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blogs where plenty of great OLPC content is being shared. I think it would
be nifty if someone would start a "guide to OLPC blogs" type of page on the
wiki. Anyone up for the challenge?
I hope this is helpful!
Karen Smith
St. Charles, IL
Your friendly neighborhood XO enthusiast & mother of two XOs and their
pint-sized owners
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Greetings <st1:City w:st=3D"on"><st1:place =
w:st=3D"on">Chicago</st1:place></st1:City>
XO’rs. I hope to see some of you this Saturday at Larry =
Langellier’s
meetup at <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceName =
w:st=3D"on">Morraine</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st=3D"on">Valley</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceType =
w:st=3D"on">Community
College</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> (details here: <a
href=3D"http://en.forum.laptop.org/viewtopic.php?f=3D1304&t=3D705#p53=
5654">http://en.forum.laptop.org/viewtopic.php?f=3D1304&t=3D705#p5356=
54</a>)
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>After the Feb 5 meetup at <st1:place =
w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st=3D"on">Marie</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName =
w:st=3D"on">Murphy</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st=3D"on">School</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>, it =
seemed that
some of the XO owners in the area were unaware of some of the resources
available online for the OLPC project. This message may be repeat for =
those of
you who have found all these resources, but I figured it wouldn’t =
hurt to
put them out there again. Maybe I’ve found some things you =
haven’t,
and vice-versa. I will put this list on the OLPC_Chicago wiki page =
<a
href=3D"http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_Chicago">http://wiki.laptop.org/go=
/OLPC_Chicago</a>.
Please add to it. (A wiki is a shared notebook that everyone can edit =
–
just sign up on the wiki.laptop.org site for a username and get to =
work!) <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Helpful Hint before you start joining these
discussions/collaboration efforts: Create a single (somewhat unique) =
username and
then use it for the wiki, the laptop.org forums, and OLPCNews.com =
– that way
people will “get to know” you, as it is clear there is much
movement between all these sites. Having a consistent user name will =
help
others to connect you with your ideas and what you know or can =
contribute. That’s
a good thing, in case you were doubting it. I am found on all these =
places as
KayTi. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a =
href=3D"http://mailman.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-chicago">http://mailman.l=
aptop.org/listinfo/olpc-chicago</a>
- A Chicago OLPC mailing list. Sign up here to be able to send and =
receive
automated emails from the Chicago OLPC community. And archive is located =
here: <a
href=3D"http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/olpc-chicago/">http://lists.lap=
top.org/pipermail/olpc-chicago/</a>
There are other project-related lists around specific topics such as =
Library
and Health. Suggestion: consider using an alternate email address for =
listinfo
subscriptions and/or an account that you can write rules on. Some lists =
have
high posting volumes and auto-sorting of the messages can be helpful. I =
have also
found an increase in spam on the email account I use to subscribe to =
some large
lists (not specifically the <st1:City w:st=3D"on"><st1:place =
w:st=3D"on">Chicago</st1:place></st1:City>
one, I don’t know the source – just that the spam is new.) =
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><br>
<a =
href=3D"http://www.laptop.org/en/laptop/start/">http://www.laptop.org/en/=
laptop/start/</a>
- The Getting Started page for the laptop.org project. This page =
contains basic
info about opening and starting your laptop. Helpful links in the right =
will
zoom you in to specific pages on the project wiki that are relevant for
beginners. If you can’t tell Linux from the Lions at Lincoln Park =
Zoo,
start here.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a =
href=3D"http://wiki.laptop.org/go/The_OLPC_Wiki">http://wiki.laptop.org/g=
o/The_OLPC_Wiki</a>
- Project wiki for the OLPC project. Our <st1:City =
w:st=3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on">Chicago</st1:place></st1:City>
page is on this wiki here: <a =
href=3D"http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_Chicago">http://wiki.laptop.org/go=
/OLPC_Chicago</a>.
Tons of helpful hints, how-tos, specs, instructions, background =
documents, and
more are located here. Also you will find dreamers with ideas for things =
to
build for the OLPC and notes from a wide range of OLPC users, from =
developers
to teachers in developing nations. **I suggest we use the Chicago Wiki =
Page: <a
href=3D"http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_Chicago">http://wiki.laptop.org/go=
/OLPC_Chicago</a>
as our primary connection point and resource-sharing location.** =
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a =
href=3D"http://en.forum.laptop.org/index.php">http://en.forum.laptop.org/=
index.php</a>
- Project Forum - a shared discussion space for the OLPC project. There =
is a <st1:City
w:st=3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on">Chicago</st1:place></st1:City> thread =
in the “Groups”
sub-forum on this site. Meetups will be announced there, on the project =
wiki,
and often on the OLPCNews.com site I’ll mention =
next.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a =
href=3D"http://www.flickr.com/groups/olpc_chicago/">http://www.flickr.com=
/groups/olpc_chicago/</a>
- A Flickr group I created as a place to share OLPC Chicago pictures. =
Flickr is
an online photo-sharing site. Those of you who already have Flickr =
accounts can
probably manage this better than I. I’m a Flickr newbie. Add your
pictures or link to this group or include “OLPC Chicago” as =
tags
for photos you upload to Flickr. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a =
href=3D"http://olpcnews.com/">http://olpcnews.com/</a> - An
independent site run by a guy named Wayan Vota, who is an OLPC fan, but =
also
has a healthy dose of cynicism about aspects of the program. An intro to =
the
OLPCNews site is here: <a
href=3D"http://www.olpcnews.com/about_olpc_news/about_olpc_news_post.html=
">http://www.olpcnews.com/about_olpc_news/about_olpc_news_post.html</a>
This site includes a great collection of forums with many active =
developers,
educators, and plain old folks. Use the link in the right column to =
forums or
go here: <a =
href=3D"http://olpcnews.com/forum/index.php">http://olpcnews.com/forum/in=
dex.php</a>
There is a ton of useful stuff, often duplicated from the
forum.laptop.org site, but sometimes new and different. For instance, =
some of
us on Feb 5 were experiencing a scrolling bug with the chat software. A =
fix can
be found here: <a =
href=3D"http://olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=3D1200.0">http://olpcne=
ws.com/forum/index.php?topic=3D1200.0</a>
You can also be a guest poster on Wayan’s frontpage blog: <a
href=3D"http://www.olpcnews.com/about_olpc_news/write_for_olpc_news.html"=
>http://www.olpcnews.com/about_olpc_news/write_for_olpc_news.html</a>
I have posted writeups of meetups on this blog before: <a
href=3D"http://www.olpcnews.com/use_cases/user_groups/chicago_olpc_commun=
ity_meetup.html">http://www.olpcnews.com/use_cases/user_groups/chicago_ol=
pc_community_meetup.html</a>
Larry Langellier has also posted a summary of Chicago-Area OLPC groups =
here: <a
href=3D"http://olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=3D1680.0">http://olpcne=
ws.com/forum/index.php?topic=3D1680.0</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>From here we get into the much murkier territory of =
personal
and technical blogs where plenty of great OLPC content is being shared. =
I think
it would be nifty if someone would start a “guide to OLPC =
blogs”
type of page on the wiki. Anyone up for the =
challenge?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I hope this is helpful! <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Karen Smith<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:City w:st=3D"on"><font =
size=3D2
face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>St. =
Charles</span></font></st1:City><font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, <st1:State
w:st=3D"on">IL</st1:State></span></font></st1:place><font size=3D2 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p=
>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Your friendly neighborhood XO enthusiast & mother =
of two
XOs and their pint-sized owners<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
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