PublicPC Desktop

This is a tool that will help you turn your computer to a public PC, an Internet kiosk, and still protect your machine.

You could turn your machine into a public PC Desktop, such as an Internet kiosk or a public access workstation. What that means is that, you should be able to protect all your data and applications from access by anybody and everybody yet provide access to the application you intend to offer to the public. If this is done properly you should be safe from any damage intentional or otherwise. The interface provided by the software program lets you create the accesses to the programs and browser based ones to be set up. The way this is organized is absolutely intuitive. You simply create the shortcuts of the allowed applications. That includes the allowed URLs too. This is in the work area and simple buttons like add, edit, remove lets you select, modify the programs being offered.

Settings are available through control groups listed on the left of the interface. The main groups are security and user management issues (such as controlling user, passwords, disabled keys, etc.), shortcuts & configurations and web browsing related. PC Desktop has more than one security mode. They provide the ability to specify how a user will be able to access the workstation. This may be through a user name & password authentication and/or a time based use. This would be a nice tool to set up public access in libraries, Internet cafes, information terminals and in-store kiosks. It is a possible alternative to giving kids a safe access to the net.

Use Public PC Desktop to turn your personal computer into an Internet kiosk or a public access workstation. It can be setup to completely disable access to files installed on your PC while giving full access to all necessary applications you specify. This way, you create a workstation that can be easily used in any public place, where many people have free access to it, but none of them can damage (whether accidentally or intentionally) vital system's files or clutter your hard disk with garbage. You can selectively enable access to any programs installed on your PC so that not only the web browser, but also any other software you specify, can be run and used. Public PC Desktop is a complete solution and is ideal for public libraries, Internet cafes, information terminals and in-store kiosks. It is also good for limiting activities of your children on your home PC so that they could have full access to the programs you specify, but have no access to the workstation itself. Public PC Desktop supports multiple security modes providing you with an ability to specify the most acceptable type of access to a locked desktop such as username and password authentication, time-locked code (that allows users to access workstation for a given period of time only) or a combination of both.