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Bob replied on November 09, 2009 19:35 to the question "Display Adapter Problems "As much fun to make as it is to eat!"" in Tightrope Media Systems:

Thanks Chad, You're right, I did get it from a local vendor. I appreciate your quick response and offer to my problem though. Keep up the great work over there!
Bob

Bob asked a question in Tightrope Media Systems on November 09, 2009 17:49:

Display Adapter Problems "As much fun to make as it is to eat!"

Surprised to see two "Jiffy Pop" capacitors on our NVidia GeForce 7600 display adapter In our Carousel internal message board system. The symptoms that led us to the display adapter was random screen noise and black flashing, even on the desktop. I've seen bad caps in all types of video hardware over the years but thought that was behind us with different electrolytes currently being used .

A comment on the question "replacing public website header" in Tightrope Media Systems:

We've decided to wrap the Public site in a frameset. It will allow us a little more customization while preserving the functionality. It also lets us broaden the page from 640 to 1024 which is pretty much the average res on the web. The public header is actually covered up by our header. The only drawback is that some browsers might not display it correctly. The site is still under construction...
http://www.salemschooldistrictnh.com/... – Bob, on January 04, 2009 15:30

Bob replied on December 30, 2008 15:21 to the problem "RSS not updating - Very strange." in Tightrope Media Systems:

We need this PDQ. Much of the information that's being displayed on 4 different carousel players is based on RSS feeds. The last known update was on December 2nd. Please expedite the release.
Thank you,
Bob

Bob replied on December 15, 2008 19:29 to the question "How do I troubleshoot a RSS bulletin not updating?" in Tightrope Media Systems:

But it still won't update on the Carousel .

Bob replied on December 11, 2008 22:10 to the question "How do I troubleshoot a RSS bulletin not updating?" in Tightrope Media Systems:

Hi,
I can access two separate RSS feeds via the browser on the Carousel server.
Bob

Bob replied on December 10, 2008 21:21 to the question "How do I troubleshoot a RSS bulletin not updating?" in Tightrope Media Systems:

gotcha, plug the feed address into the browser, will do.

Bob replied on December 10, 2008 17:47 to the question "How do I troubleshoot a RSS bulletin not updating?" in Tightrope Media Systems:

Last update was 12/2/08 . we use multiple RSS feeds simultaneously in different zones. One zone currently displays an old feed, the ticker displays asterisks. When editing the page, it displays in red "Could not read the feed URL. Please check that the URL is valid RSS or ATOM" These feeds have always worked and I did check to see if we can still access the web from the player. I do have a call in to our IT department just to make sure nothing has changed on their end.
Thanks,
Bob

Bob replied on December 10, 2008 15:55 to the problem "DSK Crawl not appearing on air" in Tightrope Media Systems:

We lost ours as well, Webshots stopped displaying too. Any relationship with the 5.21 upgrade? we can get on the web fine with IE from the Carousel server so we know the connection is fine.

Bob started following the problem "DSK Crawl not appearing on air" in Tightrope Media Systems.

Bob replied on September 28, 2008 17:54 to the idea "Paypal button for viewing on demand content feature request?" in Tightrope Media Systems:

Nice ideas. I like the flexibility that you are proposing.

Bob started following the idea "Template Suggestions" in Tightrope Media Systems.

Bob replied on September 26, 2008 16:01 to the question "DSK recommendations?" in Tightrope Media Systems:

ChyTV seems to be a better choice based on the fact that it's not Windows based.,it's a "greener" solution and will last much longer on a UPS. Not to mention it just takes up half an RU space. We have two mounted side by side - no worries with these.

Bob shared an idea in Tightrope Media Systems on September 25, 2008 17:09:

Paypal button for viewing on demand content feature request?

We have another service that we use for streaming video on the web from Vbrick Systems that has included the ability to charge viewers via paypal before being able to view or download the video. Is there any possibility of adding that alongside or in place of the view button? We feel it's an added revenue stream for current and archived content without the additional labor . We have on our shelves 30 years worth of videotape that we get frequent requests for from Alumni and the community. They would be more than happy to pay a few dollars to relive their youth. It would seem like an excellent selling point for Tightrope too if users knew that they could recoup some of their investment in this way.
I know you guys are always asked for new features and I don't mean to detract from any of the updates that you have released, in fact, we're always excited to see what's on the burner at TRMS.
Thanks,
Bob

Bob replied on September 07, 2008 02:07 to the discussion "Carousel 5.2 delayed slightly, but expect awesome things!" in Tightrope Media Systems:

ooohhh, web page snapshots and digital clock faces? We're excited too!

Bob replied on July 25, 2008 21:15 to the question "Displaying an Outlook Calender in a Carousel Zone" in Tightrope Media Systems:

We use RSScalendar.com. and point our Carousel to the RSS link , and presto! an automatically updated calendar!