A few nights ago the PTO in my district proposed an idea of placing ads onto
the district website as a way to generate money that can be used to fund
programs within the district. My first inclination is to run fast away from
this idea but with everyone and everybody hurting for money these day
The only problem you would have is if you would still need a 2003 server to act
as a DC on your network. Once you raise the functional level to 2008, you can
only have 2008 or higher domain controllers. You can have as many 2003 member
servers as you want, but no 2003 DC's on a 2008 functional
I looked into today. It's a single sign on solution for GAE. Basically, to
log into GAE you go through moodle. It's end result is further enforcing
moodle as a one stop shop for everything. I already have SSO setup with
simplesamlphp, but we might switch it over to moodle being the authorita
I'm using SpeedFan on my servers and the temps on them are typically staying
under 50 degrees, even on hot/humid days.
Russ Gowin
Systems Administrator
Technology Specialist
DeLand-Weldon CUSD #57
304 E. Illinois Route 10
DeLand, IL 61839
217-736-2311
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On Aug 11, 2010, at 3:
Here's what happens when the power is shut off completely. My battery backups
flip over to battery power and then after about 20 minutes all of my servers
shut down. When the power is turned back on, all of my servers come back on.
There is nothing I can do to convince anyone that I need new bat
Http://www.pidgin.im
Ben Story, CCSP, CCDA
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On Aug 11, 2010, at 19:47, K Lesko wrote:
> Does anyone have a suggestion for a lightweight Chat App for GA4E ? I
> haven't tried GoogleTalk yet. We have some old 1ghz/256mb (Win2k and XP)
> machines that I need to use for the t
Does anyone have a suggestion for a lightweight Chat App for GA4E ? I
haven't tried GoogleTalk yet. We have some old 1ghz/256mb (Win2k and XP)
machines that I need to use for the teachers. I see that Google desktop is
basically a stripped down version of Chromium, but it seems that it might be
a
I had a goofy ID10T from Trane pull the wires from our AC controls for
the Offices and Library after I told him not to touch them. He didn't
think that I knew my network and the HVAC control system as well as he
did. He almost cooked four servers when the HVAC system reverted to
it's last
There is a Moodle module for Google apps, but I haven't figured it out quite
yet.
Joel Brondos
Brookfield, IL
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Should just print out the how hot is to hot thread from awhile back and see
if he/she wants that risk. If so, document it, and let it roll. Have to
learn the hard way I guess.
--Josh
On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 4:49 PM, Aaron Zuercher
wrote:
> would a basic outlet timer set to trigger at 6:15 or s
i tried watching last night but got bored with it after the dog that just stood
there... i think theres a lot of very talented people that are going home and
all deserve the grand prize.. personal favs are michael grimm, murray the
magician, and fighting gravity..
Nate
On Aug 11, 2010, at 4:3
would a basic outlet timer set to trigger at 6:15 or something work?
I'd probably be tempted to do some ninja ductwork over the summer or some
evening
either that or bribe the maint guys with something
On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 3:47 PM, Jim Flanagan wrote:
> Most servers monitor stuff l
I thought that too, but watch one of the other videos of her on
youtube that isn't professionally done. The pipes are still there.
I'd hate to think that they are pulling a hoax on National TV, but I
guess it's been done before. Look at Congress.
Quoting Scott Williams :
My Internet conn
I hadn't seen this little girl yet and I missed last night. I don't
know how a little one gets such a mature sounding voice. Wow.
Quoting Bob Munds :
saw it - a lot like Susan Boyle's performance last year
I liked the magician just before her
"Bob Morse" 8/11/2010 2:06 PM >>>
If you d
Most servers monitor stuff like CPU temp. Don't they?
I'd just suggest that you set the servers to shut down when the servers are @
greater risk of failure.
Then go home at the end of the day. When the servers shut down, head back in
with a good thermometer and take readings. Explain to the Sup
Geeks:
My old server was a 2003 and my new server is 2008 r2. I noticed that
in my domain functioning level it says "Current functional domain
level: Server 2003" and an option to change it to "server 2008" but it
is not reversable. Will I have a problem if I update the functional
domain level to
Hi,
What is the quickest way to test your email configuration within Moodle? We
use GA4E and I am new to Moodle, so any help is appreciated.
TIA
Mr. John E. Pearson
Tri-Valley CUSD #3 Technology Director
503 E. Washington St.
Downs, IL 61736
(309) 826-7218
http://www.tri-valley3.o
Foward it?
A screen shot?
Percy
On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 3:24 PM, Scott O wrote:
> Trying to remember -- it has been a while since I used MailArhiva -- can
> you forward it?
>
> On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 3:22 PM, Bill Purcell wrote:
>
>> Ok;
>> Installed the opensource Mail Arhiva..
>> Finally
Trying to remember -- it has been a while since I used MailArhiva -- can you
forward it?
On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 3:22 PM, Bill Purcell wrote:
> Ok;
> Installed the opensource Mail Arhiva..
> Finally someone wants an email resored.. I have located it..
> But do not see how to recover..
> Undfer g
Ok;
Installed the opensource Mail Arhiva..
Finally someone wants an email resored.. I have located it..
But do not see how to recover..
Undfer general it has a
Recover all emails in the no archive queue
Is this is.. You have to put it in a archive queue?
How do you do this.
TIA
Percy
--
Bill Pur
Sorry to say but the last thing I would suggest to anybody would be to take
their PC to bestbuy to get it fixed. I had a friend take his laptop to
bestbuy, it wouldn't boot. He told them he had data on it that he needed
for his business, (backup was 2-3 weeks old). He left it and came back .
.
I am glad someone else has had the same, albeit negative, experience. I
did allow the laptop to sit for about 3 hours in that mode, and it never
did shutdown. Have not thought about giving it the whole night to
shutdown...might give that a shot tonight. I do have service pack 3
installed, an
What software is everyone using for RTI math classes/programs?
Our teachers think they want Accelerated Math, but for $2000 to support 6-10
kids, it just doesn't make sense. They're looking for something where the kids
would be able to sit down and do some activities, and have the system track
I loved what the magician did to Howie.
Priceless given his germaphobia
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To: 'Tech-Geeks Mailing List'
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I think that’s how the clip is…it did it for me as well.
Wonderful voice for someone so young.
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Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 2:28 PM
To: Tech-Geeks Mailing List
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Brian,
I haven't seen a substantial issue in our tech support department here on
this, sorry to have to tell you that. However if it helps I can throw a
couple of high level guys on it for you at no cost via remote support to see
if we can formulate a solution for you to get it solved. My main s
Well if a reboot doesn't work isn't that the next step . . . reinstall OS?
At least that is what the geeks at bestbuy told my sister 8^))
Did you install any updates that might not have been completely installed
before shutdown? My son's battery went dead while installing some
individual updates
My Internet connection must be slow, the lips didn't quite sync up early
on , but it must have got better near the end of the clip.
Just saying,.
Scott
Bob Munds wrote:
saw it - a lot like Susan Boyle's performance last year
I liked the magician just before her
>>> "Bob Morse" 8/1
Anyone out there getting bombarded by LNK/exploit.cve-2010-2568. We had CA on
our servers, have moved to Viper (purchased from Faronics). All of our servers
(win2k3 32 and 64bit) are have all the latest patches. We can't be the only
ones dealing with this are we? We installed the patch from M
saw it - a lot like Susan Boyle's performance last year
I liked the magician just before her
>>> "Bob Morse" 8/11/2010 2:06 PM >>>
If you didn’t watch last night…one performance was truly stunning……
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EZCGPxYiLw
Bob Morse
E-Rate Coordinator
Technology Special
If you didn't watch last night.one performance was truly stunning..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EZCGPxYiLw
Bob Morse
E-Rate Coordinator
Technology Specialist
Community Consolidated Schools District 168
708-758-1610 ext. 124
Skype: bmorse68
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> Not my first choice for server hardware either - in fact pretty much the
> last choice I would make. Mac minis I believe were mostly laptop components
> (5400 rpm hard drives etc) last time I looked. Also not conducive to staying
> cool or powered on 24 hours a day.
Provided these are the new al
Here are 2 solutions for you to consider.:
1. Are you looking for something that would be a PART od a Joomla story
like:
http://www.altamont.k12.il.us/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=158:old-time-radio-drama&catid=54:achs-classroom&Itemid=88
You can install the AllVideos Reloaded pl
On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 10:17 AM, Tom Wilson wrote:
>
>
> Third, Anyone have any “Mac OS X server” for dummies websites that may help
> me as I am now forced to teach myself Apple, OS X, and it’s integration with
> a Windows network?
>
You can find the official documentation on Apple's site:
10
In the process of further implementing the program I've written, I've self
discovered a few glitches and feature creeped myself. Link below is for the
newest version of autoaddusers v3.52:
http://apps.bths201.org/cmckay/AutoBatchSuite/
If implementing silent creation of users nightly you're goi
Geeks,
You are going to love this one! I got in 10 Inspiron 1750 laptops. I
noticed on one that it would never shut down, whether I went to turn off
or restart, it would hang on the "Windows is shutting down..." screen
and I would have to manually hold the power button to turn it off. I
st
On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 10:17 AM, Tom Wilson wrote:
> Ok. So I was hoping to get a box, install Linux, put Joomla on it and then
> set up a new website for the district with the $1900 that was earmarked for
> a server in the grant. The outgoing Supt. instead purchased two
> “Mini-macs”. So now
If your office is anything like ours, 20 minutes without air and the room
temperature goes up about 10 degrees. Have him over and cut the air and see if
that helps get your point across.
Matt
Matt Adams
District Network Specialist
Winnebago Schools
>>> "Russ Gowin" 8/11/2010 11:00 AM >>>
We a
Well my guess is the Fog install will default to the 1st two Raid1
drive. I don;t recall it asking me where I wanted to create the images
directory. But with that link earlier in the thread you can put it
anywhere you want.
Scott
Bob Munds wrote:
I have 7 physical drives
1st two: RAID1 (m
You can open it from the command line with defaults. I think it is winword -a
> -Original Message-
> From: "Tamara Pirmann"
> To: tech-geeks@tech-geeks.org
> Date: 08/11/2010 09:59
> Subject: [tech-geeks] missing menu bar in Word 2000
>
> Novice that I am, I'm having trouble loca
So do all the servers go down then also since we're talking about a 3 hour
span? Are we talking about everything powering off for 3 hours?
Curtis McKay
Network Administrator
Belleville Township High School District 201
cmc...@bths201.org
-Original Message-
From: tech-geeks-boun...@tech
I like GA4E, but I think most go w/ GAE. You would think they would just
change it over as that is a nice new look with the contacts at the top.
Chris Franzen
Technology Coordinator
Nokomis School District
511 Oberle St.
Nokomis, IL 62075
On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 10:19 AM, Michael Bendorf wrot
We actually save about $400 to $800 a month on our bill by doing this for
the power company.
Russ Gowin
System Administrator
Technology Specialist
DeLand-Weldon CUSD #57
304 E. Illinois Route 10
DeLand, IL 61839
217-736-2311
-Original Message-
From: tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org
[ma
The problem with the trip back in is that I live 35 minutes away so that's
why I asked the maintenance guy to turn it back on.
Russ Gowin
System Administrator
Technology Specialist
DeLand-Weldon CUSD #57
304 E. Illinois Route 10
DeLand, IL 61839
217-736-2311
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No, the maintenance guy shuts off both of our buildings from 3PM to 6PM so
we are not drawing any power. This is due to an agreement with our power
company, they fax us and call us to tell us what days they will be
curtailing power, which is typically on days when it is over 90 degrees
outside.
I have 7 physical drives
1st two: RAID1 (mirror)
next 3: RAID5 (striped...)
last two: RAID1
the RAID5 is the largest @ 280GB. I want to have image files go there.
The RAID1 can be for /boot, /swap, ...
If I can span the images across the last two RAID giving me approx 400G, then
that would b
If memory serves, you could give it its own OD directory, then use the
Directory Utility to bind it to Active Directory. That way you can authenticate
off either side.
In Snow Leopard, you can access Directory Utility through the Accounts applet
in System Preferences.
Mike
On Aug 11, 2010,
Mine has two 500GB drives. I will be using mine to serve up podcasts and such
as well.
Mike
On Aug 11, 2010, at 10:33 AM, Tom Wilson wrote:
> Things like that happened a lot over the last three years, but I think I will
> regain some semblance of control over my network now that I have a new
Might be worth a trip back in to see if the AC get turned back on and if not
shut down the servers to see if their importance increases in the Supt mind
. . .
- OR -
Maybe it is time for some guerrilla duct work . . .
On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 10:07 AM, Scott Williams wrote:
> Yeah 3 hour brea
"with some research" -- wouldn't time be better spent researching how to get
the OS that is on it installed?? Just my opinion.
Scott O
On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 10:27 AM, Dylan Haines wrote:
> Not my first choice for server hardware either - in fact pretty much the
> last choice I would make. Mac
Things like that happened a lot over the last three years, but I think I
will regain some semblance of control over my network now that I have a
new Supt. J She probably got talking to the Apple rep and he told her
all kinds of "neat stuff" they could do. I believe they have a 1 tb HD
in them, s
i'd disagree with the 24 hour comment
it all depends on what you put on to it... my minis are stock running
SnowLeopard server serving DNS, DHCP, NetBoot for DeployStudio. One
whole server is a FileMaker Pro 11 server.
Would I use a mini as production file server for more than 50
connect
Not my first choice for server hardware either - in fact pretty much the
last choice I would make. Mac minis I believe were mostly laptop components
(5400 rpm hard drives etc) last time I looked. Also not conducive to staying
cool or powered on 24 hours a day.
However if they are intel based you
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Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2010 3:45 PM
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Hrmsorry just have to ask why were the minis purchased instead :-).
On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 10:17 AM, Tom Wilson wrote:
> Ok. So I was hoping to get a box, install Linux, put Joomla on it and
> then set up a new website for the district with the $1900 that was earmarked
> for a server in t
I like the new look to Gmail - I wonder if/when it will come over to google
apps?
(or is there a setting somewhere to allow that to come over right away?)
(we need to agree on an abreviation for Gooogle Apps for Education)
--Michael T. Bendorf--
Technology Administrator
A-C Central C.U.S.D. #262
Ok. So I was hoping to get a box, install Linux, put Joomla on it and
then set up a new website for the district with the $1900 that was
earmarked for a server in the grant. The outgoing Supt. instead
purchased two "Mini-macs". So now I am left here with no support or
knowledge of how to install
Yeah 3 hour break doesn't seem like much. My guess he meant 6am.
I suggest you just shut off your servers for a couple days. Then he
may understand how important they are to stay cool.
Scott
McKay, Curtis wrote:
How much power are they shutting off at 3pm? And it comes back on a 6pm?
How much power are they shutting off at 3pm? And it comes back on a 6pm? I'm
confused.
Curtis McKay
Network Administrator
Belleville Township High School District 201
cmc...@bths201.org
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[mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.o
Reboot the machine and log on as another user on fresh boot up. You should be
able to delete the profile then. If you just log off a user and back on as
another user, unless you have the user profile hive cleanup service installed,
XP is notoriously bad about letting go of the profile from the
Yes, he could walk to my office and do it, but even if he did he wouldn't
understand. I've explained to him before that we have a lot of time and
money invested in the servers and the last thing we want is for them to go
down because of heat.
Russ Gowin
System Administrator
Technology Specialist
First, let him walk down there and turn it on. Maybe then he'll realize what a
PITA it is.
Second, show him how much it would cost to replace burned-out servers and let
him compare that to the cost of bringing in central air.
Mike
On Aug 11, 2010, at 9:20 AM, Russ Gowin wrote:
> I come in to
I come in to work this morning and I tell the supt. that the new portable
air conditioner in my office works great except that when they curtail our
power (shut it off) at 3pm and then turn it back on at 6pm that the A/C unit
doesn't come on automatically so whoever turns the power back on will
pro
I'm still not having much luck with this one. Anyone else have any suggestions?
Is the FOG server or service providing any kind of username to the share
computer? I'm really hoping I don't have to go around installing print drivers
on every computer.
Mike
On Aug 9, 2010, at 1:28 PM, K Lesko wr
Bob,
So your using 3 physical drives to create a RAID 5 configuration,you
have plans for the other 4 drives?
If your intending to use the server solely as a FOG server , why not
Raid5 all of them?
You can always move your /images folder to another drive. I have used
this to add an ext
I imaged this exact model by making a Clonezilla bootable thumb drive and
attaching a larger 250GB external drive which contained the image file(s).
>>> "Joel A. Brondos" 8/10/2010 7:05 PM >>>
We bought 25 ASUS Eee PC 1005HA netbooks. They had WinXP Home on them.
I have licenses for WinXP Pr
Novice that I am, I'm having trouble locating the menu bar in Word 2000 on
one of my teacher computers. I googled the problem and the only solution
was to get out of full page mode. It's not in full page mode. The article
also said that a registry error could cause this problem. I don't want to
I have a server that I'm going to put into use for FOG. It has 3 x RAID5 drives
(7 total physical drives). I'm installing Ubuntu 10.0.4 64b server.
How do I partition this so that the largest of the RAID drives holds the image
files?
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That is funny . . .
O! Colored markers of my OWN . . . a compass cl . . . Perfect
CIRCLES . . . a 3-ring binder with SPIDERMAN OK I was in first grade,
but I did get excited about it.
On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 5:35 PM, Chris Wherley wrote:
> That is pretty funny. I do remember getti
1. Assuming the CPU is operating at 89w I would not think it would harm the
system. People do under volt CPU's to lessen the heat so they can run
fanless systems. BUT I am no expert if the CPU is trying to draw more watts
than the board can support it might fry the board. I would ask the
manufac
I would think you might want to look into the hidden partition thing. I was
using a Windows Image Server to image the ones I have and I had to boot them
with something else (I think it was - GASP! a windows 98 boot disk!) and
blow away the hidden partition on the boxes before I imaged them. On
<< Yeah some pen drives are a bit of a pain to get to be bootable. >>
I think we've been successful at getting pen/thumb drives to boot with
UltimateBoot, but something still isn't working correctly when we try
to boot to a netbook to re-image it. The netbook bluescreens even
though it is the exac
1. Probably, but with less performance.
2. You shouldn't have any issue with SME as it is Linux based. Unlike
Windows, Linux basically rediscovers what it is running on every time you
boot. The only time it would be a problem is if you changed from a ix86
architecture to x64 or PPC.
On Wed, Aug
My SME server's motherboard was cooked by lightening. Since I bought
this system in 2008, my supplier cannot get the original board. They
did send me a board that was supposed to match my CPU. After
installation and boot up, I got a POST message that said the CPU was not
supported by the boa
Yeah some pen drives are a bit of a pain to get to be bootable. Can you
boot from a CD/DVD and get the image off the Pen Drive?
BTW - You might run into a hidden restoration partition on those buggers. I
had a set that I had to go in and kill a hidden non DOS partition before the
image would
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