Grey Power

I would ask about dsl....which would have to be billed I would think to you or the "organization" you are creating.

 

Tony

If you are putting a plan together for this then factor in as TimW mentions the cost of Broadband into the total application for funds, pitty your outside the O2 main network, as its cheap and good service with free support, but here are some others on the Halls postcode.

Only thing on some plans as you'd want to keep the cost as cheap as possible is how many days a week would these classes run? just thinking of how much bandwidth maybe consumed.

While Photoshop is not cheap for getting for 10 PCs you may want to look at some free alternatives, dont off hand know if Adobe would supply if free or very cheap to your group, worth an email to them though and ask! Some info here or go with the little sibbling of Photoshop in Photoshop Elements 7

Photoshop is pretty advanced so may wish really IMHO to look at some of the creative applications for say card making etc (not going to also suggest GIMP and alike as learning curve may *dont know your pupils so forgive me* put some off, want I feel to make it fun and not like going back to school) http://www.serif.com/store/ have various cheap creative apps, again check with them personally for cheap deals.


Which brings me to a new question is the Village Hall a charitable organisation at all?

Microsoft Home and Student Office, has 3 licences with each pack so limited the amount of licences you'd have to get, but its not the full Office version, see here for info

Hopefully you maybe able to get with the laptops Office included, depends on supplier again look at Dell and HP orgainsational deals or phone them and ask.



Great idea Tony, let us know how you get on

 

Hi Tony

Exactly as Bill said below you may qualify for additional grants and also look up if your group may also qualify for a EU grant (something I read ages ago may still apply now), plus do chat to the likes of Adobe and Microsoft to see what charity licences they have and at times the do give out freebies.

Reason I mention not using Photoshop is a two parter, as you said many just wish to touch up old photos while PS is very good at this it is a £500+ software package and out of the reach of many who would like to do thud at home, second is while it's the king of photo manipulation majority of users only use 5% of it's capability, I when working in design and the photo industry did 3 courses on it and still only picked up about 40% (been using it since version 5) of it's true capability and now while I do still have it (get it free luckily from company I do work for now and again) I hardly use it, find Adobe Elements a quicker and better app to use.... Just thinking of cost vs actual benefit.