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June 11, 2012

How to ban the banner ads from Panasonic Smart TVs

American Airlines is one of a few advertisers that appear on Panasonic TVs' new banner ads.

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Sarah Tew/CNET)

When I reviewed the Panasonic TC-PVT50 series I was annoyed to see that the latest software update caused a banner ad to appear whenever I turned on the TV. The first thing I wondered was whether I could turn it off.

Happily, Panasonic built in a way to disable the advertising. It’s a simple, albeit buried, menu command. Here it is in a nutshell.

  • Hit the main Menu on the remote (not the “Internet” or “VieraCast” button) or the TV itself.
  • Navigate down to Setup, hit OK.
  • Navigate down down (or up) to the second screen until you land on Advanced Setup. Hit OK.
  • Hop down to VIERA CONNECT Banner and turn it Off using the left or right directional arrows.
  • Hit Menu to exit.

Turn off banner ads on your Panasonic Smart TV (pictures)

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June 8, 2012

Welcome Professors and GTFs

Welcome to UO Blogs! UO Blogs is a new service that will allow you to start your class’s own web space in less than 5 minutes, code-free.

UO Blogs has many uses including, but not limited to, the following:

  • Set up course pages, lab websites, and professional websites.
  • Add any UO-affiliated or guest editor to your site.
  • Create class portfolios, share project results, and post updates on collaborative research.

For more information and to get started, click on the “UO Courses” located on the homepage.

June 6, 2012

Latest Additions

We have added themes and plugins to UO Blogs!

The following themes have been added:

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  • Content Slider
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For a list of all available plugins, see http://it.uoregon.edu/blogs/plugins