UCSB is still very interested<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, May 21, 2011 at 10:22 AM, Maung N <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:maungn@gmail.com">maungn@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
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<div>Glad to hear that library is ready to get started. </div>
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<div>Valley is a bit drive from Orange County (OC), however, it is less drive than going to Santa Barbara.</div>
<div><br>I'll be in OC upto this August and will be glad to volunteer any help you may need.</div>
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<div>Best Regards,</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, May 21, 2011 at 9:35 AM, danny <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:danny@dynamical.org" target="_blank">danny@dynamical.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote style="border-left:#ccc 1px solid;margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;padding-left:1ex" class="gmail_quote">I'll look into putting them at Lokrantz in the valley. It's not as<br>central as downtown but more so than Santa Barbara.<br>
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<div><br>On Fri, 2011-05-20 at 23:35 -0700, Caryl Bigenho wrote:<br>> Good News!<br>><br>><br>> We finally have enough XO computers to start an olpc-SoCal lending<br>> library! Here are the details so far...<br>
><br>><br>> We have some XO-1.5 machines that have added to the stock for our new<br>> olpc-SoCal lending library that could be checked out for several<br>> months to folks who would like to try their hand at developing<br>
> software for the XO. There are also several XO-1s that came from my<br>> "Roadshow in a Box" project that can be checked out. And, there is a<br>> possibility we may also receive a few Spanish keyboard XO-1s.<br>
><br>><br>> So far we haven't settled on a "home" for the library. The folks at<br>> UCSB expressed an interest, but haven't made a commitment yet. It<br>> would be great to find a place that is centrally located, but until<br>
> then, we can still check them out to folks. I'll do the inventory and<br>> paper work to get us started. However, I will be leaving at the end<br>> of the month for the summer, so I would need to check them out to<br>
> folks next week or next weekend. The first loan period would run from<br>> now until sometime in October unless someone else volunteers to handle<br>> the check-in/out process.<br>><br>><br>> So.... here are some possible uses...<br>
><br>><br>> XO-1.5s for Developers to use: Do we have any Python programmers on<br>> the list who might be interested in helping develop Sugar Activities<br>> for the XO and for use on other computers (such as part of Sugar On A<br>
> Stick)? (Be sure to see the "P.S." below)<br>><br>><br>> For example, there is one particular Activity that has been started in<br>> Uruguay dealing with the history and geography of all of the Americas.<br>
> They have a pretty good start on the general stuff and specifics for<br>> their own country, but could use help with the rest. It is currently<br>> in Spanish, so some translations into English would be helpful too.<br>
> Perhaps we could have a team here to help with the project.<br>><br>><br>> Of course, if you already have an idea for an Activity, this is your<br>> chance to try it!<br>><br>><br>> XO-1s for Educators/Parents/ etc: Our XO-1s are running the latest<br>
> version of Sugar and include the dual-boot into a Gnome desktop which<br>> will run "grown-up" programs like Open Office. If you have a neat<br>> idea you would like to try with one or two XOs, we can check them out<br>
> as long as the supply lasts! All we ask is that you keep us up to<br>> date on what you are doing, what works well, what doesn't, neat ideas<br>> for using the XO, etc.<br>><br>><br>> XO-1s for Hardware Hackers: Due to its unique hardware features, there<br>
> is a wide variety of things that can be added on the XO to do<br>> measurements and other interesting things with sensors. The folks in<br>> Uruguay have done some fascinating things with them. Replicating and<br>
> documenting their work with instructions that would allow students to<br>> do some of the same things would make a great project.<br>><br>><br>> If you are interested in borrowing one or more of these machines for<br>
> several months, please send me a private reply to this email telling<br>> me what you would like to borrow and what you plan to do with it. That<br>> way, I can try to match the machines with the people in the most fair<br>
> and efficient way.<br>><br>><br>> We can talk more about how and when we can make connections to get the<br>> machines to you after we know who is interested. Perhaps several of<br>> us could meet somewhere in the SF Valley some afternoon or evening<br>
> late next week to do it.<br>><br>><br>> Let me know what you are interested in! If there is too much demand,<br>> we can probably work out some sort of sharing process. We'll worry<br>> about that when it happens!<br>
><br>><br>> Caryl OLPC Support Volunteer<br>><br>><br>> P.S. If you want to write Sugar programs for the XO, James Simmons<br>> ebook "Make Your Own Sugar Activities" has just become available for<br>
> download from Amazon. It costs 99 cents and Amazon has the Kindle<br>> software available to download for just about any electronic device<br>> you can think of... computers, iPhones, Androids, etc. Of course, you<br>
> can still access it free on the FLOSS manual site, but the Amazon<br>> version is "prettier." Here are a few links for you:<br>><br>><br>> Here's a live link to the ebook:<br>><br>><br>
> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Make-Your-Sugar-Activities-ebook/dp/B0050VAHKW/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_1" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/Make-Your-Sugar-Activities-ebook/dp/B0050VAHKW/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_1</a><br>><br>
><br>> Kindle downloads are at:<br>><br>><br>> Mac <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=hp_left_cn?ie=UTF8&nodeId=200438360" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=hp_left_cn?ie=UTF8&nodeId=200438360</a><br>
><br>><br>> PC <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=hp_left_cn?ie=UTF8&nodeId=200388510" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=hp_left_cn?ie=UTF8&nodeId=200388510</a><br>
><br>><br>> iPhone/iPad/iPod<br>> Touch <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=hp_left_cn?ie=UTF8&nodeId=200298460" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=hp_left_cn?ie=UTF8&nodeId=200298460</a><br>
><br>><br>> Android<br>> Phone <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=hp_left_cn?ie=UTF8&nodeId=200495290" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=hp_left_cn?ie=UTF8&nodeId=200495290</a><br>
><br>><br>> Windows<br>> Phone <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=hp_left_cn?ie=UTF8&nodeId=200556940" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=hp_left_cn?ie=UTF8&nodeId=200556940</a><br>
><br>><br>> If you want to try the free FLOSS manual version, you can find it<br>> at: <a href="http://en.flossmanuals.net/make-your-own-sugar-activities/" target="_blank">http://en.flossmanuals.net/make-your-own-sugar-activities/</a><br>
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