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SUPPORTING SHELTER COMMUNITIES WITH LINUX & THE CLOUD
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http://www.sprung.com/structures/community-buildings/homeless-shelters
THE PROBLEM
• foreclosure
• eroding work conditions
• decline in public assistance
• lack of affordable housing
• poverty
• domestic violence
• mental illness
• addiction
http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2013/12/02/record-homelessness-overwhelming-shelters/OtrsdYgUdGDFxwJbms3qzH/story.html
CURRENT SOLUTIONS
“For some who are homeless, being wired helps a person feel more accepted by society.”
http://hothardware.com/News/The-Homeless-Stay-Wired/
http://bangordailynews.com/2012/01/17/news/aroostook/magnet-school-students-presque-isle-business-create-computer-lab-at-homeless-shelter/http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/suburbs/lake_forest_lake_bluff/community/chi-ugc-photo-domiciliary-care-for-homeless-veterans-rehabi-2-2013-06-24,0,3583325.photohttp://www.projectcc.org/?cat=22
ACCESSIBLE COMPUTER LABS
HTTPS://PLAY.GOOGLE.COM/STORE/APPS/DETAILS?ID=COM.QBASE.REACH.ANDROID&HL=EN
REACH APPLICATION
VIRTUAL BACKPACK
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METHOD STEPS
1. Connecting the homeless to computer technology.
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2. Providing the users with access to the Internet.
http://media02.hongkiat.com/social-networking-advice/share.jpg
3. Guiding the users to free, cloud-based storage.
http://cloudfreestorage.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Cloud-storage.jpg
4. Giving basic instruction on how to use computers, the Internet, and the cloud.
http://us.123rf.com/400wm/400/400/gunnar3000/gunnar30001012/gunnar3000101200412/8509219-tutorial-or-e-learning-concept-with-key-on-computer-keyboard.jpg
DESIGN CONCERNS
Cost Security Instruction User Interface
COST
• Linux Ubuntu 12.04 LTS • Canonical Ltd.• FOSS
Open Office Mozilla Firefox VLC Player
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-y8sbAdfFaH4/T5rsIQ7_osI/AAAAAAAABqQ/LSRsxSxPdNw/s1600/Ubuntu-12.04-LTS-Precise-Pangolin.jpg
Goals: Reliable, long-term solutions, affordable as possible
SECURITY
Goal: Create an environment where the user feels secure using our computer
• Offline Security No executable files on flash drives Password protect root user No log in
• Online Security Wired internet connection Automatic updates Firefox Private Browsing Adblock Plus, Click Clean, Better Privacy Java disabled
INSTRUCTION
Goal: To empower the user
Video recordMyDesktop
~5 minutes in length Screencast Gifs (Byzanz)
Text Open Office docs with pictures
http://www.alwaysonpc.com/aboutOpenOffice.php
USER INTERFACE
Goal: For desktop environment to be intuitive, usable, and minimalist
Permanent launch bar with few programs Desktop icons will be instructional material With high turnover rate, needs to be usable for first time
users
ISSUES
• Limits of our design
• Ethnical Issues