[info-tech]

2003-06-09 Thread Jerry Smith
Opps, sorry about the previous post, but the price is $600 for a 5 pack. Here's the URL from Slashdot: http://www.suse.com/us/business/products/sld/ and the URL from LinuxToday http://linuxtoday.com/it_management/2003060900626NWDTSS Contains Crossover Office which is a commercial product. SuSE'

RE: [info-tech] Questions of student email

2003-06-09 Thread Jerry Smith
We have decided that email is a great time waster for students. They spend time sending jokes or attachments to each other one or two computers away. If a student needs email for something, then email is assigned, otherwise they have no email. We also block yahoo, msn, hotmail, etc. with S

Re: [info-tech] Questions of student email

2003-06-09 Thread Brian Ney
We have an email address for each student in grades 9-12 ([EMAIL PROTECTED]), but they don't use it. The client is Novell GroupWise, since we have Novell servers. Some teachers use it, though. We do allow students to use hotmail, yahoomail, etc. It is very hard to block all of the possible e

[info-tech] Running Microsoft Office on Linux

2003-06-09 Thread George Tuttle
Techs,       SUSE Linux has introduced a new desktop product that allows running Microsoft Office on linux.  No pricing yet.  Here is the URL:  http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/06/08/HNsusedesktop_1.htmlGeorge

[info-tech] 3.5" drives and cables

2003-06-09 Thread George Tuttle
Techs,       Before you discard those old computers, pull out the 3.5" floppy drive and also the connecting cable.  Most new systems do NOT have a floppy drive and DO NOT come with the connector cable.  Not having a floppy drive in a computer is a GOOD thing but having to pay $5 for a cable

[info-tech] Questions of student email

2003-06-09 Thread Vicki Johnson
Our school district is trying to decide which way is the best way to go as far as email for students.  I have heard that some schools have no email at all for the students.  How does this work.  We have talked about email for 8-12 graders, and no hotmail,etc.  My high school students would r

[info-tech] Nice example of MS Homepage

2003-06-09 Thread Nancy Movall
http://www.johnston.k12.ia.us/middleschool/onli neresource/ohp.htm -- Nancy Movall Instructional Technology Consultant Arrowhead Area Education Agency 1235 5th Ave. South Fort Dodge, IA 50501 ph. 800-669-2325 x.5533 (in IA) ph. 515-574-5533 fx. 515-574-5326 --