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	Cool Site of the Week Lstudio a video file site organised by the Lexus car company.
A mix of creative short films, from surreal time travel to mystery ...

	Printer Credits System Activated A software system for monitoring and controlling the amount of printing on the MGS computer network is now in place. Full details of this 'Printer Credits' system can be obtained from within the RM Network section of the ICT Support course. Using the Printer Credits hyperlink in the Internal use only section of the Main Menu on the left you can logon and view your Printer Credits profile.

	World Maths Day The World Maths Day Challenge involves students from all over the world playing against each other in real-time battles of mental arithmetic. The first time a student signs in they can visit the Face Maker and create the avatar that will represent them. Why not login and give it a try ?
Students have 60 seconds to answer as many mental arithmetic questions as possible. Students score 1 point for every correct answer. The more games the students play, the more points they earn. Students are automatically matched against other students of a similar ability. This is done via. a ranking system based on their last ten games. The actual challenge commences the moment it is Wednesday 3rd March on the International Date Line and concludes 48 hours later when it is no longer 3rd March anywhere in the world!
	Opendays Opendays.com : An open day directory.
A searchable calendar of every open day in every UK university.

	Internet Explorer 8 Advice The latest version of Internet Explorer (IE8) has been causing much grief within the MGS community for many months. Fixes and workarounds for many of the issues are now available. Details are available from within the RM Network section of the MGScentral ICT Support course in a document called: Interner_Explorer_8_Advice.pdf. Users now have the ability to access MGS webemail, their 'Home Directory' contents and Learning Resources from home using IE8.
IE8 is more secure than other versions of Internet Explorer and its installation has been part of the Microsoft Automatic Update system for many months.