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  1. parry_93's Avatar
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    (Original post by gateshipone)
    Haven't met that many northerners tbh. Depends which bars you go to and how many bar staff you get to know I'm lucky enough to have friends scattered around bars and clubs all over cardiff!
    When i went to the open day i didnt hear many northeneres however i just put it down to been an open day.

    Well youll know its me soon as i start talking

    Ahh well in leeds its about 1.25 for doubles and bombs on select nights
    And 2.50 for a calsberg
    Roughly i only go to two bars tbh so not that much knowledge of prices.

    Okay ill keep it in mind t make friends with the bar staff

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    (Original post by parry_93)
    When i went to the open day i didnt hear many northeneres however i just put it down to been an open day.

    Well youll know its me soon as i start talking

    Ahh well in leeds its about 1.25 for doubles and bombs on select nights
    And 2.50 for a calsberg
    Roughly i only go to two bars tbh so not that much knowledge of prices.

    Okay ill keep it in mind t make friends with the bar staff

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    A possibly blonde northerner carrying around decapitated mice...should be easy enough to spot you coming!
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    (Original post by gateshipone)
    A possibly blonde northerner carrying around decapitated mice...should be easy enough to spot you coming!
    Ill be like *northern accent* urmm hi im really sorry but the computers just broken..... And the mouse has stopped working too.

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    (Original post by parry_93)
    Ill be like *northern accent* urmm hi im really sorry but the computers just broken..... And the mouse has stopped working too.

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    You can be my new nemesis
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    You can be my new nemesis
    Printers hate me too....

    Shall i avoid the it suite?

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    Printers hate me too....

    Shall i avoid the it suite?

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    I hate our printers, so that balances things out.

    Don't avoid it, just don't use it often
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    I hate our printers, so that balances things out.

    Don't avoid it, just don't use it often
    ohh no! not printers too? They were my enemy at Gloucestershire... eeeevil printers!!!
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    ohh no! not printers too? They were my enemy at Gloucestershire... eeeevil printers!!!
    Oh no...I'm gonna have to look for a new job over the summer!
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    Haha, I'm guessing you'll be seeing a lot of me and parry_93 in the next few years... :angelblush:
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    Haha, I'm guessing you'll be seeing a lot of me and parry_93 in the next few years... :angelblush:
    Im sure the it staff will avoid us like the plauge, it will be more like oh no not them two again!

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    Im sure the it staff will avoid us like the plauge, it will be more like oh no not them two again!

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    Well we've given them forwarning now, it's up to them to prepare for us to descend upon the it suite!
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    Well we've given them forwarning now, it's up to them to prepare for us to descend upon the it suite!
    I did once think id broken a computer because the screen was all black turns out i didnt switch the screen on.........

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    I'm gonna ask my boss if we can set aside an IT person that just deals with you 2, by the sounds of it we are gonna need it!
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    person? I demand a team!!!!
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    Oh you're one of those demanding students huh?!
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    (Original post by gateshipone)
    The IT staff are awesome (not just saying that because I am one of them...)
    Ahh a good person to talk to. I'm planning on either getting a laptop or MAC Airbook for this September. How is the MAC support on campus?

    And like the two posters above, I'm pretty poor at keeping my windows safe, and I just have bad look with them in general. I bought my first laptop two years ago, and 2 months later I had to replace the hard drive, due to the manufacturing. Then 3 months later my dog got hold of the cables and runied to port. I had it fixed, but now I have to move the cable around for it to charge, and sometimes I can't use it at all.

    Oh, and I'm planning on studying Foundation for Social Science's, leading to Psychology. All I need is my maths, and it's a definite. Waiting for results is a pain.
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    (Original post by ladysummers)

    And like the two posters above, I'm pretty poor at keeping my windows safe, .
    Oh dear, gatesiphone is really going to have his work cut out for him this year
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    (Original post by ladysummers)
    Ahh a good person to talk to. I'm planning on either getting a laptop or MAC Airbook for this September. How is the MAC support on campus?

    And like the two posters above, I'm pretty poor at keeping my windows safe, and I just have bad look with them in general. I bought my first laptop two years ago, and 2 months later I had to replace the hard drive, due to the manufacturing. Then 3 months later my dog got hold of the cables and runied to port. I had it fixed, but now I have to move the cable around for it to charge, and sometimes I can't use it at all.

    Oh, and I'm planning on studying Foundation for Social Science's, leading to Psychology. All I need is my maths, and it's a definite. Waiting for results is a pain.
    We do support Macs, and they do tend to work with most things you'll need. Plus plenty of students have them. I would recommend dual booting windows as well just for the odd time where your Mac decides it doesn't want to work! I would say don't get an Air though, it doesn't have an optical drive and you may find you need to use software that is only available on a disc. Like SPSS, a stats program. You can get it free from the library but it comes on a disc. If you do insist on getting a Mac, get a macbook.

    My personal preference (ie not UWIC policy or advice!) is for a windows machine as they just tend to be easier to use with most things. Macs I've found are really fussy and will just refuse to work sometimes but not tell you why. With windows we can generally get them up and running again quickly.

    (Original post by Soph.Jade)
    Oh dear, gatesiphone is really going to have his work cut out for him this year
    Yeah I'm starting to realise we're going to be very busy in September and that's already the busiest time of the year!

    As much as I'm looking forward to meeting you 3, I will be looking for a new job all summer
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    (Original post by gateshipone)
    We do support Macs, and they do tend to work with most things you'll need. Plus plenty of students have them. I would recommend dual booting windows as well just for the odd time where your Mac decides it doesn't want to work! I would say don't get an Air though, it doesn't have an optical drive and you may find you need to use software that is only available on a disc. Like SPSS, a stats program. You can get it free from the library but it comes on a disc. If you do insist on getting a Mac, get a macbook.

    My personal preference (ie not UWIC policy or advice!) is for a windows machine as they just tend to be easier to use with most things. Macs I've found are really fussy and will just refuse to work sometimes but not tell you why. With windows we can generally get them up and running again quickly.

    Yeah I'm starting to realise we're going to be very busy in September and that's already the busiest time of the year!

    As much as I'm looking forward to meeting you 3, I will be looking for a new job all summer
    Yeah, a lot of people in IT prefer Windows. But I've always wanted a Mac, I'm not sure I want to commit to the amount of money they cost. If I were to get a laptop, what would you recommend? I had a Packard Bell, and never again I say.

    I'm very virus prone, that's my problem. Let's just say I get told off for not protecting my laptop / desktop better. It's like virus protection hates me and only tells me there is one if it's about to die.

    Apart from that, I treat my laptops like queens or kings . I'll have to get you to install all the virus software in the world, instead of me torrenting them. xD
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    (Original post by ladysummers)
    Yeah, a lot of people in IT prefer Windows. But I've always wanted a Mac, I'm not sure I want to commit to the amount of money they cost. If I were to get a laptop, what would you recommend? I had a Packard Bell, and never again I say.

    I'm very virus prone, that's my problem. Let's just say I get told off for not protecting my laptop / desktop better. It's like virus protection hates me and only tells me there is one if it's about to die.

    Apart from that, I treat my laptops like queens or kings . I'll have to get you to install all the virus software in the world, instead of me torrenting them. xD
    I've always owned toshiba laptops and they've been great. Our loan laptops are Toshiba's too.

    Just download AVGFree and Malwarebytes and you'll be fine.
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