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A story of M, a failed retailer: We'll give you a clue – it rhymes with Charlie Chaplin

I have an original Rubik's Cube which I've only ever solved by taking it apart. Finally, one that I can solve https://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/robotics-hardware/video-friday-self-solving-rubiks-cube-and-more

Raise The Titanic. I remember when it was on in the cinema but I didn't get around to seeing it. I spotted the famous in joke too. (When the Titanic is raised, there are two men on deck, working a hand pump.)

We have three instances of Hesk - IT, Estates (aka care takers) and Performing Arts. We also have another help desk which admissions users and yet another for resources. It isn't a problem - each department administer the appropriate one. The only problem we get is people log Estates tickets (eg my window is stuck) on our help desk. We point them to the correct system.

Interesting about Evans Cycles - we've just been offered a ride to work scheme with them. I don't know why they chose Evans; there isn't a shop within cooee of the college but there is a Hawks Cycles nearby.

This might be useful to some readers https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/09/20/upgrade_without_tears_download_the_windows_10_crash_course_ebook/ I haven't downloaded it yet - maybe later

Depends on circumstances. We've taken delivery of 60 laptops for use in the library. They will remain in the library and won't venture out. Why? There are a grand total of six networks points in our library. They are HP EliteBook 840 G1 Core i5, refurbished second hand with SSDs, and seem OK.

I used to listen to My Word and My Music - Norden & Muir at their best.

I'm surprised snipping tool took so long to come into fruition. Various Linux desktop managers have had a snip tool for ages. Back in the XP days, I ran KDE (which was painfully slow on Windows boxes) just to get the excellent snipper.

Cron (what windoze calls Scheduled Task) is your friend here. We run one on the M$ server to set the perms on files copied from the Macs.

I came across Dock Master yesterday too. I haven't tried it yet - far to many other problems to sort out with cloning Macs, but maybe once I can get them all running I'll try it.

Pandora's Box from 1929. Glorious restoration of what is now considered to be a masterpiece but at the time was a flop. It's easy to see why it was initially censored in the US - couldn't have a lesbian in a film

I have a Windows 7 box that has never been connected to the internet and so never updated since I installed it 5 years ago. It's only used for converting VHS tapes via a USB thingy. Doesn't need any updates. I don't think it has been activated either. Runs just fine. I had a similar XP box before that.

When a ProBoards page isn't available - it is due to a bear attacking their server

We had a couple of staff with Chromebooks last year, but they weren't overly successful. If staff have a portable device, they need to use an RDP client but the ones available didn't work. A couple of weeks ago a teacher bought in her new Chromebook and remote desktop works fine. I think we'll be seeing a few more. I home SMT buy me one if I have to support the damn things. Mind you, I didn't get an iPad and I expected to support those, so I don't hold out much hope.

https://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/3036554/microsoft-comes-clean-over-windows-10-connection-endpoints-as-part-of-its-gdpr-compliance A 438 page document intended for GDPR compliance rather than to soothe users' fears; a long read ahead

£850k for legal costs £210k for damages (BBC has to pay £137k) £315k to South Yorkshire police for legal costs That's over £1 million of yours and my money and that is without their legal costs. More will be chewed in in the forthcoming appeal. I guess this means even more repeats on the BBC and even less police on the beat.

https://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/industrial-robots/worlds-largest-robot-hauls-ore-through-western-australia I found this interesting, which probably explains why we'll never see train drivers replaced with computers (that and the RMT) "What’s most surprising about this is how long it’s taken—it seems like making a freight train autonomous is a totally obvious thing to do. .... The answer, somewhat depressingly, seems to be that the amount it costs to have one or two humans along for the ride is so low compared to both the cost of installing sensors on a train and the risk of liability if something gets screwed up that it’s just not worth the hassle in most cases."

For those worried about their diet

https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-history/silicon-revolution/chip-hall-of-fame-intel-4004-microprocessor

That would be the fully featured (aka well endowed) version

https://opensource.com/article/18/7/stackware-turns-25 I've never used it myself, but I know several people who swear by it (or maybe at it).

So, not The Box then, which was made in 1974 Quite a fun series from what I remember.

Around £2,800 for the 70", £1,900 for the 55" and more near £4,000 for the 90". Seems a lot I know, but no more IWBs, no lost pens, no more projectors, no more lamps and probably easier maintenance. A quick wipe with a damp cloth and your done. They have a built in soundbar so you can dump those amps and speakers. Cheaper running costs too. The feature I especially liked is they go to sleep when the teacher forgets to switch it off.

We've just had a demo of these with a view to replacing some of our IWBs. They look fab. Has anyone got them in their school? How do staff find them? How do techies find them in terms of support? Thanks! Tango | Welcome to Tango - Touchscreens, Software and Mounting Solutions