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As a teen-ager, I sent us into the wrong country on a family European driving holiday! I'm my defense, that was more about not being able to work out how a big motorway junction worked while being driven at speed, rather than an inability to read the map. My dad took a while to see the funny side...

So it's not just me then. Always slightly concerned about holding on to the "old ways" when I'm supposed to be some kind of techie! I'd never rely on my phone (although the apps are generally much better than the ones built in to the car) as they might run out of battery or signal, but if the battery on the car runs out, I'd be pretty stuck with or without a map and the cars don't rely on a data signal, just being able to see a satellite or 3. Think I'll treat myself to a new road atlas [emoji846]

If only there was a British Corporation Broadcasting education resources with a video streaming platform with built in agree appropriateness ratings/restrictions [emoji849]

Specifically car road atlases. Are they completely obsolete? Just clearing out my car and in the seat back pocket I came across my >20 old London A-Z from when I used to regularly drive in London (I have never paid the congestion charge!) and a 2012 Britain and Ireland roadmap. Both cars we own have built in sat nav and obviously so do our phones. Is there any point in keeping them? It'd feel like giving in to accept they're completely superceded and I like having a good idea of where I'm going before I set off rather than just relying on the sat nav, but insisting on keeping them makes me feel old.

The gels* need to contain at least 70% alcohol to kill coronavirus - some anti-bacterial cells don't meet this requirement, but the label should tell you. On using IPA (isopropyl not hops based product [emoji57]), most of the screen manufacturers advise against using it neat due to the risk of damaging the surface. Don't know if that risk is real or just manufacturers being cautious, but I've been mixing mine with de-ionised distilled water for screen cleaner and aloe Vera gel for hand sanitiser. *Gels kept getting autocorrected to Greeks. This post is not about killing Greeks or only relevant to Greek people trying to clean ICT equipment!

You (your institution) would have to answer some awkward questions if you ever lost a device and couldn't prove it was encrypted. There's nothing specific in GDPR that says you have to encrypt laptops, but you do have to take reasonable technical and operational measures to protect data and realistically it's difficult to meet that requirement without encrypting any devices that are removed (or easily removable) from site. If you have an MS domain, bitlocker is pretty straightforward to manage and almost transparent to users.

Not me expressing the political view - and I don't even get to see the email as it has been removed. Thanks. I had wondered whether the operator of the system had a responsibility, but I guess it's somewhat analogous to the case where Morrisons were deemed not to be liable for the data breach caused by a deliberate act of one of their employees who had broken company procedures. On this forum we often talk about how technology isn't a substitute for procedures, but in this case I think that the failure to implement a block on "send to all" has left the college in an awkward position where they have lots of unhappy students that could easily have been prevented. They are being accused both of racism for removing the original post and obstruction of free speech for removing the replies.

My first reaction was "what, they let you do send to all on the global address list?"

Question for either HE Edugeek or GDPR folk I think: An acquaintance has received an email sent to all [email protected] addresses expressing a political view. It wasn't a view they were unhappy with, but seems to have caused upset to people who don't agree with the view, those who don't think official email should be used to contact students unsolicited, those who have received replies from people with different views and those who think that the institution is supporting "the other side" by removing previously delivered emails from inboxes. Bearing in mind that use of the official email account is essential to receive official emails from the institution, is there a potential breach of GDPR, given that the recipients details are being used for a purpose that they didn't give consent for? Or is it usually dealt with as a breach of an AUP for users bulk distributing unsolicited emails? Or should the students be allowed to share their political views using the official email accounts?

It was a really poo answer - government or their representatives need a better answer. I'm going to need something like a case reference number and then a phone number that's published on government ads, posters and websites that I can call back. Although I won't need one because I'm not going closer than 2m to anyone outside my household at all, never mind for more than 15 minutes. Unless they're trying to close down workplaces that aren't adhering to the social distancing rules (cough - schools - cough) Better stop coughing now [emoji57]

I used to use a Powerline device with a pass through socket: Powerline in the wall socket, multi-way power step plugged into the Powerline. Would that arrangement be possible?

I think you've got your words in the wrong order. Last sentence should read: Quite sure I should not sign.

You'll definitely need PFTE tape if you've got metal threads to attach the taps. The last time I fitted a sink, it specifically said not to use silicon as it could stop the built in seals working properly. However when I fitted a basin, I did need silicon to fit the plug hole. Worth reading the instructions... The drain connectors should have rubber seals built in and only need to be hand tight - you'll want to be able to undo them to clear blockages, so no silicon there.

That should work. You might need a length of pipe and a spare coupler (was going to write joint, but that didn't sound right [emoji6]) to make things meet up. Where the drain leaves the cupboard, the pipe joints are glued - you'll probably have to cut that to make it join to your new bits. It doesn't apply to most people, but I'll say it to an Edugeek: use your common sense and you'll be fine [emoji41] Only hints I can think of are: Make sure none of the pipes run uphill, Make sure the joints are aligned. If you force an angle, the joint will be under strain and could leak - to avoid that make sure to cut the pipes to the correct length Empty the cupboard first and maybe leave it empty until you've run a full cycle of dishwasher and washing machine (assuming that's what the appliance drains are for) and emptied the sinks a couple of times. You want to be certain there are no leaks.

Wear a surgical mask whenever you're in a public place [emoji57]

DfE guidance for schools opening for early years and KS1: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/preparing-for-the-wider-opening-of-early-years-and-childcare-settings-from-1-june At least they gave everyone a full week to comply....

I had user and computer accounts in hybrid Azure AD on a free A1 licence. Write back from Azure to on premises was not included. I did add a P1 Azure AD licence, which I think does allow write back, but I bought it for the Conditional Access features to control what devices you could access our Teams/SharePoint libraries from (leveraging the fact that the machines were already hybrid joined to limit access to our domain machines). I think the extra licence that's being talked about here is the InTune management licence. You'll need hybrid AD set up to use that, but one of the things it can do is join a machine that's sent directly to staff or pupil and join it to said domain without you ever seeing the machine.

It's included in A1 - O365 accounts *are* Azure AD accounts.

It might be more to do with the point that @Primus make above, so that there's an audit trail in case HMRC came calling - or because it was something governors stipulated when they made the offer years ago. OTOH depends how much the £200 would make. Not certain I'd take them up on that unless I was already using my own kit to do with from home.

My experience is that it's nigh on impossible to persuade non-technical staff to use a password manager. I can't even get it implemented in my own house [emoji2959] I've used lastpass for personal use for the best part of 10 years - when I reset password I always say "you should try a password manager". Most people just smile and you know they'll be back next week. A few people ask what it is and then say it's too complicated. Lastpass for organisations can get quite expensive. It may have improved, but I found keepass clunky to use across multiple devices - although that may not be an issue if it's only for school use.

[Hey Ricki, you're so] Pretty

Bear ..

Don't take it off topic. That was an actual fact!

I was thinking 80% of what you normally get for passing go...

Only suggestion would be at the start: "Stay home - collect £160."