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Today, 09:41 AM

jallsop replied to a thread HandBrake v0.9.9 in Downloads

I have used it to convert of 300 DVDs, which i now store in the loft of my UK address, whilst the films reside on my Buffalo NAS, and a WD MyBook as...

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Today, 09:26 AM

jallsop replied to a thread HandBrake v0.9.9 in Downloads

I would be interested to see how many people use this on Windows. I'm a mac user for this, and find it's mostly flawless. I have a friend who is a...

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Today, 09:11 AM

jallsop replied to a thread Nova T6 timetable opens as blank in MIS Systems

Have you made sure it is looking in the correct directory. If memory serves me I think Nova looks to a network SIMS directory, and if this isn't...

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22nd May 2013, 01:03 PM

jallsop started a thread Annoying Smart Board Sound Problem in Hardware

Hi, We've got a couple of Smart 885ix2 boards, with the 20W speaker system, delivered via the pen tray USB connection. The units are hooked up to...

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22nd May 2013, 06:52 AM

jallsop replied to a thread Flashed supported Browser in Netbooks, PDA and Phones

Flash uses a heck of a lot of system resources, and is full of bugs, and is being updated almost weekly. These are some of the reasons why it's not...

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21st May 2013, 11:23 AM

jallsop replied to a thread SMART Notebook 11 Ink Layer Issues in How do you do....it?

Right. Simple swap out first, maybe with a laptop. This will identify if its a PC or IWB problem. I have only heard of this happening when the...

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21st May 2013, 11:12 AM

jallsop replied to a thread SMART Notebook 11 Ink Layer Issues in How do you do....it?

Is this all users on all computers and all computers or just one user, or one pc or one Smartboard. If you can narrow it down, then we can help more.

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20th May 2013, 09:22 AM

jallsop replied to a thread Teachers and Laptops in Blue Skies

Your staff have it lucky then. More and more schools seem to make their staff teach up to the 90% of the full timetable they are legally allowed to...

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20th May 2013, 09:01 AM

jallsop replied to a thread Teachers and Laptops in Blue Skies

Clearly a lot of feelings on this one. I used to be a teacher, before giving it up to fix the things they break. As for 1265 hours mentioned, most...

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17th May 2013, 02:43 PM

jallsop replied to a thread DMX Preset controller in AV and Multimedia Related

For this, i would still go with a PC solution. Maybe mount it in your rack, and use a bluetooth mouse and keyboard. If you start having fixed DMX...

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17th May 2013, 02:19 PM

jallsop replied to a thread Happy Friday - Anything Planned? in General Chat

I didn't say i would ride back up again. We have a very well equipped train or bus service with spaces for bikes. Failing that, the wife in the...

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17th May 2013, 02:14 PM

jallsop replied to a thread Kicking People Out Of SIMS? in MIS Systems

I used AB tutor to connect to all workstations, and then send them all a polite message, before remotely terminating the application after 20 seconds.

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17th May 2013, 02:13 PM

jallsop replied to a thread Happy Friday - Anything Planned? in General Chat

Not much TBH, I'm going down to the valley tonight to buy some over expensive tools to replace the ones that maintenance have purloined from me. ...

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17th May 2013, 08:22 AM

jallsop replied to a thread Thoughts on using TV displays in place of IWBs in AV and Multimedia Related

As far as the TV idea goes, I've seen it work quite well, using VGA from a computer, although it wasn't made as a touchscreen. We actually had two...

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16th May 2013, 02:27 PM

jallsop replied to a thread NovaT6 - Pros & Cons please .. in MIS Systems

Having done timetabling in both Nova T4 and T6, albeit a few years ago now, I can honestly say that either version of Nova makes an excellent...

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16th May 2013, 09:13 AM

jallsop replied to a thread Automated Backup Software for win 7 and 8 in Windows

I will investigate. Our french versions have unusual names for some things, which are not direct translation. Update for example is Mise a Jour,...

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16th May 2013, 09:11 AM

jallsop replied to a thread Buying a banger in General Chat

I vote for small french diesel. Cheap to buy, insure, and run. Last forever if serviced properly. I've had french cars for around 15 years and the...

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16th May 2013, 06:50 AM

jallsop replied to a thread Automated Backup Software for win 7 and 8 in Windows

Whenever i have used this, its been less than successful at restoring, and i've treated it as more MS bloat than anything useful. Is it now better? ...

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15th May 2013, 02:56 PM

jallsop started a thread Automated Backup Software for win 7 and 8 in Windows

Hi Working in a BYOD school means i'm often plagued with the "My computer has stopped working, can you get my work off it?" For many of them,...

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14th May 2013, 09:20 AM

jallsop replied to a thread End of year video - what software to use? in General Chat

Sadly not, as there is no .ac.ch for Swiss international schools. We tend to just use .ch which means its difficult to convince them to give...

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14th May 2013, 09:04 AM

jallsop replied to a thread End of year video - what software to use? in General Chat

The problem with almost all media handling tools like these is that the File-->Save just creates a library file, rather than an actual product that...

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8th May 2013, 11:46 AM

jallsop replied to a thread "Additional log on information may be required" popup, constantly in Windows 7

We have had this occur more recently with out WPA2 enterprise network, specifically with win 7 machines. The only way round it we found was to...

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7th May 2013, 06:52 AM

jallsop replied to a thread Adobe Photoshop and Creative Suite to become subscription-only products in IT News

That nails it. I was going to update from cs3 (I know) up to the next version, but not cloud. I can't afford the kind of prices they are going to...

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6th May 2013, 09:43 AM

jallsop replied to a thread 2013 - when will you be making the switch? in Office Software

Hmm. Not sure i'd agree on quicker. We've had some issues with it opening network documents via wifi connection. Sometimes taking the absolute p...

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3rd May 2013, 02:46 PM

jallsop replied to a thread Moodle Courses in Virtual Learning Platforms

When you say courses, on the front page, do you actually mean Categories? The top level, usually found across the top, under the school banner, and...

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30th April 2013, 07:56 AM

jallsop replied to a thread Recommend a good MIS in MIS Systems

This can be managed, like duties for staff etc, as a 'lesson' within the timetabling module in most MIS systems. You just create an extra lesson at...

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30th April 2013, 07:37 AM

jallsop replied to a thread Recommend a good MIS in MIS Systems

Hi, There are a number of options that use a browser based system for access on any device. 3sys (WCBS Pass), iSams to name but two. If your...

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