[OPLINTECH] Public computers: Word's autosave vs. privacy

[JKENZIG]

The simple solution would be to set the autosave to go to a temporary
folder.  Then when the session is logged in with cybrarian have it run a
login script to delete contents of that folder.  You can't ever expect
the patron to have a saved document if power goes out or the machine
crashes, but if the office app crashes at least they could restart it
within their current session and recover it. 

I suspect you could also have an override account that doesn't have the
logon delete script that if there was a power outage/reboot staff could
log into it first and still retrieve the document from the temp folder
before it got deleted. 

Jim

-----Original Message-----
From: oplintech-bounces at oplin.org [mailto:oplintech-bounces at oplin.org]
On Behalf Of Phil Shirley
Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 2:07 PM
To: oplintech at oplin.org
Subject: [OPLINTECH] Public computers: Word's autosave vs. privacy

On our public computers, we have not changed the default behavior of
Word (and other Office software); it automatically saves patrons' work 
so that it can be automatically recovered if the computer locks up, the 
power goes out, or our CybraryN time-management software kicks them off 
(if they ignore the "your time's almost up" warning).  This can be very 
helpful to some patrons.  Of course, the next person who starts  Word on

a computer after one of these events will probably be presented with 
someone else's recovered document, presenting us with a concern about 
privacy.

Has your library addressed this in any way?  Have you turned off the 
auto-save feature for privacy reasons?  I'm inclined to do that.

Phil
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Phil Shirley
Technology Services Coordinator
Cuyahoga Falls Library
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
330-928-2117, ext. 109
pshirley at CuyahogaFallsLibrary dot org


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