1/28/2014 2:01 PM
Hey Brandon,
I think I can answer your questions, with my own experiences. Creating your document with Google Drive is, IMO the best way to go. Every time you make a change to the document (from your pc, from your home pc, from your smartphone, or from your tablet) the change is instantaneously done on the document. For instance your job board is up at work with Pete scheduled to hand water back 9 Greens as his 2nd job of the day. You are at a meeting in the Clubhouse with the GM, and he mentions to you that there is a divot next to the hole on #7 Green. You can, while still meeting with him, pull out your phone/tablet, and change Petes 2nd Job to "repair divot next hole on #7" or, when creating your document you can add a "Turf 911" box and train staff to always look at that box, when they come in/out of the shop, and you can add tasks like that there, so that it gets done faster. When you set this up, you will need 2 video cards in your computer, if you don't have 2, it is very easy to install a 2nd.Literally, just open the PC, slide in the 2nd card, close the pc, and install the driver. good to go. You should turn off the screensaver setting, and disable windows from logging you out of your acct. (Just turn off the monitors by hand when done for the day). You will absolutely want sound for training videos, and here is where decisions need to be made before starting the process. If you choose to use a smaller tv (30" - 42") as your monitor, then sound is already built in, and you would use a VGA to HDMI cable. The downfall to this setup is purely cost, as flat panel tv is much more costly than a monitor. If you choose to do a computer monitor then you will run VGA to VGA cable, and also need a set of speakers, and an extension cable for the length of distance from your pc to the monitor. This is less costly, but not as ideal. Your call. You mention that you would use a VGA splitter, and while that will work, the downfall to that setup is whatever is on your screen will also be on the other monitor. So if you need to work on something during the day, the job board will disappear, and your crew will be looking at what you are looking at, that would not be good for oh, so many reasons. Installing the 2nd video card is the way to go. I am including a screenshot of the document (google drive) that is displayed on my job board, I hope it helps you get an idea of what you can do and how you might tailor a document to suit your needs. I'm happy to help in any way, if you get in a jam and need help quick, you can catch me on twitter, or drop me an email and i'll do what i can. Good Luck