Supply teaching

Advantages: Well paid, can work when you want, no planning
Disadvantages: Behaviour, unpaid holidays, lack of social side

...I have been doing supply teaching for over a year now. I thought I?d write about my experiences and give some advice to those who might be thinking of supply work. BACKGROUND: I trained to be a teacher in 2006-7. I had never wanted to be a teacher, it was never something I always dreamed of being. I had always planned to be a lawyer. However, after studying History at university I knew that I wanted to work with the subject. I went on to do a Masters in museum studies and thought seriously about working in that field but the money was really bad and there were a lot of people trying to get very few jobs. I took a year out to think and to earn some money. The ex-Mr Tart wanted to go into teaching (he was also a historian) and I thought that seeing as I wanted to work in History there were worse things I could do. Not...

tartlette83 06.11.2009 · Read review
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Review of Supply Teaching

Hiper Type R HPU-4R580 Power Supply Unit

Advantages: Modular power connectors, good design, solid build, designed in the UK.
Disadvantages: Large

...for the power supply[1]. ATX 2.2 includes changes to the main power connector (20pin to 24pin), removed auxiliary power connector and includes a need for a 3.3v tolerance. Effectively ATX2.2 is a a new standard variant based on older designs looking to power newer technologies but also to provide increased power modulation and better tolerances to power deviation. Intel BTX, another form factor standard that talks about heat sinks, finalised about a year ago. From the point of view of the consumer it makes it harder to have a very small case that complies to all specifications however it should also improve tolerance to heat substantially. From the point of view of the manufacturer it is difficult as it means doing some simple redesigns. SLi (Scalable Link interface), this is the interesting specification that's going to take some time to...

Jon_Farrimond 05.06.2006 · Read review
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Review of Hiper Type-R HPU-4R580 - power supply - 580 Watt

Power to the people

Advantages: Very cheap, 2 fans
Disadvantages: None

...Arguably the most important component inside your PC is its power supply, the power supply unit (PSU) provides the power to every other component inside your computer ie: Motherboard, hard drive, processor, graphics card etc etc... and all these components require a powerful and extremely stable PSU in order to operate as intended. 14 months ago i built my current PC and opted to use the Q-tec 550 watt dual fan gold as its power supply unit, most modern day PC power supplies average around 350 watt and they are predominantly fine for most PC's but as you add extra components to your PC like extra hard drives, or a faster processor or faster graphics card then you may get close to reaching the limit of your particular power supply which can result in either the PSU not functioning properly (causing serious system instability) or in...

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Review of Q-Tec Dual Fan Gold power supply - 550 Watt

Real Power!

Advantages: Modular cables!
Disadvantages: None for me.

...I had to purchase this more out of necessity than want. My old Enermax PSU decided one day that it wasn't going to turn on my PC. I then subsequently went all out and got a complete upgrade. I wanted something that would handle easily what i was going to throw at it. I also wanted a power supply that was 80 Plus compliant (80% efficient) details can be found if you look for the Coolermaster RS-620-ASAA-A1 on 80plus.org. It has one large fan which is quiet and unobtrusive, to be expected it fitted perfectly in my Coolermaster CM690 case. Being a modular PSU is an absolute godsend, why manufacturers never though of it sooner is beyond me. Modularity makes cable management and much easier and airflow much better. You get 2 sockets for graphics card power which can handle 2 x 6 pin and 1 x 8 pin plug very handy if you run an SLi rig...

hairyheppers 07.11.2008 · Read review
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Review of CoolerMaster Real Power M620 Modular PSU - power supply - 620 Watt

Soap & Glory Hair Supply AKA Gunk In A Tube

Advantages: See Review
Disadvantages: See Review

...COSTS! It doesnt do anything that it promises to do and leaves your hair looking and feeling pretty vile. The only good thing about this is that it smells nice but even that doesnt stop this product from being terrible. Just don't buy it people! I cant think of anything else to say except stay away from this hair supply! £6 from Boots should you still want to buy it!!...

sexybeest 12.12.2009 · Read review
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Review of Soap & Glory Hair Supply

Sooo Powerful!!!!!

Advantages: Large Memory, Great Picture Quality, Coverflows, Additional Features!!
Disadvantages: Headphones Are Very Poor They Crackle When Bass Is On.

...disadvantaged is i cannot stand the headphones that are supplied with the ipod classic when you turn the music up or change the bass it tends to crackle and pop in the background and this is not due to the music been ripped at lower quality because i ripped mine at 320kbps and it still tends to this. Overall i would recommend this product to anyone fill your life with this hand little gadget and you will never be disappointed again. Finally the price of this is amazing considering what your are getting for your money when i purchased this in New York i paid 378 Us Dollars including the tax so in terms of Pound sterling i paid around £189 and i haven't been disappointed yet fully worth the amount i paid for it....

CRF88 12.11.2007 · Read review
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Review of Apple iPod classic 160 GB

Power of a Woman

Advantages: Great tracks, harmonies
Disadvantages: None

...Eternal - Power of a Woman One of my favourite girl bands from old were Eternal (this is probably showing my age a bit but oh well). They were popular before The Spice Girls, Girls Aloud etc and I think one of the reasons why they were successful was because they could actually sing and had some lovely harmonies, with beautiful voices that all worked well together. They were also all very pretty as well so I'm sure this added to their success. Eternal were formed in 1992 and eventually ceased as a band around the year 2000. The group consisted of four members, Easther and Vernie Bennett who were sisters, Kelle Bryan and Louise Nurding. Louise Nurding is now probably the most famous of the quartet as she was fairly successful as a solo artist and went on to marry the footballer Jaime Rednapp. She still does some television work as...

Spottydog11 11.05.2009 · Read review
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Review of Power Of A Woman - Eternal

USB Power-ed up Adapter

Advantages: Compact and Portability
Disadvantages: Price

...This USB Power Adapter is a must accessory to have if you have any kinds of iPods. As you would know, when you buy an iPod, you will only receive the iPod itself and the link cable. This means the only way you can charge the iPod is through the computer. However, this is disadvantage for many reasons since you would need to make sure the computer is on when charging. Because its USB charged, it takes quite a long time to charge it to full. This USB Power Adapter deals with all of the charging problems and many others. The size of the power adapter is very compact, with its dimension of 4cm by 4cm (estimate and could be different when bought from different country). It is also not so heavy for portable use. Also, you can change the adapter itself to European, Asian or wherever with great convenience. All you have to do is slide it...

zikiman 08.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of Apple USB Power Adapter

Never leave home without it

Advantages: Light, compact, doesn't leak, value for money, handy
Disadvantages: Easily switched on & drained

...chargers for those items would be impractical & take up all my luggage space. Instead I carry one simple power monkey. A power monkey is a small oval shaped device that holds about one hours charge up to one year & that charge can be transferred to most small devices when you need it. Officially it is an external charger of 2200 mAh. The RRP is £34.99, I paid £17.99 from Amazon but the most expensive I saw was at Belfast airport at £39.99! It is about 9cm long & around 3.5cm at it's widest point, it weighs just 100g. At one end is a small wire with a simple connection at the end of it, the other end has a socket to allow the device to be charged from a wall socket. There are two warning lamps, one in red & one in green & a simple on/off switch. When you first purchase it you need to charge it up, a power monkey is no use to you if it...

ScottishWestie 01.04.2008 · Read review
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Review of Powertraveller Powertraveller PowerMonkey - External battery pack 2200 mAh

Best value for an external sound card.

Advantages: Durable, Light, Cheap, Good Sound Quality
Disadvantages: Software could be simpler

...creative sound cards. The CMSS which really enhances the sound, I can't listen to music without it! plus it allows the music to be played on all speakers if you have 5.1. The EAX is great for the occasional games that I play, and since it barely uses any additional CPU power I really don't find it to be a problem. In the end I highly recommend this to anyone with on a budget looking for a great external sound card to meet all your needs. Its light, it easily fits in your laptop bag or wherever, it can take a beating when travelling, great sound whether your on the go or stationary (headphones and 5.1) great for games and movies! The only problem that you might encounter is that the software that creative supplies has so many options! but they can really improve/change your sound if you desire to do so. Otherwise I find this sound card to...

LordGryn 19.02.2006 · Read review
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Review of Creative Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit External