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
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
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
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.
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
