Mine is AR and Star Reading. We still use both on a Mac server and I told the teachers on Friday that neither one would be ready until this Friday. Yesterday and today I get IM'd and told as I'm walking down the hallway that Star Reading is saying today is out of the date range to which I finally sent out a broadcast IM stating "As I said on Friday during the staff meeting, AR and Star Reading will not be ready until this Friday". I don't know why they are so anxious to use the thing anyway, there are only I think 3 teachers that still actually use AR and Star during the year.
Russ Gowin System Administrator Technology Specialist DeLand-Weldon CUSD #57 304 E. Illinois Route 10 DeLand, IL 61839 217-736-2311 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of JimHays Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 10:21 AM To: Tech-Geeks Mailing List Subject: Re: [tech-geeks] frustration of the day...AACK! I have had several moments like this in the past few days. Teacher: "My files aren't on the server." Me: "That is because the server crashed and we are in the process of recovering the files and putting them on the temporary server as I stated in the email that you received yesterday." Teacher: "But when I log in as you instructed on the temporary server I still can't see my files." Me: "That is because they have not been recovered and copied to the temporary server. We are working on it now." Teacher: "When will you be done?" Me: "I will be done a whole lot faster if you would quit calling every 5 minutes." Oh how I wish that I could actually say that last line............. "RING!!!" Another teacher - same question. Nancy Sullivan wrote: > > First day of school for us yesterday.this was one of my head-desk moments. > > Lab supervisor: The computers in the lab won't work. > > Me: What specifically is wrong with them? > > Lab supervisor: Well, there is some sort of installer running. (He > knows this because there is a big graphic on the screen that says > "STOP: Technical Services is installing software on this machine. Do > not turn it off or restart. When the installer is finished, the > computer will restart automatically.") > > Me: That would be the installer that is putting your new software on > the machines. > > Lab supervisor: But we need to use the computers. > > Me: Why do you need to use the computers? > > Lab supervisor: We need to use the new software. > > Me: That is what is being installed on the computer now. The new > software won't be on the machines until the installer finishes. > > Lab supervisor: OK. > > Ten minutes later. > > Lab supervisor: The computers still aren't working. > > Me: Is the installer still running? > > Lab supervisor: Yes. > > Me: Your new software (CAD program and simulator) does take quite a > while to load. > > Lab supervisor: Well, I thought it would be quicker if I just > restarted the computers. > > Me: WHAT?!?! > > Lab supervisor: I restarted the computers. I thought that would fix > the problem. > > Me: There was no problem to "fix." Your new software was being installed. > > Lab supervisor: But we couldn't log in. I figured I'd just reboot them > all so we could log in, but that installer is running again. > > Me: That's because it needs to install your new software before you > can use the software. You have to let the installer finish BEFORE you > can use the software. Don't turn them off.let the installer finish > running. > > Lab supervisor: OK. But we need to log on to use the new software. > > Me (internally): AACK!!!! > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org |
