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SteveBentley

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  1. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/48/section/32 explains all the academic get-outs Storing them in a repository afterwards would be another matter entirely.
  2. It's a funny one - there is a definite exemption in the legislation for "anything done in connection with an examination" (paraphrased) - but that is generally interpreted as being a sit down exam rather than coursework.
  3. Wish schools phoning into Radio Leeds would just give the school name - the closure list takes twice as long as is necessary because so many have a superfluous "specialist $foo and $bar college" appended to the name.
  4. Risky though, particularly if you park on the street. Plenty of instances of drive-off thefts, and as you left the key in the ignition the insurance aren't going to cover it.
  5. I'm in now as well.
  6. Connection refused, according to the proxy error here.
  7. Crimestoppers, whose website is cited in the email, confirm it's a hoax Crimestoppers parcel e-mail scam | Crimestoppers UK
  8. I did ours with Flash and InstantStorm - a free Flash screensaver creator - turn your SWF files into a screensaver - free and doesn't throw adverts or splash screens up. Just has a discrete plug for the software in the Settings dialog.
  9. Compression plumbing fittings are easy enough, just need a pipe cutter and a bit of wire wool to clean it up and a couple of spanners. You can probably get the bits and pieces for under £15 from screwfix.
  10. Something I did last time we reconfigured the printing was to create two queues for each printer, one the real one and the other a fake (with the same driver) with a more descriptive name. The fake queue has an unconditional forward rule in PCounter to the real printer. What this means is that if a printer dies or is replaced, you can change where the fake printer forwards to and it should be seamless to the users. You can also then have multiple fakes, with different permissions for different charging levels for staff and students. In terms of dishing out printers to machines, this is how we used to do it before 2008 On Error Resume Next set wshnet = CreateObject("WScript.Network") set wshshell = wscript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell") username = wshnet.userName domain = "yourdomain" computername = wshnet.computerName set adsgroup = GetObject("LDAP://ou=staff,dc=ad,dc=you,dc=sch,dc=uk") if adsgroup.IsMember("LDAP://cn=" & username & ",ou=staff,dc=you,dc=sch,dc=uk") then wshnet.AddWindowsPrinterConnection "\\server\printershare" wshnet.SetDefaultPrinter "\\server\printershare" end if wscript.quit The member of stuff works for member of groups as well, although not recursively set adsgroup = GetObject("LDAP://cn=staffprinter,ou=staff,dc=you,dc=sch,dc=uk")
  11. Xibo is definitely a good call.
  12. I think it's still the same ad - it's not been redone for Widescreen yet!
  13. I got an offer through from Sky for a free HD box if I took the HD service for a year.
  14. I thought the definition of irony was when I saw our Health and Safety officer walking across campus. With his arm in a pot and sling.
  15. They would probably need a court order to get Google to release that though, data protection and all that.
  16. It's not like people haven't stopped selling content which needs Authorware, the player for that was last updated in 2004.
  17. The Procell batteries CPC do are generally decent
  18. It's also because the security model is better - few *nix users use root routinely, yet most home users are on administrator accounts all the time.
  19. All three of them?
  20. There was an item on Watchdog last week complaining about the amount JustGiving take out of the collected money as an admin fee. Should be on iPlayer.
  21. Not always the case - if it's an inexperienced driver the excess and subsequent loss of no claims can cost more than the work to put it right.
  22. Could go for the cloud approach - prezi.com
  23. One of the main benefits of an SLR is that you can often get away without a flash because of the larger aperture and sensor - I very rarely use my flash gun. In terms of Canon/Nikon/Sony/A N other whatever you buy now will influence what you buy for life, as you'll just replace the body and keep your lens collection for use with it. So it's not a case of buy cheap now and upgrade later. I like my Sony Alpha 200 btw!
  24. The Display Screen Equipment Regulations are the relevant ones, although the legislation doesn't actually apply to students/pupils Display Screen Equipment (DSE) Display Screen Equipment - Frequently asked questions I think the general advice would be that if the kids need a computer for the whole session they should be in a suite or lab, if they're just using it for part of it then the netbooks are appropriate.
  25. Calumet Photo have a sensor cleaning service in Brum Calumet Birmingham - CALUMET
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