Two weeks earlier in my Practical Ed Tech Newsletter I laid out six things to try when a site or web app isnt working as you expected it to. Based on click-through, that was my most popular newsletter of the year!

These are the six things to attempt:

A simple method to discover out is to go to downforeveryoneorjustme.com then get in the URL of the site youre trying to utilize. If youre familiar with the Windows command terminal you can also attempt pinging the address of the website youre attempting to use.

This isnt as common as it utilized to be, but in some circumstances of a website not working appropriately the cause can be traced to utilizing an obsoleted version of a web browser. If youre using an older variation of a browser, not just will some websites not work correctly, you are also opening yourself up to more potential security threats.

3. Do you have cookies allowed? Many sites need cookies in order to use you the very best possible experience.

Are you using a pop-up blocker? It is not unusual for a website to utilize a pop-up window for account log-ins.

5. Have you enabled camera and or microphone access? If youre trying to utilize a web-based video or audio editing tool, youll need to ensure your video camera and microphone are available.

6. If none of the actions above have fixed the problem, rebooting your computer system just might be the thing that repairs your problem. You might be stunned how frequently that works. When they answer the phone, its the reason IT assist desks ask you to do that.

2 weeks back in my Practical Ed Tech Newsletter I laid out six things to attempt when a site or web app isnt working as you anticipated it to. Based on click-through, that was my most popular newsletter of the year! A simple way to discover out is to check out downforeveryoneorjustme.com then get in the URL of the website youre trying to use. If youre familiar with the Windows command terminal you can likewise try pinging the address of the website youre attempting to use. If youre attempting to utilize a web-based video or audio modifying tool, youll need to make sure your camera and microphone are available.