PS: Working with balloon tips

I have a Powershell function that shows a balloon tip and it works fine, except for two things. First, is there a way to have my script display a message to every logged-in user? 
Second, according to several blog posts (like this and this),
I should be cleaning up my icon. The sample code doesn't seem to work for me. Regardless of how I click the balloon, the icon says in place. If I hover my mouse over the icon (with or without closing the balloon), the icon disappears. Am I missing something
here?
Thanks.
Function Start-LogoffNotice {
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Displays a notice in the Windows notification area.
#>
param (
$IconPath = (Get-Process -id $pid | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Path),
[ValidateSet("Info","Warning","Error","None")]
$BalloonIcon,
$BalloonText,
$BalloonTitle,
$BalloonTimeout = "60000"
Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.Forms | Out-Null
$objNotifyIcon = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.NotifyIcon
$objNotifyIcon.Icon = [System.Drawing.Icon]::ExtractAssociatedIcon($IconPath)
$objNotifyIcon.BalloonTipIcon = $BalloonIcon
$objNotifyIcon.BalloonTipText = $BalloonText
$objNotifyIcon.BalloonTipTitle = $BalloonTitle
$objNotifyIcon.Visible = $True
$objNotifyIcon.ShowBalloonTip($BalloonTimeout)
#This section doesn't seem to do anything.
Register-ObjectEvent -InputObject $objNotifyIcon -EventName BalloonTipClosed -Action {
Unregister-Event $objNotifyIcon.SourceIdentifier
Remove-Job $objNotifyIcon.Action
$objNotifyIcon.Dispose()
} | Out-Null
Start-LogoffNotice -BalloonIcon "Info" -BalloonText "You will be logged off in 1 minute. Please save your work." -BalloonTitle "Logoff Notice"

Regarding your second question, you need you make sure the $objNotifyIcon.Dispose() method is being run. That's the piece that will remove the icon from the Notification Area. Perhaps you can copy it from the section that indicates it doesn't do anything
and paste it underneath $objNotifyIcon.ShowBalloonTip($BalloonTimeout). If it disposes right away, then you may need to add a Start-Sleep command between the two, such as Start-Sleep -Milliseconds $BalloonTimeout.
Edit: Rewording for clarity.

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  • My iPad Mini with retina display suddenly will not connect to the Internet. It shows full wifi bars, yet no web pages will load. My Internet is working with all other apple devices in my house. The iPad also no longer works with celluar data.

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    iOS Troubleshooting Wi-Fi networks and connections  http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1398
    iPad: Issues connecting to Wi-Fi networks  http://support.apple.com/kb/ts3304
    WiFi Connecting/Troubleshooting http://www.apple.com/support/ipad/wifi/
    How to Fix: My iPad Won't Connect to WiFi
    http://ipad.about.com/od/iPad_Troubleshooting/ss/How-To-Fix-My-Ipad-Wont-Connect -To-Wi-Fi.htm
    iOS: Connecting to the Internet http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1695
    iOS: Recommended settings for Wi-Fi routers and access points  http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4199
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    10 Ways to Boost Your Wireless Signal
    http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2372811,00.asp
    Fix iPad Wifi Connection and Signal Issues  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwWtIG5jUxE
    Fix Slow WiFi Issue https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2398063?start=60&tstart=0
    How To Fix iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch Wi-Fi Connectivity Issue http://tinyurl.com/7nvxbmz
    Unable to Connect After iOS Update - saw this solution on another post.
    https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4010130
    Note - When troubleshooting wifi connection problems, don't hold your iPad by hand. There have been a few reports that holding the iPad by hand, seems to attenuate the wifi signal.
    Some Wi-Fi losses may stem from a problematic interaction between Wi-Fi and cellular data connections. Numerous users have found that turning off Cellular Data in Settings gets their Wi-Fi working again.
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    Wi-Fi or Bluetooth settings grayed out or dim
    http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1559
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    If any of the above solutions work, please post back what solved your problem. It will help others with the same problem.
     Cheers, Tom

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