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If replacing with something with TPM support is an option, go with that. You might be able to look at SEDs although I think BitLocker still requires TPM even with a SED (could be wrong).

Had the exact op. Pain after surgery was there but was mild. Didn't need the amount of coedine given to me at the hospital and switched to paracetamol after a few days. Back to work a couple of weeks later. Pros massively outweighed the cons for me. Try not to over think it- it's a normal operation done on thousands every year. Such a relief not worrying about when the next random burst of pain is going to come. Good luck.

Was struggling to access SCO earlier this morning here. Support were aware and the status page (https://status.tucasi.com) has just been updated to say service restored. Second week in a row that we've had downtime that's massively affected the school dinner ordering. Anybody got any viable alternatives to SCO that I can suggest to our Business Manager?

We've installed a couple of EB-X41s recently and am v. impressed with them. Good brightness level and replacement lamps are cheap too. Quick corner makes installation super easy too. Have found Amazon cheap and reliable for them- they're a shade under £265 at the minute there.

If you've got cable runs to the locations already, have you thought about just using PoE injectors? Would probably be cheaper than doing a switch upgrade. If you do need new switches look at Ubiquiti's UniFi range for affordable options- pricing here. Be careful to ensure enough air flow to the switches if you are mounting them in the ceiling void. Is it possible to run the cabling back to a central location?

No firmware/security updates after November. Not ideal!

UniFi here and it's running well. The only frustrating thing is Ubiquiti have made the UAP-AC v2s End of Life from November 2018. They were bought in October 2015 and it's going to cost a fair amount to replace the amount of these APs around the school after only 3 years.

Offline files for all staff users. DirectAccess as a trial for SLT and other non-teaching staff to access shared areas, as well as a third party VPN solution for some non-teaching staff whose ISP's default router firewall rules were preventing DirectAccess from connecting. Looking at transitioning to solely OneDrive because we're finding 'secret' DropBox shares still being used by teachers despite policy saying no. At least with OneDrive we'll have some control over the data.

+1. Saved a lot of time for us with certain ceiling projector mounts! We've had a couple of EB-X41s recently and have been v. impressed by brightness and image quality. Genuine replacement bulbs are only ~£50 too.

Prices appear to be on the decline after a long time. Keep an eye on ebuyer + BT Business Direct; sign up to their promotional emails as there are often SSDs in them. Still trying to find out where one PC refurbisher I met at BETT is sourcing 120GB SSDs for £28. Hmm.....

Fairly good haul this year: - 1/2 hour free SIMS support from a company we're looking to move our trust's SIMS support to - Milkshake - HP notebook (paper kind, not electronic) - Bottle opener keyring - Post-it note set - Significant volume of sweets for the journey home - T-shirt from Paessler - eduPizza, eduHobNobs and edugeek afk badge

If it's MTA certs, they're fairly basic so I wouldn't sweat it. Multiple choice and looking on their page there's the chance to complete practise exams before the real thing.

Our trust bought into Parago and I've been impressed with it so far. Seems very flexible and their developers do listen to moans & act upon them. For some reason when initially buying Parago we bought their on-site 'auditor' (label sticker) service for 3 days at great expense. Found that half of the asset tags that they'd stuck were wonky/not straight and my OCD went absolutely bananas! Sadly couldn't warrant the time to scrape them off and reapply properly...

We use OfficeXpress - they'll send a free collection box out to you. I'd be surprised if any companys offer a kickback on waste toners these days, sadly.

Thought it'd be worth mentioning that PaperCut's Print Logger is free: https://www.papercut.com/products/free-software/print-logger/