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<DIV><SPAN class=136572212-07012005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I get
it a server on the desktop! ; ) A gig of memory for web browsing and a 100
meg hard drive...sheesh. All they need is a low profile unit that isn't riddled
with spyware so it works at a decent clip. You also need to have some sort of
access for all the new memory cards, the floppy is dead, just ask Bill
Gates. I am looking at the Dell Optiplex SX280 right now...how
come HP only has one low profile unit(which is a boat anchor at 20
pounds)? </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=136572212-07012005></SPAN><SPAN class=136572212-07012005><FONT
face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=136572212-07012005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I
think the perception comes when patrons want is to come to the
library and sit down in front of a computer and have it work like
their home PC. In other words they want to have full OPEN ACCESS to be
able to delete things and download and save things etc etc. In this day
and age of viruses, worms and spyware it gets difficult for us to allow that.
I found a new product by Altiris called protect that COULD allow
you to give patrons full access. You can pretty much delete, add, and have
an open desktop and upon logoff and logon have it reset back to original state.
It is a pretty cool product, I've added and deleted things on the desktop, in
the registry, added files etc and on reboot all my changes were gone and it was
back to original. I like it a lot over deep freeze, fortres etc as it is a very
small install and setup is simple...it is either on or off for the most
part. See </FONT> <FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><A
href="http://www.altiris.com/products/protect/">http://www.altiris.com/products/protect/</A> <FONT
face="Times New Roman" color=#000000 size=3> you can download a demo of it from
the site. </FONT> We will use this on all future systems that we
purchase. We got quoted at $29 a copy for 200 licenses
recently.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=136572212-07012005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=136572212-07012005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>We
have also implemented Open Office via Citrix so patrons can create documents
from any of our workstations. This has been very well received.
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=136572212-07012005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=136572212-07012005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I
think we also need to look at having multiple browser choices available with
most all plugins(including language packs) for patrons now. Both IE
and Mozilla Firefox at least.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=136572212-07012005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=136572212-07012005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Also
on a final note albeit it is beta, Microsoft has released their Spyware
utility and it works very well and I would suggest everyone check out.
See </FONT>
<P><A
href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=321cd7a2-6a57-4c57-a8bd-dbf62eda9671&DisplayLang=en"><FONT
face=Arial
size=2>http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=321cd7a2-6a57-4c57-a8bd-dbf62eda9671&DisplayLang=en</FONT></A></P>
<P><SPAN class=136572212-07012005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Jim
Kenzig<BR>Network Manager<BR>Cuyahoga County Public
Library</FONT></SPAN></P></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Mann, James H.
[<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, January 06, 2005 1:49 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
oplintech@oplin.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> [OPLINTECH] Patron
computers?<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=Section1>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The Greene County Public Library is in the process of
developing a long-range plan and as part of the project did a snail mail
survey to local residents. A significant number of respondents said that the
library did not have "up to date" computer equipment. I took umbrage. We are a
Gates Grant library and provide patrons with fairly new Pentium IV computers
connected to the Internet via T1s. <SPAN class=GramE>More horsepower and
connectivity than I have at home.</SPAN> So, I began to think about this and
decided that an up-to-date computer was:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<UL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type=disc>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Black<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Had a black LCD
display<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Had a killer
video card and a killer sound system<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Had a wireless
keyboard and mouse<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Had front side
USB or <SPAN class=SpellE>Firewire</SPAN> for cameras, cams or
whatever.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Had a gig of
memory, better than a 100mb hard drive and a
DVD/CDRW<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT> </LI></UL>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">But, if you were to provide new computers today for
your patrons what would you provide? Is it perception....could you get away with
black LCD monitors? Or do they need something I'm not
seeing?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Let me know what you
think.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-no-proof: yes">Jim
Mann</SPAN></FONT><SPAN style="mso-no-proof: yes"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-no-proof: yes">Technology
Coordinator</SPAN></FONT><SPAN
style="mso-no-proof: yes"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-no-proof: yes">Greene</SPAN></FONT></st1:PlaceName><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-no-proof: yes"> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType></SPAN></FONT></st1:place><FONT face=Arial
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-no-proof: yes">
Public Library</SPAN></FONT><SPAN
style="mso-no-proof: yes"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-no-proof: yes">Xenia</SPAN></FONT></st1:City><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-no-proof: yes"> <st1:State
w:st="on">Ohio</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode
w:st="on">45385</st1:PostalCode></SPAN></FONT></st1:place><SPAN
style="mso-no-proof: yes"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-no-proof: yes">(937) 376-2996
x210</SPAN></FONT><SPAN style="mso-no-proof: yes"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-no-proof: yes">mailto:
</SPAN></FONT></P>
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