tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16660456.post5591458708573949536..comments2024-03-22T08:16:45.553-06:00Comments on The Fischbowl: What Does This Business Center Tell Us?Karl Fischhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11121548023409279686noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16660456.post-11033185682133562442009-05-26T15:36:32.921-06:002009-05-26T15:36:32.921-06:00Thinix offers products for hospitality, education,...Thinix offers products for hospitality, education, healthcare and business.<br /><br />A computer using the Thinix Kiosk user interface has a variety of default icons that are chosen from the most popular websites. The icons and background image can be customized as desired, though this particular unit looks to be running the stock configuration. Thinix Kiosk not only provides the user interface as seen in your pictures, but provides a number of back-end security and management features important in the deployment of public-use computers in places like hotels, libraries, schools and hospitals.<br /><br />The specific computers at that location use Microsoft XP Embedded, which is why the ThinkFree program is being used, as Microsoft Office cannot be installed locally on a XP Embedded computer.<br /><br />We hope you enjoyed using the computer and we appreciate the feedback.<br /><br />Thinix Staff<br />Info@thinix.comUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946754166156402574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16660456.post-9664498583348199092009-04-08T12:42:00.000-06:002009-04-08T12:42:00.000-06:00Karl,I think the page set out is probably a result...Karl,<BR/><BR/>I think the page set out is probably a result of a customer service survey. I am thinking of my generation, especially those who are not computer savvy as the present generation is. For those of us who are technologically savvy, what we want is immediate access to the page which we often use. For me, that means the Internet Explorer and of course Facebook. If those two things are right there in front of me, it means less nervousness trying to find out where I could locate those. I might be wrong, but then again who knows.<BR/><BR/>Nuusa FaamoeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16660456.post-9760236224557777872009-04-01T20:22:00.000-06:002009-04-01T20:22:00.000-06:00I wish our desktops looked that simple and direct!...I wish our desktops looked that simple and direct!<BR/><BR/>I find it fascinating--can we define at our schools the "go to" sites for our students that way?<BR/><BR/>And how many of them are we filtering out?Carolyn Footehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07581454611313810543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16660456.post-90021209731682291112009-03-30T10:21:00.000-06:002009-03-30T10:21:00.000-06:00Thanks for sharing the pictures, it is an eye open...Thanks for sharing the pictures, it is an eye opener. This also seems to be along the same lines as getting a masters in social media: http://mashable.com/2009/03/30/masters-degree-social-media/<BR/><BR/>How things continue to change.<BR/><BR/>HiramHiram Cuevashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14065042416011309025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16660456.post-11800140763240952572009-03-29T19:54:00.001-06:002009-03-29T19:54:00.001-06:00Maybe they just shouldn't be called Business Cente...Maybe they just shouldn't be called Business Centers. I bet they are actually apportioned quite well according to actual use.<BR/><BR/>As for not having MS Office, I think that's great. Personally, I think Open Source or even iWork '09 is the way to go.otowihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11497228997910501944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16660456.post-36449205333124744422009-03-29T19:54:00.000-06:002009-03-29T19:54:00.000-06:00@Terra - Perhaps they are assuming all the busines...@Terra - Perhaps they are assuming all the business folks are accessing Twitter through their phones?<BR/><BR/>@Jenny - That's great. If I was still in the classroom, I'd probably have the computers either open up to the class delicious or perhaps the class blog/wiki/portal.Karl Fischhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11121548023409279686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16660456.post-41134995532641464282009-03-29T19:50:00.000-06:002009-03-29T19:50:00.000-06:00I found those pictures fascinating. I think they'r...I found those pictures fascinating. I think they're pretty astute at that hotel.<BR/><BR/>The computers in our school's labs open to our school's website. The computers in my classroom open to my class's delicious site.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04725549451973770515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16660456.post-20711976729381061272009-03-29T19:48:00.000-06:002009-03-29T19:48:00.000-06:00What, No Twitter? Seriously, though I find it equ...What, No Twitter? <BR/>Seriously, though I find it equally intersting - Corporate America should take noticeTerrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12112479764398508654noreply@blogger.com