[offtopic] Using School Supplied laptos at home

[Jim Maunder]

Hi Andrew -

You could look here:
http://www.lightspeedsystems.com/

We trialled it recently (well, my boss did but we experienced it).

rgds
Jim

At 01:01 PM 27/05/2008, you wrote:
>Alan,
>Other then anti virus tools we have no other tools on the local
>machine's.
>There are some security policies set so that staff can't install
>programs.
>However it not the viruses that are the issue, it's the content, staff
>downloading pictures (of an adult nature) and just generally
>inappropriate content for a Work based machine.
>Andrew
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: offtopic-bounces at edulists.com.au
>[mailto:offtopic-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Alan Oh
>Sent: Tuesday, 27 May 2008 12:48 PM
>To: Information Technology Teachers' Offtopic Mailing List
>Subject: RE: [offtopic] Using School Supplied laptos at home
>
>What are the main concerns with home connection? Would the security
>software already installed on the laptop be able to handle "nasties"
>from the internet?
>
>
>Regards
>
>Alan Oh
>Waverley Christian College
>Tel: (613) 9871-8600 ext 605
>www: www.wcc.vic.edu.au
>email: oh.a at wcc.vic.edu.au
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: offtopic-bounces at edulists.com.au
>[mailto:offtopic-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of WEIR Andrew
>Sent: Tuesday, 27 May 2008 12:34 PM
>To: Information Technology Teachers' Offtopic Mailing List
>Subject: [offtopic] Using School Supplied laptos at home
>
>Dear all,
>I am after some recommendations or opinions on solving a few issues.
>Currently the school provides all its staff with laptop computers for
>use at school and limited use at home.
>However staff are not meant to connect to there home ISP's or browse the
>internet at home.
>
>We are currently trying to solve the issues so that staff can use them
>at home, but we need to be able to monitor/log what staff are
>downloading onto these computers.
>
>Does anyone know of or have an ideas for how this could be done.
>
>So far my thoughts run to installing some sort of "Net Nanny" style
>program, and using the Sina Black list.
>
>This is the first of three issues that we are facing preventing staff
>using the computers at home. However this is kind of the most important
>one.
>
>Regards
>
>Andrew
>
>


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Jim Maunder
Laptop and PC Support Technician
Ruyton Girls School
Melbourne, Australia
ph 03 9290 9374