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19th May 2013, 10:38 AM

Driftingashore replied to a thread US Military join the handset war... Is this the beginning of the end for Cupert in Netbooks, PDA and Phones

Just returning to make my point: Apple devices were approved on Friday...

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15th May 2013, 06:07 PM

Driftingashore replied to a thread Why "upgrading" OS X over "wipe install" is a bad idea? in Mac

The main reason to perform a clean install is to prevent "general weirdness", strange goings on, or kids causing trouble in the neighbourhood after...

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15th May 2013, 06:59 AM

Driftingashore replied to a thread PAT Testing in General Chat

I believe you need to go on the course to become a "competent" tester. Definitely go for a handheld. We have a 240v tester and it's a nightmare...

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13th May 2013, 01:35 PM

Driftingashore replied to a thread Classroom Logins - What are Best Practices in How do you do....it?

Nice to know we're not the only ones. I should probably mention that pupil's emails use a different system contrived by the LEA, and see very little...

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12th May 2013, 09:51 AM

Driftingashore replied to a thread Classroom Logins - What are Best Practices in How do you do....it?

We use the first initial / surname for both teachers and pupils i.e. SSmith for Sandra Smith. We're a small school, so conflicts are rare, and when...

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6th May 2013, 04:21 PM

Driftingashore replied to a thread Smoothwall / Lightspeed AD Auth Process in Internet Related/Filtering/Firewall

Thanks for the reply. I had no idea about that feature, and it really makes my post quite pointless - though I'd love to know more about how this is...

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6th May 2013, 11:55 AM

Driftingashore started a thread Smoothwall / Lightspeed AD Auth Process in Internet Related/Filtering/Firewall

Hey guys, I hope this hasn't been done to death, but a quick search didn't reveal exactly what I was looking for, and I'm new to filtering...

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5th May 2013, 10:53 AM

Driftingashore replied to a thread US Military join the handset war... Is this the beginning of the end for Cupert in Netbooks, PDA and Phones

I'm lame enough to read as much Apple news as I can find (everybody needs a hobby.. I guess), and I'm pretty sure that I can pinpoint the moment that...

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5th May 2013, 08:36 AM

Driftingashore replied to a thread US Military join the handset war... Is this the beginning of the end for Cupert in Netbooks, PDA and Phones

I think I remember reading that iOS 6 is just a few weeks behind getting its clearance. Unfortunately, the BBC's Apple coverage is usually pretty...

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27th April 2013, 12:12 PM

Driftingashore replied to a thread Bonded ADSL - or alternatives? in Internet Related/Filtering/Firewall

Yeah, 900Mbps is quoted as the highest theoretical speed in bursts, so it's highly unlikely that we'll ever get that, or probably anywhere near. A...

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26th April 2013, 06:35 PM

Driftingashore replied to a thread Bonded ADSL - or alternatives? in Internet Related/Filtering/Firewall

The school you're talking about sounds a lot like us, except that our ADSL option is only 1Mbps. Our options were either a bonded solution, leased...

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