Tag Archives: Technology

Simple Ideas, Powerful Application

Now this is what I love about web apps. I showed a colleague the Google Docs system (we use Google Apps, Education Edition at our 13-18 school), and he had the courage, imagination, tenacity to use it to share our sports day results live on the net.

You’ll be able to read the article, and follow a link to the results here, http://learn.gcus.net

I love simple ideas, that are so powerful. An dI love working with imaginative, courageous teachers! Great work Phil!

Bulk add names to email distribution lists in Google apps

There’s a great little Python script to take a csv file and easily add addresses to email lists in Google Apps. It’s saved me (or someone else!) a lot of time, and was a great reason to install and learn how to use Python. See the script here and read about the mistakes I made in learning to use it.

Got a few days - so just playing - wordpress 2.5 + h-atom + h-card + sandbox

It works on all my devices: phone, Wii, laptop and big screen PC :) Hurray! Loosely based on, stripped, with some extra help from Google’s blueprintcss and running on Word Press 2.5 beta 1 - it’s all good, butstill a work in progress, especially the pile of feeds at the bottom of the page!

Oh Dear, 84% Geek!

I’m not sure if I should be embarrassed because it is so high, or worried that it is so low?
Try the Geek Quiz

Job with no name: Day 18: Software List

Start - Bergius

Started thinking about the minimum vs desirable list of software which we’d like distributed to all machines when our network is un RM’d from September. All contributions very welcome, please use the comments link at the top of this post.

This list is of course incomplete! - and I’ve been lazy and not included links, but Google should be able to help you :)
Minimum

Multimedia Creation & Editing

  • Audacity
  • Adobe Dreamweaver
  • Adobe Flash
  • Adobe Fireworks
  • Adobe Freehand
  • PhotoStory
  • Windows Movie Maker
  • Pinnacle Studio

Multimedia Players

  • Windows Media Player
  • Flash Player
  • Shockwave Player
  • Adobe Reader
  • Real Player
  • Quicktime
  • Java Runtime
  • .net Framework

Utilities

  • Canon Scangear & Drivers
  • Super Encoder
  • PDF Creator
  • InfraRecorder
  • Wink

Office

  • Microsoft Word
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft Publisher
  • Microsoft Project

Subject Specific

  • Key Stage 3 ICT Assessment Software

Staff

  • SIMS.net
  • Aim High
  • CSF Software (10QQ, TPIM, Wordsearch Maker, Pair Them Up, Millionaire, Countdown…)

Maybe - things we might get rid of?

  • Outlook
  • Paint Shop Pro
  • Corel Suite

Possibly Desirable - but we don’t use yet

  • Google Earth
  • Scratch
  • Irfan Viewer
  • Paint.net
  • Rename-it
  • Flickr Uploader
  • Picasa
  • Open Office
  • Firefox
  • Flock
  • Filezilla
  • Pidgin
  • SketchUp
  • VLC Media Player
  • iTunes
  • Riva FLV Encoder
  • Gimp
  • Stellarium
  • WorkRave :)
  • Google Desktop
  • Adobe Premiere - costs money!