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Re: Lab avaliability web page
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Doughty, Marc)
Tue Jan 4 10:04:42 2011
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I can second the LabStats/LabMaps suggestion. One of our more enterprising
Library staff even made an iPhone app that scrapes data from the LabStats
server and shows users pie charts of available computers on your mobile
device. Check it out (there's an accurate demo on the right margin of the
linked page):
http://mobul.boopsie.com/
- Marc Doughty
- Apple and Microsoft Certified
- Open-Source Enlightened
- Marc_Doughty@brown.edu
"POLITICS, n. A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of
principles." - Ambrose Bierce
On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 8:33 AM, Chuck Steel <chuck.steel@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 7:29 AM, Edward Kohler <ekohler@siena.edu> wrote:
> > Does anyone have any suggestions for software to post to a web page a
> list
> > of computers in multiple labs and whether they are logged in or not? We
> > would like to provide this for our students so they can choose an
> available
> > lab. If any of you are familiar with the laundryview application, that
> is
> > what we are shooting for.
> >
>
> There are several solutions available. A very popular option is called
> LabStats. It's not free but everyone that I know that uses it has been
> very happy with it. At Dickinson we use data from our Altiris server
> to display computer availability, so if you have a system similar to
> that, you may be able to create something on your own. I have heard of
> schools which use their KeyServer data, as well.
>
> If you're looking for a free option, some users on the Lab Manager
> list have created their own systems and you may be able to ask there
> if any are available.
>
> --
> Chuck Steel
> Dickinson College
>
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I can second the LabStats/LabMaps suggestion. One of our more enterprising =
Library staff even made an iPhone app that scrapes data from the LabStats s=
erver and shows users pie charts of available computers on your mobile devi=
ce. Check it out (there's an accurate demo on the right margin of the l=
inked page):<br>
<br><a href=3D"http://mobul.boopsie.com/">http://mobul.boopsie.com/</a><br =
clear=3D"all"><br>- Marc Doughty<br>=A0 - Apple and Microsoft Certified<br>=
=A0 - Open-Source Enlightened<br>- <a href=3D"mailto:Marc_Doughty@brown.edu=
">Marc_Doughty@brown.edu</a><br>
<br>"POLITICS, n. A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of p=
rinciples." - Ambrose Bierce<br>
<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 8:33 AM, Chuck St=
eel <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:chuck.steel@gmail.com">chuck.st=
eel@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" st=
yle=3D"margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204)=
; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class=3D"im">On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 7:29 AM, Edward Kohler <<a href=
=3D"mailto:ekohler@siena.edu">ekohler@siena.edu</a>> wrote:<br>
> Does anyone have any suggestions for software to post to a web page a =
list<br>
> of computers in multiple labs and whether they are logged in or not? =
=A0We<br>
> would like to provide this for our students so they can choose an avai=
lable<br>
> lab. =A0If any of you are familiar with the laundryview application, t=
hat is<br>
> what we are shooting for.<br>
><br>
<br>
</div>There are several solutions available. A very popular option is calle=
d<br>
LabStats. It's not free but everyone that I know that uses it has been<=
br>
very happy with it. At Dickinson we use data from our Altiris server<br>
to display computer availability, so if you have a system similar to<br>
that, you may be able to create something on your own. I have heard of<br>
schools which use their KeyServer data, as well.<br>
<br>
If you're looking for a free option, some users on the Lab Manager<br>
list have created their own systems and you may be able to ask there<br>
if any are available.<br>
<font color=3D"#888888"><br>
--<br>
Chuck Steel<br>
Dickinson College<br>
</font><div><div></div><div class=3D"h5"><br>
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