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We're not in any position to dish out Nobel prizes but surely it'd be shortlisted....

To hell with Health and Safety, we need these in our lives.

Congrats on the new arrival! Funnily enough this is a pitch we've heard many new/expectant fathers try to justify (normally to their OH)

Carry on like that and we'll be trying to poach you!

Deeecent. Although your job must be tough for someone your height! Here's our collection currently, sadly our shrink ray is on the blink.

We asked a bunch of ICT staff

Sorry @LiamH you beat us to it! The theme is excellent (big up @ZeroHour ) Make sure you check out our Star Wars Lego prize draw thread. These aren't the droids you're looking for. Land'Joe' Calrissian

Superb, I hope people will...it's involving a lot of hand writing (our feedback has shown that the best way of reaching Network Staff is by personal addressed, hand written envelopes...I can feel the carpal tunnel already)

Happy May 4th to you all. We love Star Wars, any of you lucky enough to have received our 2009 tri-fold calendar will have seen May 4th marked as an unofficial holiday. We also love mucking around with Lego. In order to celebrate our (and hopefully your) love of the combination we're holding the prize draw to end all prize draws...until next year. We're giving away a daft amount of Lego in our May 4th Prize Draw, full details here Lego - Star Wars Prize Draw - Haptic Networks Star Prize is the Death Star, plus loads of other excellent sets including AT-ATs and a couple of Imperial Star Destroyers for good measure. We hope you all get lucky, we also hope 'The Force Awakens' isn't poop.

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We certainly do, fear ye not. He's a great guy and you're not alone in your commendations.

it's an interesting article, we had a demo recently from a security solution provider. Very simple web portal, all we did was type in some website suffixes ( including some well known businesses, building societies and schools) what we were then presented with was a list of all the entries that exist on the dark web. Some merely had email address and password information, others had full credit card details, postal addresses and even passport information. All for grabs at a modest price. We've been looking at offering a monitoring service to alert schools etc when details like this appear, the sources appear to be staff emails being used for online purchases before the info is leaked. Scary stuff. Joe

Thanks @IrritableTech, it's all gone really well thus far. The watches certainly look the part, they're far more advanced than the Pebble I bought a year or so ago! Joe

Apple Watch? Crikey, first mover. What do you make of it thus far?

Ah why not, it fits the theme. It'll be a welcome break from organising my stamp collection! Joe

After seeing the new logo someone referred to me as the 'Fresh Prints of IT' Joe

Hi All. As many of you are aware, Computer Products Ltd (CPLTD) has changed to Haptic Networks Ltd. We've been incredibly busy over the past month or so making our customers and contacts aware of the change (thanks also to @ZeroHour and @dosbox for helping with the change here) We have a full explanation of the rebrand here We've Rebranded: CP Ltd is now Haptic Networks - Haptic Networks In order to ensure the message reaches everyone we've scheduled something extra special that we'll be announcing on Monday (May the 4th) Watch this space (pun intended)...........

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You can generate reports using iboss report templates or create customized reports. Reported can be automatically scheduled and distributed on a daily, weekly or monthly basis Accurate Policy Enforcement on Shared Devices Authenticated users are bound via directory integration to their group or individual profiles but MobileEther can dynamically change device settings including Internet access rules, device profiles, and APP store access based on the specific user accessing the device. This is an essential capability in shared environments such as classrooms or laboratories where a single device may have different users. Dynamic policy assignment assures accurate policy enforcement and reporting, creating a more fluid end-user environment. If you are not a current CP customer but would be interested in learning more about iBoss please contact [email protected] to arrange a demo

You can restrict email access to your Office 365 Users by removing their Exchange License. However if you do that you need to think about user experience and what the Office 365 service will then look like. What other bits of Office 365 have you implemented and are you using Student advantage? You haven’t mentioned which version of exchange you are running so I can’t advise what configurations or migration options are possible. But I can tell you that if you did migrate locking your students email accounts down the a defined set of addresses and blocking email from external fqdn’s is quite straightforward. My contact details are in the post above if you need some more bespoke advice.

I'm certain I can help with this. If you'd like to call me I can discuss (free of course) When we get you sorted we'll post our findings. Andy Radcliffe - [email protected] - 01536 316878 - direct

For a brief comparison against other vendors please see attached. Computer Products Clevertouch Comparisons.pdf Chris

I would certainly recommend trialling each solution in situ and seeing how you get on with a couple of AP's from a few different vendors. You can compare specs and people's options all day long, but the proof is always in the testing/pudding! Chris

I'd be very interested to see what independent evidence you have that backs this? Not least on the basis that any 802.11ac solution will provide potential for increased throughput when compared to an 802.11n solution? Also I could gladly point you towards a plethora of educational sites currently running a variety of vendors 802.11ac systems very successfully...not just Meru. Lastly, on what basis are you claiming that single channel architecture is an improvement on multi channel? The attached makes for an interesting read in the single v multi channel debate: Aruba WhitePaper: Single-Channel and Adaptive Multi-Channel Models Mark

Have you tried asking Aruba support or even the partner that sold you the solution if this is a common issue? It could well be Bonjour, but there may well be a simple fix for it as I am sure you are not the first to experience this with Aruba. We find that with most vendors, issues are common and there is usually a straight forward fix for it. Just thinking about you running through everything and trying to save you some time It should't mean swapping out your AP's to another solution, that is for sure! Hope it helps. Chris

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