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They going to do anything with the 2MB service?

Wolver-ampton!

Haha. No way. Staff here won't even be able to tell the difference! Rob.

Serif Photoplus is the worst. If you save it normally you get a 20MB file! Staff don't understand the concept of exporting rather than saving. I'm just going through some of them now! Rob.

Welcome all!

Hi guys, We were down on space on one of our drives (1.34GB left) and I have managed to get it up to 4.50GB just by resizing jpeg files . Pretty crazy I thought! Rob.

Happy Birthday! Rob.

I don't let anyone store any mp3 files on the network. If they want to use them, stick them on a memory stick. I'm not sure of legality of storing them, so I just don't let them! Rob.

Welcome to Edugeek! Rob.

Red Hammer for me! Rob.

Doubt we are at risk around here. However, I was in Henley at the weekend and the river was slowly creeping up over the walls.

Haven't played the first one yet! I'm so behind these days with games. I have Crysis, Cod4 and loads of others still to get! Damn TF2, takes up so much time! Rob

I'll have a read during my lunch break tomorrow Cheers Rob

Welcome Ben It only gets better from here on in! Rob.

LOL! They are awesome Rob.

Awesome! Fingers crossed Good luck everyone!

See, this is partly what I'm worried about. If the school doesn't up my pay come next year I will be leaving out of necessity. Currently on £11k. I'm looking to move down south soon anyway, probably next Jan, which is why I never asked the school for funding in the first place. The worst they can do is ask me to pay it back though I assume? which will leave me no shorter than i'd already be. The school don't know that I'm looking to move away next year as nothing is ever set in stone. I'd love to be able to say I'd stay, but I wouldn't unless my pay was substaintially increased, which of course, the school can't guarantee. I've been here 3 years september as it is, all be it 2 of those as an 'apprentice'. I was only took on a full-time this Jan. So I can't work for peanuts much longer! Rob.

Good one! The head is especially reluctant to part with the managed service costs, and it has held him back when purchasing new laptops. We ordered 20 rather thant he 40 we wanted due to the added costs involved! Thanks! Anymore?! Rob.

Hi guys, today I told my deputy I was doing a CCNA course in my own time and out of my own pocket. I told him the price and he kind of spluttered his coke everywhere! He told me I should write a letter explaining why I am doing the course and how it will benefit the school, and there is a chance the school may front some, possibly all of the cost! Excellent I thought! Now, i'm kind of stuck on what to put in this letter. We are on a managed RM network at the moment, which nobody (especially the head), seems to like much. Should I go down the route of saying this course will give me sufficient knowledge to eventually move us away from a 3rd party managed network? It seems the best way to go as far as I can tell. Anyway, what i'm asking my fellow edugeekers for is some other possible benefits for the school. Anyone got any? Cheers. Rob.

Free? Count me in!

Agree with the above, they are super for someone who knows what they want. I could see them being ok for use with our upper years 6, possibly 5, but due to the unfamiliar interface I'm pretty sure most will struggle to use them to begin with. Not to mention the staff :| Rob.

I do the above, as did the engineers who set the board up originally.

This should sort it. You'll need to be logged into the laptop though.

Congratulations! Rob.

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