Tweaking our new computers

Google Chrome

Google Chrome [now more popular and IMHO better than Internet Explorer] can be installed by any user. google.com/chrome

Region and language

As usual the first computer set up by George was configured to be in Greece [not Cyprus] and with Greek [on a UK keyboard!] as the default language. Although this no longer creates a problem with SIMS the prefered settings are probably...

IE Proxy Switch

Click Add to add settings for school

proxy server.

You can now swith between Academy to access the Internet at school and

None acces the Internet outside school.

Skydrive

Skydrive is a service from Microsoft that gives you 25Gb of free cloud storage synced between all your Windows computers, Windows Phones, iPhones, iPads and Macs.You can also access all your files and edit all your Office documents from almost any Internet connected device.

This is way more storage than the school offers on its file server.

Skydrive is already installed on your computer but you do need to go to apps.live.com/skydrive to register and make the Skydrive appear.