Hi all You may know about Gliffy (http://www.gliffy.com <http://www.gliffy.com/> ) for making diagrams of various sorts. I have also found another free online app from flowcart.com (http://flowchart.com <http://flowchart.com/> ) .Take a look. This one has collaborative possibilities.
If you are an eq school, you can get a free lic for both project and visio under the mea. The problem is that there is a bit of a convoluted process involved. Read below: All QLD state high schools (Possibly primary schools too, I'm not sure) now have a full Developer level MSDN-AA subscription as part of the Microsoft 'IT Academy' program (Academic Alliance). However, it seems the details weren't passed onto everyone, so below I've detailed how to get access to it. Your School's MSDN-AA subscription gives you access to a 'flood' of Microsoft software (Including Windows 7) as well as the licenses in order to use them. It is all covered under the MEA and all licences are able to be distributed to Students and Staff. (If anyone is concerned below are the relative licenses) MSDN License: <http://download.microsoft.com/download/A/7/A/A7A7A8F5-9066-41C0-87B8-7DEC62 8974B8/MSDN_EULA.pdf> http://download.microsoft.com/download/A/7/A/A7A7A8F5-9066-41C0-87B8-7DEC628 974B8/MSDN_EULA.pdf Supplemental MSDN-AA License: <http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-gb/academic/bb250608.aspx> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-gb/academic/bb250608.aspx There is more info when you have logged in, you can find out how each product is licensed by clicking the 'Keys' tab next to the product. For example, Windows 7 Professional has 500 Retail keys for distribution. Your Principal/IT Hod should have recieved an email similar to the below: ************************************************ Please keep this e-mail for your records. ************************************************ Thank you for submitting your Microsoft Academic Alliance membership application. We are hoping that the faculty and students in your department will enjoy the benefits available through this membership all year long. To activate your membership please fax the proof of accreditation as a tertiary educational institution for your department to us. Be sure to include your Order Number on all documents. The local Subscription Centers are listed on the MSDN subscription website at <http://www.msdnaa.net/contactus.aspx> http://www.msdnaa.net/contactus.aspx Sincerely, The Microsoft Academic Alliance Team ********************************** Order Details ********************************** Ordered From: Microsoft Academic Alliance Order Number: ############### Order Date: ## ## ## Shipping Information: Mr/Ms Principal QLD HS - Your State High School PO Box 9999 Suburb City QLD 4444 Australia Program Administrator Information: Mr/Ms Principal QLD HS - Your State High School PO Box 9999 Suburb City QLD 4444 Australia Following is a list of items in your order: Reference Number: ########################## Membership Name: Developer AA - Online 1 Year (Jul - Jun) Qty: 1 Unit Price: 0.00 Item Total: 0.00 Subtotal: 0.00 Total: 0.00 AUD (AUD = Australian Dollar) For orders from Singapore and Australia, the total price includes GST. ********************************** Do not reply to this e-mail. This message was sent to you using an automated system. This e-mail alias is not monitored for replies. We highly recommend that you update your Microsoft software to better protect against viruses and security vulnerabilities. Please visit us at <http://www.microsoft.com/protect> http://www.microsoft.com/protect for details. ---End--- Get a hold of this email (Which includes the Microsoft Order Number and details) and forward it to: cntus.msdn.au.au.en.syk.mnl.cs.t01.cus.00...@css.one.microsoft.com Head it up with something like: 'Howdy, Below is an email I recieved from my Principal regarding the Microsoft Academy program which we are a part of. This was organised by the Queensland Education department and apparently includes a full Developer MSDN-AA subscription. We have not been forwarded the details neccessary to activate and access the subscription, I was hoping someone might be able to help me with this. Thanks for your time, Me Myself Orange Card Technician Howdydoo State High School Email: [email protected] ' You should recieve an email with the required details to access and activate your subscription at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-au/subscriptions/dd364989.aspx. You will need to attach the subscription to a Live/Hotmail account in order to logon, just use your own or make one up for the school, no-one else should need to access it, just download all the software you need. Most of the software is in .ISO format, so you will need a Virtual Drive to access the installation files for distribution, or just burn to DVD/CD. You can get a basic Microsoft virtual drive program here (Works on XP): http://download.microsoft.com/download/7/b/6/7b6abd84-7841-4978-96f5-bd58df0 2efa2/winxpvirtualcdcontrolpanel_21.exe You may want to talk to your IT HOD and staff about the plethora of software availiable (For free!) to the school. Some examples of what we are utilising here at Coombabah are: Windows 7 Enterprise x86 or x64 (Only for educational and testing purposes at home ofcourse...) Windows 3.11 (I just wanted to check it out :-) Microsoft Expression Studio 3 (Microsoft's ripoff of Adobe Creative Suite) Robotics Developer Studio 2008 R2 Visual Studio 2008 Pro XNA Game studio Exchange (Availiable, but we're not using it) Microsoft Frontpage Microsoft Project And much more. But take note that Microsoft Office suites are not availiable to us, something to do with the MEA and Microsoft not wanting to give Office away in particular. 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