Leah,
To borrow on what I've learned from a computer programmer, if you set up permissions on the computer, he refers to them as Group Policies, you can designate who has access to what. For my graduate program, we have two logins available in our lab, one for students, the other for the administrator. As an administrator, the programmer and I can limit the access to the hard-drive, various programs and other things that the college has found that students shouldn't have access to. I'm not sure about the other query, but from my own experience, the two profile system is the way to go; we've had few problems in our lab beacuse of it. 
 
Regards,
John
 
 
 
 

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Sent: Mon 4/7/2008 10:34 AM
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Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Interpretive Computer Kiosks - Accessing Other Programs



Dear All, 

We just installed several computers throughout the museum to show interpretive videos, access our website, etc as part of our reopening reinterpretation of our collection. Some of the computers have a keyboard and mouse (to sign up for our e-newsletter, purchase tickets, etc) and others are touch screen. Since we reopened, we've been able limit website access to only sites that we designate. A couple of issues have come up and we need some advice from colleagues:

1. People are still accessing other programs on the computer, playing pre-installed games, and filling the desktop with shortcuts to games and other things the computer was not intended for. We're interested in knowing how other museums handle this, if there is a true way to do nothing on the computer other than what it is intended for. 

2. Also, several of our interpretive videos play through Windows Media Player and people often close out of the program entirely, and the next visitor just sees the desktop. Any solution to this?

Thanks, 
Leah 

Leah Fox 
Director of Public Programs 

Currier Museum of Art 
150 Ash Street 
Manchester, NH 03104 
603.669.6144 x119 


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