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    BETT 2012 - 30,372 visitors! 

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    ZeroHour
    Published on 18th January 2012 04:31 PM
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    I have just been sent a PR statement about the numbers from this years BETT.
    BETT had 30,372* visitors over the 4 days which made it the highest attended BETT so far. This was an increase of 3.84% from last year.
    Next years BETT is at the ExCel exhibition centre which I am told provides extra space and also is now at the end of January (30th - 2nd Feb) which hopefully will mean more can attend rather than having it in the first week of term for many. They also say current bookings for next years show are at 104% percent of Olympia's capacity already.
    As usual EduGeek will be attending so make sure you come along to the new stand. ...
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    BETT Travel Alerts 

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    CAM
    Published on 10th January 2012 07:58 PM
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    BETT 2012 is upon us but what does the transport network in London have in store? This post is for guidance only and correct at the time of publishing. Please follow the words etched into every London commuter's head and check before you travel! ...
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    Windows Live SkyDrive gets an Update 

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    EduTech
    Published on 30th November 2011 02:09 PM
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    Windows Live SkyDrive gets a huge update to addresskey feedback, You should expect to see the first NEW SkyDrive release in a few hours. Follow SkyDrive on Twitter so that you can be one of the first people to know when it is live.
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    An EduGeek round-up of free art packages 

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    Dos_Box
    Published on 1st November 2011 12:28 PM
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    The question ‘What is the best free art program for my primary/middle/high school?’ seems to be cropping with increasing regularity on the forums here at EduGeek, and, as ever the same names get trotted out, so I thought it would be best if we created a little guide to let you all see what is available out there. ...
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    KB25303 - Group Policy Preferences do not apply to Internet Explorer 9 (Hotfix) 

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    Arthur
    Published on 22nd October 2011 01:57 AM
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    What this hotfix basically does is add support for IE9 to Group Policy Preferences in a Windows Server 2008 R2 domain. For further details, please see this post on the Group Policy Center blog or the Microsoft KB article linked below.
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    Think ... erm ... Different (part 1) 

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    GrumbleDook
    Published on 21st October 2011 11:55 AM
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    The following article takes a look at the use of iPads as mobile devices in schools and is based on attending the Apple Birmingham Leadership Summit at Birmingham Science Park on 19th October, the pre-event discussions on EduGeek.net about questions which should be asked, discussions on Dr Brian Bandey’s eSafety Law in Education group on LinkedIn and from talking with colleagues in a range of schools across the UK. ...
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    Microsoft IT Academy Summit 2011 @ Reading HQ 

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    TheScarfedOne
    Published on 19th October 2011 12:56 PM
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    Microsoft are hosting their annual IT Academy Summit at their Reading HQ Offices today. A thread is available here for questions to ask at the event.

    Update: Slides from the event are available here http://www.microsoft.com/uk/educatio...11-slides.aspx

    Myself (@TheScarfedOne), and James (@EduTech) are attending - and keeping the Twitter feed up to date. If you want to see what is going on anf get involved - the hash tag to follow is #ITASUM11. We are keeping an eye on the feed - so if you have any questions, please send them across. Our direct twitter names are @TheScarfedOne and @EduTech90.

    The agenda is as follows... ...
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    Dennis Ritchie Dies Aged 70 

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    CAM
    Published on 13th October 2011 02:22 PM
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    Dennis Ritchie, the creator of the C programming language and co-founder of the Unix operating system, has died at the age of 70.

    Mr Ritchie was arguably one of the most influential figures in the early days of computing and laid the foundations for many of today's technologies before they were even conceived. If you use a computer today, chances are you are using something built on his ideas from decades ago.

    Visit our Dennis Ritchie thread here.
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    Steve Jobs Dies Aged 56 

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    CAM
    Published on 6th October 2011 12:51 PM
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    Steve Jobs, co-founder and former CEO of the highly succesful technology firm Apple, has died aged 56. News broke in the early hours of the morning with a statement on Apple's website describing him as "a visionary and creative genius." The cause of death is believed to be the end of a long running battle with cancer.

    A thread regarding Mr Jobs' passing is available here. ...
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    Windows 8 tweet opinion infographic 

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    ZeroHour
    Published on 28th September 2011 02:00 PM
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    Mashwork has produced an infographic of tweets about Windows 8. Based on 65,968 tweets between June 15th and September 22nd they produced the following image which is quite interesting reading. Overall feedback seems good but its early days with the dev beta.
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    Firefox 7 is out! 

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    ZeroHour
    Published on 26th September 2011 07:15 PM
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    Mozilla appears to have pushed the final build of Firefox 7 although autoupdate and the website have not been updated yet.
    Initial Changelog:
    • Vastly improved memory usage (up to 50% better) and increased speed
    • Added a new rendering backend to speed up Canvas operations on Windows systems
    • Bookmark and password changes now sync almost instantly when using Firefox Sync
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    A (Quick) Guide to Windows Parental Controls 

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    Dos_Box
    Published on 22nd September 2011 12:37 PM
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    It is not unusual these days to encounter headlines and news articles bemoaning the evidance that children are increasingly accessing inappropriate web sites and playing ’damaging’ games that are aimed at more mature audiences. ...
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    Is DropBox ok to use? 

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    GrumbleDook
    Published on 15th September 2011 01:43 PM
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    Because I have a background of being involved in discussions around data protection I sometimes get a prod about online storage and web 2.0 tools. Over the last 6 months I have had quite a few over online storage options, but I have never really stuck down on (electronic) paper what my concerns are and why I have them. There are a few concerns I have, some centre around ownership of files and data, some around data protection and some around management of the tools. ...
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    Dell and the Derbyshire Schools BSF Project 

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    Dos_Box
    Published on 12th September 2011 11:33 AM
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    Schools have come a long way since 1999 when the first roll out of the NGfL (National Grid for Learning) funded networks began to hit schools. Mainly provided by the likes of Research Machines and Viglen these often consisted of 1 server and a classroom’s worth of desktop computers. ...
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