[BNM] [OT]Eclipse and a typing tutor recommendation and an RSS reader and CD copier

[Jason Bailey]

>> I'm told that (actually I've read the report
>> but about 5 years ago) another University found that by switching to
>> another environment could result in a loss of over 100 hundred new
>> students.
>
> Are today's students revolting in support of the dark side these days?
> Which environment was it that had them fleeing in such large droves?
> I wonder if you could expect them to come flooding back by promising
> vista real soon now?

This should probably be off topic

We delayed upgrading to XP assuming that vista/longhorn would come along. 
We're using 2000. The report wasn't written to say moving to linux/or 
whatever would send  them off. The report (not university of Sussex author) 
stated that Windows was the desired platform (it was probably windows 2000 
as it was around 2000/2001). Actually it wasn't the OS/environment it was 
the availability of a well known office package; which is "good for the 
CV". Not sure if that means good for writing CVs or looks good on the CV. 
This is probably a time when employers were (and still are--I don;t know 
now must look) asking for proficiency in Word, Excel etc and not generic 
word processing or spreadsheet skills.

Hey! When I was a student we were too cool to think about careers. Nirvana 
before tea time and all that. I'm deliberately trying to sound old there.

Actually I am too old now; normally I do the welcome talks for new students 
(I do jokes) and this year I've been asked not to as I'm too old and not 
down with it; that and my wife should be having our second baby in Freshers 
week (no connection). And anyway if you work it out it was New Year's Eve 
apparently; I don't know I was away.

Jason