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How to “Unhide” Hidden Files
11 FebHave you ever had that problem where your files magically disappeared? Maybe it was only one of them. Or maybe it was the entire drive or folder.
Of course, the most likely option is that you have accidentally deleted it. In which case, I recommend you run and check your “Recycle Bin.” If that doesn’t work try using one of the “Recover Deleted Files” programs. I’ll probably try to add a list of reviews for these programs later.
But sometimes what has happened is that you have accidentally Hidden your file. That’s right, you can hide a file from yourself on the computer. Occasionally, you even run into viruses (common here at our University campus computers in the classroom or in emails) that automatically hide your files from you.
Or perhaps you are one of the people who hide your files intentionally. There are many situations where you may want to hide you files for security’s sake. For example, as a teacher, I often hide my exams and answer sheets in an effort to limit the opportunity for cheating. I also often hide important legal documents as a lawyer, just as an extra layer of security. 🙂
There is actually simple test to figure out if your files have been hidden or not.
- Open the folder your files or documents should be in.
- On the top of the page you’ll see a few options in the toolbar including Home, Share, View, and Play.
- Click View.
- You’ll now see four options: Panes, Layout, Current View, and Show/Hide.
- In the Show/Hide box, you’ll see three check-boxes. One should say Hidden Files. Make sure it is checked.
- Hidden files will now appear as faded links in the folder!
Hopefully, you’ve at least found the missing files. But how do you stop them from being hidden any longer? There are three options that work for me.
Step 1
First (if you’re really, really lucky), try this:
- Select the hidden file.
- Look back at the top under the Show/Hide option I mentioned before. Now look next to the three check-boxes. You’ll see a funny button that says “Hide selected items.”
- Try clicking that button. It should unhide the file. If so, you’ll notice that the file isn’t a faded color anymore and will be a normal file.
If That Didn’t Work . . .
Second (if you’re really lucky), try this:
- Select the hidden file.
- Right click and several options should open up. At the bottom, click Properties.
- It will open up a page that looks like the image above. Notice the check-box at the bottom that says Hidden. If it is checked, try to UNCHECK it.
- Then hit okay. That will sometimes un-hide the file.
If That Still Didn’t Work . . .
Finally, (if you weren’t so lucky) try this:
- Open the folder where your hidden files are and select the hidden file. You need to know what “Drive” (C: | D: | E:) or machine the files are on.
- If you aren’t sure, look on the left of your screen. You’ll see a menu that looks like the one in the image above. Notice where it says OS, Removable Disk, SDHC. Those each represent different machines. The OS is your computer. Removable Disk is my flash drives. SDHC is a SD Card I have. They all have the C: | D: | E: letters after them. Find the letter that matches the machine your hidden file is on.
- If the file is on your computer, the drive is C:. Usually CD-Roms are D: . SD Cards are often F:. Flash Drives vary.
- Open up the Command Prompt page on Windows.
- For Windows 10, you can try opening up the Start button and searching for CMD. Just hit enter and it should open right up.
- For Windows 7 & 8, try putting your mouse in the upper right corner of your screen. When the usual 5 icons appear, click the magnifying glass to open the search page. Type CMD and hit enter.
- The screen that opens up will be black with small white letters as in the above image.
- Type the drive name you gathered before (just he letter and the colon ~ C: | D: | E:) and hit enter.
- Copy and paste the following attrib –s –h *.* /S /D and hit Enter.
- DONE
If this doesn’t work, I’m not sure how to help. But following these three steps has always worked for me so far!
GOOD LUCK!
Art Forgery Trial Asks: Were Dealers Duped, Or Did They Turn A Blind Eye?
11 Feb“Art Forgery Trial Asks: Were Dealers Duped, Or Did They Turn A Blind Eye?”
by Joel Rose via “NPR“
The New York art world was shocked when the city’s oldest gallery abruptly closed its doors more than four years ago. A few days later, news broke that Knoedler & Company was accused of selling paintings it now admits were forgeries for millions of dollars each. The gallery and its former president face several lawsuits by angry collectors and the first trial began this week.
The forgeries at the center of the scandal look like masterpieces by Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning and other prominent abstract expressionists. They were good enough to fool experts, and even Ann Freedman, then-president of Knoedler & Company, says she was duped.
Her lawyer, Luke Nikas, says, “Ann Freedman believed in these paintings. She showed them to the whole art world. She showed them to experts. And she has piles and piles of letters from all of these experts informing her that the works are real.”
Nikas says Freedman even bought some of the paintings for her own personal collection. But the plaintiffs in this case and other pending lawsuits say Freedman overlooked glaring problems with the paintings’ backstories. The art dealer who sold the paintings to the gallery, a woman named Glafira Rosales, pleaded guilty to fraud and money laundering charges in 2013. According to Freedman, Rosales told an elaborate story involving a European collector (known only as “Mr. X”) who bought the paintings with cash in the 1950s, when he was having an affair with an assistant at two top New York galleries.
“It’s quite a tale, and people bought it,” says Amy Adler, who teaches art law at New York University. “I suppose the temptation would be there — not just for buyers, but, yes, even for sellers — to think they’d happened upon these magnificent, undisclosed masterpieces.”
In the end, Rosales admitted to selling Knoedler 40 counterfeit paintings over more than a decade. The plaintiffs argue that Freedman knew — or at least should have known — that something was amiss. It’s hardly the first time an art dealer has been accused of deliberately looking the other way.
Ken Perenyi is a professional art forger who wrote about his career in the book Caveat Emptor. “From over 30 years’ experience with art dealers,” he says, “I would say there most certainly are individuals out there in the trade that will turn a blind eye.” . . .
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Before You Study Abroad in the UK: A To-Do and Don’t-Do List
10 Feb“Before You Study Abroad in the UK: A To-Do and Don’t-Do List”
by Roslyn Kent via “Huffington Post“
Failing to prepare is like preparing to fail; get organized, check off that list and do your research before you go overseas to the United Kingdom–you won’t regret be over prepared.
It’s normal to be overwhelmed by all the check lists, packing lists and shopping lists that you’ll undoubtedly be inundated with prior to leaving for your exchange in the UK. Emotions aside, the last thing you’ll want to deal with before you leave is the logistics of your exchange; unfortunately, your mom can’t do it all for you. Not sure what you’ll need while overseas? Here’s what you should and shouldn’t do prior to leaving for your whirlwind study abroad experience:
Don’t:
1. Overpack: You won’t be wanting to bring all your unnecessary bulky toiletries. You will be able to buy almost all of them there (unless you need to use specific brands) and chances are, they’ll be even cheaper overseas (hello Poundland!).
2. Buy a roaming package for your phone: Phone plans are dirt cheap in the UK (the cheapest you’ll pay is £5/month or at the most, £15/month, which will probably included unlimited data and lots of texting and calling). If you extend your phone plan from home it will still cost you more, especially for data–you’ll want data in case you get lost. Try to get a month by month plan so you’re not tied down to anything. If you can, sign up with Three Mobile, that way you can use your phone for free in 10 other countries in Europe!
3. Pay for unnecessary visas: Make sure you’re aware of exactly which visa you’ll need while in the UK. It’s likely your home university’s study abroad office will assist you in this, but avoid seeking advice elsewhere (i.e. from friends who’ve never studied abroad). If you’re a citizen of a commonwealth country then you won’t have to pay for a visa at all if you only plan to stay in the UK for six months. Research the different options and be wary of paying for a visa you won’t need.
4. Bring your hair dryer and straightener: If you want to avoid bringing home a broken hair dryer/straightener, it’s highly advisable that you buy a cheap one over there and share with your roommates. Oftentimes, North American hair dryers and straighteners aren’t equipped to handle the voltage of a UK outlet. If you’re certain yours can handle it then go ahead and bring it with you, if not, it’s better to be safe than sorry! . . .
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Having an Ethical Valentines!
10 Feb
Recently, several of my legal friends have been discussing the problem with buying unethically produced chocolate for the holidays. Unfortunately, around the world, many of the major chocolate producers use cocoa beans gathered through the use of child labor.
Using children to do work for lower costs is wrong on so many levels and completely unnecessary. Now, I fully support kids learning how to become adults through simple, child-friendly jobs. For example: babysitting, mowing yards, having a newspaper route, helping around the family business, shoveling snow.
What I do not support is major industrial companies using the poverty of third-world countries to unethically and immorally encourage children to drop out of school and work in conditions that are completely illegal in the United States. As a teacher of Business Ethics and Corporate Governance, one of the great issues that globalization has caused is that it allows international companies to pick and choose where to manufacture and thus avoid the legal standards of work and health safety.
With so many people in the work field looking for jobs, the devastating impact these jobs have on the children, the unethical underhanded dealings of this type of business ~ the use of child labor needs to end. However, the companies that participate in this type of behavior are only interested in profits. So they are unlikely to stop the practice until it no longer benefits them to do so.
How do we take away their profits? By not consuming their products!
So take a moment and do your own research. Find companies that do not use child labor in their chocolate production when you buy your holiday candy this year. You might check out the article “Ethical Chocolate Companies.” While I have not verified the information in their list, others claim they are legitimate. Note that the major producers – Mars, Hershey’s, Nestle, and Godiva – are not on this list!
Companies that ignore or subvert the law will listen when their buyers speak out. So take a stand against the despicable practice of child labor this Valentine’s Day and share the power of love for our world.
Open Mind is one Thing, and Empty Mind is Another
10 Feb“The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.”
**Terry Pratchett
International Economics (Helpful Links)
9 FebI recommend these sites to my students when they are working on research for our International Econ course
“Every Woman . . . “
9 Feb“Every Woman”
by Pamela Redmond Satran
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE
Enough money within her control to move out
And rent a place of her own
even if she never wants to or needs to
Something perfect to wear if the employer
or date of her dreams wants to See Her in an hour
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE
A youth she’s content to leave behind
A past juicy enough that she’s looking forward to
retelling it in her Old Age
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE
A set of screwdrivers,
a cordless drill, and a black lace bra
One friend who always makes her laugh
And one Who lets her cry
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE
A good piece of furniture not previously owned
by anyone else in her Family
Eight matching plates,
wine glasses with stems,
And a recipe for a meal that will make
her guests feel Honored
A feeling of control over her destiny
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW
How to fall in love without losing herself
HOW TO QUIT A JOB,
BREAK UP WITH A LOVER,
AND CONFRONT A FRIEND WITHOUT
RUINING THE FRIENDSHIP
When to try harder
And WHEN TO WALK AWAY
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW
That she can’t change the length of her calves,
The width of her hips,
or the nature of her parents
That her childhood may not have been perfect
But it’s over
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW
What she would and wouldn’t do for love or more
How to live alone
Even if she doesn’t like it
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW
Whom she can trust,
Whom she can’t,
And why she shouldn’t take it personally
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW
Where to go
Be it to her best friend’s kitchen table
Or a charming inn in the woods
When her soul needs soothing
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW
What she can and can’t accomplish in a day
A month
And a year.
Student studies abroad three semesters, makes lifetime of memories
8 Feb“Student studies abroad three semesters, makes lifetime of memories”
by Matthew McClure via “The Lamron”
Coming to Geneseo, I knew I wanted to study abroad for at least a year. I knew I wanted to go beyond my past linguistic and travel experience in Europe. This semester, I am returning from three semesters of studying abroad in Vietnam, Canada and Haiti. Study abroad has been an incredibly formative part of my undergraduate career—and my future plans—in both expected and unexpected ways.
The Global Service Learning Program in Borgne, Haiti proved to be a turning point for me. Through this program, I applied my interests in foreign language, intercultural competence and international education to connecting communities in Borgne and Geneseo. My experience in spring 2013 not only focused my academic interests, study abroad plans and career goals, but also had a lasting impact beyond that one semester. My service learning project became the design and organization of a Haitian Creole language preparation component for the course.
Immediately after the Global Service Learning Program, I knew I wanted to learn Haitian Creole and return to Borgne to help develop our program and relationship with the community. I traveled to Boston to attend the Haitian Creole Language and Culture Summer Institute, working with leading Haitian Creole scholars and collecting resources and teaching methods in order to help improve our Haitian Creole crash-course at Geneseo. As a result, I was selected to the Clinton Global Initiative University in 2015 to help support the first public library in Borgne.
In the fall of my junior year, I spent my first semester abroad in Vietnam. I went into the semester expecting a wildly new experience; one where I would learn an exotic new language. What I got was a semester where I was not only independent, but also the only native English speaker in my class. After learning Vietnamese, I could communicate with the locals and also speak to the internationals that spoke English. I met an extraordinary variety of people, both in Ho Chi Minh City and on my travels in Southeast Asia.
Perhaps the most surprising group I met in Vietnam was the Saigon Swing Cats. I had fallen in love with swing dance my freshman year, but I did not expect to find a club in Vietnam. It was a fascinating mix of locals and expatriates—mostly young professionals—gathering together to dance a vintage American dance. This is where I saw the overlap between my international interests and my dance interests. . . .
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