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CyberNerd replied to a thread To cable or not to cable in Wired Networks

I'd use 10GbE SFP+ cables and put a 10GbE switch in the server rack , thats what we did anyway. Failing that I would use rapidnet. RapidNet...

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18th June 2013, 02:44 PM

CyberNerd replied to a thread Nexus 7 Apps and Youtube Issues in Netbooks, PDA and Phones

Flash isn't supported on the Nexus 7 so perhaps its related to that. Try installing the Youtube app once the port is opened.

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18th June 2013, 02:35 PM

CyberNerd replied to a thread Nexus 7 Apps and Youtube Issues in Netbooks, PDA and Phones

You need TCP and UDP 5228 open for Google play.

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18th June 2013, 01:03 PM

CyberNerd replied to a thread SIMS - best way to produce video or help sheets for teachers in MIS Systems

99/100 teachers won't bother reading or watching it. You'd be better off using the documentation from Capita.

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18th June 2013, 11:41 AM

CyberNerd replied to a thread CCTV in Hardware

I'll recommend axis cameras. We use them with Zoneminder (free). Just requires a server and cameras. Very cost effective solution compared to off the...

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18th June 2013, 10:06 AM

CyberNerd replied to a thread CLEO Broadband Performance in CLEO

Could also be that their pipe to the internet is contended with other schools, so whilst you're paying for 100Mb you only see half that.

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17th June 2013, 03:47 AM

EduTech replied to a thread A *Microsoft* Office 365 Account is not a "Microsoft Account".... What the...? in Windows 8

I know what you are saying and it makes sense and needs to be addressed. but why don't you just create a new Live Services account but use an...

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16th June 2013, 09:08 AM

CyberNerd replied to a thread SYNC Google Drive & Skydrive (365) in Cloud Services

I just install it on the client machines and point the google drive to the network share. The teachers need to log in to their google drive after...

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14th June 2013, 07:21 PM

CyberNerd replied to a thread Scripting help in Scripts

should be a one liner with bash find c:\home\username\mail\ "*.pst" -exec rsync -R {} c:\wherever ;\ -exec setfacl -R -m user:username:rwx...

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14th June 2013, 01:47 PM

EduTech replied to a thread My Sun 7110 is broken :( in Hardware

are you not able to just SSH onto the box and delete TMP files on the OS Disks? or are you saying that you have tried that but it won't let you...

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14th June 2013, 09:06 AM

CyberNerd replied to a thread Exchange Server 2003, relay all meesages after GMail Migration in Windows Server 2000/2003

we just put in a simple linux virtual machine for relaying internal email to gmail - a lot simpler to look after than a full blown exchange server....

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13th June 2013, 01:53 PM

CyberNerd replied to a thread OCR Website Crashing TS Sessions and kicking users off in Thin Client and Virtual Machines

only ever experienced this with network loops.

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13th June 2013, 09:23 AM

CyberNerd replied to a thread An Open Letter to Mr Gove about Teaching Assistants in General Chat

I completely disagree! The sweeping statements are totally well informed and history is Mr Gove's adviser! In the late 19th century we didn't have...

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13th June 2013, 07:07 AM

CyberNerd replied to a thread Help me, please drag me from this pit of despair in Netbooks, PDA and Phones

don't worry about them - they use tcp/ip too Papercut has some good options here: webprint works for us. We just put appletv devices into...

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12th June 2013, 02:16 PM

CyberNerd replied to a thread Setup centralised authentication (Linux & Windows) in *nix

"winbind offline logon = yes" and "cached_login = yes" in /etc/security/pam_winbind.conf

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12th June 2013, 02:14 PM

CyberNerd replied to a thread Online Video Archive in AV and Multimedia Related

In that case: Install MythTV MythTV, Open Source DVR Install MythWeb MythWeb - MythTV Official Wiki Install Mythtranscode Mythtranscode - MythTV...

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12th June 2013, 01:16 PM

CyberNerd replied to a thread Online Video Archive in AV and Multimedia Related

For TV recordings we use MythTV and have a link into our VLE so that staff play TV shows on a browser through Moodle. I'm sure MythTV could be...

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12th June 2013, 01:11 PM

CyberNerd replied to a thread Online Video Archive in AV and Multimedia Related

Google Drive.

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12th June 2013, 12:56 PM

CyberNerd replied to a thread Setup centralised authentication (Linux & Windows) in *nix

Active Directory works. Either the MS version or Samba4.

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12th June 2013, 11:32 AM

CyberNerd replied to a thread Innovation?? you would like to see in General Chat

Always on top works for me*. It's been a mainstay of most Linux windows managers for the last 10 yrs. *girlfriend doesn't always agree though/

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11th June 2013, 09:12 PM

CyberNerd replied to a thread Schools who excel in I.T in How do you do....it?

Couple of years - but I've spent considerably longer making sure our systems are platform agnostic (within reason). How they use the technology is...

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11th June 2013, 06:43 PM

CyberNerd replied to a thread Schools who excel in I.T in How do you do....it?

Motivation was from SLT. I do the system design and implementation - measuring the impact is a few TLR's above my grade! Demographic is affluent,...

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11th June 2013, 05:34 PM

CyberNerd replied to a thread Schools who excel in I.T in How do you do....it?

It's going to be quite a challenge to meet all of your goals, but I can help with some: We have focussed on engaging learning outside of the...

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11th June 2013, 03:34 PM

CyberNerd replied to a thread Thin clients in Thin Client and Virtual Machines

We've just bought in another 130 thin client terminals. They are Intel D2500HN ( £43) and 2GB RAM (£13) We are using old cases so the whole unit...

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11th June 2013, 03:17 PM

wiseoldowl replied to a thread Free VLE using existing Sharepoint in Virtual Learning Platforms

Big Moodle fan here. If what you're looking for is only the ability to upload documents from students to teachers then there is no need to use Moodle...

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11th June 2013, 01:16 PM

CyberNerd replied to a thread Recommend some decent dead tree/eBook Linux books for a tech in *nix

My most used Linux resource is the Redhat (Centos/Scientific Linux) Documentation: ...

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