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AAAAAAhahahahahahahah! Hilarious! The headline is "How using Facebook could raise your risk of cancer", yet the article mentions it once and not even specifically. LOVE IT

My first thoughts exactly...i've got one right in front of me [edges nervously away from death box]

Thats awesome! If only you could change the perspective of the gadgets too

How did u know how far away he was?? (im prob missing something obvious...but i AM a n00b:))

Servers...connections...56k dial-up game hosting. u know what i mean

I'll definitely give em a go tonight

Sorry I'm just fussy about my fps's. I have a few graphics glitches is all, nothing major. When i say polished, I just mean the things that make that lil bit extra difference. The single player storyline is of a similar quality to mw2 (i.e. not great) but the voice acting and script aren't quite as good. The graphics glitches are prob just me playing it at 1920x1200 on high, but then again ive got an i7, 6gb ddr3, and a gtx285 which i would expect to be able to handle it. That and it just doesn't quite 'feel' right to me...but it is my first battlefield game so it's something i'll get used to. Like I say, i'm just being fussy. What i don't get, and this is a criticism of lots of new games MW2 most certainly included, is why it seems so difficult to get servers working correctly. HL and HL2 based games have been doin it for years with fantastic results and support, why do companies now feel they need to try and emulate the console model? Sorry...completely off topic

Got this t'other day on pc. My first battlefield game, and i'm impressed. Just a shame they couldn't polish it quite as well as mw2, then it really would be superb. Shoddy servers (is it just me or can no one else browse servers?? I can only use quick game) for online play, and a bit glitchy in places in the single player, otherwise would have been excellent. I'm absolutely rubbish at it, but i'll keep plugging away...

A teacher had pictures of every single child in the school (~500) and decided to send them to print...in one document...which was 3gb. Print spooler wasn't happy and neither was the rest of our ageing decrepit network.

bah...whats the point then? looks like i'll just have to stick with earthworm jim on my megadrive

thats amazing. as long as it has Magic Pockets im gettin it. I can't believe my mum threw our C64 out...sad times.

they certainly do look good!! too good?? any comments on what their support and reliability are like would be great (i'll likely be needing a lot of it :S). @pwds: great info cheers. I found a post that describes the same issue a few days ago - http://www.edugeek.net/forums/edugeek-joomla-1-5-package/47430-error-top-page.html I followed a tutorial last night to create a Joomla site from scratch, and it seemed to have no issues. think i'll try downgrading xampp. good idea?

also, is there any reason why I can't set up a free account with wordpress as an interim solution i.e. schoolname.wordpress.com??

Great advice guys, thanks a lot! Im still leaning towards Joomla, but I do like the idea of using wordpress as a short-term solution. Although the Edugeek template is very good, it would be nice to have a bespoke design eventually. Anyone here ever made a Joomla template? How straightforward is it? I'm guessing it'll take a fair amount of learning. Think i'll probably start with the Edugeek template and try to customise it over time (i'm not breaking any rules there am I? Don't really know anything about codes of practice for open source stuff). I've downloaded the Edugeek Joomla package, and installed it on my local machine using xampp. Problem is I get error codes in place of the menu items, and also loads of errors in the admin console. I gather this is because the Joomla doesn't support the version of php that the version of xampp i have uses - is this correct? (using: Apache Friends XAMPP (Basis Package) version 1.7.3). Is there a way to change the version of php in xampp, or will I need to get an older version, or an alternative?? Again guys, thanks for all your help and advice. Jon

Hello hello, This is quite a broad question, so apologies if I'm asking a lot of you all. The primary school I work in does not currently have a website, and I have been tasked with researching possible solutions. My experience with web design is limited, I have a basic knowledge of html and css and can make fairly simple websites using notepad (i didn't like dreamweaver). I am also pretty competent with photoshop, and to some extent illustrator. This is pretty much as far as my experience goes - I have no experience with php, mysql, or any content management systems, or basically anything else to do with web design. And so to my question...what would the members here recommend using? I am perfectly willing to put the time in and learn, but am unsure about which will be the best solution. I think that the headteacher used a cms called schooljotter at his last school (he has just started here) which seems to have a fair amount of useful stuff for schools, but I gather that this isn't free, and the sites I have seen that use it IMO look a bit rubbish. At the moment I am swaying towards using Joomla, especially since the Edugeek template seems to simplify the design a lot, and I have figured out how to edit it as well. One of the main requirements is that certain members of staff (the more technically minded) will be able to update the site, not just myself, so the cms needs to be fairly straightforward with a little instruction. Also any advice on hosting would be appreciated, for instance is it possible to get the council/LEA to host it, or possibly our closest CLC, or will we need to go through a private company. Any thoughts about any part of this topic would be greatly appreciated, or even adivce on topics i haven't mentioned. Thanks in advance Jon

Hi, I am also having this issue. Is there a way to change the version of php that xampp uses, or do I need to install an older version of xampp? I have just started working in a primary school that doesn't currently have a website of any kind. We have just got a new headteacher who is very keen to get one up and running, and i have been asked to investigate. I am trying to assess whether Joomla is the right way to go, and so have installed on my computer at home with the aim of pissing around with it to see how easy it is. I have installed Apache Friends XAMPP (Basis Package) version 1.7.3, and the Edugeek Joomla 1.5 package but am gettin these errors in place of where the menu should be, and also in many places in the admin screens. Any help would be much appreciated as well as any other suggestions on the subject in general. Thanks Jon