Alex, With almost 150 members, I would guess that there may almost always be someone on site. Is that the case?
Though our space is not open yet, we are going back and forth on this idea. The real value in an automated system for us is that as a startup, we won't have many members for awhile. So the choice would be to have the space open only business hours when my husband or I can be on site, or offer an automated solution so that members can access the space when they need it. I'm not so concerned about keeping track of member usage as I am allowing them access and keeping some semblance of control over who is going in and out of the building. We're looking at all options, without any kind of technical/programming knowledge whatsoever. Maybe the human option would be best, I'm not sure. Ann Books on the Nightstand: illuminating conversation about books and reading http://www.booksonthenightstand.com On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 9:02 PM, Alex Hillman <[email protected]>wrote: > First time coworkers just register their fingerprints and every week we >> take a report for billing. Simple and effective. > > > If we've learned anything from history, people just *loved* punching their > timecards in factories. ;) > > Even as we approach 150 active members, Indy Hall can't be the only place > that values a human interaction as the foundation of a transaction. Who else > is actively avoiding swipe card systems and looking to introduce efficiency > in other ways? > > -Alex > > > /ah > indyhall.org > coworking in philadelphia > > > > On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 12:42 AM, Samir Madi <[email protected]> wrote: > >> We're using Biometrics "Clock In" machine here. >> >> First time coworkers just register their fingerprints and every week >> we take a report for billing. Simple and effective. >> >> On Jun 9, 11:09 am, Bianca Rico <[email protected]> wrote: >> > I'm pretty sure weve discussed this topic a couple of times, but in >> > case, I was wondering if any larger coworking spaces use swipe card >> > systems like you would use in a gym, in order to track members usage. >> > We are looking into this as we have 80 shared members and growing and we >> > think this will help us keep track. Asking members to track themselves >> > just wont work for us in this case. >> > >> > -- >> > Sincerely, >> > Bianca Rico >> > Client Services >> > MiamiShared.com >> > Tel: 305-929-8688, ext. 143 >> > Fax: 305-397-1250http://www.miamishared.com >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Coworking" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. >> >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
