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devices to do room conditions/maintenance/check-outs (tablets?)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Winston Chow)
Thu Apr 28 18:03:18 2011
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Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2011 12:00:46 -1000
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Hello all,
We are exploring some options. Has anybody ever used hand-held digital
devices to do room conditions upon resident checkouts or maintenance type of
things? Similar to what TMA systems does.
We usually have a paper room condition form which has to be compiled
manually but we are getting inquiries if it's possible to have a portable
device that can:
1. Staff can enter room conditions (text input or pre-defined drop-downs)
2. Take pictures of damaged items
3. Offline storage of data to be uploaded at the end of the day because of
limited wifi in buildings.
Tablets were considered but iPads are expensive and the Andriod tablet
market is fragmented. If somebody has a good android app and hardware
solution we'd consider it. We wouldn't buy 3G/4G data plans for the
devices.
Applications developed in-house on what platform?
I'm more inclined to have Windows convertable netbooks (Dell Inspiron Duo,
ASUS convertable tablet) and buy good USB HD webcams which take decent
stills in low light. We could have them connect via ethernet after they get
back to the maintenance shop and sync data w/ drop-box.
Winston Chow
University of Hawaii Manoa; Student Housing Services
IT Specialist
wchow@hawaii.edu
808-956-3921
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Hello all,<br><br>We are exploring some options.=A0 Has anybody ever used h=
and-held digital devices to do room conditions upon resident checkouts or m=
aintenance type of things?=A0 Similar to what TMA systems does.<br><br>We u=
sually have a paper room condition form which has to be compiled manually b=
ut we are getting inquiries if it's possible to have a portable device =
that can:<br>
<br>1. Staff can enter room conditions (text input or pre-defined drop-down=
s)<br>2. Take pictures of damaged items<br>3. Offline storage of data to be=
uploaded at the end of the day because of limited wifi in buildings.<br>
<br>Tablets were considered but iPads are expensive and the Andriod tablet =
market is fragmented.=A0 If somebody has a good android app and hardware so=
lution we'd consider it.=A0 We wouldn't buy 3G/4G data plans for th=
e devices.<br>
<br>Applications developed in-house on what platform?<br><br>I'm more i=
nclined to have Windows convertable netbooks (Dell Inspiron Duo, ASUS conve=
rtable tablet)=A0 and buy good USB HD webcams which take decent stills in l=
ow light.=A0 We could have them connect via ethernet after they get back to=
the maintenance shop and sync data w/ drop-box.<br>
<br><br>Winston Chow<br>University of Hawaii Manoa; Student Housing Service=
s<br>IT Specialist<br><a href=3D"mailto:wchow@hawaii.edu">wchow@hawaii.edu<=
/a><br>808-956-3921<br>
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