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+* at the start of the day, create a file with a list of rooms that you
+  want to monitor for that day.  I've already created files based on the
+  SCaLE schedules, named ROOMS.thu, ROOMS.fri, ROOMS.sat, and ROOMS.sun,
+  so you can use those (but check to make sure that they are correct)
+* cd /scratch/raspberrypi.acatcher
+* ./provision_streamers.sh ROOM_FILE
+* wait for another minute or so after that script completes (it reboots the
+  pi's which take a while to boot) then run ./check.sh ROOM_FILE
+  This will test to make sure it can get to all of the pi's, if any are
+  listed as DOWN, wait and try again; if still DOWN, there is some other
+  problem.
+* ./start_streamers.sh ROOM_FILE
+* ./start_watcher.sh
+* a bunch of windows will open splattered all across the screen.  to fix
+  this, open another terminal window, cd to the same directory as before,
+  and type ./fix_windows.sh ROOM_FILE
+* control the audio stream from the window labeled "CONTROL" (NOTE: this
+  window MUST BE IN FOCUS, so i.e. click on it)  Each window is labeled
+  with the room's name and a number/letter in brackets, that is the key
+  you press to bring up that room's audio.
+* when done for the day, hit q, this will close all windows.  Then run
+  the script ./stop_streamers.sh ROOM_FILE
+* optionally you can run ./reboot_streamers.sh ROOM_FILE
+  to reboot all of the pi's so that they are in a known state.