Hi there, I'm Jay from Nest Coworking in Melbourne. I actually came over there and met you at Citizen Space 2 years ago. Hi! I've heard great things about Lockitron as a product and it would elegantly some all our access problems here, but I thought everyone was just waiting for it, late on shipping. If there was any way you could get us access to one, we'd be mighty grateful! On 05/06/2014 4:00 AM, "Citizen Space- Member Services Desk" < [email protected]> wrote:
> Greetings Everyone, > > This email is for anyone who is interested in Lockitron. We (Citizen > Space) have had a long history with Positron since 2010. We were lucky to > have them as members, and be one of the earliest users (for better or > worst). I have also installed one of the more sophisticated > implementations of the product at our sister space, Connection SF. The > product is stable, and our members absolutely love it. If you have any > specific questions about the product, drop us an email directly at > [email protected] , or if you need an inside connect to get you a > lock NOW because you need it for your space. > > You can also come check the product and meet the founders at the Coworking > Week 2014 in SF August 2nd-9th. If you would like to participate, you can > still grab 100% FREE tickets until this Friday at > http://coworkingweek2014.eventbrite.com/ > > Any space operators or brands interested in organizing your own Coworking > week event, or sponsoring ours can join our organizers conference call next > week by emailing us your contact info, and we will add you to the email > list of organizers. > > > Kind regards, > Toby > > > -- > Citizen Space > Direct: 415-501-9155 > Skype: citizen space > *http://www.citizenspace.us <http://www.citizenspace.us>* > Twitter: *http://twitter.com/citizenspace > <http://twitter.com/citizenspace>* > Facebook: *http://www.facebook.com/citizenspace > <http://www.facebook.com/citizenspace>* > "A Nicer Place to Work" > > > > > > > On 6/4/14, 3:25 AM, "Cristina Santamarina" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I've been stuck with a blog post and page for our learn.cobot.me page for > ages. > > I (really) hate locks by now. > > But have anyone here tried any of the following access system? > > * Intellify > * Lockitron (unsure if they are out yet............) > * August > * Usher > > > On Wednesday, 4 June 2014 10:42:21 UTC+2, Jeannine wrote: > > Double coffee spit on the crackhead. :-) > > We presently have a regular key lock at all locations, which is not a huge > problem since there is almost always somebody in the space (or the space is > always staffed) so we just have to coordinate who is on front. But at > Kamer52 I want to try a keypad, mostly because I am gone all summer to the > US and this means that the evening shift has to be staffed by somebody > other than me --Kamer52 for those who dont know, is attached to my house so > since I live here the evening shift is fairly straightforward. > > We just had a break in this week so I have to replace the lock anyway The > locksmith guy I got to change the lock is recommending a keypad coupled > with a keyed lock, to which only we have a key. So we would have to > physically unlock the door in the morning and lock it again in the evening. > > It looks like programming will not be a problem, it does not I think track > who was there and who was not, but I am not sure we really need that, since > we know each other anyway. It might have been nice for ease of billing for > the occasionals but K52, not being urban, doesn't have those that often. I > think that might be the difference. > > What I really want is an Arudino open system too, but at the moment I > haven't got the time to invest in another hobby. I am considering having > my spouse (who teaches IT) offer it to some of his graduating students as a > project, I could take them on as interns I think. > > Actually, if anybody else is still interested in this also we could > probably develop it in a collaborative way. You do get better interns like > that. Let me know! > > > On Tuesday, June 3, 2014 6:35:48 PM UTC+2, Angel Kwiatkowski wrote: > > Locks that Cohere has used. > > A regular door lock that uses a key. > I don't recommend this. It's cumbersome to issue keys, get the keys back, > remember to lock and unlock the door. If you're staffed all the time, you > don't have to worry about this. Cohere is largely unstaffed. > _________________________________ > > http://www.amazon.com/Schlage-FE575-PLY-626-ELA/dp/B001COEZTU/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1401812326&sr=8-2&keywords=schlage+keyless > > For interior door that members use to get in to the coworking space. > Pros-easy to program, easy to use, keypad lights up > Cons-it relocks every time the door closes so members have to code in > every time (considering our patio, breakroom, conference room and bathrooms > on on the other side of the door they're coding in A LOT) > ______________________________ > > http://www.amazon.com/Schlage-Wireless-Keypad-Lock-Nickel/dp/B001NEK6JM/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1401812418&sr=8-11&keywords=schlage+keyless+commercial > We had the link-less version of this on our exterior door at our first > space. It was easy to program. Each member got their own code so I could > delete them when they left and you could put a code in at the start of the > day that would keep the door open until you put the code back in at night. > > Pros-pretty easy to program, I liked the continuous pass through feature > Cons-only works well if staff can remember to unlock/lock it each day > _________________________________ > > http://www.amazon.com/Codelock-0460-SS-Narrow-CL0460/dp/B0082WO7GQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1401812556&sr=8-1&keywords=narrow+stile+codelock > > This is what we just installed on our interior aluminum storefront doors. > This is a mechanical lock which makes it cheaper but you can only have ONE > code at a time and you really have to press the numbers to make them work. > > Pros-no batteries or fancy bells and whistles. The cheapest storefront > narrow stile lock you can get. It looks nice > Cons-you have to remove the lock completely to change the code <---yikes. > It's best to have a real locksmith install this badboy. Keypad doesn't > light up and our hallway is dark-ish. It got installed kind of low on the > door so you really have to bend over to punch in the numbers. > _________________________________ > > http://www.amazon.com/Alarm-Lock-Trilogy-Standard-Cylinder/dp/B001IADJ4A/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1401812968&sr=8-1&keywords=dl2800 > > This guy is a show-off. You can program it 6 ways to Sunday but you never > will because it's ridiculous. > > Pro-get your landlord to pay for this one :) It's commercial quality, > solid and works like a charm. You can program it a thousand different ways > if you have a degree in commercial code programming. > Cons-you have to have a disk in a computer that actually has a disk drive > and then hook up your computer to the lock with a little cable. You change > everything in the computer program then push the info into the lock via the > cable. I have done this exactly 3 times in 2 years and plan to never do it > again unless some crackhead unjoins Cohere and we fear for our security. If > that happens, we have bigger problems then just our door lock. > > On Monday, June 2, 2014 8:55:53 AM UTC-6, Jay Chubb wrote: > > Actually I'm just on this post right now, I'm totally dying for some info! > I'm on a tight budget after a huge fitout and I'm stuck using old school > keys. Someone in Melbourne has a Lockitron prototype and they say it works > great, but it and Goji just seem vaporware with these huge delays. I'm also > not super technical, so some of the roll your own stuff feels way beyond > me. Can't wait for your response! > > Cheers, Jay > > On Monday, June 2, 2014 11:59:03 PM UTC+10, Angel Kwiatkowski wrote: > > I'm going to reply to this in detail soon. I promise. I have SO many > opinions and have now tried 5 different kinds of locks. Stay tuned! I bet > you're just wetting your pants with anticipation! > > On Thursday, October 21, 2010 3:09:34 PM UTC-6, Jacob Sayles wrote: > > Hello, > > The topic of electronic (RFID) door locks has come up a few times and I > wanted to revisit it. Who out there now is looking for a solution? Who is > keeping an eye out for something cool to come along and interested if one > does? > > Jacob > > --- > Office Nomads - Individuality without Isolation > http://www.officenomads.com - (206) 323-6500 > > -- > Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "Coworking" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/coworking/LhlCVViGlfY/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
