Mac Kiosks for Dummies

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Mac Kiosks for Dummies

• A starting point for the confused.

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Why oh why?

• Student residences are adding amenities like
  cafes.
• Students like to check email and surf while they
  eat.
• Macintoshes have the look that the cafes
  needed/wanted.

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Where I started

• http//archive.macosxlabs.org/documentation/kiosk/
  links/links.html
• http//www.icab.de/
• http//www.appmac.com/
• The macoslabs information was out of date and
  iCab didnt have enough security features for me.

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Where I ended up

• http//www.ncsu.edu/mac/software/webXkiosk.html
• http//developer.apple.com/technotes/tn2002/tn2062
  .html

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What I am still dealing with

• Pop-ups and browser functionality.
• Lack of IM support

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What I couldnt get working

• Pop-ups and browser functionality.
• Webmail didnt work
• Lack of IM support

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Where I FINALLY ended up

• http//www.app4mac.com/wkiosk.html
• Not free but reasonable cost. Does work with
  webmail.

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ThanksQuestionsFeedback

• Mac-Net
• Resnet-l
• My Cow-orkers
• Questions?
• caroline_at_pobox.upenn.edu