Gerardo Calia's blog

Your friendly neighbourhood Multimedia Newsroom Technician needs to audit our CFJ equipment and account for broken, missing and otherwise absent parts.

PLEASE could ALL students return all kit no later than THURSDAY 30th MAY to Gerardo (only).

You need to ensure that all parts are present (hopefully correct) and it is essential that you check in your own kit - I cannot accept equipment returned on behalf of other students.

I have set up a dedicated 'digitising station' for students to transfer video footage they have shot onto a computer for editing. As many of the cameras are no longer communicating with the PCs there is now a DV player connected to the computer by the second (locked) door in the undergrad newsroom. I have laminated printed instructions for how to use this equipment and stuck them on the workstation.

They read as follows:-

FAO All students.

I think the slug is pretty clear - if your overdue kit arrives by 4pm today - no fine. If not - no excuses.

I have decided to delay the deletion of data on the newsroom computers' drives until a week from today. Beginning on wednesday 11th July all data drives will be wiped and defragmented. This is essential to improve the reliability of the pc's for next semester. All students MUST ensure they have backed up their work on their own storage before this date.

Have a wonderful summer, Gerardo :-)

Before you all go away for holidays before graduation, please return your kit to me either today (thurs 14th june) or next wednesday (20th june).

Do not return them via other members of staff - we need to check everything together thoroughly. Thank you, Gerardo.

This summer, in order to improve the performance and reliability of the CFJ's computers it will be necessary to delete and clean up the media drives. If there is work that you need to keep then you must back it up as soon as possible. Once the disk drives are defragmented it will not be possible to recover any old data or work. It is not possible for the CFJ to back up work for you - there is simply too great a volume of data.

This process will begin on the 1st July. You MUST backup any work you wish to keep before this date.

Would all students please return everything to the kit room asap - I need to audit our gear and arrange replacement/repair of faulty equipment. If you are overdue please arrive with your fine in cash. Any returns beyond the date of 31st may will incur an additional penalty.

Thank you.

All overdue equipment must be returned today with the required penalty. Non- compliance will result in an additional repeat penalty and suspension of the priviledge to borrow equipment .

No exceptions will be made under any circumstances. Do not ask for them.

We have an EDIROL shortage due to the non-return of overdue kit. This is a big problem for students who need an edirol today and this weekend for assignments.

ALL overdue kit must be returned today (friday). Kit that is returned late will be subject to a fine (£5) and repeat offenders will lose the right to take out gear for a period of time.

NO exceptions will be made.

STUDENTS ARE REMINDED THAT IS IS UNACCEPTABLE TO LOAN/BORROW KIT FROM OTHERS.