[MCN-L] iPad + the content business

2010-01-28 Thread Lesley Ellen Harris
SoI'm sure we've all read about the iPad. For me, it's fairly close to what I expected -- not the answer to all things digital but a more advanced e-book reader with some other features. I wouldn't replace my iphone, itouch, laptop or desktop with an iPad but I will visit the Apple st

[MCN-L] Public Wi-Fi

2010-01-28 Thread Rich Cherry
Both of the issues raised below can be managed with technology that is transparent to the user and thus reduces barriers to the wireless actually being useful to the visitor. Rich Cherry Director Balboa Park Online Collaborative A Project of the Benbough Operating Foundation 2131 Pan American Pl

[MCN-L] Public Wi-Fi

2010-01-28 Thread Frank E. Thomson
In this day and age it could be very important to have a terms of use agreement that people have to accept before they can use your service. Last month we had a case here locally where a man was going to motels and using their wi-fi to download child pornography. Obviously the terms of use did n

[MCN-L] Public Wi-Fi

2010-01-28 Thread Rich Cherry
I am sure the lawyers would disagree but I think it just makes it more complicated for a user... especially if they are using a non-web based interface like an iPhone app. -Original Message- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu] On Behalf Of John Bedard Sent: Thu

[MCN-L] (Event) Taxonomy for Social Software - February 3 Taxonomy Community of Practice Call

2010-01-28 Thread Rebecca Allen
Invitation Please join us for our monthly Taxonomy Community of Practice Call, presented by Earley & Associates. This month's topic is Taxonomy for Social Software. Date: Wednesday, February 3, 2010 Time: 1:00 - 2:00 Eastern Time Cost: $50 To register, visit: http://www.earley.com/webinars/w

[MCN-L] Public Wi-Fi

2010-01-28 Thread Ethan Gruber
That sounds like an idea with great potential, especially if you can make a mobile version of your museum website that has information about objects the patron is viewing. I don't have experience with managing wi-fi policies in particular, but it seems like a very good idea to have a terms of serv

[MCN-L] Public Wi-Fi

2010-01-28 Thread John Bedard
We are about to start installing wi-fi throughout out building and will be providing it free to visitors. I see that a lot of places like coffee shops that offer free wi-fi require a person to agree to terms of use before connecting. I would be interested in knowing whether or not you have a s

[MCN-L] Public Wi-Fi

2010-01-28 Thread Ballate, Leo
We have public wi-fi. When we first installed it we had a "walled garden" which forced folks to come to a landing page before they were able to browse. We did away with that since it became a barrier to entry for many folks. Today visitors can just sign on to our wifi without any kind of terms of u