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That'll be very handy when I can get on to a Mac

Thanks for that, but it looks as though someone is using an image of a pre-made Yosemite install disk, which I don't have. I'll see if I can jump on one of the school Macs later and make a bootable USB.

As it's lacking a HDD though, it is an OS-less machine at the moment... still, if there's nothing in the EULA, that's good enough for me. I'm more than willing to buy a copy later down the line if I find I need to - as you say, £14 isn't much to fork out

So it's legal to download and install Yosemite? I assumed I'd need to buy a legitimate copy to upgrade from - coming from a pure Windows background! (well, I use a lot of Debian based distros, but that's an entirely different beast!) Yeah windows has always been expensive - looks like from Windows 10 onwards, they may be going the way of Mac though... I wonder if I could build a Yosemite boot disc from Windows/Debian?

Last question; if I buy this copy of OS X, is that all I need OS wise? Are there any additional costs? Seems extremely cheap... Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard - Apple Store (UK)

I don't actually have any 2.5" HDDs knocking around! Loads of old 3.5" but no 2.5". Don't mind buying a new SSD though as even if the MBP turns out to be dead, it can go in to the Steambox which currently runs on a Hybrid drive. Thanks for the advice all - got a little post-xmas shopping list now. Then I just have to resist the urge to shove Windows on the thing!

Thanks @Arthur - that's exactly what I wanted to know. There is some very strange wiring inside these things - I suppose that's how they keep the size down though, by getting creative with these things! Last question - does anyone know if the MBP will boot without the IR cable? As I'm unsure if it's working or not (it was given to me as parts after all), I'm keen to spend as little as possible on it until I know one way or the other. Once I know for sure it's working, I'll put in the extra cash to bring it all up to speed, but for now I just want to see if it'll boot.

Thanks, I did manage to find that part a bit cheaper. Glad any SSD will work (given thickness), ones being marketed as "Apple SSD" are much dearer. It's really the power connector I could do with sourcing, plus a pointer as to where it connects to...

Hi all. I've been given an old Macbook Pro (A1260) for spares/repair. However, having had a look inside, I reckon it could be made to work again with a couple of parts. I've never repaired a Macbook before, so I'll list my plan and would really appreciate it if any of you more experienced Mac tinkerers can point out any misjudgements. First things first, the screws are all missing. Easy enough to replace I think, this looks like a full set: NEW Bottom Base Screws For macbook pro 15" 17" A1211 A1260 2005-2008 | eBay Now, the major replacement is the HDD, which has been removed. Again, not much of an issue, I'll pick up an SSD (can go in my PC if the Macbook turns out to be dead). I'm assuming any 2.5" SSD which is no more than 9.5mm think will work - am I right? Problem is, the ribbon cable connector has been taken along with it. This looks like an easy replacement: New Ori Macbook Pro 15" A1226, A1260 HDD Hard Drive Cable 821-0513-A 632-0525-A | eBay So far so good. Now the biggest problem: in all the HDD replacement guides I've seen online there are two cables attached to the power side of the SATA drive; one is a 2-pin, the other is a 4-pin cable. The 2 pin cable is present and attached to the hinge release, however there's no sign of the 4 pin. Does anyone know if I can get a replacement for this? If so, where from? Finally, anyone know where the other end connects to? Never used OS X for more than short bursts, so I'd love to get this running again so I can learn the ins and outs of it.

@QWERY72 - yeah, everybody, that's what this thread is about TL;DR - FFT Aspire is running way behind schedule and FFT Live will not be updated.

@MattMitchell - are you sure? I know we can access the site and see Y8+ data, but still no way of getting that crucial Y7 data as far as I can tell

I think it was a major mistake on FFT's part not to update FFT Live this year. I don't think I've ever seen a large system go through such a massive change smoothly; surely they could have seen this coming? I know it's not all FFT's fault (the government were delayed releasing data they could use), but I can't help but feel that if they'd run the two systems alongside each other, at least just for this, FFT Aspire's first year, we'd have something to work with by now. I wonder if anyone has kicked up a fuss about possibly getting a refund/partial refund? Most schools I've spoken to have had to go away and think up new target setting strategies for their Y7s this year due to the lack of FFT data we've come to rely on as benchmarks - I wonder how many will adjust those targets when we do eventually get FFT data?

Hey @Grazza - notice your local (I live in Walsall, work in Sandwell) You'll want to look at param def files; there's been loads posted on here over the years, but these threads should get you started: http://www.edugeek.net/forums/mis-systems/66215-sims-net-reporting.html http://www.edugeek.net/forums/mis-systems/82481-commandreporter-param-files-parameter-ids-2.html http://www.edugeek.net/forums/mis-systems/57084-sims-command-reporter-working-examples.html

That's Battlefield...

Two problems: first of all, correctFileType() is private, meaning it's inaccessible outside of the class. Change the scope to 'public' if you want access outside the class. Secondly, to call a method from a class, either the method needs to be made static (simply add the word 'static' after the scope) or you need to create an instance of the class. Either way, you'll still then have to call the method via it's object/class. If this class only contains that one method, I'd be tempted to put the method in to my main body of code to be honest - not much use creating classes you don't intend to use as objects in your program or reuse in other projects IMO. So to get that working as a static method, you would change the class to this: using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Linq; using System.Text; using System.Threading.Tasks; namespace EmailCreator { public class Checkfiletype { public static bool correctFileType(string myFile) { bool isValidFileType = false; if (myFile.Length <= 5) //if x.csv eg { string myFileType = myFile.Substring(myFile.Length - 3, 3); if (myFileType.Contains("csv") || myFileType.Contains("txt")) { isValidFileType = true; } //else isValidFileType is false } //else isValidFileType is false return isValidFileType; } } Then call the method like this: Checkfiletype.correctFileType(setCsv()); EDIT for clarity: when you create a class, your aim is usually to represent some object that you'd like to use repeatedly in your code. All of the methods and variables contained in that class will become methods/variables of the objects you create based on that class. For instance, if you wanted to create a new instance of (object based on) the Checkfiletype class, you could do something like this: Checkfiletype checkFile = new Checkfiletype(); Now, you have a new object called checkFile, which has all the methods and variabels declared in the Checkfiletype class, allowing you to access them via the object (e.g. checkFile.correctFileType("some path")) If you created another instance of the class, that second instance would also have all the same variables and methods, but it would work independently of your first instance. This is the power of OOP. You now have two objects based on the same class/template, but that can store totally separate data. An exception to this is when a method/variable is made static. In this case, that method/variable belongs to the class itself, not it's individual instances. That's why by making the method static, you can call it directly via the class - it doesn't need to be instantiated by an object, it "exists" by virtue of the fact it's class exists. I tried to avoid this where possible - if the method I'm trying to write doesn't depend in any way on the class it'll be used with, I don't make it part of the class. EDIT2: final note; I have massively simplified the concept of classes and objects here to try to make a clear explanation; there's a lot more to it when you really get in to it, but I'm certainly not the most qualified person to go any deeper in to that

SIMS is such a broad system; what exactly would you like advice on? Will help narrow down your options

A lot of people assume that as long as the PSUs stated wattage is high enough, it'll be fine. In fact, I know a few who buy the most powerful PSU they can get their hands on, then shove it in a machine that barely scrapes 300W under load I won't pretend to know the exact ins and outs of it all, but essentially it's quite common for cheaper PSUs to vastly overstate the wattage their capable of delivering. Always buy a reputable brand PSU; aside from being able to deliver what it promises, it's more likely to have proper overvoltage/overamp protection so if it goes bang, it's less likely to take the rest of your PC out with it. @Arthur's recommendation is excellent - in fact, any advice you get on PSUs from Jonny Guru is excellent! PSUs and cases are always the first thing to get skimped on in PC builds, but experience has taught me that spending a bit more on both will make for a much more reliable machine.

Which version of Access is it? First thoughts are it's not liking the network path (although I've used DBs from network paths on 2007/10 no problem). Just as a troubleshooting exercise, try mapping the folder to a drive then accessing it from the mapped drive. There's also a setting in Access for the default location for new DBs, so if you already have mapped drives, make sure that's referring to the mapped drive then try again.

That was my first thought too - surely, unless Microsoft are using a specialized version of Bing that only search CC/public domain images for this, Getty and others will have a damn good case for rather a large settlement from Microsoft for encouraging/aiding piracy... EDIT: @sonofsanta did the smart thing and looked at the facts

What's wrong with Kotaku? I don't have the time in my life any more [unfortunately] to keep up to date with gaming, so excuse my ignorance if there's something I'm missing...

I just keep seeing people moaning in the comments sections of reviews, stuff along the lines of "Oh, another Telltale game. Yawn." and even in reviews themselves, comments like "of course it's still a Telltale game with all the problems that brings" (think that was on IGN or Kotaku this morning, blocked here) Suppose the comments on reviews aren't the best thing to judge general opinion on, it was just the range of sites I saw similar comments gave me the impression it was the general consensus...

Episode 1 of Game of Thrones; "Iron From Ice"; is out tomorrow - anyone else looking forward to it? Telltale seem to get a lot of flack from the gaming community for their engine, but I think it's great; a welcome return to/refresh of the story driven adventure game

I really hope that was a Simpsons reference... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/OlDrippy34/HomerThreat.png

All hail!

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