Locking down IE on public computers - Try Userful

[Sharon Foster]

We set up a 4-seat Userful station at my previous POW for the Kids Computer
Room. I think everyone's been very happy with it, except possibly the
pre-teen boys who were forever installing games and such on the old Windows
machines. If there are kids waiting, they get the option of using an Ubuntu
laptop.

(Now if it were only possible to convince the adults that they don't really
need Windows or Macs, either...)

Sharon
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Sharon M. Foster
Digital Services Librarian

*"All accumulation, therefore, of personal property, beyond what a man’s
own hands produce, is derived to him by living in society; and he owes on
every principle of justice, of gratitude, and of civilization, a part of
that accumulation back again to society from whence the whole came.*" ~Tom
Paine



On Sat, Jan 14, 2012 at 2:36 AM, Robert Talbert <retalbert at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> Lock down your system? Then why stick with Microsoft?
> There is a product I have used at the university for application and web
> browsing. Userful also has a Kiosk version which is locked down. It is a
> Ubuntu Linux machine which, as a bonus, can have multiple dual monitor
> cards and USB keyboards, mice, and USB audio. By that I mean I have set up
> one Pentium i7 system as a ten (10) workstation computer. Our ten headed
> system worked off long USB and video cables stretching across five desks.
>
> I am not affiliated with Userful but found it to be a very reliable money
> saving system. Build your own or buy a complete configured system from
> Userful.
>
> Userful MultiSeat v4.1 has now become an official, stable release. This
> release can now be downloaded from Userful.com:
> http://www.userful.com/support/all-downloads/ums-download
>
> For complete documentation, visit http://support.userful.com/ums-manual
>
> Robert E Talbert
>
> I'd like to change the world, but they won't give me the source code.-Anonymous
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> On 1/13/2012 1:14 PM, Riesner, Giles W. wrote:
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>  We had done this a number of years back making some of our Library PC’s
> “Catalog Only” stations.****
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> I put together the details along the line and have a 2 pager or so
> available from:****
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> http://faculty.ccbcmd.edu/~griesner/CCBCLIB/OpacOnly-details.pdf ****
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> Years back in the Library we used Fortres to lock down our PCs and since
> then the College moved to****
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> Using the Centurion Guard (hardware/software combo) and Drive Shield
> (software only) and now****
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> Deep Freeze. All do the same as Steady State but cost you some money for
> the solution.****
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> I’ll be glad to answer any questions about what we’re doing now or have
> done in the past.****
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> *Giles W. Riesner, Jr. *| Lead Library Technician , Library Technology ***
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> The Community College of Baltimore County   | 800 South Rolling Road |Catonsville, MD 21228 USA
> Phone:  1-443-840-2736 | Fax: 1-410-455-6436 | Email:  griesner at ccbcmd.edu
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> *CCBC. The incredible value of education.* ****
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> *From:* Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU<WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU>]
> *On Behalf Of *Marcie Brandriff
> *Sent:* Thursday, January 12, 2012 3:57 PM
> *To:* WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU
> *Subject:* [WEB4LIB] Locking down IE on public computers****
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> ** **
>
> We are using Public Web Browser but are looking to switch to Internet
> Explorer. However, we need a way to lock down certain functions so patrons
> can't make too many changes to it. Any suggestions for either hiding the
> menus or locking down the Tools menu and maybe Favorites and also disabling
> the ability to download and install toolbars?****
>
>
> We do have Fortres, but they don't lock down anything inside the browser.
> The IT guy there suggested using Microsoft Policies, but I'm having a hard
> time searching the Microsoft website because there's so much information
> there and I don't really know what I'm looking for. Any suggestions here
> would be helpful as well.
>
> Thanks!****
>
> Marcie Brandriff ****
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> Librarian****
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> Northborough Free Library****
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> 34 Main Street****
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> Northborough, MA 01532****
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> 508-393-5025****
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> mbrandriff2 at cwmars.org****
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