School Tech News Archive

Teachers Golf Day - Photos

(Thursday 31st January 2008)
All the action from last week's Teachers Golf Day at Port Kembla Golf Club.

Anti-virus Software

(Tuesday 29th January 2008)
Freeware and shareware options for protecting your PC from viruses, spyware, adware, malware, etc.

OSX Server - Backup with CCC 3.0 (696k - pdf)

(Tuesday 29th January 2008)
Make regular backups of your Mac OS X Server with Carbon Copy Cloner, so your data (and your Server OS/Directory) can be restored in the case of a hardware failure, theft, fire, or other disaster.

OSX Server - New Users for the New Year

(Friday 25th January 2008)
Options for adding new students and teachers to Mac OS X Server Open Directory. Includes an overview of the available options, along with some step-by-step notes on how to add a new year group, setup a new sharepoint, and import users from OASIS.

Ubuntu 7.10

(Tuesday 15th January 2008)
Outstanding Linux-based operating system that you can download for free (700mb iso). Installation includes the full Open Office suite, and Firefox for web browsing. If you have dabbled with Linux before, Ubuntu's polish and easy installation will surprise you - it sure has come a long way in the last 12 months.

British Schools Expel MS Vista and Office 2007

(Tuesday 15th January 2008)
A study commissioned by the BECTA organisation has found that upgrading school systems from Windows XP to Vista and Office 2007 would increase costs and create software compatibility problems while providing little benefit. "Schools and colleges should make pupils, teachers and parents aware of the range of free-to-use products (such as office productivity suites) that are available, and how to use them", BECTA said. (InformationWeek.com)

NSW DET ICT Fleet Management Tender

(Monday 14th January 2008)
Some interesting reading in the documents here. "Proposals expressing an interest for the provision of an ICT Hardware Fleet Management service - for a minimum of 200,000 PCs; 30,000 imaging devices; 10,000 interactive classroom systems (10,000 whiteboards; 10,000 projectors; 5,000 video conferencing systems and 10,000 sound systems) for the NSW Department of Education & Training (DET)." See also the tender documents for the DET E-mail replacement project. (NSW Dept of Commerce)

RM's Computer for Education

(Monday 14th January 2008)
No - it's not a joke! Looks like a PC manufacturer's version of an iMac.

Schools for the Future (UK)

(Monday 14th January 2008)
BSF is the biggest single English government investment in improving school buildings for over 50 years. The aim is to rebuild or renew every secondary school in England over a 10-15 year period.