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We need a phone in the space so people can see if someone's there and/or the space is open. (Or to call for cupcakes if they've broken their pinkie.) | We need a phone in the space so people can see if someone's there and/or the space is open. (Or to call for cupcakes if they've broken their pinkie.) | ||
Timeline: This should be a no-brainer. Can we get it done by end of Aug? | |||
== Brainstorming: == | == Brainstorming: == | ||
Revision as of 22:15, 18 August 2008
Executive Summary
We need a phone in the space so people can see if someone's there and/or the space is open. (Or to call for cupcakes if they've broken their pinkie.)
Timeline: This should be a no-brainer. Can we get it done by end of Aug?
Brainstorming:
Initial ideas are for a Skype-based solution. Perhaps we can dedicate a laptop as an always-on phone server? (Laptop b/c relatively portable, usually have built-in wifi.)
Elliot is doing interwebs reasearch now (Aug 18th night) but anyone know what details we need to sweat to make this work? Is wifi sufficient bandwidth? Are there soundcard requirements for the lappy? Given a phone and a soundcard, I can work out the electronics. (Amp for the old phones?)