Comments on: How-To: Dirt Cheap Wall-Sized Whiteboards

By: yoshi

yoshi — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 10:03:15 +0000

dude, the links from the post are broken, fix them. i had to c/p them to see the pages they were supposed to link to

By: Chuck B.

Chuck B. — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 22:36:42 +0000

Another tip: if someone writes on a white board with permanent marker, find an eraseable marker, and color over it, when you erase, both will come off!

By: adanek

adanek — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 20:53:50 +0000

True story: It was my first day in a new classroom. After filling the whiteboard using what I thought was a whiteboard marker, I was horrified when I could not erase my pearls of wisdom. Upon closer inspection of the object in my hand, the words “Permanent Marker” clearly stood out. A student came to my rescue when she pulled a small bottle out of her purse and applied a bit of clear gel to a kleenex which duly wiped away my scribblings(although not my embarrassment). I’m not sure how she knew that hand sanitizer would work so effectively to remove permanent marker, but I’m glad she did. It still puzzles me since I know it to be alcohol based, and I’ve tried denatured alcohol in the past on other whiteboard defilements (not mine) with no success. Since that episode, I still like to write on that whiteboard with permanent marker because it delivers such a distinct, richly bold black line. Of course, I make sure that there’s a bottle of hand sanitizer and some paper towels nearby. One caveat: If you ever attempt to experiment with this, I would advise you to first practice on a small and inconspicuous area. From what I’ve been reading, not all whiteboards are equal.

By: Andy

Andy — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 08:47:58 +0000

I have covered my office wall and a kitchen wall in a sheet of white sign writing metal great for putting up stuff with magnets not so good for board markers - my wife’s bra measurements that I scribbled down whilst on the phone to her eight months ago look like they’re here to stay.

By: SerranoSlim

SerranoSlim — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 00:32:13 +0000

Booboo, get the white liner fabric used for curtains to block sunlight. It’s called “blackout cloth” even though it’s white. Perfect for a projector screen when stretched across a wooden frame. I made a 108″ screen (4.5 ft x 8 ft) with $19 of fabric and $20 of 2 x 2 lumber, braces, screws, heavy-duty staples and white duct tape (to cover the staples).

By: Booboo

Booboo — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 14:23:52 +0000

Are these things any good for movie projector screens, or are they too shiny?

By: Robert Hanson

Robert Hanson — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 14:15:13 +0000

Quoting... Facilities refused to give them blackout blinds (because the team room was no longer an executive office).

So the company was willing to discard one hour's work every day of the whole team because they wouldn't spend a few bucks for blinds? Time to find a new company...

I have a section of this stuff at home in the garage -- now I know what to do with it. Thanks.

By: Michael James, CST

Michael James, CST — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 11:45:12 +0000

Cool tip! Thanks!

Once as ScrumMaster I noticed my team couldn't work from about 3PM-4PM when the sun came in the window. Facilities refused to give them blackout blinds (because the team room was no longer an executive office). So I bought big sheets of posterboard from an art supply store a few blocks away for $50 and put them on the windows for the team an hour each day.

--mj

By: thoughtful observer

thoughtful observer — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 04:07:49 +0000

you could still have clients come in and see how you work. i think if i went to a company to have something done and saw that they worked creatively and as a collective i would be more likely to purchase their products or services.

By: Gar

Gar — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 02:44:37 +0000

We used sheet-rock screws and mounted these side by side in all of our office long halls. Each hall was a major project that anyone could comment on. The bad side of this is that you can never have any clients visit and walk down the halls.