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Any motorbike riders here? First time rider advice.
foofighterjim replied to burnsyb0y's topic in General Chat
Glad to see you are considering joining our minority group! 1. It doesn't matter ultimately if you buy 2 or 4 stroke but you do need to understand the differences in terms of riding style and maintenance. Several other posts have covered this so I won't cover old ground. I would personally stick with the Hondas at 125cc they are bulletproof! 2. You will probably need to spend as much money on your gear as you do on the bike. Please only buy a gold standard helmet it is definitely one thing you do not want to skimp on. My advice would be to buy waterproof jacket, gloves, trousers and boots with the british standards kitemark as a minimum. I know that only the helmet is a legal requirement but seriously it doesn't take a high speed crash to do serious damage. 3. Once you pass your CBT don't forget that you must have an L plate on your bike. And you can't ride on motorways, that includes the A38m if you're in Birmingham! 4. If you are serious about your riding look to take your full test ASAP, then consider joining an advanced motorcyclist group such as RoSPA or IAM. Take care and ride safe. foofigterjim RoSPA Gold rider since 2005. -
Realsmart will create account names to a basic level, if you wanted the usernames to reflect what you have in AD (we have year of intake, surname & first initial) you will probably need to make manual changes anyway. I think the first import we were able to give them a list of usernames mapped to UPNs and they took care of it for us. Any subsequent users we had to change ourselves. Every new intake for example, don't get me wrong my experience wasn't great and I probably do have a slightly skewed perception of Realsmart and Google apps as a result.
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That does ring a bell I probably delegated that one out. Yes, Realsmart only exports information from SIMS. I have no idea about vanilla Google apps.
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Final Fantasy X & X-II HD Remaster Coming to Vita 21/03/2014
foofighterjim replied to LosOjos's topic in Gaming
I think the magic system in FFVIII was brilliant, it took a bit of getting used to but it just added that bit more strategy to the whole game. Thinking about it I never did beat Ultimecia, I may be dusting off the PS2 tonight! -
Re: Parental reporting. It was always one of those things on the roadmap that never got done, in my time. This may have changed by now as it has been a while since I left.
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The system is very strange in my opinion, it comprises of 3 parts. Part 1: Website - they use wordpress for this, it’s nothing special but some users take to it others don't. Part 2: Google Docs Part 3: Realsmart - this is the part you are actually paying for, it is good in principal but unless you get staff planning lessons in it; it will never take off for you. I had it at my previous establishment and nobody used the Realsmart part they just did everything through Google drive. Which brings the question on why buy it if the parts you are using are free! This is probably why they are now looking to move away from it, I also find the compulsory buy into Google Docs a bit restrictive particularly if (like me) you have invested time in O365. If you want I can PM you the details of the person who took my role I'm sure they will talk you through what is happening now.
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I was in the same position last year I went with option two, it just make more sense.
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Zimbra 8 password....OMG
foofighterjim replied to Little-Miss's topic in Birmingham Grid for Learning (BGfL)
Interesting if true, but if this is the case why would anyone stay with the Link2ICT system as O365 is so easy to move to and manage. I believe they are also looking at alternative VLE providers, might explain why the move to Moodle 2.X has never happened. -
Link2ICT email issues ?? No external mail?
foofighterjim replied to jamin100's topic in Birmingham Grid for Learning (BGfL)
Funny, they failed to mention any of this to me earlier. We are using O365 but have a local relay for Spiceworks, we haven't been able to send replies out but are getting them inbound. Annoying as I usually check here first! -
I had this once with a NAS and large files where I had two issues. 1. The NAS was originally connected to a 100Mb port on the switch, moving to a gig helped. 2. There was only 512Mb of RAM installed, ramping this up to 2gig helped keep things running nicely. Don't overlook potential switching config issues if you switch supports jumbo packets make sure it is enabled.
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The only thing I remember about MyMaths is that they used to chase the latest version of Flash Player. If you weren't on a fairly recent version you would sometime loose functionality. Worth a try updating on at least one computer to see if this makes any difference.
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Zimbra 8 Annoyances
foofighterjim replied to Alis_Klar's topic in Birmingham Grid for Learning (BGfL)
Definitely suspecting Zimbra 5 here, got a message from Mrs foofighterjim (using Zimbra 8) and managed to reply without issue. -
Zimbra 8 Annoyances
foofighterjim replied to Alis_Klar's topic in Birmingham Grid for Learning (BGfL)
Is it just me or is this happening again? A colleague was expecting an email from a school running Zimbra 5 and we haven't had anything. They have been able to receive our messages from O365 but we get nothing back. Mrs foofighterjim is at a school with Zimbra 8 so I am getting her to send me an email from there. Link2ICT appear to be questioning the fact that it is us at fault but surely this can't be coincidence. -
I will ask you what I ask myself in this situation. Are these shared iPads or 1:1? If they are shared how are you going to deal with the next user having access to all the previous users documents if they haven't signed out of the app properly (if at all).
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Always found Gears of war 3 to be a good laugh on multiplayer, although possibly not on split screen.
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Very strange issue today. One of my users has tried to send an email to another user at the same domain, the email has not arrived. Since trying to send this message the sender has been unable to send any other messages to anyone! The recipient seems to be unaffected. I have looked at the message trace logs and this email seems to be sending every minute but the status is always none. I have done the same report on the recipients account and I get the same message. Now I am stuck as I have checked the senders outbox and there is nothing, I have also looked in the sent items and again nothing. I really do not know what to try next; I have never seen this before.
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Always good for driving people mad
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[video] Emile Heskey has still got it
foofighterjim replied to sparkeh's topic in Jokes/Interweb Things
This was one of my favourites from a few years ago Emile Heskey : The Powerhouse - The Ultimate Tribute Video! - YouTube -
Thanks to the guys on Thursday, the pizza was vital for getting me through the day.
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Happy birthday, have a good one!
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I'm sorry it is more than two lines. There is no way I’m going to read more than that from a politician.
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Will give them a look. Looks like I'm going to clock up some miles.
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Most likely the toilet!
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Yes, ac is up there on the desireable list, I don't seem to be able to find any mention of Aruba on the Bett website. I will have to go old school and pick up the telephone.
