[ale] $25 Micro LInux Computer - the size of a USB key

Geoffrey Myers lists at serioustechnology.com
Mon May 9 11:11:13 EDT 2011


Jim Kinney wrote:
> 
> 
> On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 10:09 AM, Geoffrey Myers 
> <lists at serioustechnology.com <mailto:lists at serioustechnology.com>> wrote:
> 
>     Jim Kinney wrote:
>      > There are several keyboards that have a 2-port hub built in.
>     Aaron, Jeff
>      > and I were looking at several for thin client work at schools.
>      One has
>      > a high speed port on the top of the keyboard so a thumbdrive is
>     visible
>      > and harder for kids to leave behind.
>      > The happy hacker keyboard I have at work has a pair of ports on
>     the back.
> 
>     At ITT Tech, if a student logs out without removing their thumb drive, a
>     siren goes of to remind them.  I kinda like that.
> 
> 
> Seriously cool! Is there a script in logout that looks for mounts?

I've never looked into it. The desktops are running Windows XP, so I'm 
kinda ignorant to how that would be accomplished.

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Until later, Geoffrey

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