School Computers

Penguins_of

Derpypow27 wrote:
Penguins_of wrote:
My school blocks searches for ‘blackberry’ (including the fruit), thinking I'm searching for a chat site. They also block searches for ‘games’ (including ‘building games in Python’).

The PCs' screens are too bright and the brightness control is blocked.

I'd rather use Windows 95 on a Nintendo DS than my school's PCs.

my school blocked youtube for a whole 3 months once

YouTube is always blocked at my school.

Penguins_of

Lavender_lillypad wrote:
windows or mac your choice

I would choose Linux over both.

TheGlassPenguin

Penguins_of wrote:
Lavender_lillypad wrote:
windows or mac your choice
I would choose Linux over both.

Linux will forever beat winblows and macos

especially chrome os

why do schools even use chromebooks? there are good windows machines for a similar price to what I'm typing this on

ThatOneWeirdDude

tip: if your school blocks an innocent search term (like snake) then if you add a random “x” in the middle of the word when searching it should not be blocked and will display the same results as the normal search

Penguins_of

TheGlassPenguin wrote:
why do schools even use chromebooks? there are good windows machines for a similar price to what I'm typing this on

I don't see why anyone would buy a laptop that can only be used to browse the Web.

ThatOneWeirdDude

TheGlassPenguin wrote:
why do schools even use chromebooks? there are good windows machines for a similar price to what I'm typing this on

my guess is that if they buy chromebooks they get a bigger discount on them or on google services (like drive).

devms

ThatOneWeirdDude wrote:
TheGlassPenguin wrote:
why do schools even use chromebooks? there are good windows machines for a similar price to what I'm typing this on
my guess is that if they buy chromebooks they get a bigger discount on them or on google services (like drive).

I've seen chromebooks for £129

thirteenoclock

Penguins_of wrote:
TheGlassPenguin wrote:
why do schools even use chromebooks? there are good windows machines for a similar price to what I'm typing this on
I don't see why anyone would buy a laptop that can only be used to browse the Web.

they're easy to monitor and restrict since every computer is connected to an account and google won't even let you use one (with all features, i guess) without creating an account

Last edited by thirteenoclock (June 9, 2022 18:28:45)

minikiwigeek2

thirteenoclock wrote:
Penguins_of wrote:
TheGlassPenguin wrote:
why do schools even use chromebooks? there are good windows machines for a similar price to what I'm typing this on
I don't see why anyone would buy a laptop that can only be used to browse the Web.
they're easy to monitor and restrict since every computer is connected to an account and google won't even let you use one (with all features, i guess) without creating an account

Also because it's so locked down.

IDontNoWatIAm

Is my school one of the only few that don't require students to return their computers over the summer? My school's policy is only return them if you're going to a private school or some other school that's not in the school district.

dual_creator43

IDontNoWatIAm wrote:
Is my school one of the only few that don't require students to return their computers over the summer? My school's policy is only return them if you're going to a private school or some other school that's not in the school district.

Actually, my school is doing that as well. We didn't even have to return our lockers; only the seniors gave back their lockers and Chromebooks.

cookie_coder04

(did this make a new page?)
My school chromebook has the Chrome browser. It may be one of the few school chromes that uses SecURLy instead of Go Guardian. It blocks everything fun, such as Fandom (wah boo hoo no more squishmallows wiki and bendy wiki), YT, and a lot more fun.
Every teacher in the school but mine: Do what you want on ur chromeboook have funs put stickers yay yay
My teacher: YOU CAN'T VISIT A SITE UNLESS IT HAS .EDU!!!!!!!11!!!!!!!1 NO PUT STICKER ON CHROME UR PARENT(S) SIGNED A CONTRACT!!!!!1!!!!!! NO CHANGING UR WALLPAPER!!!!!!!1!!!!!!!!!! NO WIKIPEDIA IT NOT RELIABLE!!!!!!!1!!!!!!1 FUN IS NOT ALLOWED!!!!!1!!!!!1
My school laptop gets hot fast, lags and glitches. They let us keep over the summer unless you're leaving 5th grade togo to middle school (I live in the US).

TheSmartGuy1234

I was once forced to use a MACROSOFT BINDOZ unEXperienced PC RUNNING MODED SCRATCH 1.4

mrrecordman

ThatOneWeirdDude wrote:
tip: if your school blocks an innocent search term (like snake) then if you add a random “x” in the middle of the word when searching it should not be blocked and will display the same results as the normal search

Perfect. Time to search ‘scrxatch” and use scratch 3.0 instead of 1.4 at school (jk at my school we don’t even get to use 1.4. If we use scratch we use 3.0)

Penguins_of

Every laptop brought into my school has to run Windows.

The ordering terminals in the canteen run Windows 98.

Last edited by Penguins_of (Sept. 17, 2022 07:21:31)

-sonic--

what the HECK ITS 3:25 IN THE MORNING WHY WOULD YOU BLOCK YOUTUBE AT THIS TIME

Penguins_of

Penguins_of wrote:
The ordering terminals in the canteen run Windows 98.

The info boards in corridors run XP. Both of these are made by Toshiba.

DifferentDance8

ThatOneWeirdDude wrote:
tip: if your school blocks an innocent search term (like snake) then if you add a random “x” in the middle of the word when searching it should not be blocked and will display the same results as the normal search

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-sonic--

apparently in my school tumblr is unblocked but reddit is blocked? and is capcut (in my school we use hapara)
My browser / operating system: ChromeOS 14989.107.0, Chrome 105.0.0.0, No Flash version detected

Last edited by -sonic-- (Sept. 22, 2022 20:48:16)

PGBFLITE6373

Well, I still find it really stupid that they blocked this EDUCATION site that I liked for geography.

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