[Discuss] how to manage tablets?

[eric.chadbourne at gmail.com (Eric Chadbourne)]

Not a bad idea John.

I just found this link for IT about the "Apple Configurator":

http://help.apple.com/configurator/mac/1.4/#cadf1802aed

It appears it may answer the question for ipads.

Thanks!

On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 5:47 PM, John Abreau <abreauj at gmail.com> wrote:
> Not sure if it helps for your situation, but when I got my iPad back in 2008, I had a separate checking account that I only used for PayPal and online purchases, and I used the debit card from that account for the app store.
>
> I only keep a minimal balance in the account, and I deposit money into it immediately prior to making a payment with PayPal. It serves as a buffer to help me avoid impulse purchases, and it reduces the risk of exposing my primary checking account in the event of a security breach of an online merchant's credit card records.
>
>
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> On Dec 11, 2013, at 5:18 PM, Eric Chadbourne <eric.chadbourne at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I have a client you just purchased a bunch of ipads and nexus devices.
>> I personally own neither.  Have any of you had to roll these out for
>> student use?  If yes how the heck did you mange them?  I'm running
>> into all sorts of issues from flash support (yuck) to apple insisting
>> on a credit card associated with their app store even to install free
>> apps.  I've found some basic stuff like the google app to manage
>> multiple devices and maybe using avast to lock particular apps down
>> but it all feels cumbersome.  At first blush it appears these devices
>> are not yet ready for corporate use but too late.  Already purchased
>> by managers.
>>
>> Thanks for any tips.
>>
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