> *** I'm new to the network admin side of things, so I'll be > figuring out remote management as I go. The big selling point > for thin client is manageability...we'll see.
You probably won't want to use Windows CE then; I don't think it contains nearly as much functionlity for remote management. > *** I had not considered Flash. I'll have to mull over > whether I have the time to get up to speed with Flash for > this project. I'll second Flash for this sort of thing. I'm constantly surprised to find Flash popping up in all sorts of places, like hotel TV systems. > *** The touchscreen will be in a warehouse and food (dry) > manufacturing environment. We have climate control, but > otherwise it is a less than ideal environment for computers. > The interface will consist of the touchscreen, keyboard and a > fingerprint scanner or card swiper. I've only worked with consumer-grade fingerprint scanners, but if they're representative of the state of the art, I'd avoid them in favor of card readers. > I want to have an onclick sound and maybe some kind of voice > prompt, but I have to figure out how and where to mount speakers. Audio in factory environments can be very ... problematic. You will likely have a very high ambient noise level. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Enterprise web applications, build robust, secure scalable apps today - Try it now ColdFusion Today ColdFusion 8 beta - Build next generation apps Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:292447 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
