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no probs.. you can call skype's test call echo123 to do a test.. or pm me with your skype account name and I'll skype you..

Specops Deploy here - it's easy (took one day to set up) and it works - it does application deployment too.... We converted 400 machines from XP to Windows 7 in a few days.. if you want to see it working and can get to Oxford - pm me..

Hi - They are M3 thread size, I believe.. I have just bought a TechMount TM-CC Projector Ceiling Mount from Projector Ceiling Mounts and brackets for projectors from Projector Point - this comes with every size mounting bolt you could need..

Not worth arguing about but 2X said on 13th January 2011 in the MSDN Channel9 forum: "We at 2X Software have licensed the RDP 7 with RemoteFX protocol and are developing these clients for Linux, Mac, iPad, iPhone and Android. So you will be able to take advantage of the RDP 7 features on these no Windows OS's. Please check back for new releases at 2x.com" Like I said - they update their thinclient images regularly.. You can PXE boot a HP thinclient with a 2X image..

I thought it used NoMachine NX technology?

You could try RSOP to see what policies are being applied.. (gpresult if Vista / win7)

You could try 2X: - PXE one of the 2X images - 2X Thinclient - these are regularly updated - they say they are Server 2008 ready - as MS (or Citrix or VMWare) add new features 2X are pretty good at updating the images to reflect them..

treesize Treesize free This may do what you want

Sort of linked to the original thread.. A Friend of ours works as a research scientist in Nottingham, she (Cinzia - the Italian lady speaking in this clip) can be seen here discussing a breakthrough linked to the ability of salamanders to regrow damaged limbs that may one day lead to a cure for breast cancer.. fascinating stuff!

Install linux of some flavour and eldy Eldy Seniors Computer Software for Elderly or 2X do a very light OS that boots from a memory stick - only gives you a web browser for using google docs or similar.. 2X CloudClient OS

HP certify their server hardware for Red Hat Server, but suggest that Caldera and Suse may also work.. Have you tried a different Linux - perhaps Fedora as it's based on Red Hat?

Syntax: sending to a computer called "Computer1" with a message of "This is a test message" msg /server:Computer1 * This is a test message You can also add the switches of /v /w between * and the message to give you a read out of when it was sent and when the user presses "OK".

Take a look at some of the offering used in Retail - Motorola has a PTT WiFi based communications device that it touts for use in supermarkets. It is called the Team Badge EWB100. There may be similar devices from other manufacturers aimed at this market?

Put skype on your mobile phones.. I'm assuming that your school does provide you all with an iPhone or Android smartphone each?

create virtual hosts you can have losts of sites on one server with one IP address VirtualHost Examples - Apache HTTP Server but if you use one of the web based control panels - that does all the clever stuff for you..

Sorry should have been a bit more specific.. If you are running Ubuntu - then put the free webmin and virtualmin bits on and you get a nice web based control panel that allows you a dead easy way to create hosting/webservers/ftp access for your users.. it's cpanel that isn't free.. John

sorry - that's not free.. "Webmin+Virtualmin. It's very light on resources yet full of features. If you use RHEL, CentOS, Debian, or Ubuntu it even has an automated install script"

Turn your ubuntu webserver into a web hosting platform with something like: cPanel Inc.

adventnet - the standard edition used to be free for one technician - probably still is? - We use the paid for version - it integrates with AD - does inventory, purchasing and loads more.. the stats and reporting feature is excellent.. Help Desk Software Download, IT HelpDesk Tool Download - Download ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus

forgot - 6. virtual applications - several offerings here - MS have their own way of doing it, which may be cheap or included in your MS licensing deal.. others include those from Citrix, 2X and probably a quite a few more..

depends on the software - some (such as many antivirus programs) have theri own remote installer here are some options - 1. thinapp it and keep it on a server - then give the PC's or users a shortcut to the thinapp 2. msi via GPO as above 3. use a 3rd party software distribution tool - free tools exist such as wpkg (wpkgexpress adds a web interface) - there are lots of commercial options - I use Specops Deploy.. 4. write a batch file to install the application and then execute that on each workstation with something like PsExec See here 5. If you have classroom control software - logon all the machines with that then execute the installer from the teachers console.. Hope that helps..

WCBS is used in quite a few independent schools - Home, Information Management for Schools from WCBS - the fees, billing and accounts bits (PASS module) are said to be especially good..

msg.exe from a CMD prompt MSG {username | sessionname | sessionid | @filename | *} [/sERVER:servername] [/TIME:seconds] [/V] [/W] [message] username Identifies the specified username. sessionname The name of the session. sessionid The ID of the session. @filename Identifies a file containing a list of usernames, sessionnames, and sessionids to send the message to. * Send message to all sessions on specified server. /SERVER:servername server to contact (default is current). /TIME:seconds Time delay to wait for receiver to acknowledge msg. /V Display information about actions being performed. /W Wait for response from user, useful with /V. message Message to send. If none specified, prompts for it or reads from stdin.

..call me a tightwad - but I didn't want to get lumbered with a 2 year contract just so I could have a smartphone.. I have just bought an Orange San Francisco and I am surprised how good an Android phone that costs less than £100 can be.. These phones can be unlocked for free: Free Instant Unlock Codes for Alcatel, Huawei Modems & ZTE Mobile Phones then take advantage of some of the cracking 30 day rolling contract offers.. e.g. My £15 per month with 3 includes unlimited data (3 have just removed the 'fair use' 2Gb cap.. use what you like!)..

..whilst idly browsing and not really looking at other jobs (Let me know if you spot one in commuting distance to Kettering paying £40k+).. I saw this one: (May interest somebody strong on ITIL who lives or can commute to London) http://www.arkschools.org/media/1012%20IT%20Service%20Delivery%20Manager%20Information%20pack.pdf IT SERVICE DELIVERY MANAGER ARK Schools, 65 Kingsway, London, WC2B 6TD Start date: Immediate Salary: £50,000 The Role To manage the delivery of ARK IT services across a varied and complex IT estate in accordance with ITIL service delivery standards, a service catalogue and associated service level agreements.