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We paid extra for the 3 year warranty, but I wouldn't get Vostros again even for staff use (which they were for). We've got a few Latitude's since then and they seem a lot better, costwise though we'd struggle to get them for every member of staff.

Hi, We have approx 25 Vostro 3510's, about half of which have had the left hinge fail in the same way. I logged every problem with Dell support, who required photos for evidence, but all hinges have been repaired free of charge. If the screen had been affected as well (ie. cracked) this would have been chargeable though. No admittance that there's a design/component fault, but at least all faults have been rectified. The warranties for our Vostros run out at the end of the month (approx 3 years old), so hopefully we won't have any more failures. I usually buy Dell PC's & laptops where budget allows, so a bit disappointing, but doesn't put me off Dell as I've supported their products for years and generally have few problems.

What a job, guitar tech to a unique and inspirational guitarist. Loved them since I first saw them on the Tube in 1983, never heard or saw anything like it before. Gutted that he's gone. RIP

Hi, If you're with LCC then you can use an Authentication Portal, setup info available on the LCC Schools Portal. This is something I've been tasked with but no time as yet to look into it.

We have a school mobile that gets taken on trips/residentials for voice & data use, using a Giff Gaff PAYG SIM. Usually gets topped up with £25 when needed, but as long as you make a call every 6 months the credit doesn't expire. PAYG may not be as cheap as it was but this is the most cost effective solution for us

Probably just set it up on my desk at home and look at it in awe without ever turning it on. Either that or showing off to my kids how great for gaming it is then get beasted on Fortnite by them

Hi, 2012 R2 host running a few VM's here with the VM's failing to start this morning after last nights update - "hypervisor not running". Stumped at first what the problem was but a bit of searching led me to this - https://www.jordanmalcolm.com/virtual-machine-could-not-be-started-because-the-hypervisor-is-not-running/ The host had kb:5009624 installed (which I removed) but not kb:5009595. Once the update was removed and the server rebooted, all was fine. Hope this helps someone.

UPDATE - The laptop trolley has now gone (thanks John for the AP's in exchange), but as there's been no takers for the Loxit display trolley this is now being offered free to a good home, or in exchange for a packet of chocolate Hobnobs

Royal Mail finally decided to turn up so have now received my Goodie Box. No golden ticket here, but not complaining considering what I did receive, so many thanks to Very PC and the contributors. Items will be shared with other staff but with discretion, ie. socks stay with me!

For Sale: Loxit 8515 Hi-Lo trolley with electric tilt – very good condition, the height adjustment & tilt features have been little used, includes VESA mount arms. Offers around £200 please. Free: LapSafe Mentor (SmartLine) laptop charging trolley – suitable for 30 x 15” laptops/Chromebooks, previously used with Toshiba Satellite Pros, door key included. Good condition, some wear and tear/marks as it’s about 12 years old. PAT tested in Dec 2020. To get LapSafe to reconfigure this trolley for another type of laptop would cost approx. £600 (based on our last quote), but you may be able to do it cheaper yourself with the right parts. Both items are collection only from Morecambe. Photos available on request, any questions please ask. Thanks.

Thanks for raising this GrumbleDook, this was news to me. For anyone concerned about their place of work, you can check here if you’re registered - https://ico.org.uk/ESDWebPages/Search

BT Lancs have recently updated or migrated their firewall (something like that, can't remember the exact details). For remote access our CCTV IP has changed from 212.x.x.x to 5.x.x.x, so expect that is your issue. You might need to call BTLS to get the new IP. I did get an email from them about this but via the Head, so possible this hasn't been passed on to you

Just voted for "On Premises VOIP" as we're moving to this very shortly. Currently on an Avaya IP Office system over PSTN, which is ok, but the support from our BT Local business (who are nothing to do with BT, just giving BT a bad name if that's possible) has been xxxx, and we're desperate to get away from them and their rip off costs. If you're looking for a new phone system, don't go with a BT Local Business. We'll be nearly doubling the number of phones, getting one or two extras, and still make a reasonable saving over the current lease.

Didn't see this thread till this morning. Looks like the poll is still open as I've just voted, so if you feel like DalekSec get those votes in quick! Congrats to the winners anyway, and thanks to Dave & ICT Direct

We've got this problem as well, although for a JL user with limited permissions we set up, so not for the default admin or librarian users. Circulate now unblocked via the admin login, and the user can now Circulate, but we'll see what happens tomorrow