--- Forwarded Message from Lee Ramsdell <[log in to unmask]> --- >Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2002 09:21:10 -0600 >To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum <[log in to unmask]> >From: Lee Ramsdell <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Re: #6718.2 Headphone theft solution (!) >In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]> ------------------ Another solution is to use stainless steel Cable Ties. Panduit manufatures such a product. A heavy set of side cutters are required to remove the tie. As long as there is a leg or another cable that the headset cable can be tied to, this solutions works well. At 01:17 PM 6/21/2002 EDT, you wrote: >--- Forwarded Message from Ed Dente <[log in to unmask]> --- > >>Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2002 16:30:27 -0400 (EDT) >>From: Ed Dente <[log in to unmask]> >>Subject: Re: #6718.1 Headphone theft solution (!) >>In-reply-to: <[log in to unmask]> >>To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum <[log in to unmask]> > >------------------ >On Wed, 19 Jun 2002, LLTI-Editor wrote: >>David wrote: >> ------------------ >> Somewhat short of using neon colors, but a very simple to implement >> solution, assuming you are already using cables and locks for the rest of >> the equipment in a study carrel, is to select a plain washer from the >> hardware store. The central hole must be small enough that the headphone >> jack cannot slip through the washer, but the hole must be large enough >> that you can push a loop of the headset cable through the hole. Then, just >> run your security cable through the loop pushed through on the other side >> of the washer. > >Another foolproof way besides David's loop and LeeAnn's neon spray paint >is to put stickers on each headset that say "This headset only works with >classical music." >The headsets will never disappear. >Ed >(And some people will actually believe the stickers!) > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >Edmund N. Dente >Director, Language Media Center Ph: 617-627-3036 >Tufts University [log in to unmask] >Medford, MA 02155 > >"I'm so sorry. We're right out of Waldorfs." > -Basil Fawlty > Lee Ramsdell Language Resource Centre Technical Supervisor 142 B Arts Building University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2E6 Tel: 780-492-2142 (work) 780-450-3959 (home) Fax: 780-492-9112