We're actually just running chrome in kiosk mode with a few slight modifications (i.e. make the preferences read-only so it won't complain about opening last tabs, etc). We can get away with this, I think, because we don't have a keyboard. The touchscreen keyboard has been disabled, and I've spent a good while trying to break out of the browser and haven't been able to. We locked the OS and browser to specific versions and disabled automatic upgrades so we don't get any surprises that way.
Actually, Bryan Kennedy and I will be giving a 30-minute talk on the very subject of HTML5 kiosks at the MCN conference in Montreal. I see you're in NZ and that's quite a journey, so feel free to ping me on the list if you have other questions I can answer. :) Nate On Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 4:26 PM, Bernard Hamlin < Bernard.Hamlin at otagomuseum.govt.nz> wrote: > Thanks for putting this up guys it is a great idea. > I've got a question about the infowalls project from the Walker art centre > (https://github.com/walkerart/infolounge_walls) : > > we have very similar touch screen applications done in .js and php so I > was wondering how you end up deploying that kind of code to a locked down > kiosk environment? We're using chrome as a shell replacement in windows and > have tried some lockdown sofware ( > http://shop.inteset.com/lock-down-windows-7-with-inteset-secure-lockdown) > but I'd love to hear what other people are using... > > cheers > > Bernard Hamlin > IT Coordinator > |03|4747474 ext 840 > bernard.hamlin at otagomuseum.govt.nz > > -----Original Message----- > From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of > Undeen, Don > Sent: Thursday, 11 July 2013 3:12 a.m. > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Museum Code Repository > > Agreed, I'd be really interested to see if anyone is finding any use for > the code we're currently putting up there. > > -----Original Message----- > From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of > Nate Solas > Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 10:12 AM > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Museum Code Repository > > I actually kicked this off a few months ago and was trying to find time to > revisit it and pretty it up with a github page or something. No time. :) > > https://github.com/MuseCompNet/muse-tech-central > > Steve, get your project on github and link it up! > > Thanks for getting this rolling again, > Nate > > > > On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 7:59 AM, Mia <mia.ridge at gmail.com> wrote: > > > Perhaps link code libraries in through GitHub? (assuming that's where > > most people keep their code) > > > > Cheers, Mia > > > > Sent from my handheld computing device > > > > On 10 Jul 2013, at 13:42, "Moore, Steven" <steven_moore at moma.org> wrote: > > > > > This is more of a comment than a question. Many of us know that The > > Museum > > > System does not have an API, so I built one for basic access to > tombstone > > > data and object packages. Given the growth of mobile devices that do > > not > > > connect directly to databases, it seems that there is probably a > > > sizable need among museums to access data via web services. > > > > > > Basically, I just want to say that it would be great if MCN has a > > > code repository for museum-specific source code. There is a Tools & > > > Research section, but I am not sure how to add to that. Thanks! > > > > > > Steve > > > > > > Steven Moore > > > Database Administrator > > > MoMA - The Museum of Modern Art > > > 11 West 53 Street ~ New York, NY ~ 10019 steven_moore at moma.org > > > Phone: 011.33.62.782.1223 > > > _______________________________________________ > > > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum > > Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > > > > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > > > > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > > > http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > > > > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > > > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ > > _______________________________________________ > > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum > > Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > > http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ > > > > > > -- > Nate Solas > Sr. New Media Developer and Head Technologist Walker Art Center > 1750 Hennepin Ave > MInneapolis, MN 55407 > http://www.walkerart.org/ > > _______________________________________________ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer > Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ > > _______________________________________________ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer > Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://mcn.edu/pipermail/mcn-l/ > -- Nate Solas Sr. New Media Developer and Head Technologist Walker Art Center 1750 Hennepin Ave MInneapolis, MN 55407 http://www.walkerart.org/
