February 2004 Archive   SquidMan and DansGuardian (Mac OS X, Linux, etc) (Friday 27th February 2004) If you want to set up a caching proxy server, Squidman has to be the most user-friendly implementation of Squid I have seen. Up and running in 2 minutes! Combine this with DansGuardian and you have local caching and intelligent filtering that makes the DET filter look very ordinary! Filters Google images too! Free for non-commercial use. See Wazza's Proxy Page for links to OSX installers and setup notes for Squidman & DG. Creative Chemistry (Wednesday 25th February 2004) UK site with a huge range of worksheets, teaching notes, question sheets, puzzles, quizzes, molecular models etc. Mark's 2004 k-6 ICT Skills (Tuesday 24th February 2004) Mark, from Myocum on the sunny NSW North Coast, is sharing his teaching program, which links ICT skills to k-6 syllabus outcomes for NSW schools. See also the BOS CSA information for skills mapping in stages 4 & 5, and DET Year 6 CSA information (DET Intranet access reqd). Funderstanding Roller Coaster (Friday 13th February 2004) A simulator designed for kids to design their own roller coaster, taking into account speed, gravity, friction, etc. For an exciting 3D coaster experience, download the free demo at NoLimitsCoaster. No screaming! SMH: Teachers Blackban IT Project (Wednesday 11th February 2004) The NSW Teachers Federation has forbidden activities relating to the $33 million Web Services project, as part of a pay dispute with the DET. (SMH 9/2/04). See also: DET info about the project; NSWTF news about the project; A Labour politician questions the project (Hansard); Govt tendering procedures and Microsoft. Interesting reading from Hansard! AppleWorks File Repair Utility (Wednesday 11th February 2004) This utility is designed to fix AppleWorks documents that have become damaged when the documents are saved from AppleWorks 6 running on a Mac OS X 10.2.x client to an AppleShare or compatible file server. Mozilla 1.6 Released (Tuesday 10th February 2004) Mozilla just gets better and better. Recently named Best Browser by PC World Magazine. Includes browser, composer, email, etc. PC World's Inkjet Printer Review (Monday 9th February 2004) Inkjet or Laser? Colour or mono? All these questions and others answered in this easy to read printer review. See the Laser Printer review too. Better HTML Exporter (Mac OS X) (Monday 9th February 2004) A neat plug-in to enhance iPhoto's web export function. You can download free templates to produce professional looking web pages which can be used to share photos on your school intranet. (See an example at the Kiama Tennis Club gallery.) Shareware. See also Wazza's Wazza's iPhoto Thumbnails QuickStart (pdf). Firmware updates for Mac OS X (Tuesday 3rd February 2004) Updating to OSX? It is essential to update the firmware on all Macintosh computers BEFORE you update from OS9 to OSX. This page lists all the firmware updates available, and which update is intended for which model Mac.(See also What is firmware?) Yasu - OSX System Maintenance (Tuesday 3rd February 2004) Similar to MacJanitor, but with a few more features, Yasu brings a Mac interface to some unix commands - runs cron tasks, clears caches, repairs permissions, etc. AppleWorks 6.2.9 (Mac OS X) (Monday 2nd February 2004) AppleWorks 6.2.9 offers improved printing, resolves issues using web based templates and clip-art through proxy servers, provides support for scroll-wheel mice and improves the performance and reliability of the spreadsheet environment. (6.2.8 update also available for OS8 & 9). Google Search Guide (Monday 2nd February 2004) Find exactly what you are looking for, using these tips to build a better query using the Google search engine. MacJanitor (Mac OS X) (Monday 2nd February 2004) Carries out all those essential "Unix" maintenance schedules that are normally run automatically at 3:00am, when your Mac is probably asleep or turned off! ScreenHunter (Win) (Monday 2nd February 2004) Neat, easy to use screen capture software for Windows. Free version available. Activate ClearType (Win XP) (Monday 2nd February 2004) Make the most of your LCD monitor by improving font appearance with ClearType, which is turned off in XP by default.     Back to headlines