[OPLINTECH] iTunes/iPods on public computers

[Chad Neeper]

Dan (or anyone else),

I'm one of the two people in the world that don't have an account set up 
for iTunes, so I can't as easily follow up on this as you may be able 
to:  If iTunes account info is stored (and can be identified) in the 
Windows registry, it should be a trivial matter to delete the entries 
using a .reg file and a Task Scheduler job every hour or so as an extra 
safety net for when you're not there to remind the patrons to reboot 
when they are done, etc.

Just a thought.

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Chad Neeper
Senior Systems Engineer

Level 9 Networks
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866-214-6607 (fax)

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Dan Will wrote:
> Mary Beth,
>    We currently do have ITunes installed but, I cannot imagine any 
> savvy patron wanting to have their personal information left on a 
> public computer.  I understand that not all patrons are tech savvy and 
> that's where I feel I come in. I try to explain to them that leaving 
> an accounts information on our computers is not wise and that the 
> Library cannot  assure them of confidentiality. If they want to use 
> their account information, restart the computer after they finish.  On 
> our computers, that should be enough to clear the information. Our 
> computer use policy (that they have to sign) clearly states that we 
> can not guarantee their information privacy. I personally, don't have 
> a problem with patron's making session changes  but, I would not do it 
> myself.
>    I agree with Chad, in that I tend to rely on the Shared Computer 
> Toolkit or SteadyState to return the computers to their previous state 
> and leave them "fairly" open. Our patrons want to be able to do 
> anything that they can do at home (or more, they don't worry about our 
> computers like their own). "IF" I can allow something without worrying 
> about them being down half the time, then I'm for it.
> -- 
> Dan Will
> Technology Supervisor
> Meigs County District Public Library
> Pomeroy, Ohio 45769
> 740.992.5813
> 740.992.6140 (fax)
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> -----Original Message-----
> *From*: Mary Beth Seith <mseith at twinsburglibrary.org 
> <mailto:Mary%20Beth%20Seith%20%3cmseith at twinsburglibrary.org%3e>>
> *To*: OPLINTECH <OPLINTECH at oplin.org 
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> *Subject*: [OPLINTECH] iTunes/iPods on public computers
> *Date*: Sat, 15 Dec 2007 10:31:29 -0500
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> With the holiday gift-giving season upon us, we're starting to receive 
> patron inquiries about the availability of iTunes on our public/lab 
> computers so they can make use of all the iPods they're buying. 
>
> Given the considerations with Apple's requirement that you "authorize" a 
> computer to an iPod/iTunes account, how are other libraries handling 
> this?  Right now, we don't have the iTunes software installed, but we do 
> allow patrons to plug in MP3 (or other USB) devices that don't require 
> special software.  I have no problem with adding iTunes/iPods, except 
> for these issues with maintaining the software installation as being 
> generic, privacy considerations, etc.  We don't currently have plans to 
> make our music collection available this way, but are simply looking to 
> accomodate those patrons who want to use it for their own tracks.
>
> For those of you who make use of a program like DriveShield or 
> DeepFreeze, do you simply make the patrons responsible for unauthorizing 
> the workstation they're using before departing?  Otherwise I can see 
> people ending up with zombie registrations when the system rebooted... 
>
> Thanks!
> Mary Beth
>
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