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Just noticed that WPKG 1.2 has been released - not tried it out yet - will have to experiement in September [wpkg-announce] Announcement: WPKG 1.2 released regards Simon

I'd like to stick with DLNA (as its a standard) if possible as I've already got a DLAN server, a DLNA blu-ray player as my playback client for the living room and UPnPlay/Rockplayer combo as my 'droid client. regards Simon

Can anyone personally recommend a working solution to streaming Xvid avis to an IPad over a wifi connection? I've been doing this sucessfully using Serviio as as DLNA server and my HTC Desire running UPnPlay as a client with Rockplayer as the rendering device. All the free IPad apps I've tried won't play Xvids but some promise to do so if I buy them but I'd like a personal recommendation first Si

Could we see the code/url? Si

That's the bits I'd like it for Si

I'm replacing 7 teacher desktop machines and the new ones are Win7 Pro. I've sucessfully used Disk2vhd to convert the Y6 old XP machine to a VirtualPC but I'd like to make this VM the default XPMode one. Anyone done this - is it possible? regards Simon

I didn't realise Mr MS had been clever and lets you install legacy apps in XP mode VM and then just run the app itself directly from the host desktop Very Nice Si

I've added 2 copies of the same feed (as I'd heard of other issues with it not updating) I've got the content length set to 30 secs - it all works fine while I'm there and dies sometime when I'm not The feed is from the schools own externally hosted website through a proxy which is enabled. regards Simon PS I've enabled a BBC news feed in another region so I'll see if the've both died next time I'm in (Thurs)

I've got an Xibo system setup with an RSS Tickertape region at the top of the screen which works while I'm in the school but has failed everytime I come back to the school The other region contains my customised Google Calendar webpage and that runs 24/7 fine. Anyone else had this sort of problem? Si

Ok team - its the last week of term for many of us Now we know that the "customers" are going to come up with many urgent requests this week (usually involving DVD players bit other as well) They ARE NOT going to ask us in a nice way and YOU ARE going to want to do/say something that you'll might later regret! The SimpleSi recommendation is to do plan on your implementing your response in September. That way, if you haven't calmed down by then - it would be fair enough to carry out your actions But maybe you will have calmed down and adopted the live and let live philosophy Si

my current ink supplier is getting up my nose! I rang up to ask for a 2 replacement compatabile black cartridges for an HP2600 "have you got a product ref number?" I'm asked "no - they are for an HP2600" "I need a product reference number" !!!! Are there not 3 trillion people ringing me everyday asking for my ink business! Si

Still running one Win98 VM as the main file server in one school Si

Its official - Windows 7 (Professional) has achieved the SimpleSi seal of approval! Of course - I've had to disable UAC but once I've done that and modified a few enviroment variables, my WPKG profiles and software all seem to install just fine It even installs and runs the modified VB6 Stop-motion capture program that I use I just don't understand how all you stick in the muds are not moving with the times! Si PS I bought Win7 pro upgrades for a set of 9 netbooks so I could use XP mode to run my old software, but I'm going to try and set one up using Win7 starter and see if I can get away with saving the money.

Thats going to take a lot more creativity as iscroll.html and the webpage yoru trying to scroll must be on same webserver. Simon

Lets get back to basics Copy and paste my code and just change the iframe url and nothing else - that should eliminate syntax errors Si

Hallelujah! Finally - I can start installing some software Si

My wife's school has bought 10 ipads and they've got some sort of separate charger/sync device (that cost £800!) - I'll find out what it is/does next time I'm in. Simon

I'm at my Xibo school this afternoon so I try it out there. JFI iscroll.html and the webpage your iframing MUST be on same domain i.e iscroll.html should be on website of the page your trying to scroll. (and I'd stick a copy of the jquery js files in same folder as well to keep things simple ) regards

This code will scroll an iframe - maybe worth trying <br /> <!-- BEGIN HIDING<br /> function loadorder() {<br /> var tid = setInterval(dayScroll, 12500);<br /> function dayScroll () {<br /> $("iframe").scrollTo( '0', 0, {duration:3000, easing:'linear'} ).scrollTo( '100%', 0, {duration:3000, easing:'linear'} ).scrollTo( '100%', 0, {duration:3000, easing:'linear'} ).scrollTo( '0', 0, {duration:3000, easing:'linear'} );<br /> };<br /> dayScroll ();<br /> };<br /> <br /> --><br /> You'll need to get the jquery.js file and the jquery.scrollto.js plugin and put them in same folder as this html file See it in action at http://www.middleforth.lancs.sch.uk/cal/iscroll.html regards Simon

I was hoping to get away with this one Turns out - they weren't XP discs at all - it was just wishful thinking/bad eyesight Si PS Mind you so far, once I'd turned off UAV or whatever its called, everything I've tried to install has installed but I've yet to try the dreaded Blackcat Supertools!

Its amazing how you get sidetracked ! Just come back to this machine and tried to activate using Control Panel - System and then Activate Windows now at the bottom of the screen . Does that work -does it heck! A prob occured - mroe info brings up DNS name deos not exist I think this is not going to help with my re-grading claim Si

Just tried to edit - same problem still Si

JFI I'm starting to use Xibo in a few of my primary schools for a staff room info board. I like having a one line RSS feed but needed it to come from a reasonably hidden source and so I've created a Staff News category on the schools Joomla website and used the Syndication module and added it to the Staff menu (which is only available to registered users) I then used the RSS url generated by the syndication module and put that into a tickertape layout. This makes is relatively easy for the head/office to change the text without having to go anywhere near Xibo itself. Simon

I've persuaded one of my schools to buy an Ipad for evaluatioin and I'm looking for some apps to show what it can do that a PC can't e.g ones that utilise the touch interface or apps that are brilliant anyway. I've downloaded one called Pocket Phonics abc that lets pupils trace letter shapes but could do with others that cope with cursive writing. If you've come across any good apps - can you share them here please? Si

Made some changes to simple,php in that it now requires a separate config file called config_php.php (in same folder) This makes it easier to have mulitple view php files using same feed url (and MUCH easier for me when using the code across several sites) simple.php V1.2 and config_url.php (Link not workign for some reason $config_url = "Please enter your private XML feed from calendar settings page"; /* for example $config_url = "https://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/someone%40gmail.com/private-fe9gea464aec20f3aaf6aace51a057789/basic"; */ ?> ) I've abandoned work on the planner view and concentrating on the vertical table view. I've added auto scrolling using javascript (to cope with schools putting EVERTHING into the diary) and you an see an exampel of this in action here regards Simon