<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 16px;">Last night at a local council meeting I remarked that the computer that ran their foyer display was still running windows XP. A council employee briefly glanced at it then quietly nodded, adding "yes, probably saved us a bloody fortune. If it isn't broke we don't try to fix it." </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 16px;">There was a time that the UK ran their empire with mandates to drive change and push for progress. Lacking that authority from the masses and a farcical aquatic ceremony, </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 16px;">I might stick to mandating humour, goodwill and a festive spirit.</span></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><span style="line-height: 16px;"><br></span></font></div><div><div apple-content-edited="true"><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;">Regards Roland<br><br><b>Roland GESTHUIZEN</b><br><a href="http://about.me/rgesthuizen">http://about.me/rgesthuizen</a></div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; display: inline !important;">"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed it is the only thing that ever has." --Margaret Mead</span>
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<br><div><div>On 13 Dec 2013, at 8:20 am, Van Der Westhuizen, Eugene Y <<a href="mailto:van.der.westhuizen.eugene.y@edumail.vic.gov.au">van.der.westhuizen.eugene.y@edumail.vic.gov.au</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div lang="EN-AU" link="blue" vlink="purple" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1;"><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Hi Leanne,<o:p></o:p></span></a></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">I believe this is happening, presumably as a Department directive. I found out by accident when I saw all the computer lab computers with Windows 8.1 on them. A few of us will be trialling the new OS on our laptops over the holidays with a view to changing all staff laptops over during next year.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span></div><div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Thanks,</span><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(95, 73, 122);">Eugene Van der Westhuizen</span></i></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Gleneagles Secondary College<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Reema Boulevard<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Endeavour Hills, 3802<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">phone: 9708 1319<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">fax: 9708 1324<o:p></o:p></span></i></div></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span></div><div><div style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-color: rgb(181, 196, 223); border-top-width: 1pt; padding: 3pt 0cm 0cm;"><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:itapps-bounces@edulists.com.au" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">itapps-bounces@edulists.com.au</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[<a href="mailto:itapps-bounces@edulists.com.au" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">mailto:itapps-bounces@edulists.com.au</a>]<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>On Behalf Of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Leanne Wright<br><b>Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Friday, 13 December 2013 7:57 AM<br><b>To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:itapps@edulists.com.au" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">itapps@edulists.com.au</a>;<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:yr11it@edulists.com.au" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">yr11it@edulists.com.au</a><br><b>Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[Year 12 IT Apps] Windows 8.1<o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">I have been informed by our computer manager that the Department has mandated the use of the above operating system on all school computers including those in classrooms. As I have not been shown the communication from the Department which states this, could someone please tell me if this is the case.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br> <br>Thanks in advance - Leanne Wright<br>Epping Secondary College<br> <o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Important -<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>This email and any attachments may be confidential. If received in error, please contact us and delete all copies. Before opening or using attachments check them for viruses and defects. 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