[Olpc-open] getting used to the journal

[Edward Cherlin]

This, you see, is how discovery is supposed to work. You can't turn
this experience into a canned lesson. We have to think about how to
invite people into the experience effectively, since explaining it
just doesn't work for those of less than astounding powers of
imagination.

We need a way to capture such experiences and make them vicariously
available to others as part of that invitation. Would you Wiki this,
Sameer?

I started writing a little guide to Discovering the XO, but had to put
it on hold. It was a bit odd writing a document to specifically not
explain how to use the product, but definitely educational. How would
you go about it? (All of you, not just Sameer)

On Feb 11, 2008 1:07 PM, Sameer Verma <sverma at sfsu.edu> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I must admit it took me some time to get used to the concept of a
> journal that captures all that you do, and saves it, along with
> versioning, date and time. Additionally, the ability to add tags and
> description is great.
>
> What I didn't expect is that I would get used to it so much that I would
> miss it in my regular work environment! I find my file manager and
> backup utilities to be primitive. With file managers, you have to go
> digging into drives, folders, and then look at time stamps. BTW, I use
> Ubuntu Gutsy as my primary interface. I boot into Windows XP about once
> a month (old habits...). Now that I've experienced the journal, I want
> it on my machine!!!
>
> I can [now] see how a person (child or otherwise) who has never used a
> file manager would not need one and would take to the journal. Of
> course, those of us who like it under the hood would want their /usr
> /var /etc to be there, but if you don't know about it, why bother?
>
> I wonder if anyone else has had this experience, or is my wine tainted :-)
>
> Sameer
>
> --
> Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D.
> Associate Professor of Information Systems
> San Francisco State University
> San Francisco CA 94132 USA
> http://verma.sfsu.edu/
> http://opensource.sfsu.edu/
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