I'm a little unsure that I'll be of much help on the Slack channel; I met with limited success today using the Chromecast. Here's what I accomplished:

I installed the Chromecast on the TV, after finding an extension cord so that it could reach the nearest power outlet
I set up the Chromecast on Google Home with my phone; long term, if we're going to continue using this solution, we will want to transfer 'ownership' of this Google Home setup to a shared google account for the Omni
I tested the output to the TV: you can cast from the Youtube app on a phone, or from the desktop version of Chrome to the TV.

However, I ran into some problems:

The mobile version of Chrome can no longer cast web pages to a Chromecast directly, and neither can Safari on iOS.
If you cast a webpage to the Chromecast, the computer casting the Chrome tab must remain connected, or the display will reset
Even when successful, the view of the calendar page is fairly small and it's difficult to see what each event is. This is a function of both the calendar display on the webpage, and the size of the screen. Another solution (a slideshow of events pulled from the calendar, perhaps?) might be more useful for visitors.
In order to cast to the Chromecast, the device you are casting from must be on the same network as the Chromecast. The new sudoroom-tplink that most computers here are hardwired to doesn't have a signal in the entrance area, only the Omnicommons network does. If/when the full switchover to Monkeybrains occurs for the whole building, this should cease to be a problem, as we'll all be on the same network, right?

Had I known of the changes to how Chromecast applications work (the last time I used mine, you could easily cast a webpage from any mobile device on the same network to the chromecast using Safari or Chrome on iOS), I would have just brought in a Raspberry Pi instead, and this may be a more effective solution, as it will allow us to keep displaying the calendar page without having to worry about the chromecast disconnecting from its source. On the other hand, the Chromecast has the benefit of being small, accessible by a mobile device, and capable of displaying video from youtube and other mobile apps. If we have time to talk about this tomorrow during the meeting, I'm happy to do so. Sorry I couldn't get this knocked out as quickly as I'd hoped.

Jonathan

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On Monday, February 27th, 2023 at 10:51 PM, Andrew R Gross via sudo-discuss <sudo-discuss@sudoroom.org> wrote:

Thanks Jonathan!

Would you like to get added to the Omni Commons Slack network? There's a channel where most of the discussions about building matters like this get discussed, if you wanted to participate.

Andrew R Gross, (he/him)
412.657.5332 - shrad.org

On Mon, Feb 27, 2023 at 7:28 PM Jonathan Cadle via sudo-discuss <sudo-discuss@sudoroom.org> wrote:
Sure, I'll see what I can do tomorrow, but I'd love to meet more people at the Omni. I'm still quite new to Sudoroom.

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On Monday, February 27th, 2023 at 6:51 PM, Z Silver Zahn via sudo-discuss <sudo-discuss@sudoroom.org> wrote:

Well also feel free to do it without me! All I want is to link the calendar that’s on our website :)

On Mon, Feb 27, 2023 at 6:48 PM Jonathan Cadle <jcadle@pm.me> wrote:

I can pop around tomorrow around 4:30 and stay as long as 6, but it shouldn’t take long. I’ll also be around on Wednesday for the sudoroom meeting.

Jonathan

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On Mon, Feb 27, 2023 at 6:38 PM, Z Silver Zahn via sudo-discuss <sudo-discuss@sudoroom.org> wrote:

Are you around tomorrow to support?:)

On Mon, Feb 27, 2023 at 6:36 PM Jonathan Cadle <jcadle@pm.me> wrote:

I think the simplest way, assuming you’ve got it hooked up to something with a browser, is to point the browser at https://airtable.com/shrxXjo869sxBzHmr/tblgCW1CuG5eilxrD?backgroundColor=purple&viewControls=on&date=undefined&mode=undefined

If you need something to do the browsing, a raspberry pi would do, but I think there are some old computers at sudoroom that could do this as well. I also have an old chromecast that we could use to just broadcast the page from any computer. Less wiring that way.

Jonathan

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On Mon, Feb 27, 2023 at 5:17 PM, Z Silver Zahn via sudo-discuss <sudo-discuss@sudoroom.org> wrote:
Hey guys the dopest volunteer Harvin just installed a flat screen in the entrance hall! I’m trying to have it display omni commons live calendar so people know what events are happening and when! Does anyone have advice how to go about that?

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