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Post by Porty » 20 Jan 2009, 14:36

Is anyone else having trouble accessing it today?

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Post by Maria » 20 Jan 2009, 15:01

I use http://egfl.net/ so I can access work email from home (I know, sad, isn't it?) Porty and it's working fine ,though I can't access the main council site. I know there was a problem earlier today with another council computer system. Hmm...think I'm in danger of doing an MT here. I'll shut up now :lol:
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Post by wangi » 20 Jan 2009, 15:02

I don't know who is responsible for their IT (internal or external), but it's certainly down much more frequently than is average in the industry...

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Post by Maria » 20 Jan 2009, 15:15

Blame BT.
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Post by Porty » 20 Jan 2009, 15:36

Working now. Thanks folks.

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Post by Maria » 20 Jan 2009, 15:38

Woof!
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Post by BeachBum » 20 Jan 2009, 22:45

Marya wrote:I use http://egfl.net/ so I can access work email from home (I know, sad, isn't it?) Porty and it's working fine ,though I can't access the main council site. I know there was a problem earlier today with another council computer system. Hmm...think I'm in danger of doing an MT here. I'll shut up now :lol:
There is always problems lately.

And there is an ever increasing amount of maintance being done to internal software programs and some of the systems, such as the online hr system and the HIS and Northgate database systems. Every week now we get council wide emails advising us of shutdowns for maintance.

For my work emails I either log into the Orb using the remote access thingy, remote.edinburgh.gov.uk or if just for my mail then mail.edinburgh.gov.uk

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Post by BeachBum » 20 Jan 2009, 22:47

wangi wrote:I don't know who is responsible for their IT (internal or external), but it's certainly down much more frequently than is average in the industry...
The corporate website was recently the subject of a tender process. Not sure when it closes etc;

Think the corporate site is part of the BT contract we have at present.

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Re: Council Website

Post by BeachBum » 26 Feb 2009, 22:27

Porty wrote:Is anyone else having trouble accessing it today?
Its going to be down this Saturday from 10am till 4pm. BT are going to be working on the servers.

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Post by Epykat » 27 Feb 2009, 00:21

Marya wrote:Blame BT.
Blame the Council :wink:
Enough of your nonsense - get back to the Play Pen!

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Re: Council Website

Post by BeachBum » 11 Mar 2009, 23:17

Porty wrote:Is anyone else having trouble accessing it today?
There seems to be a problem with it again tonight.

There was a council wide email (well corporate staff atleast, not sure about teaching staff) saying that the Orb was going to be offline along with some other programs but nothing said about the corporate website. I do wish they would be explicit.

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Post by Maria » 17 Mar 2009, 10:36

The recent copy of 'Outlook' which popped through my letterbox prompted me to take a closer look at results of a recent survey of local residents, which asked for their views (yes, I know. I didn't take part in it either) on their neighbourhood council services. The results, all 93 pages of them, can be viewed on the council website www.edinburgh.gov.uk and make some interesting reading. For example, compared to the 2007 figures :
satisfaction with road maintenance has risen most significantly in Portobello/Craigmillar (+26%)

Yes, apparently 70% of us are happy with the roads maintenance.

What's that quote again about statistics and lies?! :lol:
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Post by BeachBum » 17 Mar 2009, 12:06

Marya wrote:The recent copy of 'Outlook' which popped through my letterbox prompted me to take a closer look at results of a recent survey of local residents, which asked for their views (yes, I know. I didn't take part in it either) on their neighbourhood council services. The results, all 93 pages of them, can be viewed on the council website www.edinburgh.gov.uk and make some interesting reading. For example, compared to the 2007 figures :
satisfaction with road maintenance has risen most significantly in Portobello/Craigmillar (+26%)

Yes, apparently 70% of us are happy with the roads maintenance.

What's that quote again about statistics and lies?! :lol:
70 % of respondants to the survey are happy with the roads maintenance. I wonder how many people actually responded .

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Post by Maria » 17 Mar 2009, 13:31

BeachBum wrote: 70 % of respondants to the survey are happy with the roads maintenance. I wonder how many people actually responded .
In the Portobello/Craigmillar area 395 people were surveyed.
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Post by BeachBum » 17 Mar 2009, 13:49

Marya wrote:
BeachBum wrote: 70 % of respondants to the survey are happy with the roads maintenance. I wonder how many people actually responded .
In the Portobello/Craigmillar area 395 people were surveyed.
In my opinion it doesnt seem very representative then. Still atleast 395 people took the time to give their views.

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Post by Maria » 17 Mar 2009, 14:34

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In my opinion it doesnt seem very representative then. Still atleast 395 people took the time to give their views.
It's not really representative. It wasn't a survey to which all residents were given an option to respond; participants were selected by council staff.
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