Comments for blogXO http://www.cs.csustan.edu/xo Learning to use OLPC XO Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:23:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 Comment on ‘Lil XO in Ghana by Joan Wink http://www.cs.csustan.edu/xo/?p=69&cpage=1#comment-66 Joan Wink Sat, 09 May 2009 10:39:14 +0000 http://www.cs.csustan.edu/xo/?p=69#comment-66 Hi Julie, I'm so glad that you shared the news of the 'Lil XO moving to Ghana! Hi Julie,
I’m so glad that you shared the news of the ‘Lil XO moving to Ghana!

]]> Comment on Installing Java by Julie http://www.cs.csustan.edu/xo/?p=33&cpage=1#comment-60 Julie Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:23:18 +0000 http://www.cs.csustan.edu/xo/?p=33#comment-60 Eric, Have you upgraded to Opera? If you try to use the built in Browse activity downloaded files get stored in the journal activity. Files stored via the journal activity are here: /home/olpc/.sugar/default/datastore/store but the name won't match the jdk you downloaded. If you do the following 2 commands: cd /home/olpc/.sugar/default/datastore/store ls -ldt * the file that is at the top of the list might be the jdk. You could try substituting the file name where I have jdk*. Another thing you could try is to use a different computer and download the jdk to a USB drive. You could connect the USB drive to the XO and access it via the terminal. Good luck, Julie Eric,

Have you upgraded to Opera? If you try to use the built in Browse activity downloaded files get stored in the journal activity. Files stored via the journal activity are here:

/home/olpc/.sugar/default/datastore/store

but the name won’t match the jdk you downloaded. If you do the following 2 commands:

cd /home/olpc/.sugar/default/datastore/store
ls -ldt *

the file that is at the top of the list might be the jdk. You could try substituting the file name where I have jdk*.

Another thing you could try is to use a different computer and download the jdk to a USB drive. You could connect the USB drive to the XO and access it via the terminal.

Good luck,
Julie

]]> Comment on Installing Java by Eric http://www.cs.csustan.edu/xo/?p=33&cpage=1#comment-59 Eric Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:01:34 +0000 http://www.cs.csustan.edu/xo/?p=33#comment-59 I don't see an option on the sun download page to save to a particular directory- do you know what the default location is for downloads on the XO? I think I can do the rest if I know that path. thanks for the great instructions- I'm trying to get 6 XO's running java so that they can run some school web-software. thamks, Eric Q I don’t see an option on the sun download page to save to a particular directory- do you know what the default location is for downloads on the XO? I think I can do the rest if I know that path. thanks for the great instructions- I’m trying to get 6 XO’s running java so that they can run some school web-software.
thamks,
Eric Q

]]> Comment on Spreadsheet Possibilities by Olivier Friard http://www.cs.csustan.edu/xo/?p=30&cpage=1#comment-39 Olivier Friard Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:05:01 +0000 http://www.cs.csustan.edu/xo/?p=30#comment-39 For the moment PPSS (Python Powered SpreadSheet) is only a Microsoft-Windows that allows the user to use the Python programming language to write some functions in a spread sheet. This project is at an early stage of development and there is no version for Linux available... For the moment PPSS (Python Powered SpreadSheet) is only a Microsoft-Windows that allows the user to use the Python programming language to write some functions in a spread sheet.
This project is at an early stage of development and there is no version for Linux available…

]]> Comment on Send journal file? by julieG http://www.cs.csustan.edu/xo/?p=20&cpage=1#comment-19 julieG Wed, 05 Mar 2008 22:07:45 +0000 http://www.cs.csustan.edu/xo/?p=20#comment-19 Joan, I tested sharing files between Abiword and MS Office and it worked for me. The grandkids just need to remember to save in the correct file type. Julie Joan,

I tested sharing files between Abiword and MS Office and it worked for me. The grandkids just need to remember to save in the correct file type.

Julie

]]> Comment on Send journal file? by Joan http://www.cs.csustan.edu/xo/?p=20&cpage=1#comment-16 Joan Sun, 02 Mar 2008 19:13:18 +0000 http://www.cs.csustan.edu/xo/?p=20#comment-16 Julie, OK, as I understand it, 'Lil XO has a Baby AbiWord, which makes perfectly good sense as she is so tiny. However, she is growing and developing, and now she can handle the Big AbiWord, which Microsoft Word had open and close. If this is possible, the grandkids will be thrilled. Thanks. Joan Julie,

OK, as I understand it, ‘Lil XO has a Baby AbiWord, which makes perfectly good sense as she is so tiny. However, she is growing and developing, and now she can handle the Big AbiWord, which Microsoft Word had open and close. If this is possible, the grandkids will be thrilled. Thanks.
Joan

]]> Comment on Send journal file? by Julie http://www.cs.csustan.edu/xo/?p=20&cpage=1#comment-15 Julie Fri, 29 Feb 2008 20:17:20 +0000 http://www.cs.csustan.edu/xo/?p=20#comment-15 Joan, We need to upgrade the AbiWord program (it is the word processor program) as it is my understanding that the full AbiWord program will create documents that can be opened and read by Microsoft Word. I'll work on the upgrade this weekend so you can do it before you send the 'Lil Xo to the grans. Joan,

We need to upgrade the AbiWord program (it is the word processor program) as it is my understanding that the full AbiWord program will create documents that can be opened and read by Microsoft Word.

I’ll work on the upgrade this weekend so you can do it before you send the ‘Lil Xo to the grans.

]]> Comment on Sugar. by Joan http://www.cs.csustan.edu/xo/?p=8&cpage=1#comment-12 Joan Tue, 05 Feb 2008 12:20:05 +0000 http://www.cs.csustan.edu/xo/?p=8#comment-12 OK, now let's see if I understand: Sugar is not sugar, and Red Hat is not Red Hat, right? Sugar on our 'Lil X0 is the interface which make it all so very sweet. For example, we first learn about Home, Group, and Neighborhood - kids and adults will intuitively press those little buttons up on the top left and intuitively begin to move around with people they know. And, now I've learned that Red Hat Mag is not the Red Hat Society - actually, very, very different. It's amazing to see what 'Lil XO is teaching me. Joan OK, now let’s see if I understand:

Sugar is not sugar, and Red Hat is not Red Hat, right?

Sugar on our ‘Lil X0 is the interface which make it all so very sweet. For example, we first learn about Home, Group, and Neighborhood - kids and adults will intuitively press those little buttons up on the top left and intuitively begin to move around with people they know.

And, now I’ve learned that Red Hat Mag is not the Red Hat Society - actually, very, very different.

It’s amazing to see what ‘Lil XO is teaching me.
Joan

]]> Comment on Welcome to our blog by julieG http://www.cs.csustan.edu/xo/?p=4&cpage=1#comment-10 julieG Fri, 01 Feb 2008 15:03:17 +0000 http://www.cs.csustan.edu/xo/?p=4#comment-10 Sharon, I've approved your comment so it is now visible on blog XO. You only need to login if you want to create new posts. Right now only Joan & I can do that but if you want to do posts rather than just comment I'll be happy to set up an account for you. Sharon,

I’ve approved your comment so it is now visible on blog XO. You only need to login if you want to create new posts. Right now only Joan & I can do that but if you want to do posts rather than just comment I’ll be happy to set up an account for you.

]]> Comment on Welcome to our blog by Sharon http://www.cs.csustan.edu/xo/?p=4&cpage=1#comment-9 Sharon Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:41:07 +0000 http://www.cs.csustan.edu/xo/?p=4#comment-9 How do I join? Joan is showing me this great website but I can't get logged in. Help:) How do I join? Joan is showing me this great website but I can’t get logged in. Help:)

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