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    Be careful - as with any powerful tool things can go wrong. The /MIR will delete everything that exists in the target that does not exist on the source. When testing, you might want to try the /L option, which does a dry run, without doing anything useful (or destructive). /L : List only - don’t copy, timestamp or delete any files.
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    If you want to go with that approach, you could look at DeepFreeze. Deep Freeze | Faronics And if you're in one of those peculiar schools where money is an object: http://alternativeto.net/software/deep-freeze/?platform=windows&license=free
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    No, I think the ***MAN suffix has its place and should be encouraged with ever more amusing filenames.
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    Soon to be replaced with Teacher's Integrated Timetable Manager...
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    Here's an interesting ride...
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    I couldn't fail to disagree with you less.
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    Openshot has had a few recent updates, so I'd look at that first. Lightworks, the professional editor, is coming to Linux. Oscar-Winning Video Editor ‘Lightworks’ Landing on Linux in October | OMG! Ubuntu!
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    Just put the NSLOOKUP check routine it in another file and use a 'call' to treat it as a function. If you use a SET command to set the variables, then it's a way of getting values visible between script routines. Messy, but in this case DOS batch scripting is very primitive. I'd probably try it in Powershell. That said, I find Powershell frustrating as it's an object-oriented scripting langauge, but the syntax is verb-based, not object-based! Gah! DOS Batch - Function Tutorial
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    FIND isn't too clever, either, you'll be shocked to learn. The trouble is that an error from NSLOOKUP is sent through a different stream which isn't handled correctly by piping to FIND. It just doesn't work, which is why I had to use a file. I chose to pipe the STDERR output (which is the "2>" bit) to a file then run FIND against that looking for a specific message. Unless another 'geeker with a 3rd Dan in script-fu knows of a better way? SS64 is an tremendous site for all your scripty requisites. Command Redirection, Pipes | SS64.com
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    Microsoft chose not to include something as useful as an exit code for NSLOOKUP. What a disgrace. Try this. It's very nasty code that uses a temp file but this code should do the trick nonetheless. @echo off nslookup DOMAIN_TO_TEST 2> %temp%\temp.txt for /f "tokens=3 delims= " %%a in ('find /c /i "Non-existent domain" %temp%\temp.txt') do ( if %%a NEQ 0 (set Found=false) else (set Found=true) ) if %found% == true ( echo The domain exists ) else ( echo The domain does not exist )
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    Tea has its place. Thrown into a drain several miles away.
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    I'm very happy with my Philips Senseo pod machine. It's quick and easy, with very little fuss. Lidl stock some nice pods at about half the price of the official pods. I bought a Coffee Duck which allows you to use your own choice of coffee (but you must only use finely ground espresso). The Duck is easy to clean, just tap the grounds into your composter, give it a rinse and you're done. I like Lavazza's Crema e Gusto espresso ground coffee in the Duck which makes a splendid cup. Be careful with strong coffee though, it might keep you awake all morning.
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    3:45 when the girl gets hit on the head by the fan....
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    If you're the wrong side of 35, you should remember this: BBC's 'The Computer Programme', first broadcast in 1982. I watched this series in wonder. Kraftwerk's 'Computer Love' and the animated owl could only mean one thing.... Check out the uploader's channel, he's uploaded every single episode of 'The Computer Programme' and 'Making the Most of the Micro'. What a champ. Get them while their hot.
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    Rip up your MCPs, this is what you need. Master Class - Sinclair ZX Spectrum - Introduction to Programming Level 1 Level 2
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    ^^^^^^ Hell, we actually had one of these in the office. Not only was no-one interested, but I had completely forgotten about it.
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    No... if memory serves, I think it they developed something reasonable but Bill G canned it as it didn't fit with Windows. The inside story of how Microsoft killed its Courier tablet
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    As Rawns said, but be careful with the quotes (needed with paths with spaces) "C:\Program Files\SIMS\SIMS .net\SIMSLoad.exe" "C:\Program Files\SIMS\SIMS .net\Pulsar.exe" Assuming you've taken the default installation paths.
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    Robocopy with the /MIR option (mirror) will delete files on the destination that do not exist on the source. e.g. robocopy \\source\folder \\dest\folder * /mir Even though you specify the * wildcard, robocopy will not bother copying files that already exist on the destination. Robocopy | SS64.com
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    One option is to use Access Based Enumeration (ABE) to construct a menu. In a nutshell, put your shortcuts on a server share with ABE configured on the server share, and set the shortcut visibility by means of security groups (e.g. machines with Photoshop, Cubase, etc). The beauty of ABE is that shortcuts that are not in the scope of the security group are simply not shown (rather than invalid). Building Dynamic Start Menus With Access-Based Enumeration | Aaron Parker
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    No clear goals and feature creep. "It would be nice if it did this as well..." just before release is not a good phrase to hear.
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    If you choose Amazon Glacier, the upload and download requires coding through an API. They supply java templates, but for an easy life you might want to consider a front end like this: FastGlacier - Windows Client for Amazon Glacier - An Extremely Low-Cost Storage Service. Amazon Glacier Client. or multiplatform: http://simpleglacieruploader.brianmcmichael.com/ Also, Glacier (as its name might suggest) is cheap because it's slow. It can take hours for a restore request to become available. Also, retrieval is charged at a much higher rate than archival. For these reasons, never consider it for primary backups, treat it as a secondary OMFG backup solution.
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    I read about Amazon Glacier recently . I think there was a thread on Edugeek recently with pros and cons. Amazon Glacier
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    ... and SOLUS3 gets coughed up like a furball.
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    That's a good poster. My dog loves the hairdryer and hoover, loves the cats. They have no sense of disgust, though. Anyway, album time: here's Daisy my cockapoo... Daisy the Cockapoo - a set on Flickr
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