[MCN-L] iPad security
Hi, We were able to figure it out -- how to run a file locally on the iPad, thanks to the brilliant efforts of Perian Sully and guidance from Rich Cherry. Perian gives an overview and how-to here: http://musematic.net/2010/12/20/keep-it-simple-stupid/#more-1512 Christina DePaolo Director of New Media Balboa Park Online Collaborative A Project of the Benbough Operating Foundation 2131 Pan American Plaza San Diego, CA 92101 Tel (619) 630-9600 Fax (619) 819-8230 Cell (206) 919-3013 http://www.balboapark.org http://www.balboapark.org/ On 12/16/10 2:43 AM, Michael Stocking michael at armadillosystems.com wrote: Assuming you can create an .epub file from your archival files (maybe look at using Calibre for this), you can then open up iTunes, click on Add to Library to import the .epub file, and then sync with the iPads. I haven't tried doing this across large numbers of devices and don't know if you hit any iTunes DRM issues. Hope that helps anyway. Michael = Michael Stocking Managing Director Armadillo Systems 106 Cleveland Street London W1T 6NX +44 (0)20 7388 8757 michael at armadillosystems.com www.armadillosystems.com www.turningthepages.com http://digitalcultureonline.blogspot.com/ On 15 Dec 2010, at 18:12, Christina DePaolo wrote: At BPOC we are trying to figure out how to put books from the Internet Archive on an IPad locally for photography exhibition. Any advice in this direction would be appreciated. The iPads will be mounted on the wall with brackets. http://www.tuaw.com/2010/04/26/ibracket-turns-your-ipad-into-an-ikiosk/ Christina DePaolo Director of New Media Balboa Park Online Collaborative A Project of the Benbough Operating Foundation 2131 Pan American Plaza San Diego, CA 92101 Tel (619) 630-9600 Fax (619) 819-8230 Cell (206) 919-3013 http://www.balboapark.org http://www.balboapark.org/ On 12/9/10 6:45 PM, Stephanie Weaver sweaver at experienceology.com wrote: Leo, I am very excited to see museums moving in this direction, as I think the shared nature of the iPad will foster great social interaction. My suggestion in terms of theft prevention is simply to run a credit card slip for the cost of the device plus $100-150, which you then destroy when they return it intact. Better than having them leave a driver's license. Keep us posted! Best, Stephanie Weaver Visitor experience consultant experienceology: Because happy visitors return. San Diego, CA Voice: 619-365-5065 Skype: experienceology E-news: http://www.experienceology.com/newsletter/ For information on our book, blog, podcast, upcoming classes, and e-news, visit www.experienceology.com or follow me on twitter.com/experienceology. See samples of my classes here: www.youtube.com/experienceology. Watch the free archived version of my class on the visitor experience here: http://bit.ly/NlunE Upcoming presentations: Hawai'i Museums Association: January 22, 2011 Past presentations: Interpretation Canada online conference: November 2010 Palo Alto Art Center: October 2010 Western Museums Association: October 2010 Heard Museum Phoenix Zoo: October 2010 Downey City Library: August 2010 American Association of Museums: May 2010 Tijuana Estuary docent training: April 2010 UCLA Extension: January 2010 ___ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ ___ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ ___ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/
[MCN-L] iPad security
You guys are awesomeness personified! Thanks so much for sharing this, Nancy On 12/21/10 3:00 PM, mcn-l-request at mcn.edu mcn-l-request at mcn.edu wrote: Message: 1 Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2010 01:59:19 + From: Christina DePaolo cdepaolo at bpoc.org Subject: Re: [MCN-L] iPad security To: Museum Computer Network Listserv mcn-l at mcn.edu Message-ID: C935475D.2AA1%cdepaolo at bpoc.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Hi, We were able to figure it out -- how to run a file locally on the iPad, thanks to the brilliant efforts of Perian Sully and guidance from Rich Cherry. Perian gives an overview and how-to here: http://musematic.net/2010/12/20/keep-it-simple-stupid/#more-1512 Christina DePaolo Director of New Media Balboa Park Online Collaborative A Project of the Benbough Operating Foundation 2131 Pan American Plaza San Diego, CA 92101 Tel (619) 630-9600 Fax (619) 819-8230 Cell (206) 919-3013 http://www.balboapark.org http://www.balboapark.org/ Want to hear more about mobile? * Smithsonian staff can sign up for the SI Mobile mailing list here: https://collab.si.edu/sites/OUSFA-OCIO/WNMS/wiki/Lists/SI%20Mobile%20Mailing %20List/overview.aspx * For global mobile news join the mailing list here: http://wiki.museummobile.info/ * Follow the museum mobile community on Twitter: #mtogo #SImobile -- Nancy Proctor, PhD Head of Mobile Strategy Initiatives Smithsonian Institution Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) http://si.edu proctorn at si.edu @nancyproctor t: +1-202-633-8439 c: +1-301-642-6257
[MCN-L] iPad security
Assuming you can create an .epub file from your archival files (maybe look at using Calibre for this), you can then open up iTunes, click on Add to Library to import the .epub file, and then sync with the iPads. I haven't tried doing this across large numbers of devices and don't know if you hit any iTunes DRM issues. Hope that helps anyway. Michael = Michael Stocking Managing Director Armadillo Systems 106 Cleveland Street London W1T 6NX +44 (0)20 7388 8757 michael at armadillosystems.com www.armadillosystems.com www.turningthepages.com http://digitalcultureonline.blogspot.com/ On 15 Dec 2010, at 18:12, Christina DePaolo wrote: At BPOC we are trying to figure out how to put books from the Internet Archive on an IPad locally for photography exhibition. Any advice in this direction would be appreciated. The iPads will be mounted on the wall with brackets. http://www.tuaw.com/2010/04/26/ibracket-turns-your-ipad-into-an-ikiosk/ Christina DePaolo Director of New Media Balboa Park Online Collaborative A Project of the Benbough Operating Foundation 2131 Pan American Plaza San Diego, CA 92101 Tel (619) 630-9600 Fax (619) 819-8230 Cell (206) 919-3013 http://www.balboapark.org http://www.balboapark.org/ On 12/9/10 6:45 PM, Stephanie Weaver sweaver at experienceology.com wrote: Leo, I am very excited to see museums moving in this direction, as I think the shared nature of the iPad will foster great social interaction. My suggestion in terms of theft prevention is simply to run a credit card slip for the cost of the device plus $100-150, which you then destroy when they return it intact. Better than having them leave a driver's license. Keep us posted! Best, Stephanie Weaver Visitor experience consultant experienceology: Because happy visitors return. San Diego, CA Voice: 619-365-5065 Skype: experienceology E-news: http://www.experienceology.com/newsletter/ For information on our book, blog, podcast, upcoming classes, and e-news, visit www.experienceology.com or follow me on twitter.com/experienceology. See samples of my classes here: www.youtube.com/experienceology. Watch the free archived version of my class on the visitor experience here: http://bit.ly/NlunE Upcoming presentations: Hawai'i Museums Association: January 22, 2011 Past presentations: Interpretation Canada online conference: November 2010 Palo Alto Art Center: October 2010 Western Museums Association: October 2010 Heard Museum Phoenix Zoo: October 2010 Downey City Library: August 2010 American Association of Museums: May 2010 Tijuana Estuary docent training: April 2010 UCLA Extension: January 2010 ___ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ ___ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/
[MCN-L] iPad security
At BPOC we are trying to figure out how to put books from the Internet Archive on an IPad locally for photography exhibition. Any advice in this direction would be appreciated. The iPads will be mounted on the wall with brackets. http://www.tuaw.com/2010/04/26/ibracket-turns-your-ipad-into-an-ikiosk/ Christina DePaolo Director of New Media Balboa Park Online Collaborative A Project of the Benbough Operating Foundation 2131 Pan American Plaza San Diego, CA 92101 Tel (619) 630-9600 Fax (619) 819-8230 Cell (206) 919-3013 http://www.balboapark.org http://www.balboapark.org/ On 12/9/10 6:45 PM, Stephanie Weaver sweaver at experienceology.com wrote: Leo, I am very excited to see museums moving in this direction, as I think the shared nature of the iPad will foster great social interaction. My suggestion in terms of theft prevention is simply to run a credit card slip for the cost of the device plus $100-150, which you then destroy when they return it intact. Better than having them leave a driver's license. Keep us posted! Best, Stephanie Weaver Visitor experience consultant experienceology: Because happy visitors return. San Diego, CA Voice: 619-365-5065 Skype: experienceology E-news: http://www.experienceology.com/newsletter/ For information on our book, blog, podcast, upcoming classes, and e-news, visit www.experienceology.com or follow me on twitter.com/experienceology. See samples of my classes here: www.youtube.com/experienceology. Watch the free archived version of my class on the visitor experience here: http://bit.ly/NlunE Upcoming presentations: Hawai'i Museums Association: January 22, 2011 Past presentations: Interpretation Canada online conference: November 2010 Palo Alto Art Center: October 2010 Western Museums Association: October 2010 Heard Museum Phoenix Zoo: October 2010 Downey City Library: August 2010 American Association of Museums: May 2010 Tijuana Estuary docent training: April 2010 UCLA Extension: January 2010 ___ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/
[MCN-L] iPad security
Leo, I am very excited to see museums moving in this direction, as I think the shared nature of the iPad will foster great social interaction. My suggestion in terms of theft prevention is simply to run a credit card slip for the cost of the device plus $100-150, which you then destroy when they return it intact. Better than having them leave a driver's license. Keep us posted! Best, Stephanie Weaver Visitor experience consultant experienceology: Because happy visitors return. San Diego, CA Voice: 619-365-5065 Skype: experienceology E-news: http://www.experienceology.com/newsletter/ For information on our book, blog, podcast, upcoming classes, and e-news, visit www.experienceology.com or follow me on twitter.com/experienceology. See samples of my classes here: www.youtube.com/experienceology. Watch the free archived version of my class on the visitor experience here: http://bit.ly/NlunE Upcoming presentations: Hawai'i Museums Association: January 22, 2011 Past presentations: Interpretation Canada online conference: November 2010 Palo Alto Art Center: October 2010 Western Museums Association: October 2010 Heard Museum Phoenix Zoo: October 2010 Downey City Library: August 2010 American Association of Museums: May 2010 Tijuana Estuary docent training: April 2010 UCLA Extension: January 2010
