explorer for <BR>>> students, and
also the blocking of Task Manager--- but I suppose there <BR>>> may
be security reasons for these.<BR>>><BR>>>
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