We had a similar issue at one of my client's sites. We wound up dedicating a computer for it because it really was very clumsy for the secretary to use.
So, I would recommend a bare-bones PC with a network connection. The secretary can remote desktop into it, make changes, then logoff. --- On Mon, 3/30/09, Joe Yoder <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Joe Yoder <[email protected]> > Subject: [NF] Dual display control options > To: [email protected] > Date: Monday, March 30, 2009, 9:57 AM > I have a client who wants to use a 24 > inch LCD screen as a public announcement/display > board. The displayed information will probably be from > an unattended slide show or Power Point presentation. > The screen will be located on the outside of the > receptionist's office wall and could be driven from and > controlled by the receptionist's computer. It is > possible to use the dual screen support built in to XP to > have the large screen display one thing while the > receptionist uses the smaller screen for normal office > work. The problems with this approach include the > likelihood of the contents of the two screens getting > intertwined and the lack of a simple way for the > receptionist to see what is displaying on the large screen > without leaving her office to actually view it. > Another approach would be to setup a second PC just to drive > the large screen and use some kind of remote control > software to monitor and control it. > > Any advice or leads in dealing this situation would be > welcome. TIA - Joe Yoder > > > --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- > multipart/alternative > text/plain (text body -- kept) > text/html > --- > > _______________________________________________ > Post Messages to: [email protected] > Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox > OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech > Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox > This message: > http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] > ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are > the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or > medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for > those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious. > _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
