Biometric reading is taken and registered but dosen't work when the finger is...
Hi Our staff had difficulty taking the biometric reading of a student and finally, they registered the biometric of the thumb. But when the student produces the thumb on the reader it is not...
View ArticleGDPR Scanning Files
Hi- we are looking for a product that can accurately index files and search for any information related to the SAR. Currently we use windows indexing but this is slow and not always accurate from what...
View ArticleMySchoolPortal - What can it not do
We are looking at MySchoolPortal as a potential portal for parents to replace the awful iSAMS offering. I recall looking at MySchoolPortal a few years ago and I think (though I could be misremembering)...
View ArticleLooking for the Best Free/Cheap Visual Impairment Software for Chromebooks
Hey everyone! Im looking for free or budget-friendly software to help people with visual impairments on a Chromebook. Any recommendations for screen readers, magnifiers, or other accessibility tools?...
View ArticleDatalogger
Hi all, A school I support have asked me about dataloggers - they used to have some physical dataloggers that were ancient and wondered if there is a more modern version or maybe an iPad app that can...
View ArticleCashless Catering - Two Schools - One Shared Canteen
We're looking for a new Cashless Catering solution as the current one is now out of support, but we have an unusual configuration with two completely independent schools each with their own systems,...
View ArticleABRSM proctor exam - hilarious requirements
Ok, so our music department needs to run ABRSM proctored exams. https://www.abrsm.org/en-gb/music-theory/guidance with requirements...
View ArticlePython
Hi Folks, I know this has been discussed lots before and most of the time turns into an argument I'm not looking for that just positive suggestions please. We need local installs of Python gone for...
View ArticleSketchup
Hi, I am getting reports that Trimble Sketchup is really slow? does anyone else use it and it is slow for you?
View ArticleAdobe CC via an RDS Server
Hi All We use Adobe CC, mainly photoshop but this may expand Mainly Office spec machines, HP 600G1 and others around similar spec This presents a few problems :- * Upgrade schedule will be over a few...
View ArticleDuxbury Braille Translator & Braille Printing
Hi, bit of a niche one here but we're really stuck in a rut at the minute and don't have the expertise needed to fix this ourselves! If anyone has any experience with braille printers/embossers &...
View ArticleESS Reading Cloud - Watch your renewals!
I've just been forwarded an e-mail from our Librarian which shows our Reading Cloud renewal on their 'easy to use' portal. ESS have their claws in this now and are trying to force 3 year contracts -...
View ArticleIT Support Analyst - Level 2 - Gloucester
SAND Academies Trust - https://www.sandmat.uk/ Closing Date 11:59pm, 26th Mar 2025 The Role The role will involve on-site visits to provide support to end users where required, and for planned...
View ArticleRuth Miskin New Video Domain
Hi, We have recently moved to Smoothwall from RM Educations Filtering and Firewall. Our school uses Ruth Miskin’s Phonics Videos, which are hosted in Vimeo. The appropriate URLs were whitelisted a long...
View ArticleFirst Topic on the new update, to say thank you!
Big kudos to @Dos_Box and @ZeroHour and everyone else involved, we all know how hard you worked and it is very much appreciated!
View Articleintune - laptop policies for staff
To try and save me re-inventing the wheel and spending ages looking at the multitude of options etc, would anyone be willing to share how they have configured/locked down their laptops for staff? Cheers 🙂
View ArticleV6
I've noticed that if I click my profile in the top right > My Attachments it seems to show somebody else's attachments. User "Steve21". Tried diff browser/incognito mode. Only shows this on page 1,...
View ArticleNAS - what is recommended?
Any recommendations for a NAS? I've used QNAP for years no issues, done what I need and been happy but open to options. Looking to ugprade and have something with a bit more go in it. New one will be...
View ArticleSMTP Relay for O365 mailbox
Trying to setup external SMTP relay with Microsoft 365 to allow high send rate. Looking at services like SendGrid, MailGun etc. but struggling with the fact they all use basic auth and Microsoft is...
View Article3CX SBC hardware options
2 of our sites will require a SBC due to the number of basic Fanvil phones being used, however i'm not a fan of sticking it on our HyperV cluster as it's just another system to be aware of if we want...
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