I'm allowed to get Chemwatch as a standalone school & I was wondering what everyone thinks about using the CD or online access versions. Which is better??? 
Thanks techie peeps (as my daughter would say)!Chemwatch
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vlclabbie
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Chemwatch
YAYAYAYAYAY I'm allowed to get Chemwatch as a standalone school & I was wondering what everyone thinks about using the CD or online access versions. Which is better??? Thanks techie peeps (as my daughter would say)!
I'm allowed to get Chemwatch as a standalone school & I was wondering what everyone thinks about using the CD or online access versions. Which is better??? Thanks techie peeps (as my daughter would say)!-
noona
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Re: Chemwatch
Hi
I just use on line as the dept are stingy in NSW
and will not pay 
On line gives you all the up dates I just cant use the manafest ( don't have a pass word)
Noona
I just use on line as the dept are stingy in NSW
and will not pay On line gives you all the up dates I just cant use the manafest ( don't have a pass word)
Noona
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Labbie
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Re: Chemwatch
Please do a search on Chemwatch, their is some excellent threads that have been done. It is will worth searching, on this site.
Regards Labbie
Lab Manager/Lab Tech, mind reading etc etc
Now retired
Lab Manager/Lab Tech, mind reading etc etc
Now retired
Re: Chemwatch
I have only ever used the online version...Chemgold
It is excellent and I use it for labels,manifest etc
our senior chemistry students also use it
It is excellent and I use it for labels,manifest etc
our senior chemistry students also use it
Re: Chemwatch
Hi, I have the DVD version they send you out a new one 4 times a year. Was on internet but I had so many problems (could have been me) or if net was down.
Tori
Tori
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estelle
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Re: Chemwatch
Hi,
This is relevent to me at the moment.
We have paid for the licence about $80 for the past 4 years or so but my IT support from here has said that the next time I get a CD I will probably have to upgrade or I am going to run out of space or the computer is going to be really slow. I have a stand alone computer so it isn't like there are lots of other programs on it, only the things I have loaded. Each new CD seems to need a lot of memory.
I was at another local school yesterday and they are using the DET online version, it has the icons in different places but apart from that it seemed just as easy to use.
I did investigate the DET chemwatch site a couple of years ago but it didn't seem secure to me. At that time I could check out other school manifests and I was concerned that things might get changed when you least expected it. But now it seems that each school can get their own user name and password and be able to set up a manifest/storage just for each individual school. That is how the school I visited yesterdayv is set up. I am waiting for the local OH &S support officer to phone me back and give us the UN and PW so I can get started. I did have all my stores set up last year but some bright spark (not me) decided to change programs on my computer and didn't back everything up before deleting everything so I lost all the information.
I will let you know what the outcome is.
Estelle
This is relevent to me at the moment.
We have paid for the licence about $80 for the past 4 years or so but my IT support from here has said that the next time I get a CD I will probably have to upgrade or I am going to run out of space or the computer is going to be really slow. I have a stand alone computer so it isn't like there are lots of other programs on it, only the things I have loaded. Each new CD seems to need a lot of memory.
I was at another local school yesterday and they are using the DET online version, it has the icons in different places but apart from that it seemed just as easy to use.
I did investigate the DET chemwatch site a couple of years ago but it didn't seem secure to me. At that time I could check out other school manifests and I was concerned that things might get changed when you least expected it. But now it seems that each school can get their own user name and password and be able to set up a manifest/storage just for each individual school. That is how the school I visited yesterdayv is set up. I am waiting for the local OH &S support officer to phone me back and give us the UN and PW so I can get started. I did have all my stores set up last year but some bright spark (not me) decided to change programs on my computer and didn't back everything up before deleting everything so I lost all the information.
I will let you know what the outcome is.
Estelle
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vlclabbie
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Re: Chemwatch
Thanks guys.... we are lucky 
(so far) that we don't have too many internet outages so I think I'll go with the online version for now....
Many thanks for the help!! And now to a break................
(so far) that we don't have too many internet outages so I think I'll go with the online version for now.... Many thanks for the help!! And now to a break................
