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jimthebob
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Long story short, I've got a few PC's laying around at home and would like to donate one to work for a specific purpose. I would like to wall mount a monitor/TV in our lobby and have it display various things such as current weather/weather forecast, daily activities, any changes to the activity schedule, perhaps randomly cycle through some pics, stuff like that.
What's the best way to do this with basically zero budget for software? I had thought of making a Power Point slideshow that could be updated daily but that requires having someone update it every morning, transfer it over, and restart the slideshow.
Any other options out there? It'd be nice if I could just have a few directories on the PC or a server that are monitored and whenever we drop a new pic or document or whatnot into it, or remove one, the display updates accordingly. Thoughts/suggestions?
What's the best way to do this with basically zero budget for software? I had thought of making a Power Point slideshow that could be updated daily but that requires having someone update it every morning, transfer it over, and restart the slideshow.
Any other options out there? It'd be nice if I could just have a few directories on the PC or a server that are monitored and whenever we drop a new pic or document or whatnot into it, or remove one, the display updates accordingly. Thoughts/suggestions?
