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Currently running 2 hyper-v servers with 9 virtual servers running on them.

You'll need to install the Hitachi board drivers and the ActivStudio software. Sorry can't be much more specific as we don't have any Hitachi boards.

The writer if the IT Crowd wants props for the 3rd series: BBC Link Writers Blog Maybe a bit of edugeek merchandise can find its way on to the set?

The oldest kit we still have in use are 2 HP4000 laser printers. Been running for about 8/9 years. We do have a working Atari ST in the cupboard but we only bring that out on special occasions

I've done the new setup a few times and its pretty straight forward. Give it a try on a virtual server, they are always handy to test the updates on. The only difference to the instructions above is that FMS could now be running on MS SQL, not MYSQL

Steve Rochford and witch have shown the way: Right click on the merge field that related to the date. Select Toggle field codes You'll be shown something like: { MERGEFIELD "Date" } Change this to { MERGEFIELD "Date" \@ "dd/MM/yyyy" } where "dd/MM/yyyy" is the date format you want Right click on the merge field again and select Toggle field codes to change back. Check the date is in the right format with "View Merged Data" icon on toolbar.

KB71383 - How to transfer SIMS / FMS from one server to another

Secondary School - Break Up Friday 18th July (6 weeks hols) Staff INSET Mon 1st Sept Students Return 2nd Sept I'm working all summer

Got a iPAQ hw6910, but considering changing to a 614c if I can get the Wi-Fi working

Just purchased 7 new HP IPAQ 614c PDAs All very nice kit, until you try and get them to sync via Wi-Fi. Entering the Wi-Fi settings is OK, connecting is OK. However once the signal is not available, the PDA decides to delete its Wi-Fi settings :mad: This doesn't happen on my WM5 device. Anyone else seen this? Other are having this problem too - click here

Our repo department has bought infotec for the last 6 years. Not had any major issues until this year. when trying to share one of the smaller units via a server: "Oh, no it doesn't work on server 2003, it's a known issue" And we've had no end of problems getting them accept any prints from a PC

Now that's a blast from the past. A poor mans Raiders of the Lost Ark

Nice one ZH. A few beers coming your way at the next conference

Its gone for release today!! News item Hmmm that's the next few weeks sorted for me then.......

I plan on replacing PCs every 5 years, laptops every 3 But this will depend on how much you spend on them initially. For a £400 PC - 5 years For a £400 Laptop - 3 years If you think you can eek an extra bit out of the laptops how about: Year 1 - 10 PCs (£4K) Year 2 - 10 PCs (£4K) Year 3 - 10 PCs (£4K) Year 4 - 7 Laptops (£2.8K) + Printer? / Projector? / A few bits to stretch kit to 5 years Year 5 - 8 Laptops (£3.2K) + A few bits to stretch kit to 5 years Or perhaps better: Year 1 - 15 PCs (£4K) Year 2 - 15 PCs (£4K) Year 3 - 30 Monitors (£4K) Year 4 - 7 Laptops (£2.8K) + Printer? / Projector? / A few bits to stretch kit to 5 years Year 5 - 8 Laptops (£3.2K) + A few bits to stretch kit to 5 years Speak to the suppliers - companies like Dell tend to keep the same chipset for 15/18 months, so if you buy at the right times you can cut it to 1 or 2 types of PC and 1 type of laptop.

If the school can't afford to replace everything in one go, look into leasing the kit. They can then benefit from having the PCs / laptops replaced together to ensure only having 1 type of each, while spreading the cost over the lifetime of the machines.

Projectors: I hate to say it but RM have some good deals atm: RM Deals Epson EMP-X5e has 4 years hardware and lamp warranty Then it comes down to which type of interactive board you want: Promethean (work with a pen), SMART (work by touch) - both of these include the software needed. The board and projector are connected to your PC/Laptop with the software installed on it. Speaking to your LA is probably the best advice I can give as they will typically only support / train on one or the other. Once you have decided on the board/projector its just a matter of getting it installed. There are lots of companies that can help out here - typically £300-£500 inc. fixings / cables etc. You may also want to consider a sound system. There are some all in one systems by both Promethean and SMART that are considerably more expensive but offer the ability to adjust the height of the board, allowing all size of student to use the board.

Technically you are both wrong: Contribution-based Jobseeker's Allowance * Person aged 16-17: £35.65 * Person aged 18-24: £46.85 * Person aged 25 or over: £59.15 Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance Personal allowances - single people Rate * Person aged 16-17: £35.65 * Person aged 18-24: £46.85 * Person aged 25 or over: £59.15 Jobcentre Plus -

I hate to rub salt in, but that's probably even more than you thought - Term Time only = 39 weeks 8hrs x 39 = 312 hrs per year £2500 / 312 = £8 per hour That's equivalent of £15417pa (for 37hrs per week)

What you need is the Activstudio Community Licence This allows you to run the software on any number of PCs in the school. For each non-promethean board you want to use handwriting recognition, voting and gesture tools within the software you'll also need an activhub at £50 each

We recently purchased 36 Samsung NV3 Cost less than £90 with a 2Gb SD card. Nice camera, with mp3 play back, voice recorder and text reader. Includes a charger / cable. Metal body construction. When connected to a PC with supplied cable it acts like a USB storage device.

Congrats Tony, enjoy it

We have about 100 laptops running Lesson Register over a wireless network everyday, that's 400-600 registers a day. Pros: Most Teachers love it - PE staff not so much. Great for staff to see if Jonny is wagging it in there lesson Reports / data from the class. Cons: Its wireless, when it works, its good, when it doesn't, its a real pain. Damage - laptops are fragile, they get dropped, power supplies get broken. SIMS updates are a nightmare - 100 staff want to do a register first thing after an update - inevitably a large number of problems (we now get staff to leave their laptops after school and we do all the updates in the evening) Expense -damage, batteries, shorter life span, cases, all make them more expensive. The teachers now love them after 3 years, if we were to ditch them there would be uproar.

I had a great couple of days will all you guys, informative and very entertaining. A big thanks to all edugeek admins for all their hard work and Smoothwall for all the food and beer. I can't remember much myself, but I was informed it was about 4am we got back to the hotel I doo remember winning a couple of games of pool though.

This weekend I'll be in Monaco cheering on Hamilton in order to get a few extra points for my fantasy team. Sitting in Grandstand K1 - Tabac corner, overlooking the harbor. I'm a little bit excited about it