[RKDinOKC]

The IT department is setting up 15 Kiosk computers for the employees to use to check their email.

Several years ago I set up two Kiosks using iMacs that were put in the commissary. They were locked down with Kiosk software that only allowed a web browser and only a few web sites. They had privacy filters on the screens so you could see the screen only when standing directly in front of the Kiosk. They were for employees to access their account on the insurance web site. Nobody used them at all.

The current crop of IT and HR managers were not here when we provided the kiosks before. So they think it is a great idea. They are spendng a lot more than a couple of iMacs this time. The $4/mo email licenses plus the 15 kiosks and the associated software.

We have production kiosks all over the plant that employees use to clock in and out, and track all the jobs they are working. It is all web based and they clock in/out and enter their jobs with hand scanners attached to the kiosks. The kiosks are touch screen to keep keyboard/mouse for getting messed up in the dirty environment. As it is they replace the hand scanners fairly often.

I designed the touch screen interface used on the production kisoks, including on-screen keypads and keyboards for data entry. I also designed the desktop interface used by those that do the same stuff with desktop computers.

It would take a little more work, but I think they should incorporate the information and associated notices into the current Kiosk system instead of putting up different Kiosks. All the employees use the current kiosks to clock in and out every day. Was told I didn't know what I was talking about when I suggested it.