Windows Digital Signs Show the Blue Screen of Death
Author: Bill Gerba on 2005-01-12 01:11:44
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I've mentioned the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) once before in an article called "
Clear Channel getting into the digital signage business",
but I just couldn't resist bringing it up again after running into a
few really great pictures of real-world digital signs in need of the
old
3-finger salute
(which is only slightly more polite than the one finger salute, but can
be just as infuriating). Anyway, it's clear that this system in
New York City or
this one in Toronto are clearly
not running a robust system like
FireCast digital signage software. (Ok, the Toronto one isn't
technically a true BSOD, but illustrates another common kind of problem with many Windows-based signage software packages – the
dialog box of doom).
As Chad Dickerson notes on his
InfoWorld
blog page, there is something of a subculture out there (and now armed
with camera phones :) bent on capturing pictures of faulty public
display computers and interactive kiosks. We have a few more fun
photos on
this page,
if you'd like to see them. If you'd prefer to contribute, feel
free to send your shots (or a link) to info@wirespring.com
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