newdriftking-2008

I use a product called screen connect, install on user machines/servers the you can access any machine remotely using internet connection.. works like teamviewer but is easy to manage different sites into groups.. works on windows & mac.

Not sure if this is relevant here. I run a team of 4 engineers that visit different schools. I'm trying to find an easy way of monitoring how long they are onsite (not in a big brother way) this is mainly for invoicing the schools for work done. At the moment they fill in a google doc that they put how long they where onsite, then I have to trawl through them to check hours and then input them on a sheet that totals up how many hours have been used for each individual school. As you can imagine this can be very time consuming - especially when they forget to update their sheets regularly. Can anyone suggest a better way to work this? Free ideally :-) but if I have to subscribe to a paid service then that's ok. If it's any help we use google mail, calendar etc. so if google offer something that's even better.

Its worked for years on the older versions of OSx just now on Yosemite its stopped working. No apparent fixes for it. As you say in secondary it's not really an issue for remembering/spelling names but primary is a whole different kettle of fish. Thanks for help I may raise issue with Apple.

I've just tried that and yes they do. The issue with that though is some children who aren't showing up are in Year 1 and possibly can't spell their name correctly.

I recently updated 20 Macbook Pros to Yosemite. Once these new computers were joined to the network, there are a small number of users whose login accounts (are new) that don't appear at the user selection screen. The users are there on the older computers, which are still running Mountain Lion. Why would the users show up on the older Mountain Lion iMacs but not the newer Yosemite. Thanks Paul.

I've created a new user using Workgroup manager, I have a list of 279 users for our network. When I create a new one the new user isn't shown in the user list on startup of a machine. Using Server 10.6.8 and clients are 10.10.3 What is strange is that the new user DOES show up on previous version of OSX on the clients. Is this a bug in Yosemite?

Thanks for all the replies, the main issue we have is I'm not always onsite (work between 6 other schools) and don't have an office... I could ask the office staff to monitor it, but it adds extra work to their day..

Not sure if this is the correct place.. I'm trying to come up with a solution for several schools for tracking who has borrowed iPads etc... In the past we have used a sign in/out book, but staff are lazy and don't fill it in. So then tracking whose had them last when ipads are missing is difficult. Any suggestions would be great. Thanks Paul.

Hi Chaps, I have a school that has a Xerox WorkCentre 7855 and want to use the accounting function when teachers print. Now I have this setup on a Ricoh and it works extremely well. BUT the issue I'm having on the Xerox is that the accounts are setup in the Centreware Internet Services, and the corresponding UserId's are configured on the teacher laptops but when I send a print it appears on the 7855 with the userid of the person who is signed onto the laptop. (Not a problem you might think) But as a matter of simplicity and the fact that teachers move around in schools they log onto the laptop with Teacher as their username. Thus every print that's going to go to the printer will be from Teacher - hence the problem. Is it possible to not use the laptop username when sending to print - I've had a look and can't see why it should use that. Any help is gratefully accepted

Hi Tom, The learnpads I'm having serious issue with are the LP297W model, having terrible issues with the touch recognition on 5 of these not being correct - I've tried to do a factory reset but this hasn't done anything not sure where I can go with them now. It's very frustrating as there is very little information around on the learnpads

Hi Guys, Long time since I visited the site, I work in a school that have a number of Learnpad tablets, we've started to notice that when you try to type on the on screen keyboard you get everything but what you typed. Even a full factory reset doesn't resolve the issue. Also, on some of the newer style Learnpad I keep getting "wifi not in Range" even though I can be physically stood underneath the Wireless AP.! Has anyone got any suggestions? Cheers

Hi Guys, I've just taken over ICT support in a school who have a Konica Minolta bizhub C451 photocopier, it's networked and teachers have a code they use to copy. Some staff are also able to send prints over the network to it and it prints. I have installed the driver (PCL6 ) on a teacher laptop and sent a test print, it gets as far as the copier but does not print out. When you look in job details it says not authorised to group, but I can't see any different details to a teacher who can print... Am I missing something?

dim oShell set oShell = Wscript.CreateObject("Wscript.Shell") if msgbox("Do you want to turn the proxy on? (Yes for School and No for Home)", vbQuestion or vbYesNo) = vbYes then oShell.RegWrite "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ProxyEnable", 1, "REG_DWORD" oShell.RegWrite "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ProxyServer", "yourproxy and port", "REG_SZ" oShell.RegWrite "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ProxyOverride", "yourproxy*.*", "REG_SZ" else oShell.RegWrite "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ProxyEnable", 0, "REG_DWORD" end if Set oShell = Nothing Hope this helps....

I have now managed to sort this issue out, seems there was a slight error in my VB script... Now it works on Windows 7 / Vista and XP

were using home folders

Hi Guys, I'm having an issue using I Can Animate (ver 1.6.0) and iMovie 09 (8.0.6) The students in school are creating an animation with I Can Animate, and then they want to add sounds etc with iMovie. The problem we are having is when a student shares the movie with iMovie - iMovie doesn't open it.. I know that the Mac is working with this software as when I logon as the root account it works perfectly.... It appears to be a permissions issue, but the user has read&write permissions to the users Movie/iMovie Events/I Can Animate/ as advised by Kudlian helpdesk, but it still isn't working.. Does anybody have any ideas on what I can try to get this working? Thanks

Hi Guys, I'm after a script that will run in Windows 7/Vista, that basically changes unticks / ticks the Use a proxy server for your LAN. This is to enable teachers at my schools to use the internet at home so that they don't keep clearing the proxy settings! I have managed to create this one for XP, but it doesn't run in Win 7 or Vista.. dim oShell set oShell = Wscript.CreateObject("Wscript.Shell") if msgbox("Turn Proxy on?", vbQuestion or vbYesNo) = vbYes then oShell.RegWrite "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ProxyEnable", 1, "REG_DWORD" oShell.RegWrite "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ProxyServer", "proxy.oldsch:8080", "REG_SZ" else oShell.RegWrite "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ProxyEnable", 0, "REG_DWORD" end if Set oShell = Nothing Any help is extremely grateful..

Hi guys. I have 2 of the HP CP1515n printers on a network.. What I want to know is WHY when you replace a cartridge does the printer print at least 5 pages of FULL colour? :mad: Does anyone know how to stop this, as half my new toner is gone with these prints! Cheers Paul.

*bump* Anyone got ANY suggestions for the above.. Having real issues if a hyperlink goes onto 2 lines.... Tried to create the hyperlink to display just a couple of words eg This Link, but when it's saved as a PDF it just doesn't work. Cheers Paul.

Hi Guys, Right I have a MAC/Smartboard issue I hope you can help with. 1: I have a Mac Mini attached to a Smartboard 660. It has been interactive for several weeks but not all of a sudden its stopped. I have checked the following :- Usb Cable connection, (fine - replaced just to be sure) Drivers & Software Vers. (Updated and latest version of each) It seems that the MAC doesn't always want to pick up the Smartboard, the LED stays Red until you go into Smart Control Panel, then run the connection wizard and then it finds it! This is a bit of a nuicance as the teacher isn't technologically minded and just thinks that it's broke! Any ideas for a permanent fix? Cheers Paul.

I have a primary school who have a few of the above mentioned cameras. They are great quality videos but the issue I am having is when you playback the video through the provided Flipshare software or Quicktime or VLC the video isn't in sync with the audio. I am using XP machine with Flipshare installed from camera, I have also installed the 3ivx codec. I hate to say this but...... If I try the same on a MAC it works fine , but the teachers don't have MAC desktops in classrooms that are connected to smartboards. Any ideas? Thanks

I've been asked by the head of one of my schools to ban all PS3/Xbox360 games related websites!!! This as I have found out there are lots of different sites related to eg: Black Ops, Assasisins Creed. Does anyone know if there are any Global "blacklists" available that I can use, or is it a matter of searching for the required item, then adding ALL sites that pop up! Also how easy is it to change the message that Cachepilot throws up when a "banned" site has been input? Thanks Paul.

I've thought of that, but nothing has changed from moving from one room to another. It's as though there's some sort of gremlin inside!! I know that there is nothing wrong with the computer, and that it works except for when you move it into another class. What I forgot to mention is that its not just happening on 1 computer, it happened yesterday on 5!!

I have a school that has purchased 36 of ESPRIMO P7936. We have installed 18 into the IT suite without any issues. Now we are deploying the rest into the classrooms, but we have come across an issue. When they are plugged in the classroom we keep getting a keyboard error press F1 to continue, but I know for a fact that these computers work. What is also strange is last night we tested 1 pc in the class again Keyboard error, moved it into the IT suite and it works fine! The keyboards are PS/2 connections and are brand new, if we use a USB keyboard then they work. The problem I have is that I don't have 18 spare USB keyboards, anyone got any ideas on what could be causing this or how to get around it. Thanks Paul.

Does anyone know a fix or a workaround for getting hyperlinks working in documents that have been created using Print-Save as PDF option in Office? Thanks Paul.