Comments on: OLPC LC-DC Holiday Meetup Update http://olpclearningclub.org/meetings/olpc-lcdc-holiday-meetup-update/ a local group of XO laptop enthusiast committed to co-learning, hacking, and expanding the One laptop Per Child computational experience. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:26:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Wayan Vota http://olpclearningclub.org/meetings/olpc-lcdc-holiday-meetup-update/#comment-61 Wayan Vota Tue, 25 Dec 2007 01:28:12 +0000 http://olpclearningclub.org/meetings/olpc-lcdc-holiday-meetup-update/#comment-61 For T-Mobile Hotspot help, check out: http://olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?board=28.0 For T-Mobile Hotspot help, check out: http://olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?board=28.0

]]> By: Wanda http://olpclearningclub.org/meetings/olpc-lcdc-holiday-meetup-update/#comment-60 Wanda Tue, 25 Dec 2007 00:52:45 +0000 http://olpclearningclub.org/meetings/olpc-lcdc-holiday-meetup-update/#comment-60 I received the xo on Dec. 21. Does anyone know how to retreive the free T-mobile service. I received the xo on Dec. 21. Does anyone know how to retreive the free T-mobile service.

]]> By: Mike Lee http://olpclearningclub.org/meetings/olpc-lcdc-holiday-meetup-update/#comment-58 Mike Lee Sun, 23 Dec 2007 03:40:33 +0000 http://olpclearningclub.org/meetings/olpc-lcdc-holiday-meetup-update/#comment-58 Denise, click in the middle of the video frames. The first one will go to YouTube where you will see video controls. The second video will play in place. You need to have Flash installed on your computer. These won't play well or at all on an XO. Denise, click in the middle of the video frames. The first one will go to YouTube where you will see video controls. The second video will play in place. You need to have Flash installed on your computer. These won’t play well or at all on an XO.

]]> By: Denise http://olpclearningclub.org/meetings/olpc-lcdc-holiday-meetup-update/#comment-57 Denise Sat, 22 Dec 2007 17:39:40 +0000 http://olpclearningclub.org/meetings/olpc-lcdc-holiday-meetup-update/#comment-57 Thanks Mike. How do we get videos to run? Thanks Mike. How do we get videos to run?

]]> By: Mike Lee http://olpclearningclub.org/meetings/olpc-lcdc-holiday-meetup-update/#comment-56 Mike Lee Fri, 21 Dec 2007 21:19:10 +0000 http://olpclearningclub.org/meetings/olpc-lcdc-holiday-meetup-update/#comment-56 Welcome Denise! Quicktime doesn't currently run on the XO. There are a couple guys working on a version of MPlayer for the XO, which in its full Linux version can support Quicktime. We'll see what makes it into the XO. Welcome Denise! Quicktime doesn’t currently run on the XO. There are a couple guys working on a version of MPlayer for the XO, which in its full Linux version can support Quicktime. We’ll see what makes it into the XO.

]]> By: Denise http://olpclearningclub.org/meetings/olpc-lcdc-holiday-meetup-update/#comment-55 Denise Fri, 21 Dec 2007 15:32:21 +0000 http://olpclearningclub.org/meetings/olpc-lcdc-holiday-meetup-update/#comment-55 Hi All, Mine came yesterday and I'm having fun...kids are clearly smarter than I am, though. I will need to spend a lot of time on the support pages w/ everyone. Can't get Quicktime videos to load. Anyone know how? Thanks, Denise Hi All,
Mine came yesterday and I’m having fun…kids are clearly smarter than I am, though. I will need to spend a lot of time on the support pages w/ everyone. Can’t get Quicktime videos to load. Anyone know how?
Thanks,
Denise

]]> By: Keith Cowing http://olpclearningclub.org/meetings/olpc-lcdc-holiday-meetup-update/#comment-44 Keith Cowing Wed, 19 Dec 2007 06:29:33 +0000 http://olpclearningclub.org/meetings/olpc-lcdc-holiday-meetup-update/#comment-44 I got my OLPC XO laptop today. It is an interesting device. Certainly rugged. In some ways it is intuitive - in other ways (i.e. to my 52 year old brain) somewhat counter intuitive. But it is not designed for me. It is designed for children - children who may have never touched electronics before - their gateway to the modern, globalized, interconnected world. As such, this is a potentially powerful device. Once you get through a few things it is remarkably straightforward to use. I get the feeling someone in a third world community is going to submit the equivalent of their application to Starfleet Academy on this device. I'll have my XO laptop with me in the green room tomorrow (wednesday) morning as I wait to go on CNN to talk about space exploration at 10:30 am EST Keith Cowing, Editor nasawatch.com spaceref.com astrobiology.com onorbit.com I got my OLPC XO laptop today. It is an interesting device. Certainly rugged. In some ways it is intuitive - in other ways (i.e. to my 52 year old brain) somewhat counter intuitive. But it is not designed for me. It is designed for children - children who may have never touched electronics before - their gateway to the modern, globalized, interconnected world. As such, this is a potentially powerful device. Once you get through a few things it is remarkably straightforward to use. I get the feeling someone in a third world community is going to submit the equivalent of their application to Starfleet Academy on this device.

I’ll have my XO laptop with me in the green room tomorrow (wednesday) morning as I wait to go on CNN to talk about space exploration at 10:30 am EST

Keith Cowing, Editor
nasawatch.com
spaceref.com
astrobiology.com
onorbit.com

]]> By: Keith http://olpclearningclub.org/meetings/olpc-lcdc-holiday-meetup-update/#comment-43 Keith Tue, 18 Dec 2007 21:42:59 +0000 http://olpclearningclub.org/meetings/olpc-lcdc-holiday-meetup-update/#comment-43 My XO just arrived via FEDEX Ground here in Reston, VA. Booted up just fine. My XO just arrived via FEDEX Ground here in Reston, VA. Booted up just fine.

]]> By: Lou http://olpclearningclub.org/meetings/olpc-lcdc-holiday-meetup-update/#comment-42 Lou Tue, 18 Dec 2007 18:35:14 +0000 http://olpclearningclub.org/meetings/olpc-lcdc-holiday-meetup-update/#comment-42 I too ordered the first day. The two I ordered for my kids 11/8&5, just showed up. Interestingly (at least to me) fed-ex didn't even ring the bell. They just left them at the front door. Thankfully, I had signed up for fedex e-mail notification (after getting my info from OLPC customer care) so knew to go downstairs and being the package in before someone else decided they wanted it! I can't make it tonight, but look forward to getting some XO enabled kids together to see what they do with them. I too ordered the first day. The two I ordered for my kids 11/8&5, just showed up. Interestingly (at least to me) fed-ex didn’t even ring the bell. They just left them at the front door. Thankfully, I had signed up for fedex e-mail notification (after getting my info from OLPC customer care) so knew to go downstairs and being the package in before someone else decided they wanted it!

I can’t make it tonight, but look forward to getting some XO enabled kids together to see what they do with them.

]]> By: Ben http://olpclearningclub.org/meetings/olpc-lcdc-holiday-meetup-update/#comment-41 Ben Tue, 18 Dec 2007 16:39:26 +0000 http://olpclearningclub.org/meetings/olpc-lcdc-holiday-meetup-update/#comment-41 What! I can't believe how many people already have their XO. I stayed up all night and ordered as soon as the page changed on laptopgiving.com and mine still hasn't arrived :(. I'll be coming to the meeting anyways, just disappointed that I won't have my XO. What! I can’t believe how many people already have their XO. I stayed up all night and ordered as soon as the page changed on laptopgiving.com and mine still hasn’t arrived :(. I’ll be coming to the meeting anyways, just disappointed that I won’t have my XO.

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