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Can be a bit hit and miss, but might be worth seeing if something like IOBit Driver Booster picks anything up. It's not something I would normally use, but if there isn't a released version from the manufacturer then it can be a bit of a blessing. Quick warning though, it will get you to try installing other software etc, so be aware. And similarly, on use make sure you select drivers carefully (so don't just install all!)

tape, velcro, screwed in 1 side. They aren't heavy, and means that when it comes to decom time, it's quicker to get them out too. I always feel the £3 or 4 for a bracket is a bit overkill, unless the machine itself is going to be being moved around a lot. With SSDs I always suggest flat against the motherboard tray, that way if someone pushes something through the front etc, it doesn't add extra pressure, and is less surface area for dust/crud build up

While we are at it - let's ban glasses, because of Google Glass etc! As for hearing aids - well, how do we know they aren't actually miniture phones!

Had some zoostorms that did exactly the same - PSU's were the cheapest they could find, from a company that if you googled it, didn't come up with any search results. Swapped them for the cheapest psu from a reputable brand (often Corsair) as and when they started to fail

The dell XPS 13 because when something goes wrong it can be repaired In all seriousness I would go Surface book, simply because it actually has some IO that doesn't require it to become a donglebook (well it has 2 standard USB and a USB C port!)

used to fill up an old PC box with them, and when PRM used to collect kit, they would take them too (same with old Network leads etc) and they never batted an eyelid. Now, we just have bags that we put our small WEEE in, and they come and collect the bags when they are full

A man walks into a seafood store carrying a trout under his arm. “Do you make fish cakes?” he asked. “Yes, we do,” replied the fishmonger. “Great,” said the man. “It’s his birthday.”

We have a mix of docks here from Dell, HP, Kensington, but I now only go for the startech and not had any issues with it at all. Reliable, plug and play and no issues at all with any machine thrown at it, including the Fedora based laptop a visitor to the CEO had. We stopped buying the dell docks, partly down to price, but also because a couple of our HP laptops really didn't like them In fact, there is only 1 things I do not like regarding the Startech one previously mentioned. The packaging. Both the outer box and the protection for the device were both non recyclable.

based on my home PC, AMD Catalyst doesn't automatically update. What I have noticed however, customisations do tend to be stored in the local profile, so changes don't go through for everyone, however, depending on how the accounts are set up, that might well mean that it can't access the existing profiles, and so reverts to defaults?

Thunderstorm in central london right now! Still rather muggy, but trains seemed back up to normal levels today, but that may be due to the number of cancellations

Stupidly hot in central london - the warnings for people not to travel did mean that the non air conditioned train this morning wasn't as bad as it could have been though and the Northern line was reasonably cool. There does however seem to be a lot of tourists wondering around so I fear that the journey home may not be so quiet...

Unison is the one I used to be a member of (when I worked in both Edu, local and national govt) and never had an issue with them (except them messing up a ballot). Were very helpful in a pay dispute when originally refused a rebanding, but also over travel time during work hours. The key thing to do, is find out what union your colleagues are in - simply because size does matter in a local area. If everyone is Voice and you are Unison, you might not get so much benefit. Similarly, if everyone else is Unison, and the nearest fellow voice member is 20 miles away, getting the most out of your membership might not be the way to go.

I picked up a doogee about a year ago as a 'holidays phone' and it was ok, until it just randomly turned off and then wouldnt boot. Now got a Blackview (made their name making rugged phones & phone with Walkie talkies) - but also seem to be quite promenant in the entry level part of the market. I picked up the A60 for £55 - 1st delivery - an empty (and opened) box from amazon (clearly someone wanted a new phone...), 2nd one phone arrived and it's not bad considering. Seems well built, might not be as zippy as others, but does the job reasonable well. I miss having a fingerprint reader, but for a phone that I use for work and when i'm on holiday it does the job nicely.

Gamers Nexus has reviewed the ryzen 5 3600

How many rehashes of the current processors is it now? 4 or 5?

If memory serves me correctly, I think these were rebranded Aruba IAP 105s which might be worth trying?

Another incredibly happy ICT Direct user here! Can't fault dave, bang on with prices, a good laugh and well worth a call

Might be worth while looking at the HP dual vesa mount (IIRC, they are around £30 - but you do need to check compatibility). All depends on your setup though, and how you want to connect through. We have successfully run them between desk mounts and monitors, under desks and also on a non height adjustable monitor, we managed to mount some to the VESA port on the back, and managed to use the inbuilt stand.

iirc Manjaro dropped official support for x86 in 2017, however the community now run a semi-official x86 project. If Canonical (who have made a U-turn on the Ubuntu case), make another U-Turn, I wouldn't be surprised if a community project wouldn't fill that niche.

This does sound as though there is some form of throttling going on. A couple of things to look at: 1 - Are the batteries fine - this might sound wierd, but i've just had a laptop come in that was running slowly, and the issue was completely caused by a swolen battery. - partly power delivery issues, and partly heat issues caused by batteries and 2 - what are core like when on battery and when on charge? Is there a difference in thermals from it? I tend to use CPUID HWMonitor for this. Might be worth comparing this to one that is working properly? If they are all from the same batch, then it could be a faulty batch of heatpipes, or themal compound, or sensors or motherboard. Either way, good luck getting Dell to admit that it's a problem!

We have a few staff here using virtical mice (mostly Anker). Keyboard wise, we have a couple of Kenesis keyboards (not that popular) around, and also Microsoft Ergo keyboards (you may want to avoid sharing an office with those users, as depending on user can be very clicky). What I will say, is try and see if one of your local Occupational therapy/mobility shops near by have some. If they don't they may be able to offer suggestions on where they might have some. I say that, simply because everyone is different and have slighly different positionings etc.

I would go Porteus Kiosk - locked to a web browser with the home page either being the school site, or your emails etc. If you want them for more... Well it kind of depends what you are looking for. Lubuntu - probably a good starter to look at. Has a bit more to it than Puppy. Can run on a P4, so an Atom should cope admirably. Fedora - My personal favourite at the momeny (and for the last 10 years). Personally, I prefer Fedora to Ubuntu, however there isn't per-se a light version, however should be more than happy to run on the netbooks. Fedora 19 worked on an old AMD Athlon Neo powered mistake without me wanting to throw it out of the window.

In edu it was Classroom PC - Room name+S+00 - so room name being say A1 would be A1S01 Teachers machine - Room name+Teacher would be A1Teacher Laptop trolleys - Department+S+00 - ScienceS01 Non edu - building name-AssetTag-Device type e.g. hq-123456-PC or hq-123456-LT Servers named sensibly - If its a DC, it has DC in the name, Database likewise. All well with having documentation, but whoever takes it over after you is going to hate you for having to try and remember what each name you thought was funny for a server does. One of the schools I took over a few years ago had 3 servers - named after cities - and was very glad when I was able to ditch 2 of them to a sensible naming scheme

Is it that much more than the existing Asus X470 boards? A quick look, and you can see the Asus X470 TUF plus Gaming is £140, and the Asus X470-Prime Pro is £145 on amazon. The X range of boards is the premium end... Will be interesting to see what the next chipset AMD is going to bring out. Will they upgrade the A series entry (designed for Ryzen 1), or a new B series chipset

Interesting - from their website, they don't show in the machine selector when 'looking at all Optiplex desktops' - you can't even select AMD Ryzen from there. Account manager on his system could only find the Alienware or a couple of home grade pieces of kit with AMD processors.