[K12OSN] Digital Bulletin Boards

[Doug Simpson]

Actually, I don't think that is done with server "push" It is a tag in a 
web page that makes the page refres every x amount of time.

Client-side. . .

Doug

Rob Owens wrote:

>I recall reading somewhere in the Apache web server
>documentation that there is a setting that defines how
>often a page gets reloaded, even when a user's browser
>window is static.  I know I've read some news sites
>where the page automatically reloads every few
>minutes, so they can show me all their advertisements.
>
>I did a quick search of the Apache docs, but didn't
>find anything.  Does anybody know what this feature is
>called?
>
>-Rob
>
>--- "Ritchie, Josiah S." <jritchie at bible.edu> wrote:
>
>  
>
>>I'd like to create a digital bulletin board system
>>to several buildings.
>>This would mean that several bulletin boards around
>>campus would be
>>replaced with screens and information would be on
>>these screens gathered
>>from a central location. The data could be changed
>>in one place and be
>>shared without requiring a reboot or re-opening a
>>file.
>>
>> 
>>
>>I want it to be as stable and simple as possible. I
>>don't want to use
>>presentation software like PowerPoint or
>>OOPresenter. What kind of
>>hardware and software would I need for something
>>like this?
>>
>> 
>>
>>Something like this would be nice:
>>
>>    
>>
>http://www.vbrick.com/images/EtherneTV-MDS-network-drawing.pdf
>  
>
>>but it
>>would be opening a file and include proprietary
>>parts. I imagine a
>>solution like a screensaver that pulls random
>>pictures from a central
>>location, but doesn't buffer them so that it would
>>pull pictures (our
>>slides) that were added without any interaction with
>>the device running
>>the screens or drop them as soon as they are deleted
>>from the central
>>location.
>>
>> 
>>
>>I'm wondering what you guys may be doing or thinking
>>about related to
>>this of if you'd just like to chime in a cool idea.
>>I'm curious.
>>
>> 
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>JSR/
>>
>> 
>>
>>Josiah S. Ritchie
>>
>>System and Database Administrators
>>
>>P: 301-552-1400 ext 1241|F: 301-552-2775
>>
>>D: 240-387-1241
>>
>> 
>>
>>Washington Bible College/Capital Bible Seminary
>>
>>6511 Princess Garden Parkway | Lanham, MD 20706
>>
>>www.bible.edu <http://www.bible.edu/> 
>>
>> 
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