PeggleStar

Could you please explain a bit more, what is it that you use it for? Is it for education or for general entertainment?

Do any of you have Sky TV in your schools and if so what do you use it for? I assume it's just for the documentaries or do you have sports to?

That's a shame I would of bought it off you. Out of interest are they 52" or full size ones?

Does anyone know where you could get one of these from? I have wanted one for a while now but can't seem to find one anywhere. A school by me has a gold and red tie and that's the closest iv'e seen to one.

How did it taste? If it tasted good then that's all that matters

This may or may not help but I think it comes down to which customer services rep you get at the time, I do know Sky have a load of offers on at the moment. I am not sure if they give schools offers but it may be worth calling them again and see if their give you some sort of deal. Sky have 1000's of customer service reps answering the phones every day so your never get the same one twice. I am currently on a 75% discount, ok I am a residential customer but all I did was ask if they had any offers on and they gave me 75% off for 12 months, no harm in asking.

Do you have the HD or BT Sports channels?

I need some work experience in a school doing I.T but it depends where your located, i'l even do it for free if it means I get given a chance to work.

Out of pure interest how does having Sky Sports in a school educate children? Is it for PE lessons or something?

I have a bad cold at the moment which I got from my 15 year old cousin, he caught it from school then has a day off and comes here and gives it to me. Not happy

Sounds good

I got the update earlier, you only get it if your console is set to instant on otherwise you have to wait a bit longer.

How much does xmas dinner cost you and is it a kids sized meal or are you allowed to pile your plate up?

Thank you for the reply, yes I am currently thinking along the lines of data manager or web designer.

This is interesting and I have a question or two if you don't mind These data managers, is there much demand for them in schools as there are for techs? I ask because it would be a second option for me if I am unable to get a role as a tech. The problem I have with the tech role is not being able to build PC's due to the disability I have, I am able like I said before to do alot of stuff that is software based e.g Windows, office, web development etc. I am just thinking about all the possibility's at the moment Just out of interest what are some of the jobs that you do as tech? Does the hardware side of it out weigh the software side?

Thanks alot for the reply thinking about it I have heard of Windows servers but I don't have much experience. I think I will get Christmas out of the way and then in the new year see if I can get some work somewhere as a volunteer. I could do with something where I am watching what other techs do to start with but not sure if i'd be able to get anything like this. I also don't mind travelling if need be and even if I could get one or two days a week it would be a start.

Thanks for the reply the only domains I know at the moment are internet domains, this probably isn't much help. I think the question that I need answering is would I be better learning all this stuff in the work place or learning it sat at home? Like Norphy is saying that alot of the software is useless outside of the school so I am not sure how to go about things at the moment.

Thanks for the reply I will try and answer your questions the best I can. Which software side of things? Active Directory? Programming? SQL? Web development? I am willing to learn them all if it means getting a job, I have done a bit of work with Joomla in the past which was fun so the web development side looks like something I could do. You mention MIS, is this SIMS? Last year I had to go into a school for something non I.T related and while I was there one of the head teachers was using SIMS, it's like a big database with pupils names, year, photos on. Do you get involved with this alot like do you add and remove stuff from it or is that all down to administration? A job where I am adding a removing information on a database would be good but I get the impression that's not what you tech guys do Which OS? Does it need to be portable? Touchscreen? Budget? Windows if possible, the portable question is one I am not sure about and no it does not have to be touchscreen. Budget at the moment is about £400.

I wish I could build a PC but due to the disability I have I don't think I would get very far. I can plug everything in once the PC is built but because my hands shake trying to put screws in etc i'd be there all day. I do already have a desktop PC that is a intel core 2 duo, 2GB RAM and 250GB harddrive. The laptop does not have to be powerful just something I could have windows and office on and like you say selected bits of software.

I have difficulty in physically writing so it would be good for that but also I want something I can learn on. Now this part where I say learn I mean learning this schools I.T stuff but mainly the software side of it due to a disability I have. I know this does limit me a bit but I cannot think of any other job I want to do apart from I.T in schools. So I am thinking if I was to buy a laptop I could experiment with the software side of things and maybe get myself on various courses to get a job. Then I am also thinking would it be better to ask around various schools and try and get some voluntary work and learn that way instead of learning on my own, I don't know what to do.

I am looking to buy a laptop for when I take on this I.T schools career in the new year but not sure which laptop would be best. I would like one that I can use to learn and get the most out of doing software based jobs for schools. I plan on doing some courses in the new year in website building and in any other software that will get me a job or work experience in a school. I don't think I would be able to do any hardware related work due to a disability but I hear that this would not rule me out in getting some sort of job (I hope not anyway). Anyone got any suggestions?

It's basically a way to use Android apps on the Windows O/S. I use it now and again to have a look at apps on the Android Play store, it's handy if you don't have an Android device and want to check out various apps before you spend your money on one. The only downside is that you have to use the mouse as it won't be touch screen but most apps work just the same. You can even send apps from BlueStacks to an Android device such as a phone or tablet.

Thank you all for the replys, it was something I had to get some answers and peoples experiences on.

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