Just finished watching the Maine State Governor's state of the State address. There were rumors flying around all day about different things that he may or may not talk about in his speech. One of the big rumors was the injection of MLTI laptops for grades 7-12 in Maine schools. Well, I'm pleased to say that the rumor was true and all HS students will be receiving Apple computers to call their very own. Now, on to the reality..how the HELL am I going to handle this by myself. As it is now I have a hard time getting the laptops that we have done, and now we're going to tack on another 90 or so. I'm not just talking about preparation, you know..like configuring the stock state image and getting it installed on every machine..but also all of the maintenance and care that has to be done year round. I'm planning to graduate from college this semester so that'll free up some time but man..there are a lot of other things that come into play here. My network is currently only a class C network..that means 254 clients. I'm running low on IP addresses as it is. This means I'm going to have to have my network upgraded..and anything with static IPs will have to be reconfigured. This includes servers..airports..wireless routers..routers..switches...ugh the list goes on and on. I usually like to be prompt and get things to the students right when they enter school..this year..they may not see anything until October. As excited as I am for the kids..and to have the technology..I'm not excited about the death sentence that the governor just laid down on me. urgh
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