JMSS 2014 Testing Talk!

[Rilin]

What're you guys going to do on the holidays?

[chelonianlover]

What're you guys going to do on the holidays?

haha, nice question :p
yeah, sleep... shopping, eating, and more sleeping... i think im going overseas, not sure though...

how about you?   

[Rilin]

haha, nice question :p
yeah, sleep... shopping, eating, and more sleeping... i think im going overseas, not sure though...

how about you?

Mostly sleeping

I might be seeing a few movies or catching up with friends, but other than that not much.

[SKGUN11]

What time is your information nights? Mine is 6pm-7:30pm I think

[Rilin]

What time is your information nights? Mine is 6pm-7:30pm I think

Well, I'm going to the 7:45 - 9:00pm session.

[minosne]

same 7:45 - 9:00 pm 

[chelonianlover]

Same, I'm in the first one! 

[southmelbdimsim]

The laptop program for 2015 will not be funded by the government.  In previous years each student is given a laptop to use at no cost ( funded by the government ) which is returned to the school after the 3 years ( it was a thinkpad x220i ).  For 2015 each student will have to purchase their own ipad ( the same as previous years ) as well as (  Not 100% sure about this ) have to buy your own laptop also.  I believe there is no restriction on the BYO laptop ( unlike the ipad ) so you can get Windows, Apple or even Linux laptops.  It is all up to you.  Personally I hate to have to take the laptop to school and home each day.  Maybe I will just keep the laptop at school and use my desktop at home and just carry the files.

See you all at the information night!!

[SKGUN11]

The laptop program for 2015 will not be funded by the government.  In previous years each student is given a laptop to use at no cost ( funded by the government ) which is returned to the school after the 3 years ( it was a thinkpad x220i ).  For 2015 each student will have to purchase their own ipad ( the same as previous years ) as well as (  Not 100% sure about this ) have to buy your own laptop also.  I believe there is no restriction on the BYO laptop ( unlike the ipad ) so you can get Windows, Apple or even Linux laptops.  It is all up to you.  Personally I hate to have to take the laptop to school and home each day.  Maybe I will just keep the laptop at school and use my desktop at home and just carry the files.

See you all at the information night!!

so we get to buy whatever laptop we want? How do u know this?

[chelonianlover]

Guys (mostly directed to future JMSS students/current JMSS students) come chill here: Re: JMSS Year 10 Class of 2017 :D

also, make me feel like I have done a good job, making this post :p Ahaha 

[southmelbdimsim]

so we get to buy whatever laptop we want? How do u know this?

That is my understanding from reading the literature about the laptop program from JMSS and also from talking to the staff.  Although personally I think there may be some issue because unless the school specifies a particular OS, then everyone will be using different OS and there will be compatibility issues ( Linux people can't use MS Word etc ).  Anyway like I said I am not 100% use but that is my understanding.

[SKGUN11]

That is my understanding from reading the literature about the laptop program from JMSS and also from talking to the staff.  Although personally I think there may be some issue because unless the school specifies a particular OS, then everyone will be using different OS and there will be compatibility issues ( Linux people can't use MS Word etc ).  Anyway like I said I am not 100% use but that is my understanding.

true, yeah.

[GodlyBuddha]

Don't worry.
We'll find out the conditions on the information night.
I'm going to the 6:15-7:30 pm session, hope to see you there!
 
P.S Getting any Laptop we want sounds good! Do you think they would let us do the same about the Tablet?

[SKGUN11]

Don't worry.
We'll find out the conditions on the information night.
I'm going to the 6:15-7:30 pm session, hope to see you there!
 
P.S Getting any Laptop we want sounds good! Do you think they would let us do the same about the Tablet?

nah we will have to get an ipad.

[Rilin]

nah we will have to get an ipad.

Turns out now that you can get ANY device for both your laptop and tablet, as long as it meets certain specifications. Yay!