10-20 every 7 weeks sounds easy enough. I can slipstream SP3 and all current updates into the install CD, which makes matters easier. I'm imagining we have the bench space to have multiple installs going on at once. Updating the classroom images shouldn't take much time either.
What are we sending these adult windows machines out with for antivirus? I'm partial to Avast, which would theoretically be free for the home user, but they'd have to register it with their email account. Do we cover setting them up with an email account (gmail, what-not) in the class? If we're using Office instead of OpenOffice, how's the licensing work out on that? Seems it would be cheaper to go with OpenOffice, though in my limited experience using it on Windows, it's a little slow. The resale machines shouldn't be a problem, as long as we have an OEM CD, which is easy enough to acquire if we don't. When would the office be open for such tasks? -Scott On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 8:48 AM, Theresa Kehoe <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Posted by: "Scott Kokotovitch" [email protected] coke_scp >> Date: Mon Jan 12, 2009 9:46 am ((PST)) >> >> I can throw some time at Windows administration, and potentially teach >> various adult classes, depending on topic. > > Scott, by "throw some time", are you OK with installing, building, and > post-install configuring of 10-20 computers every 7 weeks? Plus, the > Windows images on the classroom machines surely need to be looked at by > now, updated too. > > Also, if Clarence is teaching the adults with Microsoft Office rather > than Open Office, then that software is going to have to be installed on > the 15 classroom machines, too (as far as I know they only have OO on > them at the present time). > > Then there are spare donated computers with valid XP license stickers on > them, we use them for resale (can't sell computers with MAR licenses on > them), so that goes under the "Windows Admin" heading, too. > >> Posted by: "Steve DeLorey" [email protected] deloporp3 >> Date: Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:06 am ((PST)) >> >> Thanks to Scott for volunteering as Windows Administrator. The related >> paragraphs from "ByteWorks Organization and Position Descriptions" are: >> Windows Administrator (Currently Unidentified) >> This would apply to computers that are to be used for the Adult Program, >> for sale, etc. It would include installing required hardware upgrades, >> install required software, functional testing, QA testing, final >> documentation and delivery to destination. Again there should be a Windows >> Administrator and at least two Hardware/Software Technicians dedicated to >> these tasks. >> >> Windows Hardware /Software technicians >> Need persons with PC maintenance skills to refurbish hardware and install >> new Windows based software. Those currently involved in this work include: >> Jacob Manes >> Tony Stephenson* >> Fred McKinney* >> >> This document is about a year old. I know Jacob Manes is no longer active, >> what about Tony and Fred? > > Tony hasn't been around in a year or more. Fred comes in every once in > a while for a couple of hours in the afternoon (no regular schedule). > >> Posted by: "clarencejct" [email protected] clarencejct >> Date: Mon Jan 12, 2009 12:17 pm ((PST)) >> >> I believe that the adult program has potential. Furthermore it makes >> sense to educate parents and children on computers. I have already >> spoken to YTEC (Youth Technology and Education Center) and they are >> willing to send us adult students. > > Clarence, three more adult students came in Saturday afternoon after you > left (did you take the sign-up binder with you? Because we couldn't > find it anywhere). I had them write down their contact details on a > sheet of paper; it is folded in half, with your name on it, on one of > the clipboards behind the desk in the front room. > >> Finding Trainers maybe an issue. I have some instructors lined up, but >> I don't know how long they will last. >> >> In terms of hardware software technicians I only have high hopes. > > I like your ideas, but your last statement makes me very nervous. I > think you can find lots of willing students, and I hope you can round up > some teachers ... but we also have to have computers ready for them by > the end of their program, and that means someone has to build them. > > We also have to have someone go over the classroom machines' Windows > partitions, apply updates, make sure they are virus-scanned and current, > and as I mentioned above, if you are teaching MS Office rather than OO, > then more software needs to be installed on them, too. > >> Posted by: "Bill Hartnett" [email protected] five95472 >> Date: Mon Jan 12, 2009 1:35 pm ((PST)) >> >> Both Eric DiFate and Joe Feld on our board work in IT departments for >> big companies, and have expressed an interest in passing the word >> around at work if we want to put out a call for instructors or >> volunteers. We ought to put together something for them to pass around >> to recruit adult and children's instructors. (We don't want to burn >> out our new veep, either. =) ) > > Bill, I think that is a fantastic idea!!! We need more volunteers, for > all sorts of things. Will you pass the word to the Board guys ASAP? > >> Thanks to Jeny Wynn for taking the pictures. >> >> Hopefully anyone can see them now without needing to be logged in: >> >> http://www.flickr.com/groups/bworks >> > > Jen, thanks -- the pictures are great! If you don't mind I am going to > pass that link on to Dr. Walter's daughter, who has been gathering > photos of him. > > Thanks to you all, > > Theresa > >
