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• MDG Flip tablet netbook has a home button on the machine that gives you one-click access to the desktop (blue dolphin touch interface) #
• The MDG Flip tablet netbook uses Intel Edu Admin software to backup images of your student laptops. 10 min to backup; 10 min to restore. #
• Punching a hole through Zone Alarm to allow my “student” laptop to chat with my home computer is painful. #
• If you have student laptops in your school / classroom, do you allow them to install programs onto it… or is that asking for trouble? #
• Can we use First Class Personal to connect to our school email and work offline? Will it synchronize our offline and online mailboxes? #
• Networking two computers is a pain. #
• Using a host file to resolve (dns) ip name networking problems: http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial51.html #
• Using MS SyncToy to keep files updated on 2 computers. What best practices keep files up-to-date if students use classroom laptops, #
• Create a desktop shortcut to standby your XP laptop with the push of a button: %windir%\System32\rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,SetSuspendState #
• Playing music through the headphone jack on the MDG flip tablet seems considerably quieter than playing through the laptop speakers. #

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