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<font face="Calibri">Friefox has a little addon called QuickProxy , IE7
has an addon called IE7Pro (which has much more than a proxy switcher
but is well worth using if you must use IE)<br>
<br>
Connecting Vista to wireless - you may need to upgrade the firmware in
your WAPs - if they are older then Vista will not like them. Check the
website of the brand of WAP you have.<br>
<br>
MS says your router/WAP is not Vista friendly - I would say it is Vista
who is not the friendly one!!<br>
<br>
After upgrading the firmware on my router at home I now have no
problems with wireless connections on the two Vista notebooks that are
used here, whereas before I upgraded the firmware they would work
intermittently at best (one day yes, 5 days no, one would work the
other wouldn't etc)<br>
<br>
Cheers<br>
Ros<br>
</font><br>
laurie Savage wrote:
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cite="mid:62015.210.11.188.9.1217298645.squirrel@www.pvgc.vic.edu.au"
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<pre wrap="">Michael,
I wish it was so simple! The laptops have SP1 fitted.
Laurie
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<pre wrap="">Laurie
We got new laptops at the beginning of the year and had the same
problems.\
But once Microsoft released Service Pack 1 for Vista a lot of the
problems disappeared.
Far from me wanting to praise the work of Microsoft, Vista work
beautifully now.
If you right click on the Computer item in the menu and choose
properties, or choose the System icon in the classic view of the Control
Panel, it should list Service Pack 1 under the Windows Edition
information at the top.
If it is not listed I recommend installing it immediately - available
from Microsoft's web site. And I wonder what on the earth the
technicians were thinking by pushing out laptops with it.
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With thanks
Michael Torsello
Director of Computing
St Margaret's School, Berwick
Ph: (03) 9703 8111
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From: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:itapps-bounces@edulists.com.au">itapps-bounces@edulists.com.au</a>
[<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:itapps-bounces@edulists.com.au">mailto:itapps-bounces@edulists.com.au</a>] On Behalf Of Laurie Savage
Sent: Tuesday, 29 July 2008 10:13 AM
To: 'Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List'
Subject: [Year 12 IT Apps] OT - Lenovo R61 issues
Well I just received my new R61. I feel like a kid who asked for Meccano
for
Xmas and was given Lego!
- They don't automatically map our network drives;
- they don't play nicely with our wireless;
- users can't set the proxy in Internet options, and I don't want the
job of
teaching them how to add Firefox's switch proxy tool;
- we're going to have fun with all the new .docx documents being created
and
I don't want to have to teach the staff how to create compatible files;
- users can't disable the password request that appears after the
machine is
idle; and,
- even as the administrator, I can't shrink my hard drive to create
partitions for my various sandboxes and trials.
- Oh, a plus - Vista's pretty - but not up to KDE standards!
On the whole, in configuring a machine for productive work, the provider
has
succeeded in making a really nice home computer that is useless in the
office. Why didn't I buy the old R51?
K.R.A.P.
Keep the faith ;-\
Laurie
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On Behalf Of Mark Kelly
Sent: Monday, 28 July 2008 10:54 AM
To: Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] OT - laptop replacement issue
I was told by the notebooks people that the actual collection of old
notebooks begins 11 August, and that the 30th of July is a 'flag day'.
But who knows what's right any more.
Andrew Grimshaw wrote:
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<pre wrap="">debra
the PCs may be ready but the SNR here has been advised that the
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<pre wrap="">macbooks
will not be ready for perhaps 6 weeks
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<pre wrap="">Regarding pushing back the date again, pls see a copy of the text
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<pre wrap="">below
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<pre wrap="">-andrew
Dear Notebook recipient,
a.. The notebook currently in your possession as part of Rounds 1 &
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<pre wrap="">2
Cycle 3 is due for return to the leasing company.
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a.. To facilitate the changeover process, please ensure that you
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<pre wrap="">have
backed up all your files.
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<pre wrap="">
a.. Due to the unforeseen delays for delivery of the replacement
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<pre wrap="">notebooks we have extended the return date. If you did not purchase
your
notebook it must be returned to your School Notebook Representative no
later
than 30th July regardless of whether you are receiving a replacement
notebook.
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<pre wrap="">
The Department is contractually obliged to return all end-of-lease
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<pre wrap="">notebooks to the lessor, who will impose a fee for late- or non-return.
Failure to return or purchase your notebook will incur a non return fee
of
$500. Returning your notebook after the deadline will incur a late
return
fee of $100
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<pre wrap=""> ----- Original Message -----
From: McDonald, Debra A1
To: Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List
Sent: Monday, July 28, 2008 9:59 AM
Subject: RE: [Year 12 IT Apps] OT - laptop replacement issue
Hi Andrew,
in my role I have had extensive discussion with DEET regarding this
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<pre wrap="">and
apparently all laptops will be here within 7 days of hand over if not
before
hand.. I think they may push back some dates again as they have shifted
these now twice...
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<pre wrap=""> Cheers
Debra McDonald
Network Manager
Lyndhurst Secondary College
Cranbourne
(03) 5996 0144
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<pre wrap=""> From: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:itapps-bounces@edulists.com.au">itapps-bounces@edulists.com.au</a> on behalf of Andrew Grimshaw
Sent: Mon 28/07/08 9:47 AM
To: Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List
Subject: [Year 12 IT Apps] OT - laptop replacement issue
hi everry1
I assume everbody who is due to have their laptops rolled over got
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<pre wrap="">the
same email as me with deecd threatenting to fine us if we dont hand over
our
laptops by wed
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<pre wrap=""> problem is for macbook recipients like me is that the macbooks may
</pre>
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<pre wrap="">not
be ready for 6 weeks or more!
</pre>
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<pre wrap="">
AAAAGGGGHHHH. How can i do my job without my laptop? I dont have
</pre>
</blockquote>
<pre wrap="">another
computer at home. There goes Preparatiopn! There goes Research! There
goes
communication!
</pre>
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<pre wrap=""> What are DEECDE thinking!?
I rang the union and they are going to follow this up. I am pretty
</pre>
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<pre wrap="">sure
that our agreement was that the old laptops dont have to be handed over
until the new ones are ready, and that we are obliged only to continue
paying for the old ones in the meantime.
</pre>
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<pre wrap=""> Andrew Grimshaw
Colac Sec College
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