[Year 12 IT Apps] [OT] 'Ruddy' Computers

[Anton Yoxon]

Mark if you get the techo's to set up a VPN from a network point in the
IT rooms this VPN could be used to access an image folder that the
students could download their selves.  It takes about ten minutes and
the laptop is reimaged.  This takes away a lot of the techo's time of
maintaing laptops.  The other areas you addressed are still a problem
though.
:)
Anton

Mark Kelly wrote:
> Yes, but that doesn't help a lot.
> Lappies require even more tech support than desktops.
> They need expensive COWs or other storage/recharging facilities.
> We have to use data points and cables because DEECD WAPs don't support
> load sharing, so large-group use of wireless is out.
>
> We are actively moving away from laptop sets for classroom use for a
> variety of reasons.
>
> anton yoxon wrote:
>> Mark, we have the choice of laptops as well.
>> :)
>> Anton
>>
>> Mark Kelly wrote:
>>> Hi all.  This is OT, but I just wanted to air this.  If the thread
>>> develops, we can move it to the OffTopic list.
>>>
>>> I wanted to get people's ideas about the money we are being given to
>>> get us to a 1:2 computer/student ratio.
>>>
>>> Yesterday I found we were entitled to apply for funding for 257
>>> computers, which is wonderful except for the fact that we have
>>> nowhere to put them.
>>>
>>> I could perhaps use about 45 of them, but 257?  Not unless we also
>>> get funding for new buildings, cabling, tech support, software
>>> licences etc.
>>>
>>> If we applied for the maximum amount of money we are entitled to,
>>> the only only option would be for use to stack the computers
>>> five-deep in shipping containers on the oval.
>>>
>>> At $1000 per PC (assuming about $650 for the hardware the the rest
>>> for associated expenses) I can't see it working.  And we can't just
>>> use the money to replace existing computers - we have to add to the
>>> existing fleet.
>>>
>>> It's starting to look like a white elephant: the gift you'd give to
>>> someone you really didn't like  :-)
>>>
>>> Is anyone else in the same boat?
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>> Mark
>>>
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