Our service interuption last week was due to a part failure in one of our servers. We had to wait a little longer than expected for the part which was unfortunate. We are looking at fail-over options with several sites getting upgraded to fibre optics so that a delay due to something like that will […]
Category: Communication
Service Interruption
Helpdesk – Phone Changes
Please note we’ve made some changes on how our phone helpdesk will operate. The number is still 250-263-6442 Different staff will be answering the phone on an assigned basis. If we cannot solve your problem within 2 to 5 minutes, we will generate a work order to address the problem.
New XServe: Spectrum
We’ll be putting a new XServe into service named Spectrum. It will be used for podcast and video production and web hosting for audio/video materials for use in departments and classrooms. Along with this server will be an exciting new pilot in a senior french immersion class. More to come!
History In Firefox and Safari
Here are two short flash videos on viewing the history in Firefox and Safari. (version numbers included) Firefox 3.0.4. History Safari 3.1.2 History
CSW posting
We have hopefully our last posting for a while available for a CSW position. More info at http://asgard.prn.bc.ca/career/career.taf?_function=list&Posting=Support%20Staff
SNA: Rick Phillips
I’m pleased to announce that Rick Phillips has accepted the posting of Senior Network Administrator. Rick has been with the district for quite a few years and has built some great relationships throughout our district and has tremendous amount of experience. As a department we have gone through some significant changes recently and I am […]
USB Memory Sticks
Working on a deal for 1GB memory sticks. If admin are interested in purchasing some for their school they are 7.45 each with a SD loo. Please email Sharon Irving with the numbers you’d like to purchase if you are interested.
eFSA practice
Practice for reading and numeracy components of the FSA are available at http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/eassessment Two short videos are available that give a couple of tips on the ins and outs of using the eFSA sample. e-FSA Start e-FSA Reading Comprehension Tips
PLNet Future Upgrades
I’ve been informed that the majority of our schools have been identified due to bandwidth use for upgrades by 2011. This is a big project! The upgrades will move our schools to 10MB fibre optic connections. We may qualify in a few sites for 100MB connections as well. This year we have funded upgrades to […]