On the Windows front, the only thing that has stopped me from creating and maintaining a windows workstation (which I would love to do) is that we don't have an authentic license key for Windows Vista, 7 or 8. The minimum requirements aren't that high for current versions. An OEM licensed copy of Windows 7 Professional is $139.99 from Newegg.com (Professional is necessary since the space infrastructure resembles an enterprise environment and Windows Home cannot effectively utilize all network resources, protocols and security features needed for a multi-user public environment).
Andy, if you would like to see a Windows workstation at the space, I would recommend that you either donate one (I donated my Mac Mini to bring MacOS to the space), bring your own for temporary use (as many other members currently do including myself) or propose the release/raising of funds to the membership to get one. On Fri, Sep 13, 2013 at 11:33 AM, Torrie Fischer <[email protected]>wrote: > On Friday, September 13, 2013 04:06:28 AM [email protected] wrote: > > \¥/ Hey look, Torrie wrote another novel! > > \¥/ > > \¥/> absolutely cannot afford right now. We have 15 members now and we > would > > \¥/> need at least 7 more Budding Nerd members to afford rent and > internet > > \¥/> alone. Keep in mind, with this number we would be JUST BARELY making > > \¥/> rent > > \¥/> and internet payments. The board has expressed that they feel a lot > > > > I just recently went and posted flyers at Akron University :)I would like > > to see more members out spreading the word. > > > > \¥/> I'm hoping the Akron maker faire will help us gain more members. > > > > Getting members to sign up as makers will help to show what the space is > > about, along with SynHak's booth. > > > > \¥/ Here's Torrie's seekrit agenda for growth at SYNHAK: > > \¥/ > > \¥/ 1. Build sustainable, persistent infrastructure that doesn't depend > on a > > \¥/ single person with all the tribal knowledge > > \¥/ 2. Entice others to contribute to basic upkeep of the infrastructure > > \¥/ 3. Encourage membership in exchange for collective funding of the > upkeep > > \¥/ 4. ??? > > \¥/ 5. Profit! (Intellectually) > > \¥/ > > I'm good for #4, I'm full of ?¿?. > > > > > > \¥/ If y'all have friends outside of SYNHAK > > -forever alone- > > > > \¥/ * Where the heck can we put a friggin coat rack?!? > > We have a three dimensional space, put it on the ceiling. > > > > \¥/ * Solar powered winter heating system? > > Awesome but, we still need access to the outside, same issue as the AC > > unit :/ AANNDD I would really like to see both systems up and running, > > with or without the landlords help. we just need to get him on the > line... > > > > \¥/ * Make it look pretty with arts > > I brought in that nice picture of the MythBusters. :) > > > > \¥/ * Raspberry Pi+RFID cards to check training on spiff when you try to > > use a piece of equipment > > That sounds like a bad idear. I can see this stopping me from using stuff > > right when I need to use it. Kind of like the "open / close" status for > > SynHak (no offense to Torrie) > > None taken. Computers are hard. > > I think a friendlier idea for the RFID stuff would be to just have a small > black box with a red/green LED. If you swipe your card and you're trained, > the > light turns green. That way others can quickly verify that you're trained, > but > it doesn't lock out people if the system is broken. > > > > > \¥/ * Certainly, someone knows more LaTeX than me and can fix the > namebadges > > \¥/printed from the Kiosk > > I know latex, oh wait, wrong latex. > > > > \¥/ * Having a SYNHAK-managed computer means we've got an answer to > people > > who > > \¥/ need to print from their windows desktop (until samba is setup). They > > can \¥/ copy > > \¥/ the file to the workstation and magic happens. > > Please, just put a windows system for people to use! (I don't have time > to > > learn free bash / linux printer drivers! I just need to print a doc!) > > -well, it would be nice to see a selection of systems to use, Mac, PC, > > Linux- > > Nothing is really stopping others from maintaining a windows box. We don't > have one at the moment because the people who maintain the computers > prefer to > maintain Linux systems. > > > > > Just my thoughts! See you at the space! > > > > > > > > > > Dungeon Studios Prototyping > > www.dsprototyping.com > > [email protected] > > (330)814-6103 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Discuss mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >
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